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Sara is the managing partner of Y&T Lawyers, the team leader of Cross-border Legal Affairs and Corporation Business Department. She provides professional international trade, cross-border investment and financing legal service, M&A (merger and acquisition), restructure of the enterprises, compliance management legal services and etc., and she is qualified for fund business. Sara is now appointed as the vice-chair of the Cross-border Investment Committee of IPBA, vice-chair of Profession Committee of China Association of Trade in Service.

She is listed in the talent pool for cross-border legal service which is selected by the Ministry of Justice, and was Jiangsu delegate of 1st World Lawyers Conference, and was awarded as the Excellent Expert of Civil Consultancy by the Supreme People’s Procuratorate of PRC. Sara had been awarded as “The Top Ten Cross-border Lawyer in Jiangsu” by Department of Commerce of Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu Provincial Department of Justice, CCPIT Jiangsu Branch, Jiangsu Bar Association.

Markus Rasner specializes in advising on domestic and cross-border M&A and private equity transactions. For 20 years he has advised entrepreneurs, family offices, financial investors and both national and international enterprises on their M&A projects. He also has extensive experience in advising Asian investors. Markus Rasner regularly advises leading providers of M&A insurance solutions on their underwriting of transactional risks. Additionally, he advises on distressed M&A transactions and complex corporate law matters.

Markus Rasner is regularly listed in directories such as JUVE Handbook, Legal 500, Best Lawyers and kanzleimonitor as frequently recommended lawyer for M&A, Private Equity and W&I Insurance.

Shirley Tao is the Senior Partner of Y & T Lawyers Zhangjiagang Branch, she has over ten-year practicing experience as a commercial lawyer in China. Ms. Tao received her Bachelor of Laws degree from Southwest University of Political Science and Law in Mainland China and a Master of Laws degree in International Economic Law from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Ms. Tao specializes in ccorporate governance, cross-border transactions and investment, and commercial dispute resolution.

Glenn T. Melchinger is a counsel in Dentons' Honolulu office. Glenn helps clients efficiently identify issues, find answers and take action.
Glenn was drafting motions for a jury trial in his first days of practice, and he has been litigating ever since. His practice focuses on resolution of civil and complex disputes, especially those involving computer systems, electronic evidence and technology. Glenn consults regarding litigation preparedness and cyber issues, and he speaks on electronic discovery. He writes and speaks Japanese and helps Japanese clients with disputes, business issues, real property and other transactions.
Glenn received his JD, cum laude, from the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai`i, where he served as production editor for the Law Review.

Activities and Affiliations

• American Bar Association, Litigation Section
• Hawai`i State Bar Association
• Business Law Section

Santiago Fontana is the head of the Corporate and M&A practice at Ferrere, the largest full-service Firm in Uruguay. Ferrere has also operations in Bolivia and Paraguay. With 250+ lawyers across the three countries, Ferrere serves international companies in all fields of Law.

Santiago has 20+ years of experience and has participated in most of the largest transactions taking place in Uruguay (and also in Bolivia, country in which he spent a few years when Ferrere started operations there). Santiago serves a large clientele of investors coming from all over the world, though he is particularly active with investors from Asia. He was involved in the largest acquisition made by a Japanese company in Uruguay (Nipponham) and also served Chinese private and SOEs companies in both M&A and Greenfield projects.