Runrun Yang (Cindy)

Cindy Yang focuses her practice on antitrust and competition law matters in major jurisdictions worldwide, as well as various government regulatory and compliance matters. She has experience advising clients on merger filing reviews, government investigations and enforcement actions, as well as antitrust counseling and compliance. She also assists multinational corporations and Chinese enterprises in understanding and addressing trade compliance matters such as economic sanctions, export controls, and other government regulatory and investigative issues.

Cindy assists global clients with antitrust issues throughout the full process of investment and merger transactions, from premerger counseling and in-depth reviews by regulatory authorities to conditional approvals and post-approval implementation. She has worked on cases across different industries, including automotive, aviation, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, energy, retail, semiconductors, and technology. Her recent experience includes Peabody's US$3.8 billion acquisition of Anglo American's metallurgical coal assets and the sale of International Automotive Components Group's business in China. Cindy also provides strategies and compliance support for clients facing antitrust investigations and enforcement actions initiated by regulatory authorities in different jurisdictions.

Cindy also has assisted clients in navigating and understanding government regulatory and compliance matters in multiple jurisdictions. She recently worked alongside the Firm's global Government Regulation team to assist Chinese companies on export control and economic sanctions matters and has also advised on other aspects of regulatory compliance, such as issues arising under emerging regulatory frameworks including the EU's Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) and International Procurement Instrument (IPI).