As has been widely reported, on November 12 President Obama and China’s President Xi Jinping released a joint announcement on climate change and clean energy cooperation. Beyond the announced greenhouse gas emission targets—for the U.S., to reduce emissions 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2025; for China, (i) to peak CO2 emissions by around 2030, with
Daniel B. Levine
Daniel B. Levine is of counsel in the firm’s Shanghai office. He advises Chinese and non-Chinese companies in complex outbound and inbound direct investment transactions. Formerly resident in the firm’s New York office, Mr. Levine has extensive experience with both China-based and non-China-based public and private mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, joint ventures, leveraged buy-outs, going-private transactions, and other transactional matters. He frequently speaks and writes on trends in Chinese outbound direct investment and strategies for approaching destination country legal and regulatory challenges, including national security reviews in the United States by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
He has advised clients in a wide range of industries, including life sciences, technology, cleantech, telecom, heath care, building materials, building services, real estate and asset management.