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Bo Bryan Jin
 

Bo Bryan Jin

Partner
 
2475 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304 
Based in the Firm’s Palo Alto office, Bryan Jin advises corporations, investment funds, and financial institutions on a wide range of high-stakes litigation matters. Bryan’s practice includes securities litigation, government and internal investigations, merger litigation, IP litigation, complex commercial litigation and corporate compliance matters. A member of the Firm’s Asia Litigation Practice and a native Chinese speaker, Bryan frequently travels to Asia and has extensive experience defending Chinese companies before U.S. courts and regulators. A Legal 500 source noted that “he is one of the few litigators who is not only experienced in handling complex U.S. litigations, but also [has a] deep understanding of Chinese companies’ culture and needs.”

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Work Highlights
  • Alibaba in multi-forum securities class action litigations concerning its historic $25 billion New York Stock Exchange initial public offering and related SEC investigation
  • JOYY in dismissal of a securities class action litigation arising from a short seller report, which was named China Business Law Journal’s 2023 “Cross-Border Dispute Resolution Deal of the Year”
  • Silver Lake Partners in M&A litigation concerning Dell’s 2018 public re-listing transaction
  • U.S.-listed consumer products company in an internal investigation concerning potential corruption in China
  • Bumble in patent, trademark, and trade dress litigation concerning the “swipe right” feature
  • Seapeak in dismissal of one of the first New York books and records litigations against a Marshall Islands company
Education
  • Georgetown University Law Center, 2011 J.D.
    Cum Laude
  • Peking University, 2008 B.S.
Admissions
  • California 2011
  • New York 2023
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 2023
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York  2023
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York 2023
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of California 2012
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 2012
  • U.S. District Court Central District of California 2017
  • District of Columbia 2022

Bryan Jin is a Litigation Partner based in the Firm’s Palo Alto office, where he advises corporations, funds, and financial institutions on a wide range of high-stakes litigation matters. Bryan has extensive experience defending issuers in securities class action litigation, government and internal investigations, merger litigation, IP litigation and complex commercial litigation. He also frequently advises clients on corporate compliance matters. A member of the Firm’s Asia Litigation Practice and a native Chinese speaker, Bryan frequently travels to Asia and regularly defends Chinese companies before U.S. courts and regulators. A Legal 500 source noted that “he is one of the few litigators who is not only experienced in handling complex U.S. litigations, but also [has a] deep understanding of Chinese companies’ culture and needs.”

Bryan’s representative matters have involved Alibaba, Allakos, Ant Group, Blackstone, BOC International, Bumble, Dell, Digital Colony, EQT Partners, Full Truck Alliance, GDS, Hellman & Friedman, JOYY, KKR, LightInTheBox, New Frontier Health, Qudian, Qutoutiao, Seapeak, Silver Lake Partners, Ruhnn, Stephen A. Schwarzman Education Foundation, TSM, Twitter, Ubiquiti, Vista Equity Partners, VistaPharm, Wanda Sports, Warburg Pincus, Xilinx and Yalla.

Representative securities litigation matters include:

  • Alibaba in a dozen multi-forum securities litigations concerning its historic $25 billion New York Stock Exchange initial public offering
  • Alibaba in multiple securities litigations following stock price drops in late 2020
  • Allakos in dismissal of a securities class action litigation concerning clinical trials
  • JOYY in dismissal of a securities class action litigation arising from a short seller report, which was named China Business Law Journal’s 2023 “Cross-Border Dispute Resolution Deal of the Year”
  • Qudian in dismissal and settlement of multiple securities class action litigations
  • Qutoutiao in dismissal of a putative securities class action suit alleging failure to properly Chinese regulatory risks
  • Ruhnn in dismissal of a securities class action litigation concerning its IPO

Representative government and internal investigation matters include:

  • Alibaba in an SEC investigation following its 2014 initial public offering
  • Audit committee of a Chinese automotive energy company in an investigation into possible corruption and bribery issues in China
  • U.S.-listed Chinese company in an SEC investigation regarding its accounting practices
  • Pharmaceutical company in an SEC investigation regarding stock-based compensation issues
  • U.S.-listed consumer products company in an internal investigation concerning potential corruption in China
  • TSM, a leading e-sports team, in an internal investigation regarding a Chinese national former employee’s misconduct
  • Technology company in an internal investigation regarding regulatory compliance issues

Other representative matters include:

  • Silver Lake Partners in M&A litigation concerning Dell’s 2018 public re-listing transaction
  • Digital Colony and EQT in M&A litigation concerning their $14.3 billion acquisition of Zayo Group Holdings
  • BOC International in the dismissal of a putative class action regarding a derivative crude oil product
  • Bumble in patent, trademark, and trade dress litigation concerning the “swipe right” feature
  • Seapeak in dismissal of one of the first New York books and records litigations against a Marshall Islands company
  • VistaPharm in dismissal from the National Prescription Opiate Litigation
  • Vista Equity Partners in dismissal of tortious interference and breach of contract action

Bryan received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics Engineering and Computer Science from Peking University and J.D., cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center.

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