Philippe Snel
Managing-Director and Founder of DaWo Law FirmPhilippe Snel is founder and managing director of DaWo Law Firm and started his China practice in 2001. He has been a member of the Brussels Bar (Nederlandse Orde der Advocaten Brussels) since 1997.
Philippe has assisted numerous foreign investors to establish, develop and operate their businesses on the Chinese market. He mainly advises in the fields of corporate law, compliance and technology transfer.
Additionally, Philippe teaches Intellectual Property & Technology Law at the Shanghai Normal University (Finance & Business School) and is active in several professional and educational organizations such as the Benelux Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai (BenCham), the Lycée Français de Shanghai (LFS) and Sinnolabs, a business accelerator for European technology companies in China. He is fluent in Dutch, French and English and conversational in Mandarin and German.
Tim Klatte
Partner at Grant Thornton
Catherine Cheng
Senior Associate at DaWo Law Firm ShanghaiCatherine Cheng is a senior associate. She holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in civil and commercial law from the East China University of Political Science and Law in Shanghai (China). She passed the China Bar examination in 2011. Before joining DaWo Law Firm, Catherine worked at a US law firm and at De Wolf Law Firm Shanghai.
Catherine focuses her practice on labor-related disputes, intellectual property and foreign direct investment. She is bilingual in English and Mandarin. She is also fluent in the Shanghai dialect.
Audrey Fang
Manager, Shanghai Forensic Advisory Services at Grant ThorntonAudrey is a Manager in the Forensic Advisory Services practice of Grant Thornton China.
Prior to joining Grant Thornton, Audrey had three-year working experience in the Audit & Assurance industry at several well-known public accounting firms, including EY, Mazars and Wiss & Co. (based in New York). During her time as an external auditor, she gained extensive experience in accounting and auditing, including but not limited to IPO audit, annual financial statement audit under IFRS, US GAAP and PRC reporting requirement.
At Grant Thornton, Audrey used her solid accounting knowledge and rich audit experience to bring many new ways of thinking and perspectives to investigations, risk assessment, ABAC audit, compliance/internal control support, and expert witness projects. Her responsibilities include document review, transaction testing, interview, combing evidence and summarizing key observations, and reporting to the management team.
The industries she served include, but are not limited to, manufacture, IT, pharmaceutical, airlines, property management, and consumer goods.
Qualifications & External Associations
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CICPA)
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Terina Nie
Associate at DaWo Law Firm ShanghaiTerina Nie is an associate. She holds a bachelor’s degree in international economic law from the East China University of Political Science and Law in Shanghai (China) and a master’s degree in international trade and commercial law from the Durham University, in the UK. Terina passed the China Bar examination in 2018. Prior to joining DaWo Law Firm, Terina worked as legal intern for large Chinese law firms and for De Wolf Law Firm Shanghai.
Terina focuses on labor-related disputes and intellectual property. She is bilingual in Mandarin and English. She is also fluent in the Shanghai dialect.