Xiaoyin Cao

Of Counsel

Attorney Xiaoyin Cao was our long-time senior associate and now our of counsel. She advises franchisees, dealers, independent franchisee associations, and other business clients on contractual, regulatory, and business planning issues. In her tenure with us in our robust franchise and dealership litigation practice, Xiao played a vital role in developing legal strategy and arguments, working with expert witnesses, managing complex e-discovery, taking depositions, conducting mediations and settlement negotiations, and second chairing jury trials and arbitration hearings.

Xiao is now extending her practice to China, where she was born and raised, and where she earned her Bachelor of Chinese Law Degree from China University of Political Science and Law, a top law school in China that provides many of the country’s judges and prosecutors. Increasingly, Xiao is concentrating on international business transactions, both inbound and outbound, and cross-border dispute resolution, for franchising and other companies. She is a strong asset to any U.S. company seeking to do business in China or other Asian markets.

Xiao leverages her unique perspective and insight to spot issues at their inception in client counseling, contract negotiation, and alternative dispute resolution. Pragmatic and business- minded, Xiao is praised by clients as a trusted advisor who has a holistic view by understanding clients’ needs, businesses, and aspirations.