Mr. Benedict Tai
International Legal Advisor
Mr. Benedict Tai (“Ben”) graduated from Columbia University School of Law with a J.D. degree and is a retired partner of Jones Day, one of the largest law firms in the United States. Ben has many years of experience working in New York, Hong Kong, and Beijing, specializing in U.S. and Hong Kong public offerings, banking, and cross-border mergers and acquisitions.
In particular, his practice has focused on representing numerous Chinese IT, technology, communications, media, and Internet companies seeking to raise funds in the public and private markets, as well as multinational clients seeking platform acquisitions in China. Ben previously worked for Lehman Brothers as an investment banker in the Technology, Media and Telecom group and helped found Latitude Capital Group, a boutique merchant bank with offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai. Ben is admitted to the New York Bar and the Hong Kong Law Society. Ben is also a Founder and Director of Matrix Foundation Limited, a company promoting the integration of neuroscience, AI, and blockchain.