Jessica Chen Bio

Jessica Chen is a partner in White & Case's Global Capital Markets Practice. Recognized as a Next Generation Partner in Capital Markets: Global Offerings in 2024 and 2025 by Legal 500, Jessica advises clients on a full range of corporate and capital markets transactions, including IPOs and registered follow-on offerings as well as private placements. She also has experience with registered bonds, Eurobonds, convertible notes, block trades/bought deals, PIPEs, ATMs, RDs and SPACs / De-SPACs. Jessica has extensive experience with cross-border transactions, including in connection with securities law aspects of mergers and acquisitions and restructurings. In particular, Jessica has worked extensively with Nordic and Latin American clients. She has also represented all the major U.S. investment banks. Jessica also counsels public companies on ongoing reporting, disclosure issues and corporate governance practices. She works with companies in a range of industries, including biotech / life sciences, technology, media/telecom, retail, education, energy, utilities, oil and gas, and shipping, among others. Further, Jessica works with tech and biotech entrepreneurs and investors as part of the Emerging Companies / Fast Growth practice. Jessica's IPO representations include those by Arco Platform Ltd. (also follow-on offering), Avangrid, Inc. (as part of a merger), Avianca S.A., Caesarstone Sdot-Yam Ltd., Evogene Ltd., Fortis Inc. (as part of a merger), Gambling.com Group, Gazit-Globe Ltd., GeoPark Limited, Himalaya Shipping Ltd, Linx S.A., Loma Negra C.I.A.S.A., NeuroDerm Ltd., Oatly Group AB (with the Stockholm team), Olink Holding AB (controlling shareholder and also follow-on offering), Vitru Limited (also follow-on offering) and Wix.com Ltd. as well as the SPAC IPOs of Anthemis Digital, Compute Health, Edify, EdtechX Holdings II, Ironspark, Mudrick Capital II, SCP & CO Healthcare, Stratim Cloud and Rodgers Silicon Valley.