Michelle Xiao Han
Partner, Attorney at Ashurst Perkins Coie
About
Michelle Xiao Han, a partner at Ashurst Perkins Coie in Seattle, counsels corporate acquirers and private equity sponsors. She guides venture-backed companies and closely held, family-owned businesses on sales and purchases. She handles mergers, divestitures, and carve-outs. She structures leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, and joint ventures. She documents majority and minority investments for those clients. She earned her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School in 2014 and a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from Mount Holyoke College in 2010. She represents national and multinational companies in software, technology, life sciences, manufacturing, consumer, and business and financial services, and she advises on governance and portfolio-company operations around the transactions she handles for them.
Who is a good fit for Michelle Xiao Han
- Private equity sponsors arranging a leveraged buyout or a majority or minority investment.
- Closely held and family-owned businesses preparing a sale, divestiture, or carve-out.
- Venture-backed software, technology, or life sciences companies in a merger or recapitalization.
- Manufacturers and consumer or finance companies negotiating a joint venture.
Education and admissions
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, J.D., 2014
- Mount Holyoke College, B.A. in Economics and Mathematics, 2010
- Bar admissions
- Washington, New York
Recognition
- Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2024-2026
Specialties
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional