Mona Zhuo

Mona focuses on general corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on representing private and public companies in capital markets transactions. She advises clients throughout the business life cycle on matters including initial public offerings (IPOs), pre-IPO submissions, dual‑primary listings, and ongoing US Securities and Exchange Commission reporting and compliance, with particular experience in US and Hong Kong markets.

Mona’s pro bono and policy work includes comparative research supporting a London-based nonprofit’s consent-law reform efforts across common-law jurisdictions, culminating in a co-authored policy paper on affirmative consent. She also assisted in a workplace harassment matter, helping obtain a successful pre-trial settlement.

Mona served as a judicial fellow at the New York State Supreme Court, supporting the court in complex commercial disputes and bringing a disciplined approach to disclosure, risk assessment and regulatory scrutiny.

Mona is a native Mandarin speaker. She also speaks fluent English and Cantonese as well as conversational Japanese and French.

Mona’s recent matters include representing:

Capital markets

• A China‑based biopharmaceutical company on its proposed IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) (ongoing)
• A US-based artificial intelligence edge cloud computing and networking company on its proposed IPO on HKEX (ongoing)
• A China‑based sports nutrition and functional food company on its proposed IPO on HKEX (ongoing)
• A NASDAQ‑listed technology company on its US$72 million registered direct offering of American depositary shares (ADS) on Nasdaq
• A China‑based light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology company on its US$190 million IPO on Nasdaq*
• A global consumer lifestyle retail company on its US$72 million dual‑primary listing on HKEX*

* Representation handled before joining Cooley