Thompson Hine Lawyer Elected to Board of Greater Cincinnati Chinese Chamber of Commerce

CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thompson Hine LLP lawyer Claire Huaying Ye has been elected Board 1st Vice-Chairman of the Greater Cincinnati Chinese Chamber of Commerce (GCCCC). The GCCCC is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit organization committed to helping Chinese-American businesses and promoting U.S.-China trade and cooperation in an effort to boost local economic development.

“We are excited for Claire; we know she is dedicated to the success of the GCCCC and will work hard to further the goals of the organization.”

Patricia Mann Smitson, partner-in-charge of Thompson Hine’s Cincinnati office, says, “We are excited for Claire; we know she is dedicated to the success of the GCCCC and will work hard to further the goals of the organization.”

Ye is a member of the firm’s Corporate Transactions & Securities practice group. She focuses her practice on international and domestic corporate and trade matters, securities laws and corporate governance. Ye has experience with joint venture matters, mergers and acquisitions, commercial agreements and formation of various business entities.

Ye received her J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law, her LL.M. from Case Western Reserve University and her LL.B. from East China University of Politics and Law.

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