Shawn Xiao Yang

Partner, Registered Foreign Lawyer (New York)
Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2160 9816
Overview
Shawn Yang is a partner of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and registered foreign lawyer, based in the Hong Kong office. He is a member of the firm’s ... Read Full Biography

Publications

  • 2026 Private Equity Midyear Outlook
    22 July 2026
    Christopher Anthony
    ,
    Gavin Anderson
    ,
    Erik J. Andrén
    ,
    Veronica Aroutiunian
    ,
    Vadim Avdeychik
    ,
    Megan K. Bannigan
    ,
    David H. Bernstein
    ,
    Alexander R. Cochran
    ,
    Luke Dembosky
    ,
    Avi Gesser
    ,
    Jyotin Hamid
    ,
    Simone S. Hicks
    ,
    Peter J. Irwin
    ,
    Robert B. Kaplan
    ,
    Jonathan F. Lewis
    ,
    Erez Liebermann
    ,
    Marilyn A. Lion
    ,
    Frank Mitchell
    ,
    Sam Newman
    ,
    Ali Nierenberg
    ,
    Matthew B. Parelman
    ,
    Sheena Paul
    ,
    Marc Ponchione
    ,
    Julie M. Riewe
    ,
    Kevin M. Schmidt
    ,
    Krishna Skandakumar
    ,
    Kristin A. Snyder
    ,
    J. Michael Snypes, Jr.
    ,
    Jonathan R. Tuttle
    ,
    Wendy D. Widman
    ,
    Shawn Xiao Yang
    ,
    Paul Eastham
    ,
    Mark D. Flinn
    ,
    Philip A. Fortino
    ,
    Christopher S. Ford
    ,
    Michael C. Godbe
    ,
    Jared I. Kagan
    ,
    Anna Moody
    ,
    Kate Saba
    ,
    Tricia Bozyk Sherno
    ,
    Stephan J. Schlegelmilch
    ,
    Stanislav Shishkin
    ,
    Nicole Bieber
    ,
    Justin Chaljub
    ,
    Anna Chirniciuc
    ,
    Danielle R. Eiger
    ,
    Andrew Friedman
    ,
    Zach Ferguson
    ,
    Christopher Gossage
    ,
    Samuel Lewis
    ,
    Flora Li
    ,
    Stephanie D. Thomas
  • Annual Filing, Notice and Reporting Requirements for Private Fund Sponsors
    12 February 2026
    Jonathan Adler
    ,
    Gavin Anderson
    ,
    Jason Auerbach
    ,
    Vadim Avdeychik
    ,
    Lorna Bowen
    ,
    Shawn D'Aguiar
    ,
    Matthew Dickman
    ,
    Christopher Dortschy
    ,
    Jane Engelhardt
    ,
    Andrew Ford
    ,
    Sally Bergmann Hardesty
    ,
    Jin-Hyuk Jang
    ,
    Satish M. Kini
    ,
    Yana M. Mereminsky
    ,
    Ali Nierenberg
    ,
    Sheena Paul
    ,
    Nicholas P. Pellicani
    ,
    Marc Ponchione
    ,
    John W. Rife III
    ,
    Rebecca F. Silberstein
    ,
    Justin Storms
    ,
    Patricia Volhard
    ,
    Shawn Xiao Yang
    ,
    Geoffrey Kittredge
    ,
    Gary E. Murphy
    ,
    Aseel M. Rabie
    ,
    Kira Kilstein
  • Private Equity International: Asia Roundtable - The Land of Opportunity
    1 September 2025
    Private Equity International
    Shawn Xiao Yang
  • Annual Filing, Notice and Reporting Requirements for Private Fund Sponsors
    3 July 2025
    Jonathan Adler
    ,
    Gavin Anderson
    ,
    Jason Auerbach
    ,
    Lorna Bowen
    ,
    Shawn D'Aguiar
    ,
    Matthew Dickman
    ,
    Christopher Dortschy
    ,
    Jane Engelhardt
    ,
    Andrew Ford
    ,
    Sally Bergmann Hardesty
    ,
    Geoffrey Kittredge
    ,
    Sheena Paul
    ,
    Marc Ponchione
    ,
    John W. Rife III
    ,
    Rebecca F. Silberstein
    ,
    Justin Storms
    ,
    Patricia Volhard
    ,
    Shawn Xiao Yang
    ,
    Cate H. Bae
    ,
    Jin-Hyuk Jang
    ,
    John Young
    ,
    Massy Vainshtein
  • Private Equity International: APAC’s Slowdown Belies Emerging Bright Spots
    2 September 2024
    Private Equity International
    Shawn Xiao Yang
  • ICMA Publishes Draft Hong Kong ESG Data and Ratings Code of Conduct
    6 June 2024
    Shawn Xiao Yang
    ,
    Emily Lam
    ,
    Tiffany Wu
  • Annual Filing, Notice and Reporting Requirements for Private Fund Sponsors
    16 January 2024
    Jonathan Adler
    ,
    Gavin Anderson
    ,
    Jason Auerbach
    ,
    Sally Bergmann Hardesty
    ,
    Lorna Bowen
    ,
    Matthew Dickman
    ,
    Christopher Dortschy
    ,
    Jane Engelhardt
    ,
    Andrew Ford
    ,
    Geoffrey Kittredge
    ,
    Marc Ponchione
    ,
    John W. Rife III
    ,
    Rebecca F. Silberstein
    ,
    Justin Storms
    ,
    Patricia Volhard
    ,
    Shawn Xiao Yang
    ,
    Cate H. Bae
    ,
    Jin-Hyuk Jang
    ,
    Sheena Paul
    ,
    John Young
    ,
    Massy Vainshtein
  • Private Equity International: The Asian Elephant in the Room
    1 September 2023
    Shawn Xiao Yang
  • ILPA Publishes New Guidance on Continuation Funds
    2 June 2023
    Gavin Anderson
    ,
    Katherine Ashton
    ,
    Ezra Borut
    ,
    Jane Engelhardt
    ,
    John W. Rife III
    ,
    Kevin M. Schmidt
    ,
    Shawn Xiao Yang
    ,
    Anne-Lise Quach
    ,
    Guang Yang
  • Private Equity International: Asian Investors Take Stock
    2 September 2022
    Private Equity International
    Shawn Xiao Yang
  • Annual Filing, Notice and Reporting Requirements for Private Fund Sponsors
    13 January 2021
    Jonathan Adler
    ,
    Gavin Anderson
    ,
    Jason Auerbach
    ,
    Sally Bergmann Hardesty
    ,
    Lorna Bowen
    ,
    Christopher Dortschy
    ,
    Jane Engelhardt
    ,
    Andrew Ford
    ,
    Geoffrey Kittredge
    ,
    Marc Ponchione
    ,
    John W. Rife III
    ,
    David J. Schwartz
    ,
    Rebecca F. Silberstein
    ,
    Justin Storms
    ,
    Patricia Volhard
    ,
    Cate H. Bae
    ,
    Matthew Dickman
    ,
    Jin-Hyuk Jang
    ,
    Anne-Lise Quach
    ,
    Daniel Z. Sinrod
    ,
    Shawn Xiao Yang
    ,
    John Young
  • Navigating the Nuances of Continuation Funds
    December 2020
    Gavin Anderson
    ,
    Katherine Ashton
    ,
    Ezra Borut
    ,
    John W. Rife III
    ,
    Naomi Aoyama
    ,
    Shawn Xiao Yang
  • Private Equity Report Fall 2020, Vol 20, No 3
    December 2020
    Gavin Anderson
    ,
    Christopher Anthony
    ,
    Katherine Ashton
    ,
    Sally Bergmann Hardesty
    ,
    Paul S. Bird
    ,
    Franci J. Blassberg
    ,
    Ezra Borut
    ,
    Erin Cleary
    ,
    Peter A. Furci
    ,
    Maurizio Levi-Minzi
    ,
    Andrew M. Levine
    ,
    John W. Rife III
    ,
    Rebecca F. Silberstein
    ,
    Kevin M. Schmidt
    ,
    Steven J. Slutzky
    ,
    Rafael Kariyev
    ,
    Patricia Volhard
    ,
    Jin-Hyuk Jang
    ,
    John Young
    ,
    Marisa Demko
    ,
    Samuel D. Krawiecz
    ,
    Sergio Torres
    ,
    Wen-Wei Lai
    ,
    Tiffany Wu
    ,
    Shawn Xiao Yang

Upcoming Events

Recent Events

  • Funds and Secondaries for Insurers
    28 October 2025
    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
    Taiwan
    Speaking Engagements
  • Funds 101
    5 September 2024
    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
    Debevoise Autumn CPD/CLE Day
    Hong Kong
    Speaking Engagements
  • Private Equity M&A and Exits
    5 September 2024
    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
    Debevoise Autumn CPD/CLE Day
    Hong Kong
    Speaking Engagements
  • Established PE Funds – Legal and Tax Considerations
    21 August 2024
    Hong Kong Venture Capital Association
    HKVCA - Fundraising Masterclass
    Hong Kong
    Speaker: Shawn Xiao Yang
    Speaking Engagements
  • Asia Private Equity Outlook
    25 June 2024
    Markets Group
    Annual Private Equity Asia Forum
    Singapore
    Speaker: Shawn Xiao Yang
    Speaking Engagements
  • CFOs and Rated Notes
    21 May 2024
    Global Private Capital Association
    GP-Led Secondaries Panel Discussion
    Hong Kong, China
    Speaker: Shawn Xiao Yang
    Speaking Engagements
  • Trends in the Current Fundraising Environment
    21 May 2024
    Global Private Capital Association
    GPCA Investors Training
    Hong Kong, China
    Speaker: Shawn Xiao Yang
    Speaking Engagements
  • Private Funds Update: Executive Order on U.S. Investments in China
    24 August 2023
    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
    Hong Kong
    Speaking Engagements