Ms. Hartline, a corporate and finance lawyer, has more than 25 years' practice experience, including more than 20 years in Asia in the areas of private equity, private investment funds, corporate and finance work. She has set up private equity funds of various types, including (traditional, distressed debt, real estate and secondary opportunity funds), hybrid funds, hedge funds and fund of funds for various fund sponsors in Asia. Investors in such funds have included US tax exempt, US state pension plan and ERISA investors, as well as various non-US HNW individual and institutional investors. She has also acted for a variety of investors from the United States, Europe and Asia investing in private investment funds focused on the Asian region and has advised managers of hedge funds and private equity funds on various US and HK regulatory issues, including licensing and registration matters. Ms. Hartline has also acted on numerous investment and finance transactions for various international funds.

In recent editions of the Chambers Asia Directory, it was noted that clients appreciate that Sharon is "always available, quick to respond and incredibly hard-working, with a good sense of market conditions across various jurisdictions." Furthermore, clients also admired her for taking "great care in understanding what it is we want to do and coming up with the optimum solution, not just one off the shelf."

Bars and Courts
Solicitor, High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 2004
New York State Bar, 1986

Education
JD, Columbia Law School, 1985
BA, Muhlenberg College, summa cum laude, 1982

Awards and Recognition
The International Who's Who of Private Funds Lawyers 2011
The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers 2011
Named "one of the most influential people in Asian hedge funds", AsianInvestor, 2010
Expert Guide to the World's Leading Women in Business Law 2010
Ranked Tier 1 for Hedge Funds in Greater China – Chambers Asia 2012
Leading Individual for Hedge Funds – Greater China – Chambers Asia (2010-2008)
Best Law Firm for Alternative Assets, AsianInvestor Service Provider Awards (2011, 2009)
Best Law Firm for Asset Management, Asia Asset Management Awards (2011, 2009, 2007)
Ranked Tier 1 for Hedge Funds, Asia Wide – Chambers 2010

Publications
Author of "House Passes Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act - Implications for Non-US Advisers," White & Case Client Alert, January 2010
Author of "Frustrated hedge fund potential," Financial Times, November 2005
Author of "Regulation of managers of offshore funds in Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong," Guide to Hedge Funds in Hong Kong, April 2005
Author of "The start-up conundrum: Where is the best place to set up a fund management business in Asia—Hong Kong or Singapore?" Asian Counsel, March 2005