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Herbert Smith LLP

38TH FLOOR BUND CENTER, 222 YAN AN ROAD EAST, SHANGHAI 200002, CHINA
Tokyo, Singapore, Shanghai, Paris, Moscow, Madrid and 8 more

What we say about the firm's legal practice in China

Banking and finance

Within Foreign firms, Herbert Smith LLP is a third tier firm,

Relatively new to mainland China, Herbert Smith LLP’s banking and finance practice recently acted in relation to outbound energy project financings and on a receivables purchase financing facility, involving a cross-border lease-receivables financing arrangement. In Hong Kong, Alexander Aitken acted for a petroleum and petrochemical enterprise group in its restructuring of $5bn loans and which involved eight international banks.

Corporate & M&A

Within Foreign firms, Herbert Smith LLP is a third tier firm,

Herbert Smith LLP advised Johnson Matthey on the establishment of a joint venture with Hebei Aoxing Pharmaceutical Group; the practice also advised USI Holding/Wing Tai Properties on its sale of shares in Jumbo Broad, which has China real estate development projects. Shanghai-based department head Simon Meng and Betty Tam are recommended. In Hong Kong, Hilary Lau’s ‘work is outstanding’.

Dispute resolution

Within Foreign firms, Herbert Smith LLP is a first tier firm,

Herbert Smith LLP’s renowned disputes practice is advising UTFE as the plaintiff in relation to a substantial claim for breach of a number of warranties following the acquisition of a Hong Kong-listed company. Valued at HK$200m, the highly complex litigation involves seven separate claims and has raised issues regarding enforcement against a BVI-registered company. ‘Highly recommended’ May Tai is the key contact in Shanghai and works in close co-ordination with Hong Kong partners Mark Johnson, Gavin Lewis and Justin D’Agostino.

Private equity/venture capital

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Projects and energy

Within Foreign firms, Herbert Smith LLP is a first tier firm,

Herbert Smith LLP ‘provides quality advice in a timely manner and is always well-versed on the specific issues and commercial drivers of a project’. The practice acted for CNOOC on sales and purchase agreements to acquire Tullow’s one-third interest in exploration areas 1, 2 and 3A in Uganda. Sinopec was represented as international counsel on its investment in the APLNG project in Australia, the transaction marking another significant Chinese investment in an East Coast Australian coal-seam gas-to-LNG project. Hong Kong-based energy expert Anna Howell is ‘a respected and experienced lawyer’. Also in Hong Kong, projects specialist Alexander Aitken is recommended.

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