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Minter Ellison

15TH FLOOR, HUTCHISON HOUSE, 10 HARCOURT ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG
Wellington, Sydney, Shanghai, Melbourne, London, Hong Kong , and 6 more

What we say about the firm's legal practice in Hong Kong

Capital markets (equity)

Within Capital markets (equity), tier 5

Minter Ellison’s Anne Ko, Katherine U and Barbara Mok have a strong record in the ECM sector, with a focus on mid-market deals in the $50 to $100m range. The firm represents both issuers and underwriters.

Construction

Within Construction, Minter Ellison is a second tier firm,

Minter Ellison fields a ‘coherent team of construction lawyers’, who have ‘thorough knowledge of the practice area and other dispute resolution means’. David Goldstein is highly regarded, as is Steven Yip, who has a ‘good knowledge of litigation procedures and tactics’. On the non-contentious side, Yip is providing procurement and regulatory advice to PetroChina on a submarine natural gas pipeline project that involves laying a 20km pipeline in Hong Kong and China waters. In 2010, Ian Cocking left to join Clyde & Co.

Corporate (including M&A)

Within Corporate (including M&A), tier 5

Minter Ellison has excellent contacts in the PRC, particularly following the hire of Anne Ko, Katherine U and Barbara Mok from Jones Day. Much of the firm’s focus has been on China-outbound deals, particularly into Australia and New Zealand.

Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution, tier 5

Minter Ellison is home to renowned Hong Kong litigator Nigel Francis. He has appeared in many of Hong Kong’s headline cases, but also has a niche in TMT disputes.

Employment

Within Employment, tier 4

Minter Ellison ‘always provides valuable and commercially sensible advice’. For non-contentious work, Winnie Ng is ‘a solid adviser’ and, on the contentious side, Nigel Francis is ‘very good in all aspects’.

Private equity

Within Private equity, Minter Ellison is a third tier firm,

Minter Ellison has an impressive record in the resources sector with early stage investments in China, as well as transactions in Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia. Fred Kinmonth and Elisabeth Ellis comprise a strong senior echelon with genuine private equity expertise. The firm recently acted for Affinity Equity Partners on the sale of the Loscam Group to China Merchants Group.

Projects and energy

Within Projects and energy, Minter Ellison is a second tier firm,

Traditionally strong in the energy and PPP area, Minter Ellison advises on infrastructure, power, and LNG projects, and the practice is led by the ‘very good’ Sam Farrands. Farrands led in advising Rio Tinto, Ivanhoe and Oyu Tolgoi on the purchase arrangements for a $3bn mine in Mongolia. He is also acting for the Hong Kong government in relation to a PPP assessment of the Central Harbourfront development, and continues to assist the West Kowloon Cultural District in its planned cultural project. Clients include Marriott and Leighton.

Real estate

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    Article by Timothy Loh and Sherry Xiao
    - Timothy Loh, Solicitors

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    Are the Courts sealing the fate of struggling hedge funds too early or should they be given further time to recover and realize their potential for investors? 
    - Harney Westwood & Riegels

  • A Brief introduction to an amendment of the 2008 Patent Law

    New provisions: "Prior Art" refers to an art publicly known within and outside the country before the filing date; while Prior Design refers to a design publicly known within and outside the country before the filing date. Prior Art include arts that are being publicly disclosed in publications worldwide, publicly used or made known to public in the country in any other manner before the filing date (or priority date, in case a priority is claimed)
    - Wenping & Co.

  • BVI Securities and Investment Business Bill 2010 receives its first reading

    The long-awaited Securities and Investment Business Bill, 2010 (commonly referred to as “SIBA”) received its first reading by the BVI House of Assembly on 18 March 2010. This follows public consultation in Summer 2009.
    - Harney Westwood & Riegels

  • Cayman Investment Company Obtains Chapter 15 Protection in the United States

    The United States’ Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has recognised the liquidation of a Cayman company, Saad Investments Finance Company (No5) Limited (“SIFCO5”) (an SPV established to operate as an investment company), as a “foreign main proceeding” under Chapter 15 of the United States’ Bankruptcy Code.
    - Harney Westwood & Riegels

  • BVI to update Intellectual Property laws

    As the British Virgin Islands continues to play a vital role in facilitating global trade and investment, it turns its attention to helping its more than 60,000 new companies per year build a business environment where innovation can be a key economic driver. Towards this end, the BVI Financial Services Commission (the “FSC”), which is the public body with responsibility for, among other things, administering the intellectual property laws of the BVI, announced on 5 January 2010 the establishment of a Focus Group to review and revise the existing IP laws
    - Harney Westwood & Riegels

  • BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS CORPORATE ARRANGEMENT SCHEMES

    With a global economic downturn in full swing, companies around the world are looking for ways to safeguard their future existence. The strategies employed to do so are numerous and varied but a number of companies have employed the use of corporate arrangement schemes entered into with their creditors, investors and other stakeholders as a way to refocus and preserve their business.
    - Harney Westwood & Riegels

  • A Primer to Buying Securities Firms, Asset Managers, Insurers and Banks

    The meltdown in global financial markets has triggered a consolidation of the financial services industry as securities firms, asset managers, insurers and banks alike spin-off assets and restructure their operations to shore up capital. These transactions are often global in nature, involving substantial Hong Kong operations. In this article, we review the basic Hong Kong legal and regulatory framework for these transactions and present some lessons learned.
    - Timothy Loh, Solicitors

  • The PCCW Privatization: A Guide to the Applicable Law for Schemes of Arrangement

    Allegations of share splitting in the proposed privatization of PCCW have raised an important question as to how the statutory majority to approve a scheme of arrangement should be determined. This question is significant both in the short-term for investors trading PCCW and in the long-term in the context of future schemes of arrangement. In this article, we  examine the applicable laws and regulations with a view to providing hedge funds and other investors with guidance.
    - Timothy Loh, Solicitors

  • New Proposals to Regulate Mis-Selling of Investment Funds & Structured Products in Hong Kong

    The recent global financial crisis has resulted in an upswing in regulatory action throughout world markets. In Hong Kong, the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) has proposed a slew of new requirements, some of which have already been implemented retroactively and without industry consultation. In this article we examine these ongoing developments in SFC policy and their effectiveness in reaching a fair balance between investor protection and costs to the investor and the financial industry.
    - Timothy Loh, Solicitors
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