What we say about the firm's legal practice in China
Corporate & M&A
Within Foreign firms, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is a third tier firm,
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP welcomed Antony Dapiran from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, where he was Beijing managing partner; and Paul Chow joined from Linklaters, where he managed the Beijing office. The practice advised Warburg Pincus on its acquisition of a majority equity interest in Beijing Fanhua Datong Investment Management, a company primarily engaged in the distribution of life insurance products in China. Hong Kong-based Asia head William Barron and Beijing-based Howard Zhang are recommended.
Legal market overview
Within Legal market overview,
By extending their Hong Kong capabilities, the US firms made further traction into China’s legal market. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Hong Kong managing partner Kay Ian Ng joined Sullivan & Cromwell LLP; Antony Dapiran exited for Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP’s new Hong Kong practice; and Christopher Wong joined Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
Private equity/venture capital
Within Foreign firms, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is a third tier firm,
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP advised a wholly owned subsidiary of China Investment Corporation and CITIC Capital China Access Fund in connection with a $120m investment in China Lumena New Materials. Beijing-based Howard Zhang is recommended.