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Latham & Watkins LLP

49TH FLOOR, JIN MAO TOWER, 88 CENTURY BOULEVARD, PUDONG, SHANGHAI 200121, CHINA

Tel:: Work +86 21 6101 6000
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Web:: www.lw.com

Washington DC, Tokyo, Singapore, Silicon Valley, Shanghai, San Francisco and 25 more

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

Banking and finance

Within Foreign firms, Latham & Watkins LLP is a third tier firm,

Latham & Watkins LLP’s David Miles heads up the firm’s English law finance practice in Asia; Miles is ‘committed to providing in-depth market knowledge’. The practice advised China Properties Group in a $300m term loan financing, the transaction notable for its extensive cross-border nature and coordination, involving a PRC lender, a Hong Kong-listed Cayman incorporated borrower, the granting of security by Hong Kong, BVI and Cayman entities, and the refinancing of senior notes listed in New York. Clients appreciate an ‘outstanding service with quick response times, sensible business acumen and appropriate advice’. Asia finance guru Joseph Bevash is also a key contact.

Corporate & M&A

Within Foreign firms, Latham & Watkins LLP is a second tier firm,

Latham & Watkins LLP acted in Repsol YPF’s headline sale of a significant interest in Repsol Brasil to China Petrochemical Corporation in order jointly to develop the projects of Repsol Brasil, creating one of Latin America’s largest energy companies. Shanghai-based partner Rowland Cheng continues to develop his inbound and outbound China M&A profile; in Hong Kong, recently promoted partner Timothy Gardner, Cathy Yeung, Simon Berry and Stanley Chow are recommended. Beijing-based partner Allen Wang is well regarded. Hong Kong-based David Zhang left for Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

Private equity/venture capital

Within Foreign firms, Latham & Watkins LLP is a second tier firm,

Latham & Watkins LLP’s Hong Kong-based David Zhang left for Kirkland & Ellis LLP but Tim Gardner was promoted to the partnership, and Cathy Yeung represents investment banks and Chinese companies in PRC-related private equity transactions in China and Hong Kong. China veteran Kenneth Chan is an authority on PRC matters, and Shanghai managing partner Rowland Cheng advises private equity and hedge funds in connection with their investment activities in China. The team acted in the sale by Nasdaq-listed Focus Media Holding of a majority interest in Allyes Online Media Holdings.

Projects and energy

Within Foreign firms, Latham & Watkins LLP is a second tier firm,

Latham & Watkins LLP has Hong Kong-based US and English law-qualified project finance lawyers. Joseph Bevash is noted for his project finance expertise within the oil and gas, power and mining, and infrastructure sectors. Project finance expert David Miles oversees the firm’s English law practice in Asia.

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