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China : Corporate and M&A
Within Foreign firms, tier 4
O’Melveny & Myers LLP provides ‘outstanding levels of service’. The practice advised Global Education & Technology Group, a provider of language training, educational courses and test preparation services in China, on its sale to Pearson. Qiang Li is Shanghai managing partner; Walker Wallace in Shanghai is recommended; and Beijing-based David Roberts is ‘one of the top lawyers in the region. He is extremely knowledgeable and very user-friendly’. Shanghai-based Wendy Pan joined from Morgan Lewis.
China : Dispute resolution
Within Foreign firms, O’Melveny & Myers LLP is a third tier firm,
O’Melveny & Myers LLP is ‘outstanding at dispute resolution’, and its ‘geographical coverage across China and the rest of Asia enables it to provide a consistently high quality service’. The team is ‘experienced, professional and responsive’ and is as good at providing an ‘international angle’ as it is at ‘understanding the situation from a Chinese point of view’. Recent highlights include acting for Beijing Hualian in a dispute over its joint venture investment in a luxury shopping centre in Beijing. Other key clients include Rio Tinto, Blue Horizon Energy, China Eastern Airlines, SK Group, Nomura International, Macquarie Capital Group, Credit Suisse and Genting Berhad. Team head Friven Yeoh, based in Hong Kong, is ‘particularly insightful’ and ‘very experienced in international disputes’. Bingna Guo in Beijing is also recommended.
China : Intellectual property
Within Foreign firms Other recommended firms
China : Private equity/venture capital
Within Foreign firms, O’Melveny & Myers LLP is a second tier firm,
O’Melveny & Myers LLP is especially adept at handling going-private transactions, particularly those concerning Chinese US-listed companies looking to de-list. The team represented China Real Estate Information Corporation in connection with its entry into a definitive merger agreement with E-House (China) Holdings, marking the first such deal in Asia where two public companies were involved. Walker Wallace in Shanghai and Beijing-based David Roberts are recommended.
China : Projects and energy
Within Foreign firms Other recommended firms
China : Real estate
Within Foreign firms, O’Melveny & Myers LLP is a second tier firm,
O’Melveny & Myers LLP’s practice includes Qiang Li and Walker Wallace in Shanghai. The firm acts for various Chinese and multinational corporates and funds, and recently represented Taubman Centers in the acquisition of a 90% controlling interest in Beijing-based retail real estate consultancy TCBL. Other clients include Tishman Speyer Properties, and Treasury China Trust.
China : TMT
Within Foreign firms Other recommended firms
China : Tax
Within Foreign firms, O’Melveny & Myers LLP is a second tier firm,
O’Melveny & Myers LLP’s tax team has particular expertise in tax structuring and planning in relation to cross-border M&A transactions and joint ventures, corporate reorganisations, and liquidations. The team has undertaken a number of contentious matters against tax bureaus, and is often asked to give comments on all major draft tax legislation, including – most recently – Chinese partnership tax rules. Highly regarded Larry Sussman leads the tax practice in China.
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Belgium
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China
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- Corporate and M&A : Foreign firms
- Dispute resolution : Foreign firms
- Intellectual property : Foreign firms
- Private equity/venture capital : Foreign firms
- Projects and energy : Foreign firms
- Real estate : Foreign firms
- TMT : Foreign firms
- Tax : Foreign firms
Hong Kong
Offices in Hong Kong
- Capital markets (equity) : Capital markets (equity)
- Corporate (including M&A) : Corporate (including M&A)
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Dispute resolution: international arbitration : Dispute resolution: international arbitration
- Investment funds : Investment funds
- Private equity : Private equity
- Restructuring and insolvency : Restructuring and insolvency
- Structured finance and securitisation : Structured finance and securitisation
Indonesia
Japan
Offices in Tokyo
- Antitrust and competition law : International firms and joint ventures
- Corporate and M&A : International firms and joint ventures
- Dispute resolution : International firms and joint ventures
- Intellectual property : International firms and joint ventures
- Labour and employment : International firms and joint ventures
London
Offices in London
- Corporate and commercial : M&A: mid-market, £50m-£250m
- Corporate and commercial : Private equity: transactions
- Finance : Investment funds
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Media and entertainment
Singapore
Offices in Singapore
- Banking and finance : Local firms
- Banking and finance : Foreign firms
- Capital markets : Foreign firms
- Corporate and M&A : Foreign firms
- Projects and energy : Foreign firms
- Restructuring and insolvency : Local firms
- Restructuring and insolvency : Foreign firms
United States
Offices in Washington DC, Newport Beach, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, and Los Angeles
- Finance : Bank lending (including other sources of financing)
- Finance : Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance : Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance : Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Finance : Financial services: litigation
- Finance : Project finance
- Industry focus : Energy: renewable/alternative
- Industry focus : Healthcare: life sciences
- Industry focus : Insurance: advice to insurers
- Intellectual property : Copyright
- Intellectual property : Patent litigation: full coverage
- Investment fund formation and management : Private equity funds
- Labor and employment : ERISA litigation
- Labor and employment : Labor and employment litigation
- Litigation : Leading trial lawyers
- Litigation : Product liability and mass tort defense: automotive/transport
- Litigation : Product liability and mass tort defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Litigation : Securities: shareholder litigation
- Litigation : Supreme Court and appellate
- Litigation : Trade secrets
- Litigation : White-collar criminal defense
- Media, technology and telecoms : Telecoms and broadcast: transactional
- Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts : Antitrust
- Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts : M&A: large deals ($1bn-5bn)
- Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts : Venture capital and emerging companies
- Tax : Domestic tax: West Coast