The Legal 500

Within Foreign firms Other recommended firms

Within Foreign firms, O'Melveny & Myers LLP is a third tier firm,

O’Melveny & Myers LLP has ‘a smart, hardworking team that works around the clock’. Highlights included representing the special committee of the board of directors of Nasdaq-listed Solarfun Power Holdings in a complex, strategic transaction with Hanwha Chemical Corporation. Hong Kong and Beijing-based Doug Freeman is noted for representing public companies and private equity firms, and Larry Sussman in Beijing is a recommended practitioner. Shanghai-based Qiang Li is ‘outstanding’ and Walker Wallace is a leading individual. Shanghai counsel Charles Wu and Hong Kong counsel Victor Chen are also recommended.

Within Foreign firms, O'Melveny & Myers LLP is a second tier firm,

O’Melveny & Myers LLP’s ‘efficient, proactive and knowledgeable’ team is led by Friven Yeoh, who ‘epitomises these skills’ and is ‘a pleasure to work with’. The team gives an ‘excellent performance on fast actions’ and is ‘very experienced’. Beijing-based Fu Yu is recommended for ‘making good and sound judgements’. Recent highlights include representing Giant Interactive, a Chinese gaming company, in a securities class action alleging that its IPO offering prospectus failed to disclose certain information. Further, the firm is acting for Rexam in an expropriation dispute with Shanghai authorities after it was forced to relocate its manufacturing plants, and is representing China Agritech in a US securities litigation. Other achievements include successfully settling two commercial disputes in the US for Midea Group and its subsidiaries.

Within Foreign firms Other recommended firms

Within Foreign firms, O'Melveny & Myers LLP is a second tier firm,

O’Melveny & Myers LLP’s team head Doug Freeman is recommended. Shanghai partner Qiang Li advises fund clients on cross-border M&A and direct investment projects. Key matters included representing Cowen & Co in a going-private proposal. Portia Ku in Shanghai is known for venture capital and private equity financings.

Within Foreign firms Other recommended firms

Within Foreign firms Other recommended firms

Within Foreign firms, O'Melveny & Myers LLP is a second tier firm,

US, UK and Chinese tax capability helps O’Melveny & Myers LLP focus on the increasingly sophisticated tax planning needs of China-related transactions including cross-border mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, private investment transactions, joint ventures, and project financings. The team, which regularly interacts with local tax authorities on legislative and merging guidance initiatives, has been particularly busy on transfer pricing matters. Leading figure Larry Sussman advised on a large number of matters concerning circulars 698 and 59. Clients include Goldman Sachs and Honeywell.