What we say about the firm's legal practice in China
Corporate & M&A
Within Foreign firms, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is a first tier firm,
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP’s ‘strong local team with direct US M&A experience is extremely helpful on deals’. The practice represented Sinopec as US counsel in its $2.5bn acquisition of a 55% stake in Sonangol Sinopec International (Cayman Islands), representing Sinopec’s first acquisition of overseas upstream assets. Beijing partners Jon Christianson and Peter Huang are key contacts; and Gregory Miao is Shanghai head. In Hong Kong, Edward Lam and Jonathan Stone are well respected; and the ‘honest and easy to work with’ Alec Tracy has ‘good breadth of experience across China and Southeast Asia’. Nicholas Norris and Dominic Tsun left for Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Private equity/venture capital
Within Foreign firms, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is a second tier firm,
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP advised News Corporation in its sale to China Media Capital of a controlling stake in News Corporation’s Chinese language television channels business and Chinese language movie library. Gregory Miao is recommended.
Projects and energy
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