What we say about the firm's legal practice in China
Banking and finance
Within Foreign firms, White & Case LLP is a first tier firm,
White & Case LLP represented the joint mandated lead arrangers and joint mandated bookrunners in an acquisition financing provided to MMI Precision Technologies to facilitate its acquisition of Intri-Plex Technologies and advised Deutsche Bank (Hong Kong) in a $260m pre-IPO financing, comprised of a term loan plus warrants, to Karvin. The practice also acted for China Development Bank Corporation (CDB) on two loans, together valued at over $20bn, to Venezuela’s Banco de Desarrollo Económico y Social de Venezuela, one of the largest that CDB has extended to any one country or lender. Xiaoming Li is the Beijing-based China practice head; also in Beijing, Baldwin Cheng, Steve Payne and Xiaogang (Sean) Wang are key practitioners. Hong Kong-based Asia banking, capital markets and restructuring head John Hartley is recommended.
Corporate & M&A
Within Foreign firms, White & Case LLP is a second tier firm,
White & Case LLP advised Industrial and Commercial Bank of China on its groundbreaking acquisition of an 80% interest in The Bank of East Asia (USA) National Association, which, subject to regulatory approvals, means that ICBC will become the first Chinese bank to own a commercial bank in the US. The practice also acted for GMR Group in the headline $1.2bn sale of its 50% stake in the global power generation company InterGen, marking the largest cross-border M&A transaction between India and China to date. Shanghai partner John Leary is ‘a strong lawyer’. In Beijing, overall China practice head Xiaoming Li and Vivian Tsoi are recommended.
Dispute resolution
Within Foreign firms Other recommended firms
Intellectual property
Within Foreign firms Other recommended firms
Projects and energy
Within Foreign firms, White & Case LLP is a first tier firm,
White & Case LLP represented China Development Bank Corporation on two loans, together valued at over $20bn, to Venezuela’s Banco de Desarrollo Económico y Social de Venezuela, marking one of the largest that CDB has extended to any one country or lender. The practice also acted for a PRC state-owned oil company in connection with the acquisition of a project in Russia, including the acquisition of gas fields. Beijing-based Xiaoming Li and Steve Payne are recommended. In Hong Kong, Hallam Chow is a key contact.
TMT
Within Foreign firms, White & Case LLP is a second tier firm,
The team at White & Case LLP has ‘good strength in depth’. A recent highlight was representing China Development Bank (CDB) in relation to two $350m Sinosure-backed senior secured term loan facilities to the Aircel Group in India, the proceeds of which will be used to procure telecoms equipment and services from ZTE and Huawei Technologies. Beijing-based Xiaoming Li led the deal. In the Shanghai office, John Leary is noted for his extensive work on behalf of long-term client Publicis Groupe, which instructed the firm on its expansion into Greater China.
What we say worldwide
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United Arab Emirates
Offices in Abu Dhabi
Belgium
Offices in Brussels
- Banking, finance and capital markets : Banking, finance and capital markets
- Competition : Competition
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping : Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- EU regulatory : EU regulatory: Chemicals (REACH)
- EU regulatory : EU regulatory: Environment (including WEEE and RoHS)
- EU regulatory : EU regulatory: Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
- EU regulatory : EU regulatory: Telecoms
- Information technology : Information technology
China
Offices in Beijing and Shanghai
- Banking and finance : Foreign firms
- Corporate & M&A : Foreign firms
- Projects and energy : Foreign firms
- TMT : Foreign firms
Czech Republic
Offices in Prague
- Banking, finance and capital markets : Banking, finance and capital markets
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Real estate and construction : Real estate and construction
- TMT : TMT
- Tax : Tax
Germany
Offices in Frankfurt, Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, and Dusseldorf
- Antitrust : Antitrust
- Banking and finance: Bank lending : Banking and finance: Bank lending
- Banking and finance: Project finance : Banking and finance: Project finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A: Large deals : Corporate and M&A: Large deals
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Employment : Employment
- Information technology and outsourcing : Information technology and outsourcing
- Insolvency and restructuring: Insolvency : Insolvency and restructuring: Insolvency
- Insolvency and restructuring: Restructuring : Insolvency and restructuring: Restructuring
- IP: trade marks : IP: trade marks
- Investment funds : Investment funds
- Media: Entertainment : Media: Entertainment
- Private equity : Private equity
- Public sector : Public sector
- Real estate and construction: Real estate : Real estate and construction: Real estate
- Structured finance and securitisation : Structured finance and securitisation
- Tax : Tax
- Telecoms : Telecoms
Algeria
Finland
Offices in Helsinki
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- EU and competition : EU and competition
- Real estate and construction : Real estate and construction
France
Offices in Paris
- Administrative and public law : Administrative and public law
- Aviation finance : Aviation finance
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation : Dispute resolution Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution: International arbitration : Dispute resolution International arbitration
- EU competition and distribution : EU competition and distribution
- Mergers and acquisitions : Mergers and acquisitions
- Private equity : Private equity
- Project finance and energy: Project finance : Project finance and energy: Project finance
- Real estate : Real estate
- Tax : Tax
Hong Kong
Offices in Hong Kong
- Asset finance : Asset finance
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets (debt) : Capital markets (debt)
- Corporate (including M&A) : Corporate (including M&A)
- Investment funds : Investment funds
- Projects and energy : Projects and energy
- Restructuring and insolvency : Restructuring and insolvency
Hungary
Offices in Budapest
- Legal market overview : Legal market overview
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Competition : Competition
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Employment : Employment
- Energy : Energy
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- Mergers and acquisitions : Mergers and acquisitions
- Project finance : Project finance
- Real estate : Real estate
- TMT : TMT
- Tax : Tax
Indonesia
India
Offices in Mumbai
Japan
Offices in Tokyo
- Legal market overview : Legal market overview
- Banking and finance : International firms and joint ventures
- Capital markets : 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
- Projects and energy : International firms and joint ventures
- Real estate and construction : International firms and joint ventures
- Shipping : International firms and joint ventures
- Structured finance/securitisation : International firms and joint ventures
- Tax : International firms and joint ventures
Kazakhstan
Offices in Almaty
London
Offices in London
- Corporate and commercial : Equity capital markets: UK capability
- Corporate and commercial : Equity capital markets: US capability
- Corporate and commercial : Financial services
- Corporate and commercial : M&A: upper mid-market and premium deals, 250m+
- Corporate and commercial : M&A: US law capability
- Corporate and commercial : Private equity: transactions
- Dispute resolution : Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution : International arbitration
- Finance : Overview
- Finance : Acquisition finance
- Finance : Asset finance and leasing
- Finance : Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance : Corporate restructuring and insolvency
- Finance : Debt capital markets
- Finance : Derivatives and structured products
- Finance : Emerging markets
- Finance : High yield
- Finance : Investment funds
- Finance : Securitisation
- Finance : Trade finance
- Human resources : Employee share schemes
- Human resources : Employment
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Overview
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Infrastructure
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Mining and minerals
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Private finance initiative (PFI)
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Water
- Real estate : Commercial property
- Real estate : Construction
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : IT and telecoms
- Transport : Rail
Philippines
Poland
Offices in Warsaw
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets (debt) : Capital markets (debt)
- Capital markets (equity) : Capital markets (equity)
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Energy and natural resources : Energy and natural resources
- Real estate : Real estate
- Tax : Tax
Qatar
Offices in Doha
Romania
Offices in Bucharest
- Banking, finance and capital markets : Banking, finance and capital markets
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Energy and natural resources : Energy and natural resources
- Real estate : Real estate
Russia
Offices in Moscow
- Legal market overview : Legal market overview
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A: Moscow : Corporate and M&A: Moscow
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Energy and natural resources : Energy and natural resources
- Public private partnership : Public private partnership
- Real estate : Real estate
- TMT : TMT
- Tax : Tax
South Africa
Offices in Johannesburg
- Legal market overview : Legal market overview
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Projects and infrastructure : Projects and infrastructure
Sweden
Offices in Stockholm
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Construction : Construction
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate and commercial
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- IT and telecoms : IT and telecoms
- Mergers and acquisitions : Mergers and acquisitions
- Real estate : Real estate
Singapore
Offices in Singapore
- Legal market overview : Legal market overview
- Asset finance : Foreign firms
- Banking and finance : Foreign firms
- Capital markets : Foreign firms
- Corporate and M&A : Foreign firms
- Projects and energy : Foreign firms
- Restructuring and insolvency : Foreign firms
- International arbitration : International arbitration
Slovakia
Offices in Bratislava
- Leading market overview : Leading market overview
- Banking, finance and capital markets : Banking, finance and capital markets
- Corporate and commercial, including M&A : Corporate and commercial, including M&A
Saudi Arabia
Offices in Riyadh
Switzerland
Offices in Geneva
Tunisia
Turkey
Offices in Istanbul and Ankara
- Legal market overview : Legal market overview
- Banking, finance and capital markets : Banking, finance and capital markets
- Foreign firms : Foreign firms
United States
Offices in Washington DC, Miami, New York, Los Angeles, and Palo Alto
- Finance : Asset finance and leasing
- Finance : Bank lending (including other sources of financing)
- Finance : Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance : Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance : Capital markets: global offerings
- Finance : Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Finance : Corporate restructuring
- Finance : Project finance
- Industry focus : Energy: transaction and regulatory
- Industry focus : Environment: litigation
- Intellectual property : Copyright
- Intellectual property : Patent litigation: full coverage
- Labor and employment : Workplace and employment counseling
- Litigation : International arbitration
- Litigation : International trade
- Media, technology and telecoms : Technology: outsourcing
- Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts : Antitrust
- Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts : M&A: large deals ($1bn-5bn)
- Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts : Private equity buyouts
- Real estate and construction : Real estate
- Tax : Domestic tax: East Coast
- Tax : Employee benefits and executive compensation
- Tax : International
- Tax : Tax controversy