What we say about the firm's legal practice in China
Corporate & M&A
Within Foreign firms, tier 4
Li Li joined Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP as Beijing office director from the Shanghai office of Debevoise & Plimpton, where she was a corporate partner. The practice represented a PRC conglomerate in connection with the proposed acquisition of a major hotel resort development in Southeast Asia. A Hong Kong law practice was launched in 2011, and Freeman Chan joined from Norton Rose Hong Kong’s Hong Kong office, where he led its China corporate finance practice. Beijing-based Megan Tang is a key contact, and Hong Kong-based Michael Preston is well regarded.
Legal market overview
Within Legal market overview,
The international firms also poached from their rivals; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP’s Beijing office welcomed Li Li from Debevoise & Plimpton’s Shanghai office; and corporate lawyers Thomas Man and Brad Herrold joined Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in Beijing from Hogan Lovells International LLP. In Shanghai, Michael Chin joined Hogan Lovells International LLP] from [Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
Private equity/venture capital
Within Foreign firms, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP is a third tier firm,
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP welcomed Li Li as Beijing office director from Debevoise & Plimpton’s Shanghai office. In Hong Kong, Clayton Johnson and Michael Preston represented TPG in its investment in China International Capital Corporation, the first foreign private equity investment in a Chinese securities firm.
What we say worldwide
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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
- EU regulatory : EU regulatory: Financial services
- EU regulatory : EU regulatory: Information technology
- EU regulatory : EU regulatory: Privacy and data protection
- EU regulatory : EU regulatory: Telecoms
- Information technology : Information technology
- Media and entertainment : Media and entertainment
China
Offices in Beijing
- Legal market overview : Legal market overview
- Corporate & M&A : Foreign firms
- Private equity/venture capital : Foreign firms
Germany
Offices in Cologne and Frankfurt
- Antitrust : Antitrust
- Banking and finance: Bank lending : Banking and finance: Bank lending
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A: Large deals : Corporate and M&A: Large deals
- Tax : Tax
France
Offices in Paris
- 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
- Insolvency : Insolvency
- Mergers and acquisitions : Mergers and acquisitions
- Private equity : Private equity
- Project finance and energy: Project finance : Project finance and energy: Project finance
- Tax : Tax
Hong Kong
Offices in Hong Kong
- Legal market overview : Legal market overview
- Capital markets (debt) : Capital markets (debt)
- Capital markets (equity) : Capital markets (equity)
- Corporate (including M&A) : Corporate (including M&A)
- Private equity : Private equity
Indonesia
India
Italy
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets: Equity : Capital markets: Equity
- Corporate and M&A: Milan and Rome : Corporate and M&A Milan and Rome
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- EU, regulatory and competition law : EU, regulatory and competition law
- Energy : Energy
- Restructuring and insolvency : Restructuring and insolvency
- TMT : TMT
- Tax : Tax
London
Offices in London
- Corporate and commercial : Equity capital markets: UK capability
- Corporate and commercial : Equity capital markets: US capability
- 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 : Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution : International arbitration
- Dispute resolution : Public international law
- Finance : Acquisition finance
- Finance : Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance : Debt capital markets
- Finance : Emerging markets
Nigeria
Philippines
Qatar
Russia
Offices in Moscow
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A: Moscow : Corporate and M&A: Moscow
- TMT : TMT
South Korea
Taiwan
Tunisia
United States
Offices in New York and Washington DC
- 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 : Financial services: regulatory
- Finance : Project finance
- Finance : Structured finance
- Industry focus : Energy: transaction and regulatory
- Investment fund formation and management : Private equity funds
- Litigation : International arbitration
- Litigation : Securities: shareholder litigation
- Litigation : White-collar criminal defense
- Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts : Antitrust
- Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts : M&A: mega-deals ($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 : Financial products
- Tax : International