Norton Rose Fulbright > Shanghai, China > Firm Profile

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China > Insurance; foreign firms Tier 1

Advising across the full spectrum of non-contentious insurance and reinsurance matters, Norton Rose Fulbright‘s China insurance practice expertise includes insurtech matters combined with a full service ranging from corporate M&A matters to cyber security. With over 20 years’ experience in China’s insurance and reinsurance sector, Lynn Yang heads the team from Shanghai; she advises international insurance and reinsurance companies and financial institutions on their strategic entrances into the China market. Promoted to counsel in April 2021, the experience of prominent lawyer Ai Tong includes transactions and regulatory matters involving investments in China by foreign insurance/reinsurance companies.

China > Corporate and M&A: foreign firms Tier 2

Norton Rose Fulbright, one of the largest firms globally, counts fintech, TMT, energy, infrastructure, life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing and consumer markets as its most fruitful sectors of activity. The Shanghai practice is led by Sun Hong, ‘one of the best team leaders in any market’, who operates across M&A, foreign direct investment, joint venture and corporate transactions. Elsewhere in the Capital, Wang Yi fronts the Beijing office and is equally adept in advising state-owned companies in their global transactions as she is in guiding international outfits with their inbound activities.

China > Dispute resolution: Litigation: foreign firms Tier 2

Norton Rose Fulbright’s Hong Kong-based team, led by Camille Jojo, works across jurisdictions in high profile commercial litigation, IP litigation, fraud including cyber fraud disputes. Jojo and associate Daniel Ng have collaborated on numerous projects ranging from debt recovery, to the management of estates.  Recently-promoted partner Kevin Hong and Alfred Wu   are also key names to note. Wu has also worked extensively with Hong and associate Anita Fong on cases regarding breach of contract. Philip Nunn is also well regarded.

China > Fintech: foreign firms Tier 2

Norton Rose Fulbright‘s practice covers regulatory requirements, payment services, technology projects and fintech-related investments. In Shanghai, Lynn Yang is an InsurTech specialist, and Chinese regulations expert Sun Hong has over 20 years’ experience in China-related corporate and regulatory matters. In Hong Kong, Anna Gamvros heads the firm’s cyber risk practice for Asia Pacific; her practice focuses primarily on privacy, technology and communications-related issues. Former Beijing-based group leader and corporate partner, Barbara Li, left the firm for Rui Bai Law Firm.

China > Projects and energy: foreign firms Tier 2

Led by fluent Mandarin speaking Beijing-based partner Tom Luckock , Norton Rose Fulbright‘s small team has strong ties with numerous Chinese and international financing entities, in particular, ensuring that it receives a steady pipeline of inbound and outbound energy and infrastructure-related work. Luckock’s versatility across financing, project development and corporate work allow the practice to provide a one-stop-shop service to stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle, with particular expertise on power, infrastructure and water, with a nexus to Southeast Asia.

China > Regulatory/compliance: foreign firms Tier 3

Norton Rose Fulbright’s Shanghai-based regulatory and compliance team, co-led by Hong Sun and Lynn Yang, stands out for its cross-border capability of advising clients on the regulatory compliance issues in China and foreign laws and regulations applicable to the operations in China. Areas of expertise include advising on regulatory issues arising from corporate transactions, internal investigations, regulatory matters concerning highly regulated industries, and conducting risk assessments in the emerging regulatory sectors such as cyber security and data privacy. Sun has extensive experience in handling anti-bribery and corruption cases. Yang focuses on transactional and regulatory issues in the financial services industry in China, particularly insurance and fund/asset management sectors, an area counsel AI Tong also has notable expertise in.

China > TMT: foreign firms Tier 3

A prominent participant in the China TMT space, Norton Rose Fulbright‘s practice is particularly appreciated for its advice to financial institutions, and technology and fintech start-ups, on the technology and regulatory aspects of transactions and projects. In Hong Kong, Anna Gamvros focuses on technology agreements and outsourcing transactions, privacy and data protection, cybersecurity, and telecoms and internet regulatory issues; and Etelka Bogardi is an esteemed fintech and global payments specialist. On the mainland, Shanghai’s Lynn Yang assists with the transactional and regulatory aspects of PRC-related fintech matters. In 2020, former Beijing partner Barbara Li departed.

China > Intellectual property: foreign firms Tier 4

Advising companies across Asia and globally, Norton Rose Fulbright‘s Hong Kong-based China IP team assists with the registration of patents, trade marks and designs, licensing and enforcement matters. The group also provides IP-related advice on corporate and M&A transactions. Based in Hong Kong, Justin Davidson regularly assists with protecting and exploiting IP portfolios, and is becoming increasingly active in China-related patent litigation.

China > Banking and finance: foreign firms Tier 5

Norton Rose Fulbright‘s team is active in international projects, real estate, asset and export credit finance, as well as structured trade and sovereign lending. Peter Haslam leads the practice from Hong Kong.

South Korea > Shipping: foreign firms

Norton Rose Fulbright’s shipping practice is led by Ben Rose in Singapore. The team handles a wide range of shipping work, with a particular focus on offshore oil and gas and shipping finance transactions. Its client base includes various financial institutions and government agencies.