Tim Drew > Tanner De Witt > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile
Tanner De Witt Offices
17TH FLOOR, TOWER ONE, LIPPO CENTRE,
89 QUEENSWAY,
HONG KONG
Hong Kong
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Tim Drew
Work Department
Corporate and Commercial
Position
Partner
Career
Tim has more than thirty years’ experience as a corporate lawyer, the last 26 of which have been spent in Hong Kong. Tim is head of the Corporate and Commercial department and is recognised to be “a very experienced commercial all-rounder” and a “solid and go-to practitioner” by Chambers Asia. Clients value Tim’s extensive experience and regularly seek his counsel on commercial strategy and business development.
Tim has a well-established network of European, US and Asia Pacific-based law firms who regularly refer new client mandates. Clients include financial institutions, multinational corporations, large corporates, small and medium-sized enterprises, private clients and entrepreneurs across a range of sectors with a particular focus on financial and professional services, retail, real estate and food and beverage.
Tim advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, sale and purchase of businesses, joint ventures, investment and shareholders agreements, private placements, corporate reorganisation and amalgamations, due diligence investigations, distribution, agency and franchise / licensing arrangements, manufacturing and supply agreements, terms of business and other commercial arrangements.
Tim also advises private and corporate clients on immigration matters including work and investment visa applications and share ownership/incentive schemes.
Memberships
Professional memberships
- German Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong
- Dutch Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong
- International Bar Association
- The Law Society of Hong Kong
Other memberships
- Foreign Correspondents’ Club
Lawyer Rankings
Hong Kong > Commercial, corporate and M&A: independent Hong Kong law firms
Tanner De Witt‘s ‘very dedicated’ team handles a broad range of issues concerning compliance and corporate governance. Notable clients include China Shandong Group, Mindray Group, and Four Seasons. Eddie Look and Tim Drew co-head the team. Look handles a varied range of mandates, including the structuring of companies, and franchise and manufacturing arrangements, while Drew is proficient in M&A, joint ventures, and investments. The ‘distinguished’ River Stone is known for his knowledge of pre-IPO investments and private equity issues, regularly acting for family offices and Chinese high-net-worth individuals.