Christina Lee > Baker McKenzie > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile

Baker McKenzie houses an ‘unparalleled‘ team which often draws on the strength of its relationship with Baker McKenzie FenXun to assist global corporations looking to invest in Hong Kong and China. Practice head Tracy Wut has vast experience in advising on foreign direct investments and transactions within the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. In addition to leading the capital markets group, the ‘extremely professional and reliable‘ Christina Lee has deep knowledge of corporate finance issues and corporate regulatory matters. Derek Poon is a key name on the private equity side, often advising on both public, private, and distressed M&A., while the ‘exceptional‘ Robert Wright routinely assists clients with co-investments and leveraged M&A.

Leveraging strong relationships with the SFC and the HKEX, Baker McKenzie has ‘unique insights into local regulations and market dynamics’, ensuring that is well-placed to advise clients on complex transactional ECM work, as well as on standalone regulatory and compliance matters. Brian Wong’s ‘technical knowledge and unique commercial sense’ is much appreciated by both banks and issuers, including on Hong Kong listings, ongoing compliance matters as well as public M&A mandates. Capital markets Asia Pacific team head Christina Lee has ‘strong knowledge in listing rules’, which she leverages to good effect on transactions and standalone regulatory compliance post-listing. She is also very active on public M&A work and was recently appointed to the Takeovers and Mergers Panel and the Takeovers Appeal Committee for the SFC.