Latham & Watkins LLP > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Firm Profile
Latham & Watkins LLP Offices
18TH FLOOR, ONE EXCHANGE SQUARE
8 CONNAUGHT PLACE
CENTRAL HONG KONG
Hong Kong
Latham & Watkins LLP > The Legal 500 Rankings
Hong Kong > Capital markets (equity) Tier 1
Acting on its own as well as frequently in collaboration with lawyers on the mainland, Latham & Watkins LLP handles a significant volume of IPOs and follow on offerings for underwriters and issuers, both in Hong Kong and the US. Although the firm’s versatile practice is comfortable handing transactions across a wide range of industry sectors, under the guidance of Cathy Yeung it has, in recent years, been particularly active handling issuances in the TMT, life sciences and new economy sectors. As well as transactional work the team has been involved in a consultative role on the development of the SPAC regime and pre-revenue biotech companies, and has continued to assist regulators in applying the nascent listing regimes. Benjamin Su is central to much of the firm’s work in the TMT space and has developed excellent ties with both Chinese issuers and international underwriters.Practice head(s):
Cathy Yeung
Other key lawyers:
Benjamin Su; Terris Tang; Allen Wang; Mandy Wong; Daying Zhang; Zheng Wang; Wei Wei; Eric Yiu
Key clients
Kuaishou Technology
Tianqi Lithium Corporation
China Suntien Green Energy Corporation
GigaCloud Technology Inc.
China Jinmao Holdings Group Limited
China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Morgan Stanley
SJM Holdings Limited
Hong Kong > Corporate (including M&A) Tier 1
The team at Latham & Watkins LLP is noted for its deep bench, exhibiting knowledge which spans the full gamut of corporate issues, the group assists a lucrative client base which notably includes Warburg Pincus Asia LLC, Tencent Holdings Limited, and Platinum Equity. The practice frequently handles M&A related matters concerning competitive auctions, carve-outs, and club deals. Simon Cooke heads the practice, and is known for his vast experience in advising on joint ventures, equity investments, and partial exits. Frank Sun handles both public and private M&A mandates, investments, and regularly advises buyer-led consortiums. Dividing her time between Hong Kong and Singapore, Amy Beckingham has significant expertise in public and private M&A as well as IPO exits.Practice head(s):
Simon Cooke
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation
Trustar Capital (formerly CITIC Capital Partners)
Warburg Pincus Asia LLC
Tencent Holdings Limited
China Jinmao Holdings Group Limited
Binance Holdings Limited
Sinotrans Limited
Platinum Equity
The Carlyle Group
Bilibili
Hong Kong > Private equity Tier 1
The team at Latham & Watkins LLP has broad expertise spanning the technology, healthcare, and logistics sectors, frequently assisting private equity funds and investors with late stage investments. Additionally, the team exhibits deep expertise in consortia arrangements, management buyouts and accordion financings. Practice head Simon Cooke has deep expertise in a broad range of acquisitions, exits, and mergers. Leading the China practice, Frank Sun handles both in and out bound transactions within China, including joint ventures, venture capital investments, and series angel financings. Dividing her time between Hong Kong and Singapore, Amy Beckingham acts as the vice chair of the global corporate department.Practice head(s):
Simon Cooke
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
Warburg Pincus
TPG
Platinum Equity
The Carlyle Group
Trustar Capital (Formerly CITIC Capital)
BPEA / EQT
Partners Group
CVC
KKR
Boyu Capital
MBK Partners
CDH Investments
Primavera
Permira
PAG
Hong Kong > Restructuring and insolvency Tier 1
Latham & Watkins LLP’s restructuring and insolvency group covers a myriad of issues stemming from both public high-yield bonds and private bank debts, acting on both debtor and creditor side mandates. Its work frequently incorporates its American roots in order to provide US law advice, such as advising on cross-border proceedings under Chapter 11 and Chapter 15. Players from multiple sectors, including energy, real estate, finance, and aviation, often turn to the team, especially those with connections to China’s corporates. Leveraging its cross-practice and multi-jurisdictional teams, the department is well-positioned to provide clients with advice on highly complex situations for private and publicly listed companies in Hong Kong and the wider Asia region, expertise essential when advising on non-traditional mandates like restructuring work covering Hong Kong scheme arrangements and UK restructuring plans. Howard Lam leads the practice and is a key point of contact for insolvency practitioners, bondholders, distressed funds, and bank lenders on China-related and Asia-based restructuring matters. Working alongside Lam is Flora Innes, whose involvement spans complex corporate restructurings, insolvency proceedings, and cross-border disputes.Practice head(s):
Howard Lam
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
Hong Kong Airlines Limited
Huachen Energy Co., Ltd
Ad Hoc Committee of bondholders in relation to China Fortune Land Development.
Value Partners and Prudence Asset Management Pte. Ltd.
Ad Hoc Group of bondholders in relation to Dr Peng
Donald Osborne and Christopher So (of PWC), as joint and several liquidators of Shanghai Huaxin (Hong Kong) Limited (In Liquidation)
Tianqi Lithium
Beijing Gas
Ad hoc group of bondholders in respect of Dafa Properties Group Limited
Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd
Private Bondholder of Shimao
Marketlend Pty Ltd
Work highlights
Hong Kong > Banking and finance Tier 2
American firm Latham & Watkins LLP has operated in Hong Kong for over 25 years, developing a practice with US, English, and domestic law capabilities through its advisory work primary centered towards private equity clients, who turn to the firm for its capabilities in all the main aspects of banking and finance, including acquisition financing and leveraged lending. Practice chair Andrew Bishop is noted for his capabilities in multi-jurisdictional financing transactions on behalf of some of the world’s leading private equity firms and financial institutions, with recent engagements seeing him acting for Carlyle Asia Investment Advisors and Warburg Pincus on the financing of a number of significant transactions. Howard Lam's extensive knowledge makes him a key contact for clients seeking advice on China-related high-profile transactions. Other key names include Lynsey Edgar and Ruonan Duan, both elected to counsel in January 2022 and 2023 respectively.Practice head(s):
Andrew Bishop
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
Warburg Pincus
Searchlight Capital Partners
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Carlyle Asia Investment Advisors Limited
Global Infrastructure Partners
KKR
MBK Partners
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board
EQT / Baring
Hong Kong > Capital markets (debt) Tier 2
US finance heavyweight Latham & Watkins LLP is able to draw upon the expertise of a strong bench of US and UK-qualified practitioners based out of Hong Kong who are adept at advising on deals throughout the credit spectrum (including for Chinese SOEs) originating in China and abroad. The team, which is led by the vastly experienced Ji Liu, is also very well-versed in handling underwriter mandates, and it is this balanced offering which ensures that clients benefit from a very well-rounded view of the market. As well as handling conventional bond issuances (both standalone and program offerings), the team is also very well-versed at handling equity-linked transactions, chiefly as a result of Posit Laohaphan's strong credentials both with regard to US-listed and non-US listed companies in the region. Noted for his TMT-focused IPO practice, Benjamin Su also handles some bond issuances for clients in the sector and is also adept at advising underwriters for convertible bond issuances.Practice head(s):
Ji Liu
Other key lawyers:
Posit Laohaphan; Benjamin Su; Derek Chua; Tingfei Fan
Key clients
Sunny Optical Technology (Group) Company
CNCB Capital / CNCB (Hong Kong) Investment Limited
China CITIC Bank International
Huatai International Finance
Goldman Sachs
Bank of America
Shenwan Hongyuan Securities (H.K.) Limited
Shaoxing Shangyu State-owned Capital Operation Co. Ltd.
Guotai Junan Securities (Hong Kong) Limited
Shangyu Urban Construction Group
Yiwu State-owned Assets Operation Co. Ltd.
Changde Urban Construction Investment Group Co.
Lishui Economic and Technology Development District Industrial Development Co.
Bank of China, ICBC (Asia)
ABC International
China Securities International
CICC
Citigroup
Hong Kong > Structured finance and securitisation Tier 2
Based in Hong Kong and leveraging substantial regional resources from Singapore and Tokyo, Latham & Watkins LLP stands primed to offer its cohort of banking clients comprehensive guidance spanning a spectrum of derivatives and structured products concerns, frequently entailing intricate cross-border considerations. Alongside its proficiency in advising on derivative transactions rooted in conventional underlying assets like interest rates, commodities, and credit, the team adeptly handles matters involving more unconventional asset classes and products, including but not limited to, weather and longevity. A vital attribute of this team also lies in its robust engagement with US derivatives and structured product transactions associated with Asian enterprises listed in the US. Posit Laohaphan leads the team with expertise in advising banks as arrangers regarding margin loan facilities with collateral anchored in companies listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Recently promoted to the partnership, Michael Hardy is a consistent presence in structured credit dealings, catering to asset managers, private equity funds, and other notable players in the financial sector.Practice head(s):
Posit Laohaphan
Other key lawyers:
Derek Chua; Michael Hardy; Raymond Cheng
Hong Kong > Projects and energy Tier 3
Latham & Watkins LLP is highly adept at providing solutions to Chinese and Asia-based national oil and energy companies and private equity and infrastructure funds in the energy sector. The team frequently works on clean energy and LNG projects financings across the Middle East, Central Asia, and other emerging markets. David Blumental departed in 2023 to join Simmons & Simmons.Hong Kong > Regulatory Tier 3
Latham & Watkins LLP handles a wide range of regulatory, risk management, compliance and contentious matters for a heavyweight roster of global and regional banks and private equity firms. Leveraging strong ties with financial regulators, team head Simon Hawkins advises banking and asset management clients on a wide array of regulatory issues associated with bringing new products to market, establishing new platforms/businesses and on ongoing compliance issues. Hawkins is also active in the fintech sector, particularly in the crypto regulatory landscape. The arrival in August 2022 of litigator Dominic Geiser from Herbert Smith Freehills also represented a step change in the office’s ability to work on domestic and multi-jurisdictional litigation in the financial services sector.Practice head(s):
Simon Hawkins
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
Bank of America
Credit Suisse
HSBC
CLSA
China Life Insurance (Overseas) Company Limited
Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing Limited (HKEX)
Bank of Singapore
Goldman Sachs
Raine Group
Warburg Pincus
BTIG LLC
OSL Digital Securities Limited and BC Group
Sanford C. Bernstein
SFM HK Management Limited
Kroll Bond Rating Agency Ltd
Toscafund Asset Management LLP
Itau Unibanco
Futu Holdings Ltd
Work highlights
Hong Kong > Dispute resolution: international arbitration Tier 4
Latham & Watkins LLP continues to act for state governments and multinationals in complex disputes, consistently handling arbitrations administered under the two main institutions in Greater China, namely the HKIAC and CIETAC. Dominic Geiser joined as practice head from Herbert Smith Freehills in late 2022, with his practice focusing on complex commercial arbitration in Hong Kong and Asia, including contractual, financial, private and public company, shareholder and joint venture disputes.Practice head(s):
Dominic Geiser
Work highlights
Hong Kong > Dispute resolution: litigation Tier 5
With a particularly extensive network in mainland China, Latham & Watkins LLP regularly represents clients in substantial cross-border litigation throughout Asia, including disputes related to contract, shareholders, M&A and JV, banking and securities, and professional liability. Hui Xu is chair of the firm’s Asia litigation and trial department and advises clients on a broad range of claims, with a particular focus on resolving multi-jurisdictional white collar investigations and litigation. Solicitor advocate Dominic Geiser’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and he is one of the relatively few lawyers in Hong Kong who has been awarded Higher Rights of Audience in civil litigation matters.Practice head(s):
Hui Xu
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
Hong Kong Airlines Limited
Sinovac Biotech Ltd.
Shenzhen Ace Battery Co., Ltd.
A.O. Smith Corporation
Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co., Ltd.
Life Insurance (Overseas) Company Limited
Orient Asset Management (International) Holding Limited
Work highlights
China > Restructuring and insolvency: foreign firms Tier 1
Latham & Watkins LLP's Greater China restructuring and insolvency group has a strong debtor-side and creditor-side practice that is involved in matters across capital structures for borrowers, sponsors, institutional and distressed investors (individually and as ad hoc committees). The team offers local expertise in both public high-yield bonds and private bank debts. Recent mandates that the team has advised on include China Fortune Land Development and Hong Kong Airlines. The team is headed by Howard Lam , who regularly represents insolvency practitioners, bondholders, distressed funds and bank lenders. Flora Innes has vast experience in complex corporate restructures, insolvency proceedings, and cross-border disputes.Practice head(s):
Howard Lam
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
Hong Kong Airlines Limited
Beijing Gas
Huachen Energy Co., Ltd
Ad hoc group of bondholders in respect of Dafa Properties Group Limited
Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd
Private Bondholder of Shimao
Marketlend Pty Ltd
Work highlights
Philippines > Foreign firms Tier 1
Latham & Watkins LLP has an excellent reputation in the market for its work on some of the country’s biggest deals. It is skilled at handling inbound and outbound transactions, and has a strong capital markets practice, while the group is also often called upon to advise on major project financing matters, as well as on arbitrations and disputes. Practice head Benjamin Carale , is qualified in New York, the Philippines, and in Hong Kong, and leads on many of the firm’s most significant transactions, which often have substantial cross-border elements. Diana Dizon plays a pivotal role in various Philippine debt and equity capital markets transactions.Practice head(s):
Benjamin Carale
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)
Cebu Air, Inc.
Partners Group Holding AG
San Miguel Corporation (SMC)
Warburg Pincus Asia LLC
Robinsons Land Corporation
Megaworld Corporation
BPI Capital Corporation – Filinvest Land, Inc.
Synergy Grid & Development Phils Inc.
Credit Suisse
China > Private equity: foreign firms Tier 3
The Greater China practice at Latham & Watkins LLP is consistently engaged in the largest and most complex private equity transactions in the region, heavily involved in high-growth sectors including technology, healthcare and e-commerce, as well as advising PE clients on their infrastructure related investments throughout Asia. Based out of Hong Kong, Simon Cooke has advised on multiple landmark joint values, equity investments, disposals and privatisations, while Frank Sun is also a key contact for complex in-bound and out-bound China transactions. Stephen Shi is known for his experience in cross-border M&A.South Korea > Corporate and M&A: foreign firms Tier 4
Spearheaded by Wonsuk Kang, Latham & Watkins LLP’s transactional practice in Korea continues to strengthen and expand. The firm handles a high number of mandates for Korea’s notable businesses, specialising in representing clients from the industrials and manufacturing, information technology and semiconductor sectors. Counsel Regina Jinseo Kim is a core member of the Seoul team and handles inbound Korean private equity deals for global clients.Practice head(s):
Wonsuk Kang
Other key lawyers:
China > Banking and finance: foreign firms Tier 5
Latham & Watkins LLP‘s finance department in Asia is led by Hong Kong and Singapore-based Andrew Bishop, whose track record includes assisting global private equity firms and financial institutions with groundbreaking financings in China, Australia, India, Japan and Singapore. Fellow partner Howard Lam routinely advises corporations, banks and financial sponsors on major finance deals.Practice head(s):
Andrew Bishop
Other key lawyers:
Howard Lam; Lynsey Edgar; Ruonan Duan
Key clients
Warburg Pincus
Searchlight Capital Partners
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Carlyle Asia Investment Advisors
Global Infrastructure Partners
KKR
MBK Partners
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board
EQT/Baring
United States > Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
China > Dispute resolution: Litigation: foreign firms
Latham & Watkins LLP’s Greater China litigation and trial team focuses on complex multi-jurisdictional disputes, along with high-stakes domestic commercial litigation, arbitration and contentious regulatory matters. Practice chair Hui Xu is particularly focused on multi-jurisdictional, white-collar investigations and litigation, and Dominic Geiser, a summer 2022 partner recruit from Herbert Smith Freehills, is a specialist in contractual, financial and company disputes, as well as conflicts involving investors, shareholders and joint ventures. Promoted to counsel in the firm’s Beijing office in early 2023, Sean Wu acts in disputes concerning fraud, sanctions, and anti-corruption and anti-bribery issues.Practice head(s):
Hui Xu
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
Hong Kong Airlines
Sinovac Biotech
Shenzhen Ace Battery Co
Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co
China Life Insurance (Overseas) Company
China Orient Asset Management (International) Holding
China > Fintech: foreign firms
Emerging fintech companies, traditional financial institutions, venture capitalists and web3 ecosystem participants trust Latham & Watkins LLP to handle mandates ranging from NFT platform launches, to payments service agreements, to global cybersecurity compliance programmes. Simon Hawkins, who leads both the firm’s Asia and global fintech industry groups, frequently advises on regulatory implications of blockchain and distributed ledger technology. Farhana Sharmeen, who operates from the firm’s Singapore office, is another key contact. Kieran Donovan has since left the practice.Practice head(s):
Simon Hawkins
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
Binance
Temasek
Ribbit Capital
South China Morning Post
Madison Dearborn Partners
Huobi
Blockchain.com
China > TMT: foreign firms
Based in Hong Kong, Latham & Watkins LLP’s Greater China TMT team showcases a broad spectrum of regulatory, transactional, and litigation expertise in the tech domain, from tech transactions and intellectual property to data privacy and security. Ex practice co-head Kieran Donovan has since left the practice. Frank Sun advises Chinese tech entities on M&A.Practice head(s):
Frank Sun
Other key lawyers:
Bianca Lee
Key clients
Binance
Gigacloud Technology
Happy Starlight Limited
Silicon Motion Technology
Tencent
Singapore > Banking and finance: foreign firms
Latham & Watkins LLP has maintained a steady pipeline of leveraged finance, acquisition financings and bank/bond deals. It has worked on a series of high-value acquisition financings across the Southeast Asia and South Asia regions. Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia are amongst its primary markets, and the team is a growing force in India, where it has advised on a number of headline acquisition financings. The finance team frequently works alongside colleagues in the capital markets, M&A, and private equity practices. Timothy Hia is an experienced banking and finance partner with an excellent record in headline and high-value financings, particularly in the acquisition finance segment. Chair of the Asia finance group, Andrew Bishop splits his time between Hong Kong and Singapore.Practice head(s):
Timothy Hia
Other key lawyers:
Andrew Bishop
Key clients
The Adani Group
SATS
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board
Fullerton Healthcare Corporation
Warburg Pincus
Ola Netherlands
Adani Green Energy
Traveloka Holding
Searchlight Capital Partners
Credit Suisse (Singapore), DBS Bank and Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore)
United Test and Assembly Center
Work highlights
Singapore > Start-up and venture capital – Foreign firms
With an even mix of company and investor side representation, Latham & Watkins LLP has accumulated significant experience at all stages of the start-up life-cycle, from financing needs and M&A to crypto payments, data and technology advice. Ji Liu heads the firm’s corporate offering in Asia and is a leading figure. James Clayton-Payne is also a key presence; having advised a broad range of start-ups, venture capital investors and corporate venture capital vehicles in all rounds of fundraising, beginning with seed and continuing to Series F+ and exit.Practice head(s):
Ji Liu
Other key lawyers:
Vietnam > Foreign desks
Latham & Watkins LLP’s Vietnam practice, led by Hong Kong and Singapore-based Amy Beckingham alongside Sharon Lau based in Singapore, continues to assist major Vietnamese companies, financial institutions, private equity firms, and fintech startups. Global corporate vice chair Beckingham specialises in M&A, joint venture, and equity capital markets deals throughout Asia. She has considerable experience advising international investors in relation to their investments into Vietnam. Lau, a member of the firm’s global executive committee, regularly represents issuers and underwriters in connection with IPOs and securities offerings in Vietnam or with Vietnamese elements. She has recently led a team representing electric-vehicle producer VinFast in relation to its US IPO, the first Vietnamese company to publicly file for an IPO in the US.Practice head(s):
Amy Beckingham; Sharon Lau
Key clients
Warburg Pincus Asia
Vingroup Joint Stock Company Limited
Japan > Corporate and M&A: International firms and joint ventures
Latham & Watkins Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise‘s corporate M&A team is headed up by Hong Kong-based Ji Liu, who is also the chair for the firm’s Asia corporate department. Work carried out by the team includes cross-border acquisitions, venture capital financings, strategic alliances, and other inbound and outbound corporate transactions. Notable names within the team include Hiroki Kobayashi, Ivan Smallwood and Hiroaki Takagi. Noah Carr left the firm in November 2023.Other key lawyers:
Key clients
Nissan
Kioxia Corporation
Warburg Pincus
Carlyle
Block Inc
SoftBank
Z Holdings
Servco
Bain Consulting
Otsuka Medical Devices
China > Corporate and M&A: foreign firms
Fielding M&A specialists from offices in Hong Kong and Beijing, Latham & Watkins LLP's Greater China lawyers routinely advise on high-profile corporate and M&A transactions. Clients also benefit from the group’s ability to leverage the firm’s enviable capital markets and banking and finance expertise for major deals. Simon Cooke heads the Asia private equity practice from Hong Kong. Frank Sun and Stephen Shi are also key contacts.Practice head(s):
Simon Cooke
Other key lawyers:
Jason Zhao; Frank Sun; Stephen Shi
Key clients
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation
Trustar Capital (formerly known as CITIC Capital Partners)
Warburg Pincus Asia LLC
Tencent Holdings Limited
China Jinmao Holdings Group Limited
Binance Holdings Limited
Sinotrans Limited
Platinum Equity
The Carlyle Group
Bilibili
Latham & Watkins LLP > Firm Profile
The firm: Latham & Watkins is a leading international law firm serving multinational companies, start-ups, investment banks, private equity funds, venture capital firms, sovereign wealth funds, governments and other organisations. The firm’s globally integrated platform spans Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the US, and consists of internationally recognised practices across a wide spectrum of transactional, litigation, corporate and regulatory areas. Latham attorneys offer unrivalled legal resources and strategic commercial thinking to provide clients with innovative solutions to complex commercial matters.
Asia practice: Businesses and investors seeking innovative solutions to their most complex corporate, financial, regulatory and litigation challenges turn to Latham in Asia for strategic thinking and experienced counsel. Latham has extensive experience advising on the international aspects of a broad range of corporate and finance transactions for clients across the region, notably Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. With more than 150 lawyers operating from six offices in Asia, Latham provides clients in the region and clients looking to do business in Asia with expert advice under US, English, Hong Kong, Japanese and Singapore law. Latham’s deep roots in the financial and economic markets in the region are further strengthened by the firm’s local language capabilities.
Latham continues to receive awards and acclaim from a number of leading financial and legal publications for landmark and precedent-setting deals.
Areas of practice: The Hong Kong office of Latham & Watkins is one of only a few top-ranked firms able to provide substantive US, Hong Kong and English law advice. The firm’s clients benefit from this combined platform of high-level legal expertise as they develop their business through both inbound and outbound investment activities.
The Hong Kong office offers advice in a broad range of practice areas, including antitrust and competition; banking, leveraged and structured finance; capital markets; data privacy and cyber security; derivatives; energy; entertainment, sports and media; financial regulatory; fintech, foreign direct investment; high-yield; international arbitration; litigation/dispute resolution; mergers and acquisitions; outsourcing; private equity; project development and finance; public company representation; real estate; restructuring, insolvency and workouts; technology transactions and white-collar defence and investigations. Latham’s leading practices have provided the foundation from which the firm has continued to increase its market share in complex, cross-border and precedent-setting deals.
Latham’s Hong Kong team is led by some of Asia’s most experienced transactional and litigation partners. Members of the team draw on more than 25 years of individual experience advising clients doing business in Hong Kong and Mainland China. The team advises US, European, Middle Eastern and Asian financial institutions, companies and investors conducting business throughout Greater China and the rest of Asia, as well as representing Chinese and other Asian companies with their direct investment activities and capital markets transactions overseas, and are fluent in Chinese languages and dialects including Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese, Hakka and Taiwanese.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
---|---|---|---|
Antitrust and competition | |||
Banking, leveraged finance and structured finance and securitisation | |||
Capital markets | |||
Corporate governance | |||
Data privacy and cyber security | |||
Derivatives | |||
Energy | |||
Entertainment, sports and media | |||
Financial regulatory | |||
Fintech | |||
Foreign direct investment | |||
High yield | |||
International arbitration | |||
Litigation/dispute resolution | |||
Mergers and acquisitions | |||
Outsourcing | |||
Private equity | |||
Project development and finance | |||
Public company representation | |||
Real estate | |||
Restructuring, insolvency and workouts | |||
Securities litigation and professional liability | |||
Technology transactions | |||
White-collar defence and investigations |
Lawyer Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
---|---|---|---|
Sidharth Bhasin | Sidharth Bhasin advises on private equity investments and exits, public and private… | View Profile | |
Andrew Bishop | Andrew Bishop, as Local Chair of the firm’s Finance Department in Asia,… | View Profile | |
Benjamin Carale | Benjamin Carale, head of the firm’s Philippines-focused team, represents issuers and underwriters… | View Profile | |
Raymond Cheng | Raymond Cheng is a counsel in the Hong Kong office of Latham &… | View Profile | |
Derek Chua | Derek Chua is a partner in the Hong Kong office of Latham… | View Profile | |
Richard Chul Kim | Richard Chul Kim is counsel in the Finance Department of Latham &… | View Profile | |
James Clayton-Payne | James Clayton-Payne, a mergers and acquisitions lawyer, advises on complex cross-border M&A… | View Profile | |
Simon Cooke | Simon Cooke, a leading private equity lawyer in Asia, specializes in public… | View Profile | |
Owain Davies | Owain Davies advises on the development and financing of energy and infrastructure… | View Profile | |
Louise Deng | Louise Deng advises private equity and corporate clients in Asia and globally… | View Profile | |
Diana Dizon | Diana Dizon is an associate in the Hong Kong office of Latham… | View Profile | |
Ruonan Duan | Ruonan Duan advises clients doing business in Asia on corporate and finance… | View Profile | |
Lynsey Edgar | Lynsey Edgar advises top-tier sponsors on complex, cross-border financing transactions, particularly investments… | View Profile | |
Tingfei Fan | Tingfei Fan is a counsel in the Hong Kong office of Latham &… | View Profile | |
Richard Fleming | Richard Fleming is counsel in the Finance Department of Latham & Watkins… | View Profile | |
Esther Franks | Esther Franks leads the Data and Technology Transactions Practice in the firm’s… | View Profile | |
Dominic Geiser | Dominic Geiser is a partner in the Hong Kong office of Latham… | View Profile | |
Rajiv Gupta | Rajiv Gupta heads Latham’s India Practice and advises Indian companies and global… | View Profile | |
Benjamin Han | Benjamin Han is an associate in the Hong Kong office of Latham… | View Profile | |
Michael Hardy | Michael Hardy is a partner in the Hong Kong office of Latham &… | View Profile | |
Simon Hawkins | Simon Hawkins, an experienced and trusted advisor to financial institutions and fintech… | View Profile | |
Timothy Hia | Timothy Hia advises clients on their most complex financing transactions across Asia,… | View Profile | |
Flora Innes | Flora Innes advises clients on restructuring and insolvency matters. Ms. Innes has… | View Profile | |
Wonsuk (Steve) Kang | Wonsuk Kang, Chair of Latham’s Korea Practice, helps Korean clients successfully navigate… | View Profile | |
Regina Kim | Regina Jinseo Kim advises Korean and global clients on outbound and inbound… | View Profile | |
Hiroki Kobayashi | Hiroki Kobayashi advises high-profile international and Japanese companies on all aspects of… | View Profile | |
Howard Lam | Howard Lam advises clients in China and across Asia on restructuring, special… | View Profile | |
Posit Laohaphan | Posit Laohaphan is the Managing Partner of Latham’s Asia offices and the… | View Profile | |
Sharon Lau | Sharon Lau is a partner in the Singapore office and a member… | View Profile | |
Marcus Lee | Marcus Lee represents clients doing business in Asia in public and private… | View Profile | |
Ning Li | Ms. Li focuses on capital markets transactions such as initial public offerings and… | View Profile | |
Ji Liu | Ji Liu, Regional Chair of Latham & Watkins’ Corporate Department in Asia,… | View Profile | |
Stephen McWilliams | Stephen McWilliams advises sponsors and lenders on the most complex and innovative… | View Profile | |
Michael Ning | Michael Ning counsels private equity sponsors, investors, and corporations on a variety… | View Profile | |
Diona Park | Diona Park is a counsel in the Seoul office of Latham &… | View Profile | |
Michael Rackham | Michael Rackham is a counsel in the Singapore office of Latham &… | View Profile | |
Stephen Shi | Stephen Shi advises private equity and corporate clients on cross-border M&A transactions… | View Profile | |
Dominik Sklenar | Dominik Sklenar advises on capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings and… | View Profile | |
Ivan Smallwood | Ivan Smallwood regularly advises leading Japanese and multinational companies on high-stakes cross-border… | View Profile | |
Benjamin Su | Benjamin Su represents Asia-based clients on cross-border corporate and US securities law matters,… | View Profile | |
Frank Sun | Frank Sun, Co-Deputy Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins’ Asia offices, advises… | View Profile | |
Hiroaki Takagi | Hiroaki Takagi advises Japanese and international companies and private equity firms on… | View Profile | |
Edward Tang | Edward Tang is a member of the Corporate Department and the Private… | View Profile | |
Terris Tang | Terris Tang advises clients on capital markets transactions and investments across Asia… | View Profile | |
Zheng Wang | Zheng Wang is counsel in the Hong Kong office of Latham &… | View Profile | |
Allen Wang | Allen Wang is a partner in the Hong Kong office of Latham &… | View Profile | |
Jeremy Wang | Jeremy Wang advises issuers and underwriters on securities, debt, and equity offerings,… | View Profile | |
Richard Watkins | Richard Watkins advises private equity and corporate clients on M&A, joint venture,… | View Profile | |
Howe Min Wee | Howe Min Wee advises export credit agencies, multilaterals, commercial lenders, and sponsors… | View Profile | |
Wei Wei | Wei Wei is a counsel in the Beijing office of Latham &… | View Profile | |
Carolyn Wong | Carolyn Wong advises Asian and international clients on corporate transactions, with a… | View Profile | |
Mandy Wong | Mandy Wong advises clients on equity and debt capital markets, with a… | View Profile | |
Stacey Wong | Stacey Wong advises clients on a broad spectrum of complex equity and… | View Profile | |
Hui Xu | Hui Xu, Chair of Latham & Watkins’ Litigation & Trial Department in… | View Profile | |
Cathy Yeung | Cathy Yeung serves as Chair of Latham & Watkins’ Greater China Practice… | View Profile | |
Eric Yiu | Eric Yiu advises investment banks as well as public and private companies… | View Profile | |
Daying Zhang | Daying Zhang, a partner in the Hong Kong office, advises issuers and… | View Profile |
Staff Figures
Number of lawyers : more than 2,400 in Asia : 120+Languages
Bahasa Cantonese English Korean Mandarin Shanghainese Tagalog Taiwanese Thai VietnameseLegal Briefings
-
Transacting with troubled companies: navigating stressed, distressed, and insolvent acquisitions
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about significant challenges for many businesses, and a heightened risk of financial difficulty and insolvency. While the number of formal insolvencies has been relatively low thus far, troubled businesses may be forced to pursue accelerated asset disposals, or may themselves present an attractive investment opportunity for new equity stakeholders capable …
Comparative Guides
-
United States: Acquisition Finance
Published: January 2024
Authors: Brandon AndersonPaul BonewitzDaniel SealeAlfred Xue
This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Acquisition Finance laws and regulations applicable in United States.
-
United States: Lending & Secured Finance
Published: March 2024
Authors: Lisa Collier Nicole FanjulDaniel SealeAlfred XuePreeta Paragash
This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Lending & Secured Finance laws and regulations applicable in United States.
- Capital markets (equity)
- Corporate (including M&A)
- Private equity
- Restructuring and insolvency
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- China > Restructuring and insolvency: foreign firms
- Philippines > Foreign firms
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- China > Private equity: foreign firms
Firm Rankings
- United States > Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- China > Dispute resolution: Litigation: foreign firms
- China > Fintech: foreign firms
- China > TMT: foreign firms
- Singapore > Banking and finance: foreign firms
- Singapore > Start-up and venture capital – Foreign firms
- Vietnam > Foreign desks
- Japan > Corporate and M&A: International firms and joint ventures
- China > Corporate and M&A: foreign firms