Latham & Watkins LLP

Amy Beckingham

Amy Beckingham, Vice Chair of the firm’s Global Corporate Department, advises clients across Asia on a full spectrum of corporate transactions. Amy advises private equity, real estate, infrastructure, sovereign wealth, and venture capital funds, as well as emerging and listed companies on corporate transactions including: Public and private M&A and joint ventures Fundraising Restructuring Initial public offerings She draws on broad experience handling transactions across the region, regularly advising clients throughout the full lifecycle of their investments — from early stage to IPO exits. Resident in Asia since 2011, first in Hong Kong and now based in Singapore — Amy has advised clients across the region, from China to India. And she has advised private equity clients on IPO exits in Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. Amy combines a client-focused, responsive, and commercial sensibility with a keen sense of market practice across the region, to provide strong advocacy for her clients.

Andrew Bishop

Andrew Bishop, as a Regional Chair of Latham & Watkins' Finance Department in Asia, has built a team that advises global market-leading funds and strategic investors on complex financings throughout the Asia-Pacific market. Andrew delivers strategic and commercially driven counsel to private equity, venture, and credit funds, as well as other institutional and strategic investors on a range of cross-border finance and high-value mandates. He regularly helps clients navigate: Leveraged acquisitions, including back-leverage financings Take-private and real estate finance transactions Bank/bond and bridge finance transactions Margin loans Subscription and capital call financings Refinancing and recapitalization matters Restructuring matters Andrew has been resident in Asia for more than a decade, so has developed an intricate understanding of international legal regimes in the region. Drawing on qualifications and experience practicing in London and Hong Kong, he regularly helps clients execute market-defining transactions spanning Asia, Europe, and the United States, including novel and precedent-setting financings in Australia, China, India, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea.

Benjamin Carale

Benjamin Carale, head of the firm’s Philippines-focused team, represents issuers and underwriters on a full spectrum of cross-border corporate finance and securities transactions in the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the PRC. Benjamin draws on his deep connection to the Philippines and a sophisticated understanding of the global markets to guide clients through all aspects of: IPOs, follow-on transactions, rights offerings, and block trades Investment-grade and high-yield debt offerings Tender offers, exchange offers, and other liability management transactions Mergers and acquisitions, investments, and joint ventures Having practiced in New York, the Philippines, and Hong Kong, Benjamin forges trusted relationships with clients to bridge local business practice and cultural divides and effectively consummate transactions. He unlocks the resources of the firm’s robust global platform to help his clients achieve their capital-raising and other corporate objectives. Benjamin serves on the firm’s Finance Committee, and he previously served on the Recruiting Committee and Associates Committee. A recognized thought leader, he regularly speaks at industry conferences on securities law, including with Philippine market participants and regulators.

Raymond Cheng

Raymond Cheng is a counsel in the Hong Kong office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Corporate Department. Raymond has advised international banks, corporates, and high net worth individuals on a range of derivatives, banking, and capital markets transactions. Prior to joining Latham, he worked as an associate in the Hong Kong office of a Magic Circle law firm for four years.

Derek Chua

Derek Chua is a partner in the Hong Kong office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Structured Equity and Finance Practice in Asia. Derek advises global financial institutions, corporates, sponsors, and buy-side clients on a wide range of structured equity and finance, equity-linked, and OTC derivatives transactions. Derek draws on his extensive experience in the Asia-Pacific region to advise clients on public and private transactions, including: Equity derivatives transactions such as swaps, collars, forwards, options, stock lending, repos, and monetization transactions Convertible and exchangeable securities offerings Margin loan and other structured lending transactions Other complex structured equity and finance and OTC derivatives transactions He also provides transactional and regulatory advice in connection with structured products and OTC derivatives, and is experienced in structured finance transactions, including structured and repackaged notes and other complex structured products. Derek leverages his in-depth familiarity with various markets across Asia to develop innovative financing solutions and novel, bespoke structures to help clients achieve their objectives.

Louise Deng

Louise Deng advises private equity and corporate clients in Asia and globally on both buy-side and sell-side transactions. Louise regularly advises clients across a range of industries on corporate transactions including: Buyouts Minority investments Joint ventures Carve-outs PIPEs Privatizations Drawing on strong bilingual communication skills, and an in-house perspective gained from her secondment at a corporate venture capital team of a leading Chinese technology company, Louise brings clients a sophisticated understanding of the deal market in China and Asia-Pacific.

Ruonan Duan

Ruonan Duan advises clients doing business in Asia on corporate and finance transactions. Ruonan helps both borrowers and lenders, including Chinese and international private equity firms, private debt providers, corporates, banks, and funds on a wide range of banking and finance transactions, including: Leveraged finance Property finance Acquisition finance Syndicated corporate finance Restructuring and workouts She has particular experience with the infrastructure, consumer, healthcare, real estate, and technology sectors and with executing deals in jurisdictions across Asia, including China, Korea, India, and the Philippines. Ruonan draws on her Mandarin fluency and five years practicing in the Shanghai office of a magic circle law firm to provide clients insight on regional market practice. Ruonan is a member of the Young Leaders Committee of the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association. As an active member of the Hong Kong community, she provides pro bono support, including as a volunteer at Equal Justice in Hong Kong.

Adrian Fong

Adrian Fong is an associate in the Hong Kong office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Corporate Department and Financial Institutions Industry Group. Adrian focuses on financial regulation, including licensing matters, prime brokerage arrangements, asset management, securities dealing, financial market regulations, intermediary and distribution arrangements, product development and structuring, and fintech. Prior to joining Latham, Adrian worked in the Hong Kong office of a leading international law firm.

Dominic Geiser

Dominic Geiser is Chair of the Litigation & Trial Department in Asia and a partner in the Hong Kong office of Latham & Watkins. Drawing on over 20 years of experience, Dominic’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and arbitration in Hong Kong and Asia, including contractual, financial, private and public company, investor, shareholder and joint venture disputes, frequently in a cross-border context and often featuring an associated regulatory or criminal angle. He has substantial experience representing clients in claims involving investment mis-selling, minority shareholder actions, breach of directors’ duties, fraud, misrepresentation, economic torts, as well as in cases requiring urgent injunctive or other interim relief. In addition, he advises on loan and security enforcement matters, liquidation and winding-up proceedings. Dominic has particular expertise advising ﬁnancial institutions, private equity and venture capital firms, major corporates and high-net worth individuals throughout Asia, Europe and the USA, as well as clients in the fintech, technology, media, telecommunications and consumer sectors. He has acted in some of the most high-profile and landmark cases in the Hong Kong Court over recent years. Dominic is widely acknowledged by legal directories and industry publications as one of the foremost litigators in Asia. Among his other professional commitments, Dominic is a panel member of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, a member of the Civil Litigation Committee of the Law Society of Hong Kong, and a Contributing Editor of Hong Kong Civil Procedure published by Sweet & Maxwell. Dominic is qualified to practice Hong Kong and English law, and is a Solicitor Advocate in Hong Kong.

Michael Hardy

Michael Hardy is a partner in the Hong Kong office of Latham & Watkins. He is the Head of Securitization – APAC and a member of the Structured Finance Practice. Michael advises on a broad range of structured credit transactions (including public and private securitizations), derivatives, fund financings, and private credit transactions across APAC. His clients include leading sponsors, banks, funds, and financial market infrastructures. He covers a wide spectrum of traditional and emerging asset classes. Michael regularly speaks at securitization and derivatives industry conferences, seminars, and meetings.

Simon Hawkins

Simon Hawkins, an experienced and trusted advisor to financial institutions and fintech companies, advises on a range of regulatory matters and transactions. He leads the financial regulatory practice in Asia and co-chairs the firm’s Digital Assets & Web3 Practice. Simon advises a full range of financial industry and fintech clients — from traditional commercial and investment banks, private equity firms, broker/dealers, and insurers to innovative fintech companies, including payments companies, crypto exchanges and custodians, token issuers, and Metaverse and decentralized finance (DeFi) projects. He provides confident and seasoned regulatory advice and transactional support to clients doing inbound and outbound business in Hong Kong. As an early mover in the fintech industry in Asia, he provides insight and skilled judgment on the dynamic fintech industry and rapidly evolving crypto regulatory landscape. Resident in Hong Kong since 2009, Simon has developed strong working relationships with regulators at the Securities and Futures Commission and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. He serves as an active member of ASIFMA and the Fintech Association of Hong Kong. Simon regularly steers clients safely through situations of high risk and uncertainty, coordinating a global team of Latham colleagues, and local counsel. Simon has worked in London, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, and served as a secondee at HSBC in Hong Kong, where he assisted with the launch of HSBC’s Prime Finance business in Asia.

Flora Innes

Flora Innes advises clients on restructuring and insolvency matters. Flora has significant experience in complex corporate restructures, insolvency proceedings, and cross-border disputes, and has acted in many high-profile matters. She regularly advises banks, investment funds, insolvency practitioners, and corporate borrowers.

Wonsuk (Steve) Kang

Wonsuk Kang is Chair of Latham’s Korea Practice and helps Korean clients successfully navigate complex cross-border transactions. He draws on more than 15 years of experience advising on major Korea-related matters. Wonsuk advises globally market-leading Korean companies on strategic corporate transactions and high-stakes disputes. Splitting his time between Hong Kong and Seoul, he maintains a strong on-the-ground presence in Korea. A native Korean speaker, he draws on experience with capital markets and landmark multibillion dollar mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures in South Korea. Educated in Korea, the US, and the UK, and qualified in the UK and Hong Kong, Wonsuk brings a global perspective to his work. He pairs a highly analytical, efficient mindset with a complementary passion for assembling global teams of Latham colleagues to best serve Korean clients. Prior to his legal career, Wonsuk was an award-winning communications and journalism professor at the distinguished Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Howard Lam

Howard Lam advises clients in China and across Asia on restructuring, special situations, private credit, and banking finance transactions. In his restructuring practice, Howard draws on more than two decades of experience to guide all types of parties to a transaction, including: Creditors, particularly banks and credit funds Debtors Insolvency practitioners Bondholders He regularly helps clients resolve a full range of difficult matters, including restructuring, bankruptcy, as well as distressed and other special situations. As a Mandarin and Cantonese speaker, trained in Hong Kong, UK, and Australian law, he brings a multicultural, multijurisdictional perspective to his matters. Familiar with the internal motivations and sensitivities of parties on all sides of a matter, he can help clients choose the best jurisdictions and legal regimes for implementing restructurings. He complements his creative problem-solving and decisive recommendations with an ability to remain even-keeled and diffuse tension in high-stakes situations, and so bring parties together around a solution. Howard is an INSOL Fellow and a regular speaker at international restructuring and insolvency conferences, and has served on the APLMA China and documentation committees, TMA Hong Kong board, and the executive committee of Restructuring and Insolvency Faculty (RIF). In Howard’s financing practice, he advises private equity sponsors, banks, and private capital lenders on a full spectrum of complex financing structures, including: Leveraged buy-outs Corporate acquisition financings China onshore/offshore financing Margin loans Direct lending transactions He draws on a keen sense of what is at market and insights from the firm’s global deal flow on cutting-edge financing terms to translate best practices in global jurisdictions to deals Asia.

Posit Laohaphan

Posit Laohaphan is the Managing Partner of Latham's Asia offices and the head of the firm’s Structured Equity and Finance Practice in Asia. He also leads Latham’s Thailand Practice. Posit advises clients across Asia on a range of complex capital raising matters in the public and private markets, covering equity-linked capital markets products, private credit, structured equity and finance, and OTC derivatives. He helps clients on: Structured capital markets products, such as equity-linked securities OTC equity derivatives Structured lending products, such as margin loans and fund financings Direct lending and private capital transactions Structured finance Workouts and restructuring of financing transactions General corporate and capital markets transactions In addition to his regional APAC role, Posit maintains a unique connection to the Thai market. He speaks Thai fluently, understands the Thai market, and draws on more than two decades of international legal experience, so is exceptionally positioned to assist clients. He represents Thai corporates, global financial institutions, private equity and credit funds, sponsors, and emerging companies on a full range of complex, cross-border matters with a connection to Thailand, including: Initial public offerings (IPOs) on the Stock Exchange of Thailand by Thai issuers Offerings of debt, equity-linked, credit-linked, and hybrid securities by Thai issuers M&A and JV/partnerships Banking and finance Regulatory advice, such as KYC, sanctions, AML, and antitrust Litigation and arbitration Posit draws on over two decades of experience advising on complex structured cross-border transactions. He began his career in New York in 2004 before moving to Hong Kong in 2010 to build Latham’s structured equity and financing business and Thailand business in APAC. Posit advises clients across different product areas, geographical markets, and client types (both buy-side and sell-side). Given his broad and sophisticated practice, he serves as a strategic advisor to clients.

Ning Li

Ning Li is a counsel in the Beijing office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Corporate Department. Her practice focuses on capital markets transactions, such as initial public offerings and listings on the HKEX, as well as mergers and acquisitions of both public and private companies. She is also experienced in various due diligence investigations, corporate governance, and post-listing compliance matters. Ning is fluent in English and Mandarin.

Ji Liu

Ji Liu advises clients on all aspects of corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on debt and equity capital markets transactions. Ji leverages his problem-solving mentality and extensive market experience to help world-leading companies, investment banks, and trustees navigate: High-yield and investment grade debt offerings Initial public offerings (IPOs) Issuances of equity, debt, and equity-linked securities Mergers and acquisitions Venture capital financing He serves as a trusted advisor to longtime clients and connects them with the resources they need across Latham’s robust global platform to achieve their commercial objectives. A recognized leader at the firm, Ji previously served on the firm’s Strategic Client Committee and acted as Regional Chair of Latham & Watkins’ Corporate Department in Asia. As a strong believer in education, Ji currently serves on the Board of Visitors at Columbia College in New York City.

Rhys McWhirter

Rhys McWhirter leads Latham’s Data & Technology Transactions Practice in Asia, representing clients on their most complex commercial and digital transformation matters involving procuring, developing, licensing, and commercializing technology, particularly in the tech, gaming, digital infrastructure, and financial services sectors. Rhys leverages a deep understanding of the global technology sector to guide clients with interests in Asia on a broad spectrum of data and technology transactions involving: Complex commercial and product-related technology supply and outsourcing agreements Intellectual property and technology licensing Data center/colocation and other digital infrastructure arrangements Cloud computing and data strategy Digital asset and web3 matters Data privacy and cyber projects Rhys draws on a sophisticated understanding of his clients’ commercial objectives to deliver pragmatic, business-focused guidance on matters related to artificial intelligence, novel fintech and payment arrangements, privacy, and cybersecurity. Prior to joining Latham, Rhys led the technology and data practice in Asia for another international law firm.

Michael Ning

Michael Ning counsels private equity sponsors, investors, and corporations on a variety of cross-border corporate transactions and investments. He has broad experience advising on, and assisting clients with, mergers and acquisitions, privatizations, private equity and leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, minority investments, equity capital markets, and compliance related matters.

Stephen Shi

Stephen Shi advises private equity and corporate clients on cross-border M&A transactions in Asia and globally, drawing on extensive experience handling transactions with a nexus to the Greater China region. Stephen helps top-tier private equity firms and their portfolio companies, as well as multinational and Chinese corporations, successfully execute a wide range of complex and high-stakes transactions, including: Buyouts (including take-private transactions and carveouts) Joint ventures Exits Growth equity and minority investments As a native Mandarin speaker who has trained in the US and PRC, Stephen brings both a global perspective and local expertise to his work. He has significant experience in sectors including real estate and infrastructure, logistics, technology, business services, and consumer products.

David Shin

David Shin is an associate in the Singapore office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Finance Department. Mr. Shin’s practice focuses on project development and finance as well as other project-related transactions, particularly in the power, renewables, energy, and infrastructure sectors. Mr. Shin joined the firm in 2019 from another leading international law firm.

Dominik Sklenar

Dominik Sklenar advises on capital markets transactions, including IPOs and public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, covering issuers from all across Asia. Dominik draws on his sophisticated knowledge of US securities laws and extensive on-the-ground transactional experience in Asia to represent issuers, investment banks, and private equity investors on: US IPOs, follow-ons, and registered or unregistered convertible bonds 144A/Reg S debt issuances Registered debt offerings Hong Kong public offerings India and Indonesia capital markets transactions Leveraging the strength of Latham’s global platform, he works closely with the National Office on the complex SEC issues that arise in the context of Asia capital markets. Dominik is a member of the firm’s Ethics Committee and serves as Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer for the Hong Kong office.

Benjamin Su

Benjamin Su represents Asia-based clients on cross-border corporate and US securities law matters, particularly involving companies in the technology sector. Benjamin leverages more than two decades’ experience navigating global markets and extensive knowledge of US securities law to guide companies and investment banks on: US equity and debt registered offerings Rule 144A/Regulation S equity and debt offerings and private placements PIPEs Convertible bonds Tender offers Going-private transactions Cross-border mergers and acquisitions He has worked extensively across the Greater China region, particularly in the technology sector, including semiconductors, electric vehicles, renewable energy, artificial intelligence, fintech, and ecommerce. Benjamin understands Chinese issuers’ and international underwriters’ commercial objectives in capital markets transactions and crafts responsive, pragmatic solutions.

Frank Sun

Frank Sun, Co-Deputy Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins’ Asia offices, advises clients on complex private equity investment and M&A transactions. A native Mandarin speaker focusing on multijurisdictional work, Frank has practiced law in London, Beijing, New York, and Hong Kong, and combines nearly two decades of local market knowledge in Greater China and broad transactional experience to provide solutions to private equity funds and corporate clients in a wide range of cross-border transactions, including: Control acquisitions Growth capital investments US take private Hong Kong public takeovers Private investments in public equity (PIPEs) A recognized leader at the firm, Frank has served on the firm’s Training and Career Enhancement Committee and Recruiting Committee.

Edward Tang

Edward Tang is a member of the Corporate Department and the Private Equity Practice and the Mergers and Acquisition Practice. His practice focuses on a range of corporate matters, including advising private equity funds and corporations on mergers and acquisitions transactions and capital market offerings.

Terris Tang

Terris Tang advises clients on capital markets transactions and investments across Asia and globally, particularly with a China nexus. Terris draws on nearly two decades of experience and a sophisticated understanding of Hong Kong securities laws and regulations to guide corporations, private equity firms, and financial institutions on: Capital markets, including initial public offerings Mergers and acquisitions Take-private transactions Corporate restructurings General compliance matters Having worked in Beijing, Hong Kong, and London, he brings a global perspective to each corporate finance transaction. He represents companies on their transformational cross-border transactions — from IPOs to strategic inbound and outbound investments — in a broad range of sectors, including life sciences, technology, and logistics and mobility. A recognized leader at the firm, Terris serves on the Associates Committee and Opinions Committee. He previously served on the Recruiting Committee and the Legal Professionals & Paralegals Committee. Terris maintains an active pro bono practice, including advising nonprofits on corporate governance matters and obtaining charity status.

Zheng Wang

Zheng Wang is counsel in the Hong Kong office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Corporate Department. Ms. Wang represents clients on corporate and securities law matters, including US equity and debt registered offerings, Rule 144A/Regulation S equity and debt offerings, and private placements. She also has experience with convertible bonds, PIPEs, tender offers, and going private transactions. She has worked extensively across the Greater China region, particularly in the biotech, healthcare, technology, education, and real estate sectors. She has experience in advising Chinese issuers and international underwriters in capital markets transactions.

Richard Watkins

Richard Watkins advises private equity and corporate clients on M&A, joint venture, and other strategic transactions with an Asia-Pacific nexus. Richard combines extensive experience across a broad range of deal types with a depth of understanding of local markets to guide clients on: Cross-border mergers and acquisitions, ranging from buyouts to minority investments, both public and private Investing and raising growth capital Consortia and joint ventures Structured and downside-protected quasi-equity investments He works closely with Latham colleagues worldwide to structure innovative solutions that utilize the latest legal technology and integrate market-leading advice from across the global platform. Richard’s experience spans both buy side and sell side in a variety of industries, particularly real estate, asset management, tech and digital infrastructure, healthcare and life sciences, and consumer goods. Drawing on his prior experience in London and Moscow, Richard provides pragmatic, commercial advice that reflects his experience guiding clients through evolving geopolitical and economic conditions. Richard serves on the firm’s Associate’s Committee (having previously served on the firm’s Global Mentoring Committee and global Training & Career Development Committee), thus demonstrating his commitment to nurturing talent within the firm.

Wei Wei

Wei Wei is a counsel in the Beijing office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Corporate Department. Wei advises Chinese companies on initial public offerings in the US and Hong Kong, as well as corporate finance transactions involving debt and equity offerings and mergers and acquisitions. She is fluent in Mandarin and English.

Mandy Wong

Mandy Wong advises clients on equity and debt capital markets, with a focus on Hong Kong listings. Mandy advises on a broad spectrum of general commercial and corporate finance transactions, including: Capital markets, including initial public offerings and follow-on offerings Debt offerings Mergers, acquisitions, and public takeovers and listing rules compliance matters She was seconded to the Listing Department of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2019. During her secondment, she was involved in several Hong Kong listing initiatives, including the secondary listings, the paperless listing initiatives and the modernization of the Hong Kong settlement process (FINI-Fast Interface for New Issuance). Mandy rejoined the firm in August 2020. Prior to joining Latham, Mandy was an executive director in the legal and compliance department of a leading investment bank, where she managed legal compliance and regulatory issues in North Asia.

Elyn Xing

Elyn Xing leads Latham’s investment funds team in Asia, advising private fund sponsors, investors, and joint venture participants on a range of transactions involving both traditional and alternative investment vehicles. Elyn draws on an intricate understanding of global investment structures and trends to guide sponsors — from first-time fund managers and strategic corporates to leading institutional asset managers and sovereign wealth funds — through every stage of their highest-stakes matters involving: Buyouts Growth and venture capital Real estate Infrastructure Debt and credit Co-investment Separately managed accounts Management buyouts and other secondary transactions Elyn’s extensive international experience and deep ties to the Asian market help her bridge business cultures and practices. She brings a strategic, commercial perspective to the most complex fundraising and investment challenges, regularly leading clients through multiple fundraises and transactions. Complementing her commercial work, she chairs the Stanford Law School Alumni Association’s Singapore chapter and is active in the region’s private equity and growth capital communities. Before joining Latham, Elyn was a partner in the Hong Kong and Singapore offices of another global law firm.

Hui Xu

Hui Xu, Chief Representative of Latham & Watkins’ Beijing office and head of Latham & Watkins’ China litigation and investigations practices, represents clients in multi-jurisdictional litigation, government investigations and enforcement, and compliance matters. As one of the few battle-tested regulatory investigation and litigation lawyers in top international law firms in China, Hui is widely renowned for his representation of Chinese companies and individuals in complex cross-border litigations, particularly those in the US. Hui regularly advises Chinese and global clients across industries — particularly in financial services, technology, and life sciences — on matters related to: Complex commercial and IP litigation Government investigations and enforcement related to data privacy, FCPA, export control and sanctions, and antitrust Compliance, including related to transactions and developing compliance programs and policies Hui also assists clients by liaising with regulators in the US and China, presenting findings, and developing strategies to resolve situations short of litigation. He helps clients bridge regulatory, linguistic, and cultural gaps between parties. He draws on extensive experience in China and leverages his skill of managing a global team with relevant expertise to handle clients’ sensitive or high-risk matters. Prior to private practice, Hui was a member of the in-house legal department at the China Chamber of Commerce under the Ministry of Commerce of China, where he handled trade remedy, intellectual property, and World Trade Organization matters.

Yanyan Yang

Yanyan Yang is a member of the firm’s Antitrust & Competition Practice. She focuses her practice on global merger control, and antitrust investigations, with a specialty in handling matters before China’s antitrust authority (SAMR), and other Asian antitrust agencies. Yanyan, previously based out of our Washington, D.C. office, has helped some of the world’s most sophisticated clients in clearing large-scale transactions in jurisdictions around the globe. She has also served as a key strategist for complex matters reviewed by China’s SAMR, particularly in devising creative strategies that successfully secure conditional approvals from the authority. Fluent in Mandarin and English with an expansive view of the global competition landscape, Yanyan plays a key role in ensuring filings are coordinated globally and mind the specific local and regional considerations at play. She is adept at working with local counsel, and key regulators throughout Asia, to help deals clear regulatory scrutiny. She has worked with household-name clients across a wide range of industries, including semiconductor and high technology, agriculture, consumer goods and services, oil and gas, industrial and automotive sectors, as well as in the sciences and healthcare fields.

Yao Yang

Yao Yang advises clients on high-stakes private equity investments and M&A transactions in Asia and beyond. Yao leverages a sophisticated commercial perspective and deep regional insight to guide private equity firms as well as corporate clients on complex matters involving: Control acquisitions (including carveouts) Joint ventures Growth capital and minority investments Before joining Latham, Yao worked in the New York office of another leading international law firm and served as a judicial clerk to Chancellor Andre G. Bouchard of the Delaware Court of Chancery.

Eric Yiu

Eric Yiu advises investment banks as well as public and private companies doing business in Asia on a full spectrum of capital markets transactions. Eric helps clients navigate capital raising transactions including: US equity and debt registered offerings Rule 144A/Regulation S equity and debt offerings Private placements PIPEs Convertible bonds Tender offers Hybrid securities such as convertible and exchangeable securities (both optional and mandatory) High-yield bonds Perpetual and regulatory capital securities He also counsels clients on due diligence, corporate governance, and post-listing compliance matters. Eric’s experienced versatility means he can provide clients across a range of jurisdictions in Asia with effective commercial guidance on nearly any type of capital-raising transaction.

Daying Zhang

Daying Zhang, a partner in the Hong Kong office, advises issuers and underwriters on capital markets transactions. Daying advises both public and private companies on full range of capital markets transactions and corporate matters, including: Initial public offerings (IPOs) and follow-on offerings in the US and Hong Kong Public company representation including regulatory compliance, M&A, and privatization She draws on extensive work in both China and the US, advising a wide range of issuers and underwriters, particularly in the technology, financial services, and energy sectors. She also advises clients on related litigation and internal investigation matters.

Jason Zhao

Jason Zhao advises clients on private equity transactions and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, with a particular focus on the Greater China market. Jason draws on extensive experience practicing in both China and the US to guide private equity funds and corporate clients on a broad range of corporate deals, including: Control acquisitions US going-private transactions PIPEs Growth capital investments Joint ventures Jason has served on the firm’s Training and Career Enhancement Committee and Mentoring Committee. Before joining Latham, he worked at another leading global law firm.