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Penelope Davey

Penelope Davey

Penelope Davey advises clients on a range of cross-border corporate transactions. Ms. Davey helps private equity and venture capital firms, investment funds and financial institutions, as well as emerging companies, corporates and state-owned enterprises execute complex cross-border transactions, including: Mergers and acquisitions Divestments Auctions Joint ventures Venture capital financings Ms. Davey brings clients a commercial sensibility, drawing on experience working both in London and in Singapore to efficiently navigate matters across the region, with a particular focus on transactions related to energy and infrastructure.
Louise Deng

Louise Deng

Louise Deng advises private equity and corporate clients in Asia and globally on both buy-side and sell-side transactions. Ms. Deng 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, Ms. Deng brings clients a sophisticated understanding of the deal market in China and Asia-Pacific.
Richard Fleming

Richard Fleming

Richard Fleming is counsel in the Finance Department of Latham & Watkins Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise. Mr. Fleming's practice focuses on project development and finance transactions, with a background in leveraged and acquisition finance. Mr. Fleming regularly represents both sponsors and lenders in large, complex financings and has extensive experience in power project transactions in the Philippines, Indonesia, and other regions throughout Asia. Prior to joining Latham, Mr. Fleming worked in the Los Angeles office of a large international law firm where he represented commercial and investment banks, private equity sponsors, as well as private and public companies in connection with bank and acquisition finance matters, refinancings, and restructurings. Mr. Fleming is a registered foreign lawyer in Japan as a member of the Dai-Ni Tokyo Bar Association.
Regina Kim

Regina Kim

Regina Jinseo Kim advises Korean and global clients on outbound and inbound investments and corporate transactions. Regina helps global private equity firms and market-leading Korean companies on strategic transactions, including: Mergers and acquisitions Joint ventures Minority investments She draws on previous experience working at a Korean law firm, as well as working in the US, and Hong Kong. A skilled bilingual and bicultural practitioner, Regina also brings experience working on landmark multibillion-dollar mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures in South Korea and other jurisdictions. She also works closely on the ground with global Latham teams on a full spectrum of matters.
Diona Park

Diona Park

Diona Park is a counsel in the Seoul office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Corporate Department. Ms. Park advises clients on derivatives and structured products, equity-linked products, and other capital markets transactions and related regulatory matters. Her clients range from financial institutions and corporations to private equity funds, fintech companies, and hedge funds on transactions including: Equity hedging and monetization transactions, including over-the-counter transactions such as forwards and collars and structured transactions Share forward sales and related equity offerings, including at-the-market offerings Convertible bond offerings and related bond hedge transactions and derivatives entered into by issuers on their own stock, including repurchase and financing derivatives Margin loans secured by shares of publicly-traded issuers, diversified portfolios of securities, and/or debt securities Loan-linked and deal-contingent rate, currency and commodity hedging transactions, and related regulatory advice Prime brokerage and total return swap agreements and related netting, margin, and other regulatory issues Structuring and advising on regulatory treatment of cryptocurrency derivative transactions Prior to joining Latham, Ms. Park worked in New York at leading international law firms and as an in-house legal counsel at JPMorgan’s investment banking group.
Michael Rackham

Michael Rackham

Michael Rackham is a partner in the Singapore office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Corporate Department. Michael is an experienced adviser to private equity investors and corporations on complex, cross-border corporate matters in the Asia-Pacific region, including mergers and acquisitions, disposals, auctions, private equity and leveraged buyouts, take-privates, spin-offs, and joint ventures. Prior to joining Latham, Michael worked for 10 years in the Hong Kong and London offices of two other US law firms.
Dominik Sklenar

Dominik Sklenar

Dominik Sklenar advises on capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings and public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, covering issuers from all across Asia. Mr. Skelnar 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. Mr. Sklenar is a member of the firm’s Ethics Committee and serves as Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer for the Hong Kong office.
Ivan Smallwood

Ivan Smallwood

Ivan Smallwood regularly advises leading Japanese and multinational companies on high-stakes cross-border M&A transactions, particularly in the technology, medical, and industrial sectors. Mr. Smallwood draws on two decades’ experience driving many of Japan’s largest outbound transactions. He skillfully helps corporations and financial investors navigate inbound and outbound: Strategic mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures Joint ventures and strategic alliances Minority investments He understands clients’ commercial objectives and leverages comprehensive knowledge of Japanese and non-Japanese transaction regimes to achieve their goals. Mr. Smallwood maintains an active pro bono practice and works with Open Supply Hub, a nonprofit organization that strives to improve human rights and environmental conditions in and around factories and facilities by opening up supply chain data to the public. Before joining Latham, Mr. Smallwood worked at a leading international law firm in Tokyo. Mr. Smallwood is a registered foreign lawyer in Japan as a member of the Dai-Ni Tokyo Bar Association.
Hiroaki Takagi

Hiroaki Takagi

Hiroaki Takagi advises Japanese and international companies and private equity firms on complex M&A transactions with a Japan nexus. Dual qualified in Japan and the US, Mr. Takagi draws on more than two decades of experience advising clients on: Cross-border and domestic M&A transactions Japanese and US securities regulations Data privacy Corporate governance and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters Trade control Other regulatory and general corporate law matters He distills the complexities of Japanese market norms and regulatory frameworks into commercially focused legal advice for international clients. Mr. Takagi leverages his extensive experience navigating cross-border M&A to guide Japanese clients in transactions globally. Mr. Takagi brings an in-depth understanding of public company law garnered from his secondment experience with the Civil Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Ministry of Justice. In this role, he helped to oversee a major reform of the Companies Act in Japan, which passed into law in 2014. Mr. Takagi is a member of the Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association in Japan and the New York State Bar Association. He is Chairman of the Legal Education Committee of the Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association and has served as a visiting professor at Gakushuin University Law School, where he lectured on M&A law. Mr. Takagi also actively participates with the Inter-Pacific Bar Association and serves on the Organizing Committee for its annual conference in Tokyo.
Zheng Wang

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.
Howe Min Wee

Howe Min Wee

Howe Min Wee advises export credit agencies, multilaterals, commercial lenders, and sponsors on the development and financing of complex and innovative projects. Mr. Wee helps clients develop and finance large-scale, often precedent-setting projects across Asia and globally in the energy (including geothermal), commodities, and infrastructure sectors. He assists clients with navigating a project’s full life cycle, including: Negotiating and structuring key offtake agreements Formulating financing solutions at all levels of the capital structure Addressing and mitigating project construction risk, pre- and post-closing Mr. Wee draws on experience in headline transactions and matters across the region to bring clients a sophisticated and well-rounded understanding of the operation of debt — including his experience in structured finance, banking litigation, and debt restructuring. Mr. Wee also serves on the Public and International Law Committee of the Law Society of Singapore.
Carolyn Wong

Carolyn Wong

Carolyn Wong advises Asian and international clients on corporate transactions, with a particular focus on energy and infrastructure projects. Ms. Wong helps clients execute on a broad range of commercial arrangements, including: Mergers & acquisitions Divestments Joint ventures Infrastructure use and ownership Operating, transportation, and offtake arrangements Ms. Wong bring clients a pan-Asian perspective, drawing on her experience practicing in multiple jurisdictions, including Australia and Hong Kong, and advising on large-scale, cross-border transactions.
Mandy Wong

Mandy Wong

Mandy Wong advises clients on equity and debt capital markets, with a focus on Hong Kong listings. Ms. Wong 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). Ms. Wong rejoined the firm in August 2020. Prior to joining Latham, Ms. Wong 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.
Cathy Yeung

Cathy Yeung

Cathy Yeung serves as Chair of Latham & Watkins’ Greater China Practice and formerly served as Global Vice Chair of the firm‘s Capital Markets and Public Company Representation Practices. She advises on a full range of PRC-related corporate transactions. Ms. Yeung draws on more than two decades of experience to advise leading investment banks and Chinese companies on the following types of corporate transactions: Capital markets, including initial public offerings and secondary offerings Mergers and acquisitions, including public M&A Privatizations Private equity She also advises listed companies across a full range of industries on regulatory and compliance as well as corporate governance matters. Ms. Yeung, a native mandarin speaker, was born and raised in China, and received her legal education in China and Hong Kong, so brings a strong understanding of Chinese culture and business practice to her work. She regularly leads global teams of market leading-colleagues from across the firm to efficiently and seamlessly address Chinese clients’ needs. She served as the company secretary of Bank of China from 2008-2015. Ms. Yeung speaks at seminars regarding the rules governing the securities listings on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and corporate governance.
Eric Yiu

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. Mr. Yiu 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. Mr. Yiu’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.