Greater China Region Guide 2026 : China
Ranked Individuals
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DLA Piper is active out of its offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing on a range of IPOs and secondary listings, advising both issuers and underwriters, including on dual PRC-Hong Kong listings. The team notably has a strong record of handling 18A listings.
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DLA Piper acted as Hong Kong and US Counsel to Chiefeng Jilong Gold Mining in connection with its USD413 million Chapter 18 listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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The team is professional and dedicated, with good market knowledge and attention to detail. It is able to deal with complex and novel transactions.
They try to understand the business background from the customer's perspective and provide targeted advice and solutions. They have both business experience and compliance backgrounds.
They are able to provide experts across different stages and also across different regions.
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Sherlyn Lau offers extensive experience across a range of ECM transactions, with noted strengths acting for property management clients. She also possesses additional experience acting for clients in the technology, entertainment and life sciences sectors.
Sherlyn is so experienced in tackling complex issues and addressing comments from HKEX.
Sherlyn is able to solve any legal problem accurately. She has strong communication skills and perfect business logic.
She understands the client, which is very important, and all the things we look for. I never have to repeat myself, which saves us a lot of time.
George Wu is co-head of equity capital markets EMEA and Asia Pacific at DLA Piper's Hong Kong office. He offers clients significant expertise in Hong Kong IPOs, including Chapter 18A listings.
George is particularly commercially minded and understands our commercial needs, not just the legal aspects. He pushes us to do the right thing at the right time. He knows how to talk to management.
George has good interpersonal skills, strong market knowledge and is extremely hands-on. He has the ability to handle novel transactions and has a rapport with the regulators.
Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)
Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)
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