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Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (International Firms) - China
What the Team is Known For
O’Melveny & Myers LLP's highly regarded corporate practice advises on a range of work, including high-value acquisitions, privatisations and investments. Domestic and international clients benefit from the team's smooth coordination and close working relationship with counterparts in California. The team is particularly adept at assisting clients from the TMT, automotive and life sciences sectors. It is active on deals involving private equity and capital markets components.
Strengths
They were very hands-on and I have a lot of respect for them.
The team is seasoned, experienced and insightful. It is highly responsive, with excellent service.
Notable practitioners
Walker Wallace's work spans a broad spectrum of mandates, covering M&A and private equity transactions, strategic partnerships and commercial agreements. He serves clients from the real estate, technology and financial services sectors.
It is a huge plus that he is bilingual and able to negotiate fluently in Chinese and has been there a long time. Cultural fluency as well, that is key here.
Nima Amini chairs the firm's Hong Kong office and maintains an active practice advising clients on M&A transactions, including take-privates and minority investments. He also has notable experience advising on asset management matters.
Nima is very commercially dynamic; he goes above and beyond and provides excellent client service.
Nima is a great outside counsel partner.