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A&O Shearman

Asia-Pacific Guide 2025

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Asia-Pacific

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+44 20 3088 0000

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Provided by A&O Shearman
Asia-Pacific
Firm Details

A&O Shearman provides market-leading legal advice to clients across the Asia Pacific region, leveraging decades of on-the-ground experience.


Main Areas of Practice

The firm serves a diverse clientele, including domestic and multinational corporations, financial institutions, investment funds, governments, state-owned entities, multilateral organisations, and export credit agencies.


Offices

The firm's offices are strategically located in key financial centres such as:


  • Mainland China
  • Hong Kong SAR
  • Japan
  • South Korea
  • Singapore
  • Indonesia
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam
  • Australia


In addition to these offices, A&O Shearman covers important markets like India, Cambodia, Malaysia, and the Philippines through a network of dedicated country desks.


A&O Shearman has also spent decades building close relationships with leading national law firms to provide integrated solutions for their clients wherever they do business in the region.


https://www.aoshearman.com/en/global-coverage/asia-pacific

Ranked Offices

Provided by A&O Shearman

UK - Head office
Australia
  • Perth
    Level 12 Exchange Tower 2 The Esplanade , Perth, Western Australia, Australia, WA 6000
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    Sydney
    Level 25 85 Castlereagh Street , Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, NSW 2000
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China
  • Beijing
    46th Floor, China World Tower No. 1 Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue , Beijing, Beijing, China, 100004
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    Hong Kong
    21st Floor, Gloucester Tower The Landmark 15 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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    Hong Kong
    9th Floor Three Exchange Square Central , Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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    Shanghai
    15F, Phase II, Shanghai IFC 8 Century Avenue, Pudong , Shanghai, Shanghai, China, 200120
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France
Japan
  • Tokyo
    Fukoku Seimei Building, 5th Floor 2-2-2 Uchisaiwaicho Chiyoda-ku , Tokyo, Tokyo-to, Japan, 100
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    Tokyo
    JP Tower 22F 2-7-2 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku , Tokyo, Tokyo-to, Japan, 100-7022
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Singapore
  • Singapore
    6 Battery Road #25-03 , Singapore, Singapore Island, Singapore, 049909
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    Singapore
    50 Collyer Quay #09-01 OUE Bayfront , Singapore, Singapore Island, Singapore, 049321
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South Korea
  • Seoul
    Two IFC, 10 Gukjegeumyung-ro, Youngdeungpo-gu , Seoul, Seoul, South Korea, 07326
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Thailand
  • Bangkok
    22nd Floor Sindhorn Tower 3 130-132 Wireless Road Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand, 10330
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UK
Vietnam
  • Hanoi
    Level 5, Sentinel Place Building 41A Ly Thai To Street, Ly Thai To Ward Hoan Kiem District , Hanoi, Ha Noi, Vietnam
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    Ho Chi Minh City
    39th Floor, Bitexco Financial Tower, 2 Hai Trieu, District 1 , Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Contributions

Latest contributions provided by A&O Shearman

Global Practice Guide
Kelle Gagné
Authored by
Kelle Gagné
Article • Nov 2024
Global Practice Guide
Baptiste Aubry
Adam Obadia
Carole Schmidt
Authored by
Baptiste Aubry, Adam Obadia, Carole Schmidt
Article • Nov 2024
Global Practice Guide
Maura O’Sullivan
Michael Chernick
Frank Oliver
Sara Coelho
Authored by
Maura O’Sullivan, Michael Chernick, Frank Oliver, Sara Coelho
Article • Sep 2024

All contributions provided by A&O Shearman

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Banking & Finance 2024 | Introduction
Authored by: Maura O’Sullivan, Caroline Chapman, Magnus Wieslander, Michael Chernick
Global Practice Guide Sep 2024 Article
Blockchain 2024 | Luxembourg | Law and Practice
Authored by: Frank Mausen, Philippe Noeltner, Baptiste Aubry, Catherine Di Lorenzo
Global Practice Guide May 2024 Article
Cartels 2024 | USA | Law and Practice
Authored by: Memmi Rasmussen, Djordje Petkoski
Global Practice Guide May 2024 Article
Debt Finance 2024 | USA | Law and Practice
Authored by: Ilona Potiha Laor, Jared Brover, Jake Mincemoyer, Daniel Resnick, Dino Peragallo
Global Practice Guide May 2024 Article
Investment Funds 2024 | Hong Kong SAR, China | Law and Practice
Authored by: Lorna Xin Chen, Ji Zhang, Nannan Gao, Anil Motwani
Global Practice Guide Jan 2024 Article
Life Sciences & Pharma IP Litigation 2024 | Poland | Trends and Developments
Authored by: Krystyna Szczepanowska-Kozłowska, Marcin Ziarkowski, Krzysztof Popławski, Kacper Sobolewski
Global Practice Guide Jan 2024 Article

A&O Shearman rankings

Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
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Asia-Pacific Region
Arbitration (International)
1 Department
Department
Arbitration (International)
3
Arbitration (International)
3
Band 3
Aviation: Finance
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Aviation: Finance
3
Aviation: Finance
3
Band 3
Lawyers
Matthew Bisley
3
Matthew Bisley
3
Band 3
Yvonne Ho
3
Yvonne Ho
3
Band 3
Banking & Finance
1 Department
Department
Banking & Finance
1
Banking & Finance
1
Band 1
Capital Markets: Debt
1 Department
Department
Capital Markets: Debt
1
Capital Markets: Debt
1
Band 1
Capital Markets: Derivatives & Structured Products
1 Department
Department
Capital Markets: Derivatives & Structured Products
2
Capital Markets: Derivatives & Structured Products
2
Band 2
Capital Markets: Equity
1 Department
Department
Capital Markets: Equity
1
Capital Markets: Equity
1
Band 1
Capital Markets: High-Yield Products
1 Department
Department
Capital Markets: High-Yield Products
2
Capital Markets: High-Yield Products
2
Band 2
Capital Markets: Securitisation
1 Department
Department
Capital Markets: Securitisation
2
Capital Markets: Securitisation
2
Band 2
Corporate/M&A
1 Department
Department
Corporate/M&A
2
Corporate/M&A
2
Band 2
Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
1 Department
Department
Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
4
Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
4
Band 4
Energy & Natural Resources
1 Department
Department
Energy & Natural Resources
1
Energy & Natural Resources
1
Band 1
Investment Funds: Private Equity
1 Department
Department
Investment Funds: Private Equity
3
Investment Funds: Private Equity
3
Band 3
Islamic Finance
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Islamic Finance
1
Islamic Finance
1
Band 1
Lawyers
Aloysius Tan
Aloysius Tan
Spotlight
Projects & Infrastructure
1 Department
Department
Projects & Infrastructure
1
Projects & Infrastructure
1
Band 1
Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)
1 Department
Department
Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)
3
Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)
3
Band 3
Australia
Banking & Finance: Corporate Finance
1 Department
Department
Banking & Finance: Corporate Finance
3
Banking & Finance: Corporate Finance
3
Band 3
Capital Markets: Debt
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Capital Markets: Debt
2
Capital Markets: Debt
2
Band 2
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