About
Managing Partner Charles Adams
Senior Partner: Adrian Cartwright
Regional Managing Partner, Asia Pacific: Connie Heng
Number of partners: 570
Number of other fee-earners: 2,900
Asia Pacific Offices: Perth, Sydney, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore
International Offices:
BELGIUM: Brussels
BRAZIL: São Paulo
CZECH REPUBLIC: Prague
FRANCE: Paris
GERMANY: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich
ITALY: Milan and Rome
LUXEMBOURG: Luxembourg
MOROCCO: Casablanca
NETHERLANDS: Amsterdam
POLAND: Warsaw
ROMANIA: Bucharest
RUSSIA: Moscow
SAUDI ARABIA: Riyadh*
SPAIN: Barcelona and Madrid
TURKEY: Istanbul
UAE: Abu Dhabi and Dubai
UNITED KINGDOM: London USA: New York and Washington, DC.
*Clifford Chance has a co-operation agreement with Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Law Firm in Riyadh
Firm Overview:
Clifford Chance is one of the world’s leading law firms, helping clients achieve their goals by combining the highest global standards with local expertise. The firm operates across the four key markets of the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East, and focuses on the core areas of commercial activity: capital markets; corporate and M&A; finance and banking; real estate; tax; pensions and employment; and litigation and dispute resolution. The firm has 31 offices in 21 countries with some 3,600 legal advisers. Clifford Chance operates across Asia Pacific, with offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Perth, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo. With over 400 lawyers in Asia Pacific alone, it is one of the largest international firms in the region, enjoying a market leading reputation across practices.
Main Areas of Practice:
Capital Markets:
The capital markets practice has over 400 legal advisers worldwide, and offers a full-service US and UK securities law capability, complemented by local securities law expertise in each of the key financial centres. It provides integrated legal advice covering the full spectrum of global capital raising activities including public and private domestic and international offerings of traditional debt and equity securities as well as convertible and other derivative and structured securities.
Corporate:
The corporate practice has 750 legal advisers worldwide and represents many of the world’s leading companies and financial institutions on the largest and most complex transactions across the globe — from public takeovers, mergers and cross-border acquisitions to strategic alliances, joint ventures, outsourcings and restructurings. The practice offers specialist focus across a range of sectors including communications, energy, healthcare, financial institutions, funds, investment banking, insurance, media and technology.
Finance:
The firm’s leading international finance practice has over 700 legal advisers worldwide. The practice provides commercial and practical advice across the full spectrum of financial products including syndicated lending and leveraged and acquisition finance, asset finance, derivative products, project finance, financial regulatory, insolvency, restructuring and structured finance. It regularly advises regulatory authorities, supranational bodies, governments and government agencies.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution:
The litigation and dispute resolution practice combines local expertise and a global network of over 500 litigation and dispute resolution lawyers, including an integrated team of recognised international arbitration specialists. The team works with clients to resolve disputes efficiently and effectively – whether through arbitration, litigation or other techniques. It also works with clients to develop compliance programmes that minimise future litigation risks.
Real Estate:
The real estate practice has over 500 partners and lawyers worldwide. The team advises on the entire property ‘life-cycle’ from the initial acquisition, development, leasing, joint venturing and financing through to the final exit, as well as tax structuring, PFI/PPP, corporate outsourcing, planning, environment and litigation.
Tax:
Clifford Chance’s leading tax practice advises clients on the complete range of international and domestic tax issues. Local tax groups work closely with areas such as securitisation, securities, M&A, corporate restructuring, private equity, real estate and funds.
Employment:
The employment practice has more than 100 specialist employment lawyers worldwide. Lawyers advise on a wide range of labour, HR and employment issues.
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- London10 Upper Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, Greater London, UK, E14 5JJ
- Web: www.cliffordchance.com
- Tel: 020 7006 1000
- Fax: 020 7006 5555
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- Beijing33/F China World Office Bldg 1, No 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Beijing, Beijing, China, 100004View ranked officeHong Kong27th Floor, Jardine House, One Connaught Place, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaView ranked officeShanghaiHKRI Takoo Hui, 25/F, HKRI Centre Tower 2, 288 Shi Men Yi Road, Shanghai, Shanghai, China, 200041View ranked office
- Singapore25th floor, Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3, 12 Marina Boulevard, Singapore, Singapore Island, Singapore, 018982View ranked office
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Clifford Chance advised on the largest real estate financing in Central and Eastern Europe
Clifford Chance Banking & Finance team advised CTP, the biggest industrial developer in the CEE, on €1.9 billion financing arranged and underwritten by a consortium of six leading banks.
Clifford Chance advises Baikal Mining Company on the execution of equipment supply agreement
A team from Clifford Chance has advised Baikal Mining Company on the execution of an equipment supply agreement with Outotec, a global leader in minerals and metals processing technology, for the design and supply of the mine-side processing equipment for the Udokan project.
Clifford Chance advises CDB Aviation on a lease of three Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Nordwind
A team from Clifford Chance has advised CDB Aviation Lease Finance DAC on a long-term lease of three Boeing 737-800 aircraft to a Russian carrier, Nordwind Airlines.
Clifford Chance advises joint lead managers on US$600 million Belarusian Eurobond issue
A team from Clifford Chance has advised the joint lead managers in connection with the issuance of US$600 million in Eurobonds by Belarus.
Clifford Chance advises banks on the EUR150 million facility for ChelPipe
Clifford Chance Moscow team has advised a syndicate of banks on the EUR150 million Russian law syndicated facility for PJSC Chelyabinsk Pipe plant (ChelPipe), the leading Russian manufacturer of tubular goods and the provider of integrated solutions for fuel and energy companies.
Clifford Chance advises Nornickel on the sale of Legion TI Business Center to UFG Real Estate
Clifford Chance has advised PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel on the sale of its equity interest in the company which owns the Legion TI Business Center, to RCP Investments II Ltd. for the total amount of approximately US$100 million.
Clifford Chance advises X5 Retail Group on its RUB20 billion debut Eurobond issue
Clifford Chance has advised X5 Retail Group, a leading Russian food retailer, on its debut issue of RUB20 billion guaranteed notes. This Eurobond issue has become the largest Rouble-denominated issue since the re-opening of international capital markets for Russian issuers in the second half of 2016
CC advises Deutsche Bank, ING, Natixis and UniCredit on US$2.3 bln debt restructuring for Metinvest
Clifford Chance has advised Deutsche Bank, ING, Natixis and UniCredit in their capacity as the coordinating committee for the pre-export finance banks in connection with the successful implementation of a US$2.3 billion debt restructuring for Metinvest.
Clifford Chance has advised EVRAZ plc in connection with its US$354 million disposal of the Nakhodka
A multi-jurisdictional team has advised EVRAZ plc, the London listed globally integrated steel, mining and vanadium company, on its disposal of the entire issued share capital of its fully owned subsidiary Joint Stock Company EVRAZ Nakhodka Trade Sea Port to its majority shareholder Lanebrook Ltd
Clifford Chance advised on the largest real estate financing in Central and Eastern Europe
Clifford Chance Banking & Finance team advised CTP, the biggest industrial developer in the CEE, on €1.9 billion financing arranged and underwritten by a consortium of six leading banks.
Clifford Chance advises Baikal Mining Company on the execution of equipment supply agreement
A team from Clifford Chance has advised Baikal Mining Company on the execution of an equipment supply agreement with Outotec, a global leader in minerals and metals processing technology, for the design and supply of the mine-side processing equipment for the Udokan project.
Clifford Chance advises CDB Aviation on a lease of three Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Nordwind
A team from Clifford Chance has advised CDB Aviation Lease Finance DAC on a long-term lease of three Boeing 737-800 aircraft to a Russian carrier, Nordwind Airlines.
Clifford Chance advises joint lead managers on US$600 million Belarusian Eurobond issue
A team from Clifford Chance has advised the joint lead managers in connection with the issuance of US$600 million in Eurobonds by Belarus.
Clifford Chance advises banks on the EUR150 million facility for ChelPipe
Clifford Chance Moscow team has advised a syndicate of banks on the EUR150 million Russian law syndicated facility for PJSC Chelyabinsk Pipe plant (ChelPipe), the leading Russian manufacturer of tubular goods and the provider of integrated solutions for fuel and energy companies.
Clifford Chance advises Nornickel on the sale of Legion TI Business Center to UFG Real Estate
Clifford Chance has advised PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel on the sale of its equity interest in the company which owns the Legion TI Business Center, to RCP Investments II Ltd. for the total amount of approximately US$100 million.
Clifford Chance advises X5 Retail Group on its RUB20 billion debut Eurobond issue
Clifford Chance has advised X5 Retail Group, a leading Russian food retailer, on its debut issue of RUB20 billion guaranteed notes. This Eurobond issue has become the largest Rouble-denominated issue since the re-opening of international capital markets for Russian issuers in the second half of 2016
CC advises Deutsche Bank, ING, Natixis and UniCredit on US$2.3 bln debt restructuring for Metinvest
Clifford Chance has advised Deutsche Bank, ING, Natixis and UniCredit in their capacity as the coordinating committee for the pre-export finance banks in connection with the successful implementation of a US$2.3 billion debt restructuring for Metinvest.
Clifford Chance has advised EVRAZ plc in connection with its US$354 million disposal of the Nakhodka
A multi-jurisdictional team has advised EVRAZ plc, the London listed globally integrated steel, mining and vanadium company, on its disposal of the entire issued share capital of its fully owned subsidiary Joint Stock Company EVRAZ Nakhodka Trade Sea Port to its majority shareholder Lanebrook Ltd