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Mayer Brown LLP

Greater China Region Guide 2024

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Greater China Region

Mayer Brown LLP

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+1 312 782 0600

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Provided by Mayer Brown LLP
Greater China Region
Asia Managing Partner: Terence Tung, Senior Partner
Number of partners: 80
Number of lawyers: 230
Languages: Cantonese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Malay, Mandarin, Shanghainese, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese, Russia

Firm Overview:
Mayer Brown is uniquely positioned to advise the world’s leading companies and financial institutions on their most complex deals and disputes. With extensive reach across four continents, it is the only integrated law firm in the world with approximately 200 lawyers in each of the world’s three largest financial centres — New York, London and Hong Kong — the backbone of the global economy. Mayer Brown has deep experience in high-stakes litigation and complex transactions across industry sectors, including its signature strength, the global financial services industry. Diverse teams of lawyers are recognised by clients as strategic partners with deep commercial instincts and a commitment to creatively anticipating their needs and delivering excellence in everything they do. A ‘one-firm’ culture — seamless and integrated across all practices and regions — ensures that clients receive the best of Mayer Brown’s knowledge and experience.

International Offices
Charlotte, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Mexico City, New York, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Washington DC, Brussels, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, London, Paris, Dubai

Tauil & Chequer Advogados is an associated office in Brasilia, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Vitoria.
Main Areas of Practice:

Antitrust & Competition:
Antitrust filings and regulatory clearances, antitrust advice associated with global transactions, legal compliance, programmes policy development and monitoring, anti-competitive conduct investigations.

Asset Finance:
Aviation, land transport, shipping, telecommunications and utilities.

Banking & Finance:
Capital markets transactions, trade finance, commercial paper, debt and equity issues, bank security, loans and syndication.

Construction & Engineering:
Drafting agreements, dispute resolution, rating and valuation.

Corporate & Securities:
Joint ventures and mergers, capital markets transactions, takeovers, management buyouts, restructuring and organisations.

Cybersecurity & Data Privacy:
Incident preparation and breach responses; litigating cutting-edge data privacy and cybersecurity issues; strategic counselling and corporate governance; vendor and supply chain management, contracting, and data transfers; regulatory and compliance; policy and advocacy.

Employment & Benefits:
Legal obligations of employers and employees, unit trusts, mutual funds, provident funds and retirement schemes.

Financial Services Regulatory & Enforcement:
Compliance, licensing and regulations in financial services.

Insurance:
Business interruption, contractors all risks, directors and officers’ liability, professional indemnity.

Intellectual Property:
Registration and protection of patents, trademarks, trade names and designs; anti-counterfeiting, litigation, opposition and rectification proceedings.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution:
Administrative law and judicial review, securities litigation, commercial litigation, electronic discovery, international arbitration, medical malpractice, anti-bribery and corruption, internal and regulatory investigations.

Projects & Infrastructure:
Financing in wide variety of sectors: power, oil, gas, renewables, mining and infrastructure.

Private Equity, Funds & Investment Management:
Full-service offering for entire life cycle of a fund – including fund formation & investment management, private equity, private equity real estate, fund finance and regulatory enforcement.

Real Estate Markets:
Development, finance and acquisition of commercial, industrial, hotel, residential and mixed-use real estate development.

Restructuring:
Restructuring and rescheduling of debts and advising on workouts, receiverships, liquidations and bankruptcies.

Structured Finance/Securitisation:
Derivatives, CDOs, securities and corporate finance, funds, financial institution regulatory compliance, bankruptcy and restructuring, tax.

Supply Chain & Distribution:
Contracts for suppliers and distributors, supply chain finance, international trade compliance, risk assessment and planning, preventative measures, and internal investigations and litigation defense, tax.

Tax:
Transactions, consulting and planning.

Technology Transactions:
Data rights, use, privacy and protection strategies; digital services; outsourcing; and software development, licensing and integration.

TMT:
Technology outsourcing, data privacy, media regulatory, domain names, IT, M&A, e-commerce.

Ranked Offices

Provided by Mayer Brown LLP

USA - Head office
China
  • Beijing
    Suite 1102, Tower 2, China Central Place, 79 Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, Beijing, China, 100025
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    Hong Kong
    16th-19th Floors, Prince's Building, 10 Chater Road, Central, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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UK

Contributions

Latest contributions provided by Mayer Brown LLP

Global Practice Guide
Vincent Sum
Sylvia Leung
Authored by
Vincent Sum, Sylvia Leung
Article • Jan 2024
Expert Focus
Qin Koh
David Harrison
Authored by
Qin Koh, David Harrison
Article • Jan 2024
Global Practice Guide
Andreas Lange
Kirsten Schürmann
Susan Günther
Dr Patrick Scholl
Authored by
Andreas Lange, Kirsten Schürmann, Susan Günther, Dr Patrick Scholl
Article • Dec 2023

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Authored by: Nikolay Mizulin, Paulette Vander Schueren, Edouard Gergondet, Dylan Geraets, Agnieszka Nosowicz
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Authored by: David Harrison, John Marsden, Pierre Dzakpasu, Hai Thao Nguyen, Ursula Szotyory-Grove
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Authored by: Pierre Dzakpasu, Suresh Nair, John Marsden, Yu-Jin Tay, Bryan Tan
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Tax Controversy 2023 | USA | Trends and Developments
Authored by: Jenny Austin, John Hildy, Joel Williamson, Brian Kittle
Global Practice Guide Apr 2023 Article
Tax Controversy 2023 | USA | Law and Practice
Authored by: John Hildy, Jenny Austin, Jason Osborn, Joel Williamson
Global Practice Guide Apr 2023 Article

Mayer Brown LLP rankings

Greater China Region Guide 2024
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Aviation: Finance (International Firms)
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
1
Aviation: Finance (International Firms)
1
Band 1
Lawyers
Richard J I Stock
1
Richard J I Stock
1
Band 1
Evelyn Lok
U
Evelyn Lok
U
Up and Coming
Banking & Finance (International Firms)
1 Department
Department
3
Banking & Finance (International Firms)
3
Band 3
Capital Markets: Debt (International Firms)
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
4
Capital Markets: Debt (International Firms)
4
Band 4
Lawyers
Thomas Kollar
4
Thomas Kollar
4
Band 4
Capital Markets: Derivatives & Structured Products (International Firms)
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Vincent Sum
3
Vincent Sum
3
Band 3
Clinical Negligence (International Firms)
1 Department
3 Ranked Lawyers
Department
1
Clinical Negligence (International Firms)
1
Band 1
Lawyers
Woody Chang
1
Woody Chang
1
Band 1
2
Jaime Lam
2
Band 2
U
William Chan
U
Up and Coming
Construction (International Firms)
1 Department
4 Ranked Lawyers
Department
1
Construction (International Firms)
1
Band 1
Lawyers
Menachem Hasofer
1
Menachem Hasofer
1
Band 1
Geoffrey Y M Chan
2
Geoffrey Y M Chan
2
Band 2
Tom Fu
2
Tom Fu
2
Band 2
Mei Ling Lew
4
Mei Ling Lew
4
Band 4
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (International Firms)
1 Department
Department
3
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (International Firms)
3
Band 3
Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Hannah C L Ha
5
Hannah C L Ha
5
Band 5
Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
3
Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
3
Band 3
Lawyers
Nicholas D Hunsworth
S
Nicholas D Hunsworth
S
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