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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Greater China Region Guide 2024

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

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Provided by Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Greater China Region

Firm Executive Partner: Barry Wolf

Managing Partner, Hong Kong: Tim Gardner

Managing Partner, China: Charles Ching

Hong Kong Partners: Tim Gardner, Henry Ong, Chris Welty, Kathleen Aka, Sandy Lin

Number of partners worldwide: Approximately 300

Number of other lawyers worldwide: Approximately 1,100

Languages: English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese

Firm Overview:

Weil is one of the leaders in the marketplace for sophisticated, global legal services. With 14 offices and 1,100 lawyers across Asia, Europe and the US, the firm advises many of the world’s most successful organisations on complex, multi-jurisdictional corporate transactions as well as litigation and restructuring matters.

Weil has one of the deepest benches of deal-making experience in Asia, led by top-ranked M&A and private equity lawyers and backed by an international finance practice. The firm’s lawyers are qualified in the US, HK, the PRC, New South Wales and the UK.

Main Areas of Practice:

Weil’s Asia practice focuses on corporate transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, leveraged and acquisition finance. It advises leading multinationals, private equity firms, hedge funds and financial institutions on transactions across the entire Asia-Pacific region. With its ‘one-firm’ approach, Weil’s Asia-based lawyers also work closely with lawyers from its other global offices to offer expertise on international tax, intellectual property, securities laws, restructuring and EU and US competition and regulatory matters.

Mergers & Acquisitions:

As part of a global M&A practice that is consistently ranked among the top tier both internationally and in each key market, Weil’s M&A Group in Asia has comprehensive experience in complex cross-border mergers and acquisitions matters. The firm advises multinational corporate clients, SOEs and regional corporate clients on their inbound and outbound transactional matters, including HK, PRC and US public and private acquisitions and dispositions, takeovers, joint ventures, strategic alliances, tender offers and public-to-private transactions.

Private Equity:

Weil is a pioneer in private equity with experienced teams in the US, Europe and Asia representing first-tier private equity sponsors and investors on the full range of private equity matters.

The firm’s private equity lawyers in Asia have extensive experience advising the leading global and Asia regional players in the international private equity arena on all types of private equity transactions, including buyouts, growth capital investments, PIPEs, public-to-private transactions, recapitalisations, financings and divestitures.

Finance:

Weil’s leading finance practices include premier global leveraged and acquisition lawyers and highly ranked capital markets and structured finance teams in Asia, Europe and the US.

The firm’s finance team in Asia frequently represent sponsors, corporate clients and financial institutions on all aspects of complex cross-border debt financing matters, including leveraged and acquisition financing, syndicated loans, recapitalisations, restructurings and special situations lending.

Restructuring:

Weil invented much of what has become standard practice in the restructuring field. For more than 50 years, Weil has played a pivotal role in defining this field by offering creative, practical and thoughtful solutions for its clients. Weil’s global Restructuring group of more than 100 dedicated lawyers coordinate across the US, Europe and Asia to provide clients with tailored, seamless advice to complex cross-border restructurings.

Our Asia team counsels clients across industries on a range of distressed situations; we bring extensive experience advising both debtors and creditors in relation to contentious and non-contentious restructuring and insolvency matters in the Asia-Pacific region.

Ranked Offices

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USA - Head office
China
  • Hong Kong
    29th Floor, Alexandra House, 18 Chater Road, Central, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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    Shanghai
    30th Floor, Tower 2, Jing An Kerry Centre, 1539 Nan Jing Road West, Shanghai, Shanghai, China, 200040
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Contributions

Latest contributions provided by Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Global Practice Guide
Devon M Bodoh
Joseph M Pari
Greg W Featherman
Alexander P Dobyan
Grant S Solomon
Authored by
Devon M Bodoh, Joseph M Pari, Greg W Featherman, Alexander P Dobyan, Grant S Solomon
Article • Mar 2024
Global Practice Guide
Greg W Featherman
Devon M Bodoh
Alexander P Dobyan
Grant S Solomon
Joseph M Pari
Authored by
Greg W Featherman, Devon M Bodoh, Alexander P Dobyan, Grant S Solomon, Joseph M Pari
Article • Mar 2024
Expert Focus
Oliver Walker
Erica Rees
Authored by
Oliver Walker, Erica Rees
Podcast • Jan 2024

All contributions provided by Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

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Decoding Debt: Expert Perspectives on Market Trends and Global Tax Dynamics
Authored by: Joseph Pari, Devon Bodoh
Expert Focus Jan 2024 Podcast
Deal Economics and Current Trends | International
Authored by: Greg Featherman, Devon Bodoh
Expert Focus Nov 2023 Podcast
US Tax Legislative Update
Authored by: Devon Bodoh, Joseph Pari
Expert Focus Oct 2023 Podcast
Tax Implications of New Rules Under the Advisers Act | USA
Authored by: Andrew Morris, Robert Frastai
Expert Focus Oct 2023 Podcast
Spin-Off Taxation – Current State Part II | USA
Authored by: Joseph Pari, Devon Bodoh
Expert Focus Aug 2023 Podcast
Tax Considerations in SPAC Transactions
Authored by: Joseph Pari, Devon Bodoh
Expert Focus Jul 2023 Podcast

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP rankings

Greater China Region Guide 2024
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Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)
3 Ranked Lawyers
Lawyers
Timothy Gardner
2
Timothy Gardner
2
Band 2
Henry Ong
5
Henry Ong
5
Band 5
Chris Welty
U
Chris Welty
U
Up and Coming
Corporate/M&A: Mainland China-based (International Firms)
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Charles Ching
3
Charles Ching
3
Band 3
Corporate/M&A: The Elite (International Firms)
1 Department
Department
Corporate/M&A: The Elite (International Firms)
3
Corporate/M&A: The Elite (International Firms)
3
Band 3
Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms)
1 Department
3 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms)
2
Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms)
2
Band 2
Lawyers
Timothy Gardner
1
Timothy Gardner
Head of Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms)
1
Band 1
Charles Ching
3
Charles Ching
3
Band 3
Chris Welty
U
Chris Welty
U
Up and Coming
Restructuring/Insolvency (International Firms)
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Kathleen Aka
U
Kathleen Aka
U
Up and Coming