Edwin Northover, Greater China Region

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 1

Insurance: Non-contentious (International Firms)

China

8 Years Ranked

Band 5

Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)

China

4 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2024

About

Provided by Edwin Northover

Greater China Region

Practice Areas

Edwin Northover is an Asia-based corporate partner and Head of our Financial Institutions and Corporate practices in Asia. Mr. Northover has a broad cross-border public and private mergers & acquisitions practice, with a particular focus on mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures and distribution agreements in the insurance industry.

He was admitted as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales in 2006 and Hong Kong in 2013.

Career

Prior to joining Debevoise, Mr. Northover was an associate in the Corporate/M&A group of a leading international law firm. During 2013, Mr. Northover spent six months on secondment to the Mergers & Acquisitions team of a multinational insurance company in Paris. In 2015, he spent a period in the Financial Institutions Group of our New York office.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Greater China Region

Insurance: Non-contentious (International Firms) - China

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Edwin Northover is well reputed for his deft handling of bancassurance and life insurance matters, and has an acclaimed practice in insurance-related mergers and acquisitions, advising on both the buy side and sell side of such transactions. He is also notable for his expertise in the growing field of insurtech.

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Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-based (International Firms) - China

Band 5

Individual Editorial

Edwin Northover co-heads Debevoise & Plimpton's corporate practice. He is experienced in M&A transactions, with a notable specialism in the insurance sector.

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Contributions

Latest contributions provided by Edwin Northover

In-Depth Overview

CHINA: An Introduction to Insurance: Non-contentious (International Firms)

Authored by

Edwin Northover, Sheng Shao, Jan Buschmann

Article • Jan 2025

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Edwin has been instrumental on a few transactions that he helped us on. He has been strong in terms of both legal documentation drafting and negotiations.

Insurance: Non-contentious (International Firms) respondent
Greater China Region

Edwin is an extraordinary lawyer and always our first port of call.

Insurance: Non-contentious (International Firms) respondent
Greater China Region

Edwin has been instrumental on a few transactions that he helped us on. He has been strong in terms of both legal documentation drafting and negotiations.

Insurance: Non-contentious (International Firms) respondent
Greater China Region

Edwin is an extraordinary lawyer and always our first port of call.

Insurance: Non-contentious (International Firms) respondent
Greater China Region

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