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Emma Davies

Global 2026

Clifford Chance

Ranked in 1 practice area

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

China

13 years ranked

About

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Emma Davies is a Corporate partner in our London office. She has 25 years of experience advising financial institutions, industrial groups, trading companies, and global investors on strategic investments, restructurings, and partnerships across Greater China and the wider APAC region.

Emma's recent work includes advising clients on the restructuring of their PRC operations in response to the rapidly evolving macroeconomic and geopolitical landscape. This has involved business carve-outs, spin-off listings, and new business combinations with leading listed and unlisted enterprises in China.

Emma led the China Corporate/M&A group in Shanghai from 2002–2012 and founded the Firm’s China antitrust practice.

Career

Cambridge University (BA, Economics) 1988

Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 1995

Joined Clifford Chance 1997

Admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong 1997

Seconded to Zheng, Liu, Yuan & Zhou law office, Beijing 1997-1998

Partner since 2004

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

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

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Emma Davies is highly regarded for her extensive experience advising global companies on cross-border transactions involving Chinese counterparties and interests. She offers additional advice on competition law issues.

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