LAWYER PROFILE

Freeman Chan

Global 2026

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)

China

16 years ranked

About

Provided by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Practice Areas

Corporate finance, public and private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate restructurings and listings and other securities offerings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Career

Joined Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton as a partner in 2011.

Professional Memberships

Solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong and solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales. Chairman of the Takeovers and Mergers Panel, and a member of the Takeovers Appeal Committee, the SFC (HKEC Listing) Committee and the Advisory Committee of the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms) - China

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Freeman Chan co-leads Cleary Gottlieb's equity capital markets team, offering clients three decades' experience advising on Hong Kong IPOs.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Freeman is one of the most experienced capital markets lawyers we have worked with. We are impressed by his legal knowledge, industry experience and unique connections.
Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)Chambers Global Guide
Freeman has a senior position on the takeover panel, so from a regulatory point of view, you can’t get that insight elsewhere.
Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)Chambers Global Guide
I love Freeman!
Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)Chambers Global Guide