Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)
China
16 years ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
Freeman Chan
Greater China Region 2026
Ranked in 1 practice area
About
Provided by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Practice Areas
Freeman Chan’s practice focuses on corporate finance, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, privatizations and IPOs of Hong Kong and PRC corporations on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and stock exchanges in the PRC and the United States.
Career
Freeman joined the firm as a partner in 2011. Prior to joining Cleary, he was a partner at another international law firm in Hong Kong.
Education
Manchester Metropolitan University
Bachelor of Laws
1984
Chambers Review
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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.
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 Greater China RegionFreeman 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 Greater China RegionI love Freeman!
Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)Chambers Greater China Region
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