Band 5
Provided by Hannah C L Ha
Hannah is the Commercial Managing Partner of JSM. Hannah is based in Hong Kong and leads the Corporate & Securities practice. Clients turn to Hannah for advice on mergers and acquisitions, leveraging her extensive experience in foreign direct investment in China, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions and general corporate and commercial matters. Hannah's practice also covers competition law, and she co-heads the firm's award winning Antitrust & Competition Team.
Hannah advises a wide range of clients, including sovereign wealth funds, blue-chip companies, multi-national corporations and mainland Chinese companies. Her industry experience is wide-ranging, including aviation, chemicals, construction, insurance, pharmaceuticals, transport, financial services and hospitality.
Hannah is a China-Appointed Attesting Officer (appointed by the Ministry of Justice of PRC) and a Notary Public in Hong Kong. She speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
Hannah is also an active advocate of pro bono and diversity & inclusion initiatives. She was recognized as a women leader by IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2020-2023 consecutively and shortlisted for the Asian Women in Business Law Award (M&A) by Euromoney in 2020. She has also been named leading lawyer for Mergers and Acquisitions by Expert Guides: Women in Business Law in 2014-2016.
Standards and Development Committee, Hong Kong Society of Notaries
Council Member, Hong Kong Society of Notaries
Member, Competition Law Working Group, Association of China-Appointed Attesting Officers & Society of Notaries
Member, Disciplinary Committee of Association of China-Appointed Attesting Officers
Member, New York Bar Association
Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Member, Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Competition Association
Advised:
A French ecological transformation company on its takeover of a French utility company which operates largely in the water and waste management sectors. More than 150 lawyers in various jurisdictions globally assisted the transaction.
Alpargatas S.A., a Brazil-based, global footwear company creator of the famous flip flop “Havaianas” in its $475 million Series B investment in Rothy’s, Inc., a San Francisco-based online retailer of eco-friendly footwear, bags and accessories. The team included lawyers across multiple practices and offices in the US, Brazil and Asia.
A leading operator in the courier express parcel market in Europe on the regulatory aspects of the acquisition of a United Arab Emirates-based multinational logistics, courier and package delivery company. The team included lawyers across multiple practices and offices in Europe and Asia.
Sinotrans Shipping (Holdings) Limited on their mandatory general offer and privatisation of Creative Enterprise Holdings Limited.
The University of Warwick
MBA
The University of Hong Kong
PCLL
The University of Hong Kong
LLB
Provided by Chambers
Hannah Ha heads the corporate practice at Johnson Stokes & Master. Leveraging her expertise in antitrust, she is able to advise on cross-border transactions and international investments.
Provided by Chambers
She is very experienced and considerate of the feelings of her clients. She will also share the latest legal developments on a daily basis. It is very pleasant to cooperate with her.
She is very experienced and considerate of the feelings of her clients. She will also share the latest legal developments on a daily basis. It is very pleasant to cooperate with her.
