Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Managing Partner: Barbara Becker

Asia Pacific Offices: China (Beijing, Hong Kong), Singapore

Europe Offices: Brussels, Frankfurt, London, Munich, Paris

Middle East Offices: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh

US Offices: Century City, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Orange County, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Washington DC

Firm Overview:

With more than 1,900 lawyers and 21 offices worldwide, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is well positioned to serve clients in today’s global marketplace, consistently ranking among the world’s top law firms in industry surveys and major publications. Gibson Dunn represents some of the world’s largest multinational corporations in all major industries, leading government entities, commercial and investment banks, start-up ventures, emerging growth businesses, partnerships and individuals.

Beijing Office:

Dedicated to servicing the needs of its offshore clients doing business in China and its Chinese clients in international transactions. The firm’s lawyers also have extensive experience advising offshore companies on compliance matters in China and Chinese companies on US and other international anti-corruption and other compliance matters.

Hong Kong Office:

Provides extensive US, Hong Kong and English legal advice to its local and international clients, which includes high-profile financial institutions, multinational corporations and governments. The firm focuses on cross-border M&A, energy and infrastructure projects, banking and finance/project finance, TMT, privacy, private equity, investment funds, tax and capital markets, as well as litigation, regulatory compliance and investigations, competition and antitrust, and international arbitration.

Singapore Office:

Focuses on cross-border M&A, private equity, banking and finance/project finance, energy and infrastructure projects, oil and gas, capital markets, restructuring and insolvency, and international arbitration. The office has English, US, Singapore, India and Hong Kong law capabilities and experience. The firm was awarded a Singapore Qualifying Foreign Law Practice license in 2013.

Main Areas of Practice:

Banking & Finance:

Gibson Dunn focuses on large, complex structured financings and is regularly involved in a large variety of debt and mezzanine debt transactions. The firm advises on New York, English, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indian and Islamic law governed financings and secured financings throughout Asia.

Corporate M&A:

Gibson Dunn has extensive experience in cross-border M&A transactions throughout Asia, including mergers of public and private companies, stock and asset purchases, tender and exchange offers, divestitures and spin-offs, strategic investments and joint ventures.

Capital Markets:

Gibson Dunn’s expertise covers the lifespan of companies’ funding needs from pre-IPO investment rounds to preparing for and executing IPOs and handling a range of post-IPO financings such as SEC-registered follow-on offerings and PIPEs. The firm also serves as a long-term adviser to various public companies with respect to listing compliance, corporate governance, equity compensation, joint ventures and other transactional work.

Competition:

Gibson Dunn advises clients on the full spectrum of antitrust issues, including mergers, cartel and abuse of dominance investigations, and litigation. The firm also regularly counsels clients on the antitrust issues they face on a daily basis across the region and on their most innovative and ground-breaking projects.

Energy & Resources:

Gibson Dunn is involved in cutting-edge energy and natural resources projects throughout Asia, including renewable energy. In particular, its lawyers have a deep understanding of the legal, technical, commercial and regulatory aspects of the oil and gas industry: the exploitation of, and investments in, upstream assets, and at the downstream level, to the development and financing of refinery and petrochemical projects.

Infrastructure & Project Finance:

Gibson Dunn has extensive experience in every aspect of the construction, development and financing of infrastructure projects as well as the acquisition and sale of already developed projects across Asia. Clients include project sponsors, project companies and other borrowers, commercial banks, multilateral institutions, development banks, insurers, equipment suppliers, purchasers and governments.

International Arbitration:

Gibson Dunn advises leading multinationals in arbitration proceedings across the world. Lawyers have experience working with all major arbitral institutions and rules, including the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC).

Investment Funds:

Gibson Dunn advises sponsors of private investment funds (including buyout, growth capital, real estate, debt, distressed and credit opportunities funds), co-investment vehicles and separately managed accounts in Asia.

Litigation:

Gibson Dunn represents companies, financial institutions and high-net-worth individuals in civil and commercial litigation and disputes, including a full range of contentious banking, insurance, employment, boardroom, shareholder, contractual, tort, probate, trust and tax matters. As one of the top litigation law firms in the world, its lawyers in Asia have acted as trusted legal advisors to many of the largest international companies and institutions, and have acted both for and against regulators.

Private Equity:

Gibson Dunn has significant experience in fund manager support, including partnership agreements, compensation arrangements, tax issues, investment structuring, pensions, pre-investment due diligence and regulatory compliance. The firm leads transactions for public and private companies ranging in size from less than US$100 million to in excess of US$10 billion. Lawyers from across the Asia offices work as a team on complex transactions for clients doing business throughout Asia.

Restructuring & Insolvency:

Gibson Dunn represents debtors in possession, enterprises contemplating restructuring and insolvency, creditor committees and individual lenders, bondholders, acquisition candidates and potential acquirors. The firm has participated in some of the most complex insolvency-related proceedings and transactions in Asia.

White Collar Defence & Investigations:

Gibson Dunn handles the most challenging and complex disputes and regulatory matters across Asia. In addition to being acknowledged as experts in all aspects of anti-corruption, AML, trade and regulatory compliance, the firm’s lawyers frequently conduct significant internal investigations for corporate clients, interact regularly with global and country regulators on high-stakes enforcement actions, lead risk assessments, and assist in developing and implementing all manner of compliance programs.