Asia-Pacific
Freshfields in Asia-Pacific
You will find us at the heart of Asia’s most complex deals and cutting-edge regulatory matters.
From helping on the first strategic foreign investment in Vietnam to setting up the Tokyo AIM market, from engineering a complex public takeover in Hong Kong to restructuring China’s telecoms industry, and from aiding pioneering investments in Myanmar to leading the largest IPO in southeast Asia, we are often involved in the region's most important and ground-breaking transactions.
We help our clients liaise with global antitrust and regulatory authorities, create innovative financing and banking structures, and navigate cross-border international arbitration, litigation and employment issues across the region.
Client successes
Advising CK Hutchison on the landmark US$6bn merger of its Indonesian telecommunications business, Hutchison 3 Indonesia with Ooredoo Group subsidiary Indosat Tbk (Indonesia’s largest inbound foreign merger and second-largest M&A deal ever)
Advising Korean Air on the merger control and regulatory strategy in several jurisdictions across the Asia-Pacific region in relation to its proposed c. US$1.3bn acquisition of Asiana Airlines, merging South Korea’s two largest airlines
Advising Aquila Acquisition Corporation, the first-ever SPAC to be listed on HKSE, on its de-SPAC transaction, a business combination with China’s ZG Group. This was the first-ever de-SPAC transaction under Hong Kong’s SPAC regime, which came into effect in 2022
Advising Li & Fung and Temasek on the US$3.6bn sale of LF Logistics, a leading pan-Asian logistics services provider, to Maersk and on Li & Fung’s long-term strategic partnership with Maersk
Securing the largest publicly-known damages award for a Japanese investor in investor-state arbitration proceedings for our client Eurus Energy, a renewable energy group
Advising the underwriter on the issuance of RMB 2.13bn of UN Sustainable Development Goals bonds by Zhangzhou Jiulongjiang Group
Advising Alibaba on various aspects of its treasury activities, including a US$1.5bn loan to a Hong Kong-headquartered investment company in connection with the construction of a new logistics centre at Hong Kong International Airport
Our team
Thomas Ng パートナー
Hong Kong
Teresa Ko パートナー
Hong Kong
Robert Ashworth パートナー
Hong Kong
Daniel Anderson パートナー
Hong Kong
Arun Balasubramanian パートナー
Hong Kong, Singapore
Richard Bird パートナー
Hong Kong
Jon Bowden パートナー
Singapore
Bui Thanh Tien パートナー
Ho Chi Minh City
Noah Carr パートナー
東京オフィス
John Choong パートナー
Hong Kong
Georgia Dawson Senior Partner
London, Singapore
Ninette Dodoo パートナー
Beijing
Jochen Ellrott パートナー
東京オフィス
Howie Farn パートナー
Hong Kong
Tony Foster パートナー
Hanoi
Edward Freeman パートナー
Hong Kong
Daniel French パートナー
Hong Kong
Nigel Gleeson パートナー
Singapore
Bing Guan Partner
Hong Kong
Grace Huang パートナー
Hong Kong
Calvin Lai パートナー
Hong Kong
Philip Li パートナー
Hong Kong
Nicholas Lingard パートナー
Singapore, 東京オフィス
Xin Liu Partner
Hong Kong, Beijing
Tim Mak パートナー
Hong Kong
Alastair Mordaunt パートナー
London, Hong Kong
Philip Morgan パートナー
Singapore
Takeshi Nakao 東京オフィス代表パートナー
東京オフィス
Matthew O'Callaghan パートナー
Hong Kong
Gordon Palmquist パートナー
東京オフィス
Richard Perks パートナー
Hong Kong, 東京オフィス
Yuxin Shen パートナー
Beijing
Sarah Su パートナー
Hong Kong
Samantha Tan パートナー
Singapore
Joaquin Terceño パートナー
東京オフィス, Singapore
Alan Wang パートナー
Shanghai, Beijing
Richard Wang パートナー
Hong Kong
Simon Weller パートナー
Singapore, Hong Kong
Kaori Yamada パートナー
東京オフィス
David Yi パートナー
Shanghai
