Hall of Fame

The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

Simon Cooke

Simon Cooke

Hall of fameLatham & Watkins LLP

Simon Cooke, a leading private equity lawyer in Asia, specializes in public and private M&A and corporate finance with a focus on pan-Asia private equity transactions. Mr. Cooke regularly advises Asian and international private equity clients, their portfolio companies, and strategics on transactions across the Asia Pacific region, including in India, Korea, Japan, Greater China, and Southeast Asia. Resident in Hong Kong since 2009, he draws on his extensive regional experience to help clients successfully execute a broad range of domestic and cross-border transactions, including: Buyouts Bolt-on acquisitions Infrastructure Growth capital Pre-IPO investments PIPEs Privatizations Other private equity transactions He also advises clients on general private and public company and cross-border M&A and corporate finance transactions. With a commercial sensibility and pragmatic approach, Mr. Cooke leverages an impressive track record of helping clients achieve their strategic objectives.

Rising Stars

Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Julie Fu

Julie Fu

Clifford Chance LLP

Julie Fu specialises in PE investments and M&A. She regularly advises private equity funds, multinational corporates and financial institutions on cross-border buyouts, minority investments, secondary investments, PIPE, disposals and joint ventures. Her industry experience includes consumer goods and retail, technology, real estate, healthcare, manufacturing and financial institutions.

Leading individuals

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Frank Sun

Latham & Watkins LLP

Frank Sun, Co-Deputy Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins’ Asia offices, advises clients on complex private equity investment and M&A transactions. A native Mandarin speaker focusing on multijurisdictional work, Mr. Sun has practiced law in London, Beijing, New York, and Hong Kong, and combines nearly two decades of local market knowledge in Greater China and broad transactional experience to provide solutions to private equity funds and corporate clients in a wide range of cross-border transactions, including: Control acquisitions Growth capital investments US take private Hong Kong public takeovers Private investments in public equity (PIPEs) A recognized leader at the firm, Mr. Sun has served on the firm’s Training and Career Enhancement Committee and Recruiting Committee.

Ian Ho

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP