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Adv Peter Lu
Work Department
Corporate Advisory
Position
Peter Lu is Global Head of the Firm’s China Practice. He advises clients on their most strategic mandates, with a particular focus on corporate matters, complex restructurings and strategic litigation. Across these three core areas, Peter advises clients on cross-border M&A, joint ventures, directors’ duties, governance matters, complex restructurings, disputes, crisis management and more. He advises private, public and state-owned enterprises across a number of industries, including healthcare, financial services, media, infrastructure, consumer, energy, transportation and professional services.
Peter is acknowledged for the time he takes in getting to know his clients’ legal and commercial objectives, his skillful negotiation, his ability to see the “big picture” and his solution-driven approach. Legal 500 comments: “Peter is a first class lawyer and deal maker, crossing both China and the West … He anticipates moves, offers pragmatic solutions to complex problems with excellent around the clock client care.”
Peter has taught M&A, governance and litigation courses at Peking University, Tsinghua University, Oxford University, Nottingham University, Vrije University Amsterdam and China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC). He has also been invited to testify on the issues of UK-China trade, and most recently, the NSI Act, before the UK Parliament.
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Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP’s ‘first-rate commercial litigation practice’ is highly experienced in multi-jurisdictional disputes and its wide-ranging expertise extends to insolvencies, privacy, risk management, and arbitration and enforcement matters. ‘Unflappable in fast-moving, high-stakes situations’, Andrew Savage represents clients from the financial services, technology, insurance and energy sectors in commercial disputes. China expert Peter Lu, whose industry expertise covers insurance, financial services, life sciences and pharmaceuticals, is a 2023 hire from Baker McKenzie LLP. Jack Thorne is a ‘standout’ commercial litigator. Also key to the group are the ’very technically skilled’ Kimberley Smith, and cross-border disputes practitioner Edward Perkins.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Risk advisory > ESG
- Finance > High yield
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Real estate > Property finance
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Employment > Employers