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McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP
22 Bishopsgate
London
EC2N 4BQ
England
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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 skilledKimberley Smith, and cross-border disputes practitioner Edward Perkins.