Labelled as a ‘very serious and responsible’ outfit, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP routinely acts for China’s largest multinational corporations and prominent state-owned entities, alongside major investors in the e-commerce, AI, and renewables spheres. The firm demonstrates extensive cross-border capabilities, with the Shanghai-based co-lead Jeffrey Sun being an expert in cross-border M&A transactions, predominantly in the TMT sector. Based out of Beijing, the other co-head Jinsong Zhang consistently acts for international and Chinese investors on all aspects of regulatory and compliance matters.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Very serious and responsible, considering issues comprehensively from the customer's perspective.’

  • ‘Able to provide solutions based on the company's actual business situation, rather than blindly maintaining a neutral law firm attitude.’

Key clients

  • Baidu Inc.
  • JD.COM
  • Hailiang Education Group Inc.
  • Betta Games
  • Pactera Technology International Ltd.
  • Chery Automobile Co., Ltd
  • Keyarch Acquisition Corporation
  • Fuwei Films
  • Brookfield Growth Fund
  • COVA Acquisition Corp
  • Toyota Motor
  • Canaan Inc.

Work highlights

  • Advised JD Industrials on its $300 million series B preferred share financing, co-led by Abu Dhabi sovereign investor Mubadala and Abu Dhabi investment fund 42XFund.
  • Advised Catalyst Biosciences (NAS: CBIO) on its acquisition of controlling interest in Beijing Continent Pharmaceutical Co.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jeffrey Sun, Jinsong Zhang