Slaughter and May houses a broad practice known for its expertise in matters involving competition agencies, including the Chinese State Administration for Market Regulation. Natalie Yeung leads the team, working out of the Hong Kong and Beijing offices; Yeung is a key name for regulatory FDI matters and merger notifications across the APAC region, in addition to issues relating to the HKCC’s Cooperation and Settlement Policy. Alexander Lee is well-known for his expertise in antitrust and cartel investigations initiated by the HKCC, while Mike Law is noted for his broad experience in EU, UK, and Hong Kong competition law.
Testimonials
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- 'Smart, practical and thorough advice and business savvy. Prompt and efficient.'
- 'Natalie Yeung - guru in the antitrust area, great insights, advice and guidance. Great value for money and efficient. Thorough and very practical and business-savvy acumen.'
Key clients
- Figma Inc.
Work highlights
- Advising Google on a range of competition law matters across Asia-Pacific, including the JFTC’s investigation into mobile search-ad restrictions on Yahoo! Japan, which Google settled in April 2024, with no fine imposed and no finding of illegal conduct being made.
- Advising Figma, the provider of online interactive digital product design tools, on the ex-US merger control aspects of its US$20bn proposed acquisition by Adobe.