The team at Baker McKenzie regularly leverages its partnership with FenXun Partners to assist clients with the merger control aspects of joint ventures, and proceedings before the Hong Kong Competition Tribunal concerning price fixing and market sharing. The group is also known for its expertise in dawn raids and compliance audits, often advising clients on matters across the APAC region. Practice head Stephen Crosswell is well-known for his knowledge of multi-jurisdictional cartel matters, leniency applications, and major merger clearance projects. Vivian Tsang maintains a broad practice spanning competition investigations, abuse of dominance issues, competition proceedings initiated by the Hong Kong Competition Commission.
Key clients
- ADM
- APG Asset Management N.V.
- PT Vale Indonesia Tbk
- CBC Group
- Hyundai Motor Company
- Sumitomo Corporation
- Johnson Controls
Work highlights
- Assisted APG Asset Management N.V. with multi-jurisdictional merger control assessment and China notification workstreams in several fund deals in China, Singapore and Korea.
- Advised CBC Group on the global merger control aspects of its purchase of market authorisation, employees, customer data, regulatory data, and proprietary information and/or intellectual property assets in relation to certain pharmaceutical assets that Celltrion purchased from Takeda.
- Assisted Hyundai Motor Company with multi-jurisdictional merger control analysis and coordinated merger filings where triggered.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Stephen Crosswell