Andrew Crook leads the offering at Clifford Chance, with draws on the firm’s wider Greater China team to assist with a broad array of inbound and outbound China-related M&A. Emma Davies leads the firm’s healthcare and life sciences team, and is well-known for handling M&A and corporate restructuring mandates, and Virginia Lee is an expert in matters involving minority investments and share buy-back programmes. With ample expertise in the infrastructure and energy transition spaces, Alex Bidlake is a key figure within the team for joint ventures and corporate finance matters, while public M&A specialist Tommy Tam regularly assists investment banking clients and listed companies.

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Key clients

  • Essity AB
  • Volkswagen Group
  • China Baowu Group
  • Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co., Ltd.
  • NWS Holdings
  • AIA Group
  • Red Star Macalline Holding Group Company Limited
  • Pfizer
  • China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited
  • State Grid International Development

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Andrew Crook

Other key lawyers

Emma Davies, Virginia Lee, Alex Bidlake, Tommy Tam