JunHe

Combining its well-established Chinese heritage with a strong international sensibility, JunHe's Hong Kong offering is 'seamlessly able to integrate legal expertise with strategic business advice' for Mainland clients requiring cross-border services across a range of transactional and litigation work. Corporate financing is a core strength, with the team regularly assisting Chinese companies seeking to access capital via the HKEX, both on the debt and equity front. Combining 'high-level strategic guidance with a deep understanding of the regulatory landscape', Ke Zhang  excels at advising both issuers and underwriters on IPOs, work which she combines with broader cross-border M&A for both private equity firms and Chinese companies. Chris Tang  is also pivotal to the office's capital markets offering, and regularly advises issuers/underwriters in connection with standalone debt issuances and MTN bond programs. Alex Lee  also advises on DCM work as part of his overarching financing capability that also includes syndicated loans and structured finance mandates for banks and borrowers (including Chinese SOEs). On the litigation front, the 'client-centric, effective and pragmatic' Philip Kwok  and Alan Tsui are both highly regarded across a range of commercial litigation matters, with Kwok also noted for his regulatory enforcement/investigations capability. Lihua De combines her duties as managing partner of the Hong Kong office with a fee-earning practice that includes expertise at handling direct investment, M&A and project finance transactions.