Jones Day acts for multinational corporates on acquisitions, with additional experience in handling private equity-sponsored leveraged buyouts, real estate private equity transactions, and venture capital investments. Splitting his time between the firm’s offices in Singapore and London, Ben Witherall acts for international clients on regional acquisitions and disposals, as well as advising Asia Pacific clients on cross-border investments. Witherall jointly leads the practice alongside Dennis Barsky, who focuses on private equity-sponsored leveraged buyouts and acquisitions.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Deep understanding of the M&A market and great ability to deal with a range of counter-parties.’

  • ‘Ben Witherall is commercially focused, with great attention to detail and ability to unpick difficult issues.’

Key clients

  • CBRE Investment Management
  • EDBI
  • Rewind Pte. Ltd.
  • Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC
  • OMERS Administration Corporation
  • Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc.
  • UPL Limited
  • PETRONAS Chemicals Group Bhd
  • PTT Global Chemical Limited
  • Oxford Properties Group Limited
  • Temasek Holdings Limited
  • Gaw Capital Partners
  • Twilio Inc.
  • Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd.
  • Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners
  • Entravision Communications Corporation
  • Singapore Telecommunications Limited
  • ABS Consulting Inc

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.

Dennis Barsky, Ben Witherall

Other key lawyers

Elizabeth Cole