OUR PRACTICE AREAS

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

We advise on complex mergers and acquisitions, especially those involving multiple jurisdictions or Mainland China.  We also advise on strategic investments, alliances and tie-ups, and joint ventures.   We often advise family-owned businesses and other clients in re-aligning their businesses through reorganizations, disposals and re-investments.    We work closely with our clients’ financial advisers who range from boutique financial advisers to the largest investment banks.  Please ask us for a list of the  transactions our lawyers have advised on which will also show our extensive experience by industry.

CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL

We advise our clients in a wide range of Corporate & Commercial matters, including advice to directors and shareholders, minority protection advice and corporate governance issues.  We advise on commercial agreements, including distribution agreements, partnership agreements, agency agreements, intellectual property agreements and supply and service agreements.  We also advise on employment related agreements.  Our clients also seek our advice on data privacy, compliance and competition matters.  We do not restrict ourselves to transactional work, but offer clients advice on day-to-day operational matters.

CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL

We advise our clients in a wide range of Corporate & Commercial matters, including advice to directors and shareholders, minority protection advice and corporate governance issues.  We advise on commercial agreements, including distribution agreements, partnership agreements, agency agreements, intellectual property agreements and supply and service agreements.  We also advise on employment related agreements.  Our clients also seek our advice on data privacy, compliance and competition matters.  We do not restrict ourselves to transactional work, but offer clients advice on day-to-day operational matters.

PRIVATE CLIENT

As increasing amounts of wealth are being created, we advise clients in asset protection, estate planning and succession planning, typically involving multiple jurisdictions.  We advise founders and settlors of trusts, trustees, administrators and protectors, as well as second and third generation beneficiaries.  We assist stakeholders in arranging, coordinating with and getting advice from tax advisers, accountants, private bankers and external asset managers.

We also advise our clients as they re-invest or redeploy their capital in other investments and businesses.  We are well placed to advise them on business acquisitions, forming and participating in funds or club deals, and in co-investments often with other family offices.

Many of our clients wish to act charitably and to establish philanthropic projects.  We have experience advising on philanthropic initiatives, be they starter projects for younger members of the family or large endowments at institutions.