and further representative offices in Shanghai and Guangzhou. It is also a member of Meritas, a global alliance consisting of 181 independent law firms.

Highlights

The firm offers comprehensive legal services to individuals and corporate clients alike, covering various aspects of legal services in corporate, commercial and property-related activities including banking and finance, M&A, joint ventures, project finance, insolvency and Hong Kong IPOs.

Apart from notable banking, real estate and litigation work, Gallant’s China practice is particularly known for cross-border legal services between Hong Kong and Mainland China. In the past year, the firm was also active in advising Open-ended Fund Company (“OFC”) structure funds under Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) scheme.

Key Clients

Key clients of the firm include Asia Financial Holdings, Bank of China (Hong Kong), Bank of Communications (Hong Kong), China CITIC Bank International, Nanyang Commercial Bank, Ping An Bank, and Soochow Securities International Asset Management.

Established in California in 1934, Latham & Watkins is an international firm with 2700 lawyers across 29 offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The firm’s office in Hong Kong leverages off its Asia network of offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Singapore and Tokyo. The firm’s Hong Kong office has served as a major hub for clients operating across the region, acting as a conduit between Asia and the rest of the world.

Highlights

Latham & Watkins traditional strength in Hong Kong is in M&A and capital markets, but in recent times, it has made its presence felt in regional private equity, restructuring and insolvency, regulatory and leveraged finance, where it has a unique practice that acts for lenders, sponsors and borrowers. 

Recent deal highlights include advised on the largest corporate in India's power sector, Adani Energy Solutions’ $1 billion Qualified Institutional Placement and advised Clifford Capital on $508 Million Infrastructure Asset-Backed Securities Issuance Through Bayfront Infrastructure Capital V.

The firm’s Hong Kong-based lawyers regularly work on complex cross-border transactions and collaborate on a daily basis with colleagues in the US, Europe, and beyond to service the firm’s long-standing global clients operating in the region, as well as major Asian players seeking to do business overseas.

Key Clients

Key clients of the firm include Zhengzhou Zhongrui Industrial Group, China National Chemical Corporation, ESR Cayman, Bank of America, Vipshop Holdings, Huachen Energy and China Life Insurance (Overseas) Company.