Asia

Areas of Practice

Key areas in which we have advised clients doing business in Asia include:

• Cross-border joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions
• Formation of private equity, growth equity and venture capital funds
• VC and PE financings, representing issuers and investors
• Cross-border collaboration, and licensing and manufacturing agreements in the life sciences sector
• Assisting with regulatory compliance issues in the healthcare and TMT sectors
• Primary and secondary offerings in US and Hong Kong
• Public takeovers
• Post-listing compliance with US and Hong Kong listing rules and securities regulations
• Implementing market entry strategies, via collaboration, distribution, licensing and OEM agreements
• Compliance with US export controls and defending clients charged with export control violations
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), antitrust, customs and environmental compliance
• International tax planning to create an optimal group structure as US operations expand into Asia
• Intellectual property strategy and related enforcement issues
• Appointing sales agents and distributors across the Asia-Pacific region
• Building “greenfield” facilities
• Privacy & data security
• Employment matters
• Relationships and experience in the technology, life sciences and venture capital communities, combined with our insight into the US and Asian markets