Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai – Cooley was shortlisted by Asian Legal Business (ALB) in its annual China Law Awards series, which honors the exceptional achievements of private practitioners and in-house teams across China. ALB recognized the firm’s work in seven award categories – four for the entire firm, two for deal work and one for individual lawyers.

Cooley was shortlisted for International Law Firm of the Year, International Deal Firm of the Year, Capital Markets Law Firm of the Year – Overseas, and Private Equity Law Firm of the Year – International.

The firm was shortlisted for Equity Market Deal of the Year – Midsize for its representation of Butong Group on its HK$781 million initial public offering (IPO), in addition to being shortlisted for Equity Market Deal of the Year – Premium for its representation of the underwriters of Seres Group on its HK$14.28 billion IPO.

In addition, Cooley partner Yiming Liu was shortlisted for Dealmaker of the Year – International.

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The awards will be presented in April during the annual awards ceremony in Beijing.

Cooley’s Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai offices represent a growing number of China’s most innovative and dynamic tech and life sciences companies, advising them from formation through financing and exit. The teams’ in-depth subject matter knowledge and transactional prowess enable the firm to handle a raft of corporate, finance, M&A and capital markets work for international and China-based high-tech and life sciences entities engaged in inbound and outbound endeavors.

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