Asia Pacific | Capabilities | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden advises corporations and financial institutions on business transactions and operations throughout the Asia Pacific region, working in tandem with attorneys located throughout the United States and globally. With attorneys in Beijing, Hong Kong,* Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore* and Tokyo, Skadden has extensive resources that allow us to handle many of the largest and most complex matters involving entities throughout the region. Our global network of offices strategically positions the firm to coordinate and execute the cross-border elements of a wide range of transactions, litigation and investigations, allowing us to offer our clients a premier level of service.

Our Asia Pacific attorneys handle a vast range of matters throughout the region. On the corporate side, we advise on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, as well as the competition law issues raised in multinational M&A, capital markets matters, investment management and banking transactions. We provide the full range of international dispute resolution services, and we also counsel on internal investigations; enforcement actions; and related governance, disclosure and litigation matters. Our attorneys also focus on a wide range of energy and infrastructure projects and real estate-related transactions. Our lawyers practice U.S., Hong Kong, Japanese and English law, and we were among the first major U.S. firms to establish a Hong Kong law practice. The firm has handled matters in Australia, Bangladesh, mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. This breadth of experience in jurisdictions throughout the region is what differentiates us, as our attorneys come from a variety of diverse backgrounds.

Skadden has won several accolades for our work throughout Asia Pacific. We are recognized as a top-rated firm in several practice areas by Chambers Asia-Pacific, Chambers Greater China, Chambers Global, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific and IFLR1000, which named Skadden its M&A Team of the Year at its Asia-Pacific Awards 2022. Additionally, in Refinitiv league tables for 2021, Skadden ranked first by value among international firms when representing global IPOs by Asian companies and global IPOs by Chinese companies. We also ranked first among all firms representing issuers in Asia equity and equity-related offerings, as well as in global equity and equity-linked offerings by Asian companies. In Mergermarket league tables for 2021, the firm ranked first by value for announced deals in Asia (excluding Australasia and Japan) and Southeast Asia.

In line with the firm’s commitment to pro bono work and community engagement, our Hong Kong office was recognized for outstanding commitment to pro bono service by the Law Society of Hong Kong at its 2021 Pro Bono and Community Work Recognition Programme with the society’s highest honor, the Distinguished Pro Bono Law Firm Award.

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*Our Hong Kong office operates as Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and our Singapore office operates as Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Singapore) LLP.

Our attorneys represent Australia and New Zealand-based clients in the U.S. aspects of cross-border transactions, such as capital markets and M&A matters. We have participated in some of the largest debt and equity offerings by Australian and New Zealand companies in the U.S. and international capital markets, in addition to many of the most significant mergers and acquisitions in the region.

Our attorneys represent global and Chinese companies in cross-border M&A transactions, international capital-raising activities, private equity, investment management, banking, energy and infrastructure projects, international arbitration and litigation, and real estate and investment finance. Skadden was ranked in Band 1 for Capital Markets: Equity and Corporate/M&A: The Elite in China in Chambers Greater China Region 2022 and Tier 1 for Capital Markets (Equity) in Hong Kong in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022. In Chambers, client commentators noted our status as an “M&A juggernaut that continues to operate at the forefront of the market with a bench of experienced practitioners.”

Skadden has represented Indian and global companies in a range of transactions. Our clients have included corporate acquirers, sellers and investors (including private equity firms) in mergers, acquisitions and international joint ventures involving Indian companies; multinational corporations in restructurings and divestitures involving Indian companies; and companies outsourcing to India, as well as Indian service providers. Our representations also have included underwriters, issuers and investment advisers in international corporate financings by Indian issuers; Indian companies and international investors and their advisers on cross-border disputes as international counsel; and power project developers in complex project financing transactions. Our clients frequently turn to us for our ability to provide dedicated and experienced counsel in international transactions, as well as our strong relationships with a range of firms in the country. Skadden has been recognized several times as a leading law firm in India as overseas counsel for corporate/M&A in Chambers Global, including in its most recent edition.

Skadden has extensive experience representing a broad spectrum of Japanese, U.S. and other international clients in highly diverse and complex cross-border transactions involving global markets. These transactions include mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures; capital markets and structured finance transactions; and real estate acquisitions, joint ventures, and debt and equity financings. Skadden is ranked in several categories by Chambers Global and Chambers Asia Pacific for our work in Japan, including Capital Markets: International: US Law and Corporate/M&A (International and Domestic). Skadden also has repeatedly been ranked as a leading firm for M&A in Japan by The Legal 500 and Asian Legal Business.

Our attorneys represent Korean and international corporations, financial institutions, private equity and hedge funds, government entities and sovereign wealth funds in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets deals, private equity transactions, and energy and infrastructure projects, as well as litigation and international arbitration matters. We frequently are recognized for our work throughout the region, including several times among the top 10 international law firms in Korea by Legal Times (2014-21) and as a leading law firm for South Korea in Asian Legal Business’ M&A rankings. In addition, we were named among the leading law firms for Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution and International & Cross-Border Capabilities in South Korea by Chambers Global, Chambers Asia-Pacific, as well as for Corporate/M&A in The Legal 500.

We represent corporations, financial institutions, government entities and sovereign wealth funds throughout Southeast Asia in capital markets, M&A and private equity transactions, energy and infrastructure projects, as well as litigation and international arbitration, internal and regulatory investigations, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matters. Skadden and our attorneys have consistently been ranked as industry leaders in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines by Chambers Asia-Pacific and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. We have also earned accolades for individual matters, including Best IPO 2021 for Singapore at the 2021 The Asset Country Awards.

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