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Asia

Region

Clients turn to us for advice on complex and innovative transactions, critical investigations and disputes, and challenging regulatory issues across Asia.

Summary

Davis Polk is one of the preeminent global legal advisers in Asia. With more than 100 lawyers here, including more than a dozen partners, we have one of the largest presences of any U.S. firm.

From our offices in Hong Kong, Beijing and Tokyo, we partner with clients on transactions including headline-making securities offerings and groundbreaking acquisitions and investments. Our Asia litigation, enforcement and compliance practice has one of the largest and most respected teams in Hong Kong.

Our clients benefit from our extensive firsthand knowledge of local markets, rules and customs, as well as our direct and dynamic links with our Davis Polk colleagues around the globe. Our clients are companies in all major markets and sectors, governments and government-owned entities, leading private equity and asset management houses, and all of the leading international and Asian financial institutions.

Learn more about our work in China and Japan.

Highlight

#1

Legal adviser for announced M&A in Asia (Ex Japan), full year 2023

Source: LSEG Data & Analytics 

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Recognition

Band 1 in Capital Markets

High-Yield Products
Chambers Asia-Pacific

Band 1 in Capital Markets

Equity (International Firms)
China
Chambers Greater China Region

Band 1 in Financial Services

(International Firms)
China
Chambers Greater China Region

Tier 1 in Commercial and Transactions

International Firms
China
Benchmark Litigation

Tier 1 in White Collar Crime

International Firms
China
Benchmark Litigation

Tier 1 in Capital Markets (Equity)

Hong Kong
Legal 500 Asia Pacific

Tier 1 in Capital Markets (Debt)

Hong Kong
Legal 500 Asia Pacific

Tier 1 Financial Services Regulatory

Hong Kong
IFLR1000
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