Asia

Paul, Weiss maintains a vibrant practice in China, Japan, India and elsewhere in Asia, with offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Beijing and in-depth Asia-related experience in our New York, London and Washington, D.C., offices. We represent major U.S. and international financial institutions, telecommunications and media companies, private equity funds, investment banks, consumer goods and other companies doing business in Asia. In addition, we represent numerous Asian companies in connection with a broad range of international business ventures.

Our China practice, which dates to the beginning of the period of economic openness and reform in that country, continues to thrive and remains one of the strongest practices among international law firms.

Paul, Weiss is also a leader among U.S. law firms both in representing Japanese corporations and other Japanese institutions in cross-border transactions and in representing U.S. and other non-Japanese clients in connection with their activities in Japan. We are widely recognized for the excellence of our cross-border M&A practice in Japan and our practice representing Japanese companies issuing securities in U.S. and other global markets.

In recent years we have become actively involved in India's emerging technology and business process outsourcing sectors, helping international investors structure important transactions in that rapidly evolving environment.

Paul, Weiss has had extraordinary success leading the way in the rapidly expanding Asian telecommunications, media and technology markets. Our Asian Communications and Technology Practice Group and its partners have been consistently ranked in the top tier of law firms and practitioners in their fields of expertise. Paul, Weiss has also built a cutting edge practice in the establishment of major entertainment theme parks, having advised municipal governments and consortia in Japan, Hong Kong and China on significant Disney and Universal theme park projects.

The firm has earned the following recognition for its work in Asia:

• winner "Best Law Firm (Transactions) In Asia" category by Private Equity International magazine from their PEI Awards 2009;
  
  
• a "Tier 1" recommended firm for private equity in Asia-Pacific and Hong Kong by IFLR 1000 Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms, 2010 editions;
  
  
• a "Band 1" leading firm for private equity in Asia and China/Hong Kong and for TMT in three categories: China-foreign firm, information technology and telecommunications & broadcasting in China/Hong Kong by Chambers Asia 2010;
  
  
• a top-tier "Leading firm" for private equity in China by the PLC Cross-border Private Equity Handbook 2010 edition;
  
  
• a top-tier "Leading" firm for telecommunications in China and “Highly Recommended” firm for media in China and Hong Kong in 2010 by Practical Law Company;
  
  
• a "Tier 1" foreign firm for private equity/ venture capital and TMT in China by Asia Pacific Legal 500 2009/2010 edition;
  
  
• a "Leading Private Equity & Venture Capital Firm: Asia" in 2009 by Asian Legal Business;
  
  
• a "Band 1" leading firm for M&A & private equity in Asia by Chambers Global 2009;
  
  
• winner of Asian-Counsel's "TMT Firm of the Year 2009";
  
  
• voted a "Headline Transaction Leader - International Firm" by Asian Legal Business' Leading M&A Firms survey 2009;
  
  
• winner for the eighth time of the "IT/Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year" by Asian Legal Business at the 2008 ALB Hong Kong Law Awards;
  
  
• winner of China Law & Practice's "Private Equity Deal of the Year" award at the China Law & Practice Awards 2008;
  
  
• winner of International Financial Law Review's "Private Equity Team of the Year", "Private Equity Deal of the Year" and "M&A Deal of the Year" award at the IFLR Asian Awards 2008;
  
  
• a "Band 1" firm for TMT: Foreign in China/Hong Kong by Chambers Global 2008, winner of the "Project Finance Deal of the Year" award at IFLR’s Asia Awards 2009 for our involvement in the Sumitomo's Tanjung Jati B Transaction;
  
  
• winner of “SE Asia M&A Deal of the Year 2008” and “SE Asia Deal of the Year 2008” at the 2008 ALB South-East Asia Law Awards for our involvement in the Vodafone-Hutchison Essar deal;
  
  
• winner of "M&A Deal of the Year" by International Financial Law Review at the IFLR Asian Awards 2008 and "Deal of the Year 2007" by Asian-Counsel for our involvement in the Citibank's acquisition of Nikko Cordial Securities; and
  
  
• winner of "Private Equity Deal of the Year" at the China Law & Practice Awards 2008 and "China Loan Deal of the Year 2007" by IFLR Asia for our involvement in the KKR Asia in Tianrui Group Cement Company Limited deal.