International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed William Woo as a partner in its corporate practice in Hong Kong.
William specialises in capital markets, private equity and M&A work and brings to bear extensive experience in corporate transactions across the region. He has a strong track record representing issuers from a wide range of sectors and underwriters on their Hong Kong securities offerings. He has recently advised a number of companies in the minerals and mining sector on their proposed Hong Kong IPOs and a Chinese bank on a significant rights issue. He has also represented major investment banks, private equity firms as well as Chinese state-owned enterprises and international companies on their investment activities.
Commenting on the appointment, Freshfields Asia managing partner Robert Ashworth said: ‘William brings with him a wealth of experience that will prove extremely valuable to our clients and further enhance our market leading reputation in the Greater China region for equity capital markets and M&A. The appointment also underscores our absolute commitment to further developing our corporate practice across the Asia region’.
Freshfields China Chairman Teresa Ko added: ‘William is an excellent lawyer with terrific experience and he is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese. This makes him a perfect fit for our team. We’re seeing activity levels pick up so we’re particularly happy that he’s joining us at this time.’
Profile
William Woo is an established corporate lawyer, having represented Chinese and international companies, public sector entities, private equity firms, and international investment banks in their corporate transactions across Asia. William started his career at an international firm in Hong Kong where he made partner in 2008.
He has advised clients in the renewable energy, financial services, real estate, mining, agriculture and food, technology, and telecommunications industries.
William is admitted to practise in Hong Kong and England and Wales. He holds a master degree in law from Cambridge University and a postgraduate certificate in laws from University of Hong Kong. He speaks fluent English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
