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Hong Kong Corporate Senior Associate

Ref FEL170
Location Hong Kong
Sub Location Hong Kong
Job type Lawyers
Department/Practice group Corporate
Position Type Permanent
 
Freshfields Overview

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is a leader among international law firms, providing business law advice of the highest quality throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the United States.
 
With over 2,600 lawyers in 27 key business centres across 15 countries, we provide a comprehensive service to national and multi-national corporations, financial institutions and governments.
 
In Asia, we are located in 6 cities across China, Japan and Vietnam. We are consistently ranked at the top of the league tables in Asia, Europe and globally. 

Our China Offices

Lawyers in our China offices make up one of the most experienced PRC teams of any international law firm. Operating across many sectors, our teams support clients across a wide range of work.

Our Corporate Practice Group

Our Corporate practice group is the firm’s largest. We act for private and public companies, banks, governments and states, amongst others.   
Our lawyers will work on a broad mix of transactions, including public and private merger and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity and securities offerings. Most of the work will have an international dimension and will range from some of the largest and most complex transactions to smaller deals which provide greater responsibility. We offer comprehensive training and career development for associates at all levels and encourage secondments, both within our international network and to our clients.

Our Corporate Associates

Our Corporate Associates work on a wide variety of transactions, including
  • Large, complex public and private merger and acquisition transactions; full scale worldwide mergers of existing businesses, new ventures and a variety of joint ventures.
  • Private equity and fund raising transactions across a wide range of market sectors.
  • Securities offerings, medium term notes, high-yield bonds, derivatives and structured products. 
While we encourage a broad spread of work there is an opportunity to advise clients across a number of sector groups, including consumer and healthcare; energy and natural resources; financial institutions; infrastructure and transport; leisure; private equity; real estate; telecommunications, media and technology and others.
Key Requirements

The ideal candidate has a top class academic record with at least 5 years of Corporate cross-border transactional experience at a leading international law firm. 
He or she has excellent English oral and communication skills and strong Mandarin language fluency. 
 
Preferrably Hong Kong-qualified, the ideal candidate may also be qualified in England and Wales; an Australian state; Singapore; or New York.
 
 

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