Move bolsters capabilities in China, Japan and throughout Asia
Hong Kong, August 4, 2008 – LawFuel – Law Firm Newswire – In a move that significantly bolsters its M&A capabilities in China and throughout Asia, global law firm Shearman & Sterling LLP announced that Gregory D. Puff has rejoined the firm in Hong Kong as a partner.
Mr. Puff, an associate at Shearman & Sterling from 1993 to 2002, most recently served as a partner and Head of M&A-Asia at O’Melveny & Myers LLP, where he was involved in a wide array of public and private mergers and hostile transactions, stock and asset purchases, and joint ventures. He regularly represents multinational corporations and global investment and commercial banking firms in their M&A transactions around the world, with particular focus on deals in China, Japan and throughout Asia.
At Shearman & Sterling, Mr. Puff will join an already highly regarded M&A team, led by Lee Edwards, China managing partner. Other Asia-based M&A partners include Paul Strecker in Hong Kong and Masahisa Ikeda and Kenneth Lebrun in Tokyo.
Rohan S. Weerasinghe, Senior Partner of Shearman & Sterling, said, “We are very pleased to welcome Greg back to our firm. He joins what is widely considered one of the pre-eminent M&A practices in Asia and will be an important asset as we continue to serve clients’ worldwide needs.”
“Greg’s extensive experience handling complex cross-border M&A transactions and his pragmatic approach to getting deals done will resonate well with our existing and potential clients in Asia,” added Edwards, Shearman’s China managing partner.
Mr. Puff previously practiced in New York, Hong Kong, London and Tokyo. He has been named by IFLR’s Guide to the World’s Leading Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyers as a leading lawyer in its 2008 edition and was also named one of the leading mergers and acquisitions lawyers in the Hong Kong region. Among his clients, Mr. Puff has worked with Mindray Medical International, eMobile Ltd., and MSK Corporation. He also constructed Japan’s first shareholder-approved hostile takeover defense plan (poison pill) for eAccess, Limited.
Globally, Shearman & Sterling’s M&A practice is recognized as a prominent global legal advisor on complex corporate transactions. The firm’s M&A practice in Asia regularly handles some of the most significant domestic and cross-border transactions across the region from offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo. Shearman & Sterling’s M&A expertise in Asia spans a wide range of transactions, including cross-border joint ventures, outbound investments in U.S. and European corporations, foreign direct investments and public and private acquisitions and divestitures.
