Joshua Wechsler is a corporate partner resident in Fried Frank's Hong Kong and New York offices.
Mr. Wechsler concentrates his practice in corporate finance and the US securities laws, representing both issuers and underwriters in a variety of financing transactions, including initial public offerings, private placements, high-yield debt offerings and cross-border financings, as well as debt restructurings.
Mr. Wechsler has represented an array of underwriters including Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and UBS. In addition, he has acted for a number of issuers in connection with corporate governance matters and reporting under the US securities laws.
Mr. Wechsler served as a staff attorney in the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Corporation Finance from 1994 to 1997.
Mr. Wechsler is a member of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission's Dual Filing Advisory Group.
Honors & Awards
Mr. Wechsler is consistently recognized by Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading individual in Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms) (China) and Chambers Asia Pacific: Asia Pacific's Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading individual in Capital Markets: US Law (International Firms). He is recognized by Legal 500 US in Finance: Capital Markets: Global Offerings - Advice to Financial Institutions and Advice to Corporates, and by Legal 500 Asia Pacific in Capital Markets - Debt and Equity. He is also consistently recognized by IFLR1000 as a leading lawyer in Capital Markets - Equity and Capital Markets - Debt.
Selected Representations
· Counsel to Perry Ellis International, Inc. in its joint venture with China Outfitters Holdings Limited to develop the Manhattan® brand in China, Hong Kong and Macau.
· Counsel to Merrill Lynch Far East Limited and Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, as placing agents, in connection with secondary placements of H shares in Bank of China Limited and China Construction Bank Corporation by Temasek for total aggregate proceeds of approximately US$2.48 billion. The H shares of Bank of China Limited and China Construction Bank Corporation are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
· Counsel to Merrill Lynch Far East Limited, as placing agent, in Vinda International Holdings Limited's US$61.32m top-up placement of shares and in the US$87.94m secondary sale of Vinda's shares by certain shareholders of Vinda.
· Counsel to Bank of America Merrill Lynch in 361 Degrees International Limited's US$150m offering of convertible bonds.
· Counsel to Coach, Inc. in connection with its listing on the Hong Kong Stock exchange by way of introduction. No additional common stock was issued, nor capital raised through this listing. The listing makes Coach the first company incorporated in the United States to list in Hong Kong.
· Counsel to Tracinda Corporation in its US$50m cornerstone investment in MGM China Holdings Limited. The investment was made in connection with MGM China's global offering of 760m ordinary shares and related listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
· Counsel to Bank of America Merrill Lynch, UBS AG, Hong Kong Branchand CCB International in connection with global offering of US$383m in common stock by Billion Industrial Holdings Ltd. and the related listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
· Counsel to UBS AG, Hong Kong Branch, and Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., as lead managers, in NT Pharma Group Co., Ltd's US$208m initial public offering of common stock and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
· Counsel to Bank of America Merrill Lynch and BOCI, as joint placing agents, in a top-up HK$750m share placement by Trinity Limited.
· Counsel to Merrill Lynch Far East Limited, as placing agent, in connection with the secondary placement of 60m shares of China Metal Recycling (Holdings) Limited for total aggregate proceeds of approximately US$81.54m. China Metal is a recycler of metals in China. The ordinary shares of China Metal are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
· Counsel to Merrill Lynch Far East Limited and Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., as joint placing agents, in connection with the secondary placement by Winstar Capital Group Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of HOPV USD Master Fund L.P.) of 163m ordinary shares in Winsway Coking Coal Holdings Limited ("Winsway") for aggregate proceeds of approximately US$81.92m. Winsway is an integrated supplier of imported coking coal into China. The ordinary shares of Winsway are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
· Counsel to UBS AG, Hong Kong Branch, as manager, in connection withHopson Development Holdings Limited's issuance of US$300m aggregate principal amount of its 11.75% Senior Notes due 2016.
· Counsel to UBS, Credit Suisse, BOCOM and Deutsche Bank, as joint bookrunners and joint lead managers, in connection with the global offering byBoshiwa International Holding Limited of ordinary shares for aggregate proceeds of approximately US$320m and the related listing of such shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
· Counsel to Sound Global Limited in connection with its listing by way of introduction on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Sound Global's ordinary shares are also listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
· Counsel to Merrill Lynch Far East Limited, as placing agent, in connection with the top-up placement of 28.5m shares of Vinda International Holdings Limited, and the secondary placement of 4.0m shares by certain shareholders of Vinda, for total aggregate proceeds of approximately US$40m. The ordinary shares of Vinda are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
· Counsel to Sound Global Limited in connection with the placement of RMB885m (US$113m) aggregate principal amount of United States Dollar Settled 6% Convertible Bonds due 2015. Sound Global's shares are listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. The Bonds will be listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore) Pte acted as manager for the transaction.
· Counsel to China Liansu Group Holdings Limited in connection with its global offering of ordinary shares for aggregate proceeds of approximately US$250m and the related listing of such shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The global offering consisted of a Hong Kong public offering and a concurrent 144A/Reg S placement. J.P. Morgan and UBS acted as joint global coordinators for the transaction.
· Counsel to Merrill Lynch Far East Limited and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, as joint placing agent, in connection with sale of 80m ordinary shares of China Lilang Limited by China Lilang's controlling shareholder. The aggregate gross proceeds to the controlling shareholder were approximately US$87m. China Lilang's ordinary shares are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
· Counsel to Merrill Lynch Far East Limited as placing agent, in connection with the placement of 44,604,859 shares of Little Sheep Group Limited by a group of existing shareholders. The combined transactions resulted in aggregate proceeds of approximately US$24.2m. The ordinary shares of Little Sheep are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
· Counsel to Merrill Lynch Far East Limited and CLSA Limited, as joint placing agents, in connection with the top-up placement of 68m shares ofAsian Citrus Holdings Limited and the placement of 27m shares of Asian Citrus by Huge Market Investments Limited, a shareholder of Asian Citrus. The combined transactions resulted in aggregate proceeds of approximately US$70m.
· Counsel to Merrill Lynch Far East Limited as financial advisor to A-Power Energy Generation Systems Limited in connection with A-Power's private placement of common shares and two series of warrants to various institutional investors for total gross proceeds of approximately US$83m. A-Power's common shares are listed on Nasdaq.
· Counsel to Merrill Lynch as dealer manager, in a fixed price all cash tender offer by Hong Long Holdings Limited for any and all of its outstanding US$90m 12.5% Senior Notes due 2012, and a related consent solicitation.
· Counsel to Credit Suisse and CCB International, as joint lead managers, in connection with the global offering by Peak Sport Products of ordinary shares for aggregate proceeds of approximately US$221m and the related listing of such shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
· Counsel to Merrill Lynch & Co. and The Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited in connection with the global offering by China Lilang Limited of ordinary shares for aggregate proceeds of approximately US$150m and the related listing of such shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
· Counsel to Merrill Lynch & Co. in connection with the global offering by 361 Degrees International Limited of ordinary shares for aggregate proceeds of approximately US$232m and the related listing of such shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
· Counsel to China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited and Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited, as joint placing agents, in connection with the top-up placement of 90m shares ofXinyi Glass Holdings Limited and the private placement of 80m shares of Xinyi Glass by Xinyi Glass' controlling shareholders. The ordinary shares of Xinyi Glass are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
· Counsel to Merrill Lynch & Co. as dealer manager, in a fixed price all cash tender offer by Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Limited for any and all of its outstanding US$283,750,000 7.875% Senior Notes due 2013.
· Counsel to Merrill Lynch & Co., ING and BNP Paribas in a dual tranche offering of US$500m of senior notes (US$300m of 6.125% guaranteed notes due 2013 and US$200m of 7.125% guaranteed notes due 2018) issued by a special purpose vehicle of China Merchants Holdings (International) Company Limited.
· Counsel to New World Department Store China Limited in its global offering of ordinary shares for aggregate proceeds of approximately US$300m. The global offering consisted of an initial public offering of ordinary shares, which were listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and a concurrent 144A /Reg S placement.
· Counsel to Merrill Lynch & Co. in connection with the global offering byVinda International Holdings Limited and certain selling shareholders of ordinary shares for aggregate proceeds of approximately US$140m. The global offering consisted of an initial public offering of ordinary shares, which were listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and a concurrent 144A /Reg S placement.
· Counsel to Community Health Systems, Inc. and affiliates of Forstmann Little & Co. in a secondary offering of US$573m of common stock.
· Counsel to Perry Ellis International, Inc. in covenant negotiations for US$150m of 8 7/8% senior subordinated notes due 2013.
· Counsel to Science Applications International Corporation in the private offerings and related exchange offers of US$500m of 6 1/4% notes due 2012, US$250m of 7 1/8% notes due 2032 and US$300m of 5 1/2% notes due 2033.
· Counsel to SPX Corporation in the public offering of US$500m of 7 1/2% senior notes due 2013.
· Counsel to Banc of America Securities in the IPO of US$60m of common stock and subsequent primary and secondary offerings of US$91m of common stock of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.
· Counsel to Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch & Co. and Salomon Smith Barney Inc. in the IPO of US$675m of common stock and US$125m of 7% equity security units of Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Limited.
· Counsel to Goldman, Sachs & Co. and related entities in the secondary offerings of US$292m and US$284m of Class A common stock of Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation.
· Counsel to Merrill Lynch & Co. in the private offering of US$350m of 7 5/8% senior notes due 2012 and US$850m of 8 1/2% senior subordinated notes due 2014 of the Jean Coutu Group, Inc., the proceeds of which were used to partially finance the acquisition of the Northern operations of the Eckerd Corporation drugstore business.
· Counsel to Merrill Lynch & Co. and JP Morgan Securities in the primary offering of US$1b of common stock of Celgene Corporation.
Publications
Client Memoranda
Coach Creates a Path for Other U.S. Companies to List in Hong Kong, Jan 10, 2012
Authors: Valerie Ford Jacob, Victoria S.T. Lloyd, Joshua Wechsler, Guangqin Wei
SEC Severely Limits Availability of Non-Public Review Process for Foreign Private Issuers, Dec 9, 2011
Authors: Valerie Ford Jacob, Stuart H. Gelfond, Vasiliki B. Tsaganos, Joshua Wechsler, Fredrik Skribeland, James W. Wong
SEC Approves New Rules to Toughen Listing Standards for Reverse Merger Companies, Nov 16, 2011
Authors: Valerie Ford Jacob, Daniel J. Bursky, Victor Chen, Joshua Coleman, Douglas Freeman, Stuart H. Gelfond, Joshua Wechsler
Delaware Court Interprets Continuing Director "Poison Put" Provision, Jun 12, 2009
Authors: Andrew B. Barkan, Daniel J. Bursky, Arthur Fleischer Jr., Stuart H. Gelfond, Peter S. Golden, Valerie Ford Jacob, Michael A. Levitt, Philip Richter, Paul D. Tropp, Stephanie J. Goldstein, William G. McGuinness, Vasiliki B. Tsaganos, Richard A. Steinwurtzel, Joshua Wechsler, Mehri F. Shadman
FINRA Proposes Rule Governing Private Placements of Unregistered Securities of Broker-Dealers or their Control Entities, Jan 29, 2009
Authors: Valerie Ford Jacob, Edward M. Alterman, Andrew B. Barkan, Daniel J. Bursky, Joseph P. Farano, Stuart H. Gelfond, Gregory P. Gnall, Michael A. Levitt, Paul D. Tropp, Vasiliki B. Tsaganos, Richard A. Steinwurtzel, Joshua Wechsler
SEC Proposes Roadmap for Mandatory Use of IFRS by US Reporting Companies, Jan 27, 2009
Authors: Valerie Ford Jacob, Andrew B. Barkan, Daniel J. Bursky, Stuart H. Gelfond, Michael A. Levitt, Paul D. Tropp, David B. Hardison, Vasiliki B. Tsaganos, Richard A. Steinwurtzel, Joshua Wechsler
Considerations for Public Companies Weathering the Current Market Downturn, Nov 5, 2008
Authors: Valerie Ford Jacob, Andrew B. Barkan, Daniel J. Bursky, Stuart H. Gelfond, Michael A. Levitt, Lisa A. Levy, David I. Shapiro, Paul D. Tropp, Vasiliki B. Tsaganos, Timothy E. Peterson, Richard A. Steinwurtzel, Joshua Wechsler, Tiffany T. McConnell
Enhanced Foreign Private Issuer Reporting and Disclosure Obligations, Oct 30, 2008
Authors: Valerie Ford Jacob, Andrew B. Barkan, Daniel J. Bursky, Stuart H. Gelfond, Michael A. Levitt, Kenneth I. Rosh, Paul D. Tropp, Vasiliki B. Tsaganos, Robert P. Mollen, Timothy E. Peterson, Karen C. Wiedemann, Sian E. Withey, Francois Hellot, Patrick Jais, Edward T. Kim, Joseph Lee, Victoria S.T. Lloyd, Stephen Mok, Richard A. Steinwurtzel, Joshua Wechsler, Loryn B. Halper
Short-Form Reporting Of Securities Ownership By Non-US Institutional Investors, Oct 21, 2008
Authors: Valerie Ford Jacob, Andrew B. Barkan, Daniel J. Bursky, Stuart H. Gelfond, Michael A. Levitt, Philip Richter, Kenneth I. Rosh, Robert C. Schwenkel, John Sorkin, Paul D. Tropp, Brian T. Mangino, Vasiliki B. Tsaganos, Andrew P. Varney, Robert P. Mollen, Timothy E. Peterson, Karen C. Wiedemann, Eric Cafritz, Edward T. Kim, Joseph Lee, Victoria S.T. Lloyd, Stephen Mok, Richard A. Steinwurtzel, Joshua Wechsler, Lawrence K. Nesbitt, Robin R. Nordblad
SEC Amends Cross-Border Business Combinations Exemptions, Oct 16, 2008
Authors: Valerie Ford Jacob, Andrew B. Barkan, Daniel J. Bursky, Stuart H. Gelfond, Michael A. Levitt, Philip Richter, Kenneth I. Rosh, Robert C. Schwenkel, John Sorkin, Paul D. Tropp, Brian T. Mangino, Vasiliki B. Tsaganos, Andrew P. Varney, Robert P. Mollen, Timothy E. Peterson, Karen C. Wiedemann, Sian E. Withey, Eric Cafritz, Francois Hellot, Patrick Jais, Edward T. Kim, Joseph Lee, Victoria S.T. Lloyd, Stephen Mok, Richard A. Steinwurtzel, Joshua Wechsler, Robin R. Nordblad, Lawrence Nesbitt
SEC Amends Foreign Private Issuer Exemption, Sep 24, 2008
Authors: Valerie Ford Jacob, Andrew B. Barkan, Daniel J. Bursky, Stuart H. Gelfond, Michael A. Levitt, Kenneth I. Rosh, Paul D. Tropp, Vasiliki B. Tsaganos, Robert P. Mollen, Timothy E. Peterson, Karen C. Wiedemann, Sian E. Withey, Francois Hellot, Patrick Jais, Edward T. Kim, Joseph Lee, Victoria S.T. Lloyd, Stephen Mok, Richard A. Steinwurtzel, Joshua Wechsler, Lawrence K. Nesbitt
SEC Amends Short Selling Ban and Reporting Requirements, Sep 22, 2008
Authors: Jonathan S. Adler, Andrew B. Barkan, Daniel J. Bursky, Jessica Forbes, Stuart H. Gelfond, Valerie Ford Jacob, Carmen J. Lawrence, Michael A. Levitt, Terrance O'Malley, Paul D. Tropp, David A. Kanarek, Dixie L. Johnson, Karl A. Groskaufmanis, Vasiliki B. Tsaganos, Gabrielle Hirz, Neil Macleod, Richard A. Steinwurtzel, Joshua Wechsler
SEC Issues Emergency Ban on Short Selling of Financial Stocks, Requires Reports of Short Sale Activities in Other Stocks and Temporarily Relieves Restrictions on Corporate Buy-Back Programs, Sep 20, 2008
Authors: Jonathan S. Adler, Andrew B. Barkan, Daniel J. Bursky, Jessica Forbes, Stuart H. Gelfond, Valerie Ford Jacob, Carmen J. Lawrence, Michael A. Levitt, Terrance O'Malley, Paul D. Tropp, David A. Kanarek, Dixie L. Johnson, Karl A. Groskaufmanis, Vasiliki B. Tsaganos, Gabrielle Hirz, Neil Macleod, Richard A. Steinwurtzel, Joshua Wechsler
SEC Proposes Enhanced Disclosure and Updated Exemption from Registration for Non-US Issuers, Jun 2, 2008
Authors: Valerie Ford Jacob, Daniel J. Bursky, Stuart H. Gelfond, Michael A. Levitt, Paul D. Tropp, Kenneth I. Rosh, Vasiliki B. Tsaganos, Timothy E. Peterson, Karen C. Wiedemann, Sian E. Withey, Francois Hellot, Patrick Jais, Michael Schlitt, Edward T. Kim, Joseph Lee, Victoria S.T. Lloyd, Stephen Mok, Richard A. Steinwurtzel, Joshua Wechsler, Michael Hickman, Loryn B. Halper, Joëlle A. Webb
SEC Eliminates Need For Non-US Issuers To Provide Reconciliation Of Financial Statements To US GAAP, Mar 17, 2008
Authors: Valerie Ford Jacob, Daniel J. Bursky, Stuart H. Gelfond, Michael A. Levitt, Paul D. Tropp, Vasiliki B. Tsaganos, Timothy E. Peterson, Karen C. Wiedemann, Sian E. Withey, Francois Hellot, Patrick Jais, Michael Schlitt, Edward T. Kim, Joseph Lee, Victoria S.T. Lloyd, Stephen Mok, Richard A. Steinwurtzel, Joshua Wechsler, Michael Hickman, Anne-Claire Jamart
SEC Proposes to Delay Auditor's Attestation Requirement, Mar 10, 2008
Authors: Valerie Ford Jacob, Daniel J. Bursky, Stuart H. Gelfond, Michael A. Levitt, Paul D. Tropp, Vasiliki B. Tsaganos, Timothy E. Peterson, Karen C. Wiedemann, Sian E. Withey, Francois Hellot, Patrick Jais, Michael Schlitt, Edward T. Kim, Joseph Lee, Victoria S.T. Lloyd, Stephen Mok, Richard A. Steinwurtzel, Joshua Wechsler, Michael Hickman, Anuja A. Majmudar
SEC Shortens Rule 144 Holding Periods and Loosens Restrictions on Resales of Privately Placed Securities, Dec 28, 2007
Authors: Valerie Ford Jacob, Daniel J. Bursky, Stuart H. Gelfond, Michael A. Levitt, Paul D. Tropp, Vasiliki Tsaganos, Michael Schlitt, Edward Kim, Joseph Lee, Victoria Lloyd, Stephen Mok, Richard Steinwurtzel, Joshua Wechsler, Timothy Peterson, Karen Wiedemann, Sian Withey, Francois Hellot, Patrick Jais, Michael Hickman
SEC Proposes Eliminating US GAAP Reconciliations for Foreign Private Issuers Using IFRS, Aug 21, 2007
Authors: Timothy E. Peterson, Richard A. Steinwurtzel, Joshua Wechsler, Stuart H. Gelfond
SEC Proposes Significant Revisions to Securities Act Rules 144 and 145, Jul 13, 2007
Authors: Richard A. Steinwurtzel, Joshua Wechsler, Timothy E. Peterson, Karen C. Wiedemann, Valerie Ford Jacob, Jonathan S. Adler, Daniel J. Bursky, Jessica Forbes, Stuart H. Gelfond, Michael A. Levitt, Paul Tropp, Vasiliki B. Tsaganos, Anita Finkelstein
The New Deregistration Rules for Foreign Private Issuers, Jun 11, 2007
Authors: Robert P. Mollen, Timothy E. Peterson, Magdalena Loos, Robin Nordblad, Valerie Ford Jacob, Daniel J. Bursky, Stuart H. Gelfond, Michael A. Levitt, Kenneth I. Rosh, Paul Tropp, Loryn B. Halper, Richard A. Steinwurtzel, Joshua Wechsler
Some Last Minute Guidance for Your Upcoming Form 10-K and Annual Proxy Statement, Mar 9, 2006
Authors: Valerie Ford Jacob, Stuart H. Gelfond, Michael A. Levitt, Daniel J. Bursky, Paul Tropp, Joshua Wechsler
SEC solicits comments on a proposed Nasdaq rule change that would require non-U.S. issuers to publicly disclose exemptions from Nasdaq's corporate governance requirements, Jul 23, 2003
Authors: Valerie Ford Jacob, Kenneth R. Blackman, Stuart H. Gelfond, Michael A. Levitt, Kenneth I. Rosh, Joseph A. Stern, Joshua Wechsler, Richard A. Steinwurtzel, Lawrence R. Bard, Andrew P. Varney, Daniel J. Bursky, Robert P. Mollen, Timothy E. Peterson, Karen C. Wiedemann
Articles
Considerations for Public Companies Weathering the Current Market Downturn, Dec 12, 2008
Source: BNA's Securities Regulation & Law Report
Authors: Andrew B. Barkan, Daniel J. Bursky, Stuart H. Gelfond, Valerie Ford Jacob, Michael A. Levitt, Lisa A. Levy, Tiffany T. McConnell, David I. Shapiro, Paul D. Tropp, Vasiliki B. Tsaganos, Richard A. Steinwurtzel and Joshua Wechsler
News
News Releases
Chambers Global 2010 Recognizes 23 Fried Frank Lawyers and 13 Practices as Global Leaders, Nov 10, 2009
Fried Frank Ranks Highly in Chambers Asia 2009, Nov 12, 2008
Fried Frank Elects Nine New Partners, Aug 6, 2007
Media Mentions
Valerie Ford Jacob and Joshua Wechsler quoted in Wall Street Journal article about Coach's groundbreaking listing in Hong Kong, Dec 14, 2011
Asian Legal Business reports Fried Frank's representation of Coach in groundbreaking Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing, Dec 1, 2011
ALB notes Fried Frank's role in China NT Pharma IPO, May 18, 2011
Asian Lawyer notes Fried Frank's representation of lead underwriters in NT Pharma's global offering, Apr 19, 2011
Asia Legal Business reports Fried Frank's role in Hopson's US$300m note offering, Mar 25, 2011
AmLaw Daily notes Fried Frank's role in Boshiwa's global offering, Oct 1, 2010
Asian-Counsel notes Fried Frank's role in Sound Global Limited's convertible note offering, Sep 24, 2010
Asian-Counsel reports Fried Frank's role in placement of shares of Asian Citrus Holdings Limited, Apr 29, 2010
Fried Frank's role in a tender offer by Hong Long Holdings Limited is noted by Asian-Counsel, Jan 7, 2010
Asian Counsel notes Fried Frank's role in a global offering by Peak Sport Products, Oct 8, 2009
ALB Legal News reports on Fried Frank's role on China Lilang IPO, Sep 30, 2009
ALB China notes Fried Frank as counsel to Merrill Lynch in connection with Nine Dragons Paper's all cash tender offer for all of its outstanding 7.857% Senior Notes due 2013, Apr 24, 2009
Joshua Wechsler comments on the Firm's strategy in Asia and the opening of the Hong Kong office in the International Financial Law Review., Jan 1, 2008
Client's Merrill Lynch & Co. and Deutsche Bank noted for Canadian retailer Jean Coutu Group's acquisition of Eckerd drugstores, as Investment Dealers' Digest, "Retail/Deal of the Year" for 2004, Jan 17, 2005
Rankings - Chambers
Chambers Global 2012, Mar 22, 2012
Chambers Asia Pacific 2012, Feb 28, 2012
Rankings - IFLR
IFLR 1000 2012 - Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms, Nov 2, 2010
Rankings - Legal 500
Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2012), Feb 28, 2012
Legal 500 US 2011, Jun 14, 2011
Events
Past Events
Speaking Engagements
What Every Business Lawyer Should Know About Securities Enforcement, Apr 4, 2002
(Also at Hong Kong, China Office)