Entering the new year, key industry publications have named Paul Hastings a leader across a broad range of practices.

December 22, 2005

The International Financial Law Review 1000: Guide to the World’s Leading Law Firms recognized Paul Hastings' Asia practice as a premier source for legal services across several markets, naming us:

A Leading Capital Markets Firm for Hong Kong, China and Japan
A Leading Capital Markets Firm (for Structured Finance) for both foreign and local (Japan) law advice in Japan
A Leading Banking Firm in China and Japan
A Leading Securitization and Structured Finance Firm in Hong Kong
A Leading Mergers and Acquisitions Firm for both foreign and local (Japan) law advice in Japan
A Leading Project Finance Firm in Japan.

Several Paul Hastings partners were also ranked by the IFLR 1000 as leading individuals in key markets: Neil Campbell for Securitization and Structured Finance in Hong Kong; Norifusa Hashimoto for Banking in Japan; Mitch Dudek and David Livdahl for Banking in China; Neil Torpey and Raymond Li for Capital Markets in China; Kaoru Umino for Capital Markets in Japan; and Kaoruhiko Suzuki for Mergers and Acquisitions in Japan.

Asia Pacific Legal 500 ranks Paul Hastings a leader in:

Banking and Finance (Hong Kong, China and Tokyo)
Capital Markets (China)
Equity Capital Markets (Hong Kong)
Employment (Hong Kong)
Corporate/FDI (China)
Corporate/M&A (Hong Kong and Tokyo)
Dispute Resolution (Hong Kong and China)
Intellectual Property (China)
Real Estate including REITS (Hong Kong)
Restructuring and Insolvency (Hong Kong)
Project Finance (Hong Kong and Tokyo)
Securitization and Structured Finance (Tokyo)

The APL 500 also names several Paul Hastings partners as leading individuals in specific practice categories, including: Donald Koo for Banking and Finance (in Honk Kong); Raj Pande for Projects and Energy (in Hong Kong and Tokyo); Neil Campbell for Securitization and Structured Finance (in Hong Kong); Norifusa Hashimoto for Banking and Finance (in Tokyo); and John Steed for Real Estate/Property Finance and Securitization (in Tokyo).