Paul Hastings Practices and Lawyers Recognized in Asia Pacific Legal 500 Rankings

November 03, 2010

Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo (November 3, 2010) Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that 24 of the firms practice areas and 7 lawyers from Paul Hastings were ranked in the 2011 edition of the Asia Pacific Legal 500, a directory featuring the leading law firms and lawyers in Asia. This represents a significant increase in the rankings for Paul Hastings in Asia, and reflects the high levels of practice excellence and client service being produced across the region by Paul Hastings.

Paul Hastings practice areas and individual lawyers were ranked in the following categories and locations:

China

Banking and Finance Foreign Firms
Corporate/ M&A Foreign Firms
Dispute Resolution Foreign Firms
Employment Foreign Firms
Intellectual Property
Private Equity/ Venture Capital - Foreign Firms
Real Estate - Foreign Firms

Hong Kong

Banking and Finance
Capital Markets - Debt and Equity
Corporate/ M&A
Employment
Investment Funds
Private Equity
Projects
Real Estate

Japan

Banking and Finance - International Firms and Joint Ventures
Corporate/ M&A - International Firms and Joint Ventures
Dispute Resolution - International Firms and Joint Ventures
Intellectual Property - International Firms and Joint Ventures
Projects and Energy - International Firms and Joint Ventures
Real Estate and Construction - International Firms and Joint Ventures
Structured Finance/Securitization - International Firms and Joint Ventures

Philippines

Foreign Law Firms with experience in Philippines

South Korea

Foreign Law Firms with experience in South Korea

Individual Rankings

In addition to the above, the following lawyers were also ranked:

China

Lesli Ligorner Employment
David Wang Private Equity
David Blumenfeld - Real Estate - Foreign Firms
Joel Rothstein - Real Estate - Foreign Firms

Hong Kong

Brett King - Banking and Finance

Japan

Matthew Berger - Intellectual property: Foreign Lawyers
Kenju Watanabe - M&A

South Korea

Jong Han Kim - Foreign Firms

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