The process relates to China Investment Corporation’s legal panel for offshore legal services across funds, corporate, finance, dispute resolution and restructuring. The China Investment Corporation relationship partners are Hannah Yao (Partner, Shanghai) and David Bulley (Managing Partner, Hong Kong and Mainland China).
Hannah commented “We are thrilled that we are the offshore counsel with the highest comprehensive score in the Shortlist. Being able to stand out in such a comprehensive and highly competitive bidding process reflects Appleby’s position as a leading offshore firm”.
David commented “I’m delighted that we have been selected as offshore counsel by China Investment Corporation after such an extensive process. This selection reinforces the strength of our team in Asia and the depth of expertise in our Hong Kong and Shanghai offices. We look forward to assisting China Investment Corporation on their ongoing offshore work and to working with all of the leading firms who have been selected by China Investment Corporation for their various panels.