Goodwin was recognized for excellence in the 2022 rankings from Chambers Asia-Pacific, Chambers Greater China Region and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. Altogether, Goodwin received 8 practice rankings across geographies including Asia-Pacific, China and India, and several Goodwin partners were named as leading individuals.
Goodwin’s standout practice rankings in Chambers and Legal 500 for 2022 include:
Chambers Asia-Pacific
- Corporate M&A: Private Equity (Asia-Pacific Region)
- Investment Funds: Private Equity (Asia-Pacific Region)
- Corporate M&A (India – International Firms)
Chambers Greater China Region
- Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms)
- Investment Funds: Private Equity (International Firms)
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific
- Investment Funds
- Corporate (including M&A)
- Private Equity
Goodwin’s Private Equity team was praised in Legal 500 for being “extremely attentive and responsive,” and for taking “a very commercial approach towards investments.” Chambers quoted a client who was “impressed by Goodwin’s quality of work,” saying that “their global footprint is strong,” while Legal 500 quoted another client who stated that “their competence across multiple jurisdictions in Asia sets them apart.”
Goodwin’s Private Investment Funds team was noted in Chambers as being “very strong in fund formation and cross-border matters.” Legal 500 added that with Goodwin “you get ‘big firm’ expertise and experience, with ‘small firm’ service, i.e. the best of both worlds.”
Among the lawyers ranked in Chambers, Hong Kong office chair Yash Rana was recognized for both Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (China) and Corporate M&A (India - International Firms).
Partner Douglas Freeman was recognized for Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (China), with Chambers noting his ability to “understand nuances of cross-border transactions, including the culture.”
Partner Victor Chen was ranked for Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (China), and was noted for his experience in advising on “transactions in the retail, entertainment and technology sectors.”
Partner Wendy Pan was ranked for Life Sciences (China) due to her “great expertise and experience in the area” and success as “a great negotiator.”
Partner Gregory Barclay was ranked for Investment Funds (China), where he was commended for being "very responsive" and “readily available.” He was also mentioned in Legal 500, “His experience in the market is apparent in his advice, which is always bespoke and appropriate.”
These results reflect the tremendous growth and expanded capabilities of the firm’s Asia practice. With the recent arrivals of Edwin Chan in Private Equity and Elyn Xing in Private Investment Funds, Goodwin Asia now features a 12-partner full-service team in Hong Kong serving clients in all of Goodwin’s key industry verticals, including private equity, technology, life sciences, financial services and real estate.