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Osborne Clarke LLP

Asia-Pacific Guide 2024

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Osborne Clarke LLP

Osborne Clarke LLP

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Provided by Osborne Clarke LLP
Asia-Pacific

Osborne Clarke is a future-focused international legal practice. With expertise in eight core sectors and in global transformational trends of digitalisation, decarbonisation and urban dynamics, the firm offers in-depth legal expertise in 25 jurisdictions.

Managing Partner (OC Queen Street): Chia Ling Koh

Managing Partner (Zhang Yu & Partners, the member firm of Osborne Clarke in China): Steve Yu

Managing Partner (BTG Legal): Prashant Mara

International CEO: Omar Al-Nuaimi

Number of lawyers: 900+

Number of partners: 270+

Asia offices: OC Queen Street (Singapore), Zhang Yu & Partners (China), BTG Legal (Bangalore*, Mumbai*, New Delhi*)

International offices: Bangalore*, Mumbai*, New Delhi*, Shanghai, Singapore, London, Bristol, Reading, Brussels, Paris, Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, Munich, Busto Arsizio, Milan, Rome, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Madrid, Zaragoza, Stockholm, New York, San Francisco.

*Services in India are provided by a relationship firm.

OC Queen Street’s expertise encompasses FinTech, Cryptocurrency, Payments, IT, Data Protection, Financial Services, Regulatory, IP (Patent & Copyright) Litigation, Telecoms, Media, Dispute Resolution, Investigations, Investment Funds, Employment, Banking & Finance, and M&A. Best known for its work in the Digital Business sector, OC Queen Street is fully immersed in all things digital and technology-driven. According to Chambers FinTech 2020, OC Queen Street is “well known for its strong FinTech practice. The digital payments space is a noted strength, in which field the firm counts global technology companies and large platform style e-commerce companies among its clients” .

The Shanghai-based China practice represents both international and domestic clients on cross-border transactions and trades across all the regions in the country.

OC Queen Street takes a full service approach. The client service team includes bi-lingual corporate and commercial lawyers as well as specialists who have strong sector knowledge in core areas such as technology, media, tech, media and comms, luxury and consumer products, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, franchise, automotive and advanced manufacturing.

The Mumbai-based team at BTG Legal have worked in-house for large conglomerates and established law firms (including at Osborne Clarke), bringing strong technical expertise to their work. They regularly navigate both complex cross-border and domestic transactions, and take a full-service approach to all they do. Both the corporate and commercial lawyers that they work with in India, have specialist sector knowledge in key areas that include defence, digital business, energy and infrastructure, financial services, industrials, life sciences, retail and transport. And they always tailor advice to each individual client, while addressing the legal and business challenges that are unique to India.

3D strategy: 

Osborne Clarke provides expert legal advice with three interlinked aspects:

1. Excellent legal services and undoubted legal expertise; overlaid with

2. In-depth knowledge of clients’ sectors;

3. Presented in the context of the forces that will transform business over the coming years: digitalisation, decarbonisation and urban dynamics.

1. Excellent legal Services:  

Osborne Clarke provides a full service-offering that covers:

■ Banking & Finance

■ Commercial

■ Competition, Anti-Trust & Trade

■ Corporate

■ Dispute Resolution

■ Employment & Pensions

■ Infrastructure Services

■ Intellectual Property

■ IT & Data

■ Real Estate

■ Regulatory & Compliance

■ Tax

2. In-depth knowledge of eight core sectors:

Osborne Clarke provides its full service-offering across eight core sectors:

■ Technology, Media & Communications

■ Financial Services

■ Energy & Utilities

■ Real Estate & Infrastructure

■ Retail & Consumer

■ Transport & Automotive

■ Life Sciences & Healthcare

■ Workforce Solutions

3. Future-shaping transformational trends: 

Osborne Clarke immerses itself in the global issues that are transforming the way it lives, works and does business - decarbonisation, digitalisation, and urban dynamics. Through its dedicated transformation teams, the firm uses its insight to help clients thrive, ensure agility and strengthen the resilience of businesses by:

■ advising on how the changing legal landscape will affect your organisations;

■ navigating complex laws when shifting to new business models and strategies; and

■ facilitating and acting on projects, transactions and investments to help achieve sustainable targets.

Ranked Offices

Provided by Osborne Clarke LLP

UK - Head office
Singapore
  • Singapore
    One Raffles Place, Level 25, Unit 25-50, Singapore, Singapore Island, Singapore, 048583
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Contributions

Latest contributions provided by Osborne Clarke LLP

Global Practice Guide
Louis Hoffreumon
Vladimir Murovec
Manon De Neubourg
Fjoralba Spahiu
Authored by
Louis Hoffreumon, Vladimir Murovec, Manon De Neubourg, Fjoralba Spahiu
Article • May 2024
Global Practice Guide
Margo Cornette
Benjamin Docquir
Authored by
Margo Cornette, Benjamin Docquir
Article • Feb 2024
Global Practice Guide
Margo Cornette
Emilie Van Heck
Benjamin Docquir
Authored by
Margo Cornette, Emilie Van Heck, Benjamin Docquir
Article • Feb 2024

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Patent Litigation 2024 | Belgium | Law and Practice
Authored by: Camille De Munter, Valentin de le Court, Emilie Van Heck
Global Practice Guide Jan 2024 Article
Banking Regulation 2024 | Netherlands | Trends and Developments
Authored by: Johannes de Jong, Juliet de Graaf
Global Practice Guide Oct 2023 Article
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Authored by: Johannes de Jong, Juliet de Graaf
Global Practice Guide Oct 2023 Article

Osborne Clarke LLP rankings

Asia-Pacific Guide 2024
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Singapore
Tax
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Irving Aw
3
Irving Aw
3
Band 3
Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT): Domestic
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT): Domestic
3
Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT): Domestic
3
Band 3
Lawyers
Chia Ling Koh
2
Chia Ling Koh
2
Band 2