Corporate Staff Attorney (Hong Kong)

Job Summary

Role Overview

An exciting Staff Attorney opportunity has arisen to join the Transactional team in our Hong Kong office, with a particular focus on Funds, Private Equity and Corporate M&A matters.

We are seeking a high-calibre Hong Kong-qualified Attorney with strong transactional experience and a desire to focus on Funds, Private Equity and/or Corporate M&A transactions. The successful candidate will work on a broad range of matters for our leading Funds and Corporate practices and will support partners and associates on sophisticated domestic and cross-border transactions.

This role is well suited to an attorney who is a strong technical executor, enjoys working closely with partners and deal teams on active transactions, and is able to provide high-quality transactional support in a fast-paced environment.

Candidates must be Hong Kong-qualified with training in high quality  transactional environments, demonstrating sound judgment, strong drafting skills and a practical, detail-oriented approach to transactional matters.

The successful candidate will typically:
• Support private M&A, private equity and/or fund related transactions, including due diligence, transaction management and execution
• Work with private equity sponsors, asset managers and institutional investors
• Support cross border matters within international deal teams
• Demonstrate strong drafting skills, attention to detail and sound commercial judgment
• Operate effectively in fast paced, low leverage teams
• Be qualified in Hong Kong, from a top tier transactional practice

We would also be interested in candidates who have recently qualified into a transactional team, or who are due to qualify and have undertaken a heavily transactional focused training contract. For strong performers, there may be longer term progression opportunities.

The Team

Our Transactional practice operates with a low-leverage model, enabling close partner engagement, early responsibility and meaningful exposure to clients and key aspects of transactions.

The Hong Kong Funds and Corporate team, led by Albert Cho (Funds) and Tyler Cohen (Corporate), advises private equity sponsors, asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, strategic investors, financial institutions and corporates on a broad range of transactional matters. This includes private fund formation, private equity investments, M&A transactions, joint ventures, co-investments and other strategic transactions across Asia and internationally.

The practice is highly integrated with Gibson Dunn’s global platform and frequently works with colleagues across the firm’s U.S., European, Middle East and Asia-Pacific offices on complex, cross-border matters.

Why Gibson Dunn

Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant disputes and transactions around the world. Our teams craft and deploy creative legal strategies that are meticulously tailored to every matter, however complex or high-stakes. With more than 2,200 lawyers across 23 offices worldwide, we operate as a fully integrated global firm.
Our low-leverage model gives lawyers meaningful access to partners, high-quality work and real responsibility. Attorneys in Hong Kong work closely with colleagues across Asia, London and the United States on complex and often cross-border matters.

We are committed to professional development, mentoring and training, and we look for candidates who are intellectually curious, collaborative and committed to excellence.

Location:

Hong Kong

EEO Statement

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all partners, employees and applicants and, in accordance with the applicable federal and state laws, does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, color, religion, matriculation or political affiliation, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, ancestry, age, marital status or partnership status, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, personal appearance, genetic information, predisposing genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking and sex offenses, arrest or conviction record, or on any other basis prohibited by law.