Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

David specialises in public and private securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and representing non-U.S. companies in their transactions in the United States. He has been practicing U.S. securities law in Hong Kong since 1994 and has represented issuers and investment banks in offerings of debt and equity securities in North and Southeast Asia, with a particular emphasis on the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Indonesia, and Thailand.

David has participated in seminars and lectured to professionals and business persons in Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan on securities laws and regulations. He has served on the advisory board of the World Securities Law Report, a publication of BNA International Inc., and has authored a number of publications on topics such as the PRC's first national company law, U.S.-registered public offerings by foreign private issuers, mergers and acquisitions in the PRC, and U.S. listings by PRC enterprises.

David has been listed as one of the leading capital markets lawyers in Hong Kong in Chambers Global — The World's Leading Lawyers and in Asia Pacific Legal 500.

Areas of Practice

• Capital Markets
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private Equity
• Buyouts
• Venture Capital - Investor
• Venture Capital - Issuer

Representative Cases

• Initial Public Offering
• Initial Public Offering and Regulation S Offering by PT Ace Hardware Indonesia Tbk
• Initial Public Offering and Regulation S Offering by PT Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk.
• Initial Public Offering and Regulation S Offering by PT Duta Graha Indah Tbk
• Initial Public Offering by BGR Energy Systems Limited
• Initial Public Offering by KSK Energy Ventures Private Limited
• Initial Public Offering by PT Gozco Plantations Tbk
• Institutional Placing and Regulation S Offering by Nitco Tiles Limited
• Institutional Placing, Rule 144A and Regulation S Offering by PTC India Limited
• Regulation S Offering by Simplex Infrastructures Limited
• Rights Offering , (2008)
• Rule 144A and Regulation S Notes Offering

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Franchising, Joint Ventures, Lending & Secured Transactions, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Trade Associations, Venture Capital

Bar Admissions

• New York, First Department

Education

• Harvard University

Published Works

• SEC Adopts Amendments to Rule 12g3-2(b) and Various Other Foreign Issuer Reporting Requirements; Revises Cross-Border Tender Offer, Exchange Offer and Business Combination Rules in Addition to Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rules for Certain Foreign Institutions, 2008
• SEC Guidance on the Use of Company Web Sites for Disclosure to Investors, 2008
• SEC Proposes Revisions to Rule 15a-6 to Improve Regulation of Foreign Broker-Dealers, 2008
• SEC Proposes Revisions to the Cross-Border Tender Offer, Exchange Offer, and Business Combination Rules as Well as Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rules for Certain Foreign Institutions, 2008
• SEC Proposes Amendments to Rule 12g3-2(b) Exemption From Registration Under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Other Rules and Forms, 2008

Address

29th Floor, Edinburgh Tower; The Landmark
15 Queen's Road Central
Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Phones

852.3189.7311 (Business Phone)

Faxes

852.2868.5871 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com