Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has a wealth of experience in both US and Hong Kong ECM transactions. The capital markets team offers advice on every type of transaction from Hong Kong IPOs to Rule 144A/ Regulation S bonds and follow-on offerings. Freeman Chan leads the team and acts for both issuers and underwriters in Hong Kong IPOs. Fellow practice head Shuang Zhao specialises in high-end ECM transactions in both the US and Hong Kong. Miao Zhang focuses her practice on Hong Kong-based transactions. Biyuan Zhang was promoted to partner in January 2025 and is the firm’s key contact for US transactions. They both also lead the team.