Founded in Paris in 1920, Gide is a leading international law firm with 12 offices spread throughout the world.
Gide is physically present in six regions of the world, with 11 offices, enabling it to act on cases globally.
Asia offers boundless, and sometimes untapped, opportunities for foreign investors, and navigating these complex and continuously evolving political, economic, cultural and legal landscapes has a unique set of challenges for each country in the region. Gide’s long established presence in Asia and deep expertise in emerging markets around the world provide us with a unique platform and vision to assist clients explore the region’s true potential. It also means we can support them through the development, consolidation and growth of their regional presence and activities.
With an established presence in the region of nearly 30 years, and a team of local and international professionals who are backed by Gide’s international network, we are able to deliver a unique mix of local market knowledge and global, cross-border expertise to our clients.
Providing a broad range of legal services to international and regional clients, Gide’s Asia practice is handled by a large, skilled and multilingual team of lawyers based in offices in Beijing and Shanghai in Greater China, who work regularly with our experts in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, as well as leading independent local law firms in the jurisdictions in which we have no physical presence. Our lawyers are highly experienced at local and international levels and are qualified in English, New York, French, PRC and Vietnamese law.
Our expertise in Asia covers both Inbound and Outbound Investment matters for national, regional and multinational clients operating in a diverse range of sectors.
Gide’s activities in the broader Asia Pacific region extend across:
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Our experience also encompasses countries in North Asia and East Asia, including Mongolia and those bordering the South-China Sea (such as Japan and South Korea). We have also undertaken significant projects for our clients in the Pacific region (notably in New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands and East Timor).
We have longstanding and well established relationships with many leading local and independent law firms across the region. These relationships ensure our clients get access to the best available skills and resources to meet their needs, no matter what the jurisdiction.
Notably, in Hong Kong, we operate in a close relationship with leading independent law firm Howse Williams Bowers - HWB (www.hwbhk.com) for all Hong Kong law needs of our clients.
In Vietnam, we work with Indochina Legal, including former Gide lawyers.
