Brian Schwarzwalder Bio

Brian Schwarzwalder is a partner in the Hong Kong office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. He is a member of the firm’s Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice Groups. Brian has nearly 20 years of experience advising private equity funds and other sophisticated asset managers on cross-border leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions and growth equity investments across Asia-Pacific markets. He has represented both global and Asian investors in some of the largest transactions in the region. In addition to his sponsor-side practice, Brian also represents limited partners who invest as active consortium members and passive equity financing sources. His practice covers a wide range of industries, including life sciences, technology, media, publishing, real estate and manufacturing. Brian is consistently recognized as a leading lawyer and is highly regarded by various independent legal publications, including Chambers Asia Pacific in which he has been ranked for 9 consecutive years, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific and IFLR1000. In the Chambers Asia Pacific guide, a client singled out Brian as “practical, commercial and experienced” and a “great relationship partner,” explaining that “he has a very good grasp of our risk profile.” The Legal 500 Asia Pacific ranks him as a leading lawyer for Private Equity in Hong Kong, with a note that the team “think[s] strategically about deals.”