Bio

Jonathan Stone is head of Skadden’s corporate practice in Asia (excluding Japan), as well as head of the Hong Kong office and a member of Skadden’s Policy Committee, the firm’s highest governing body. He represents bidders, sellers and target companies in cross-border mergers and acquisitions transactions, financial investors in private equity transactions and issuers and underwriters in capital markets transactions (including equity and high-yield debt). Stone has been named as a “leading lawyer” or “expert” for M&A and capital markets in several publications and surveys, including Chambers Global (2004-2022), Chambers Asia-Pacific (2010-2022), Asia-Pacific Legal 500 (2003-2022) and IFLR1000’s Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms (2006-2021). Mr. Stone was named one of Asia’s Top 15 M&A lawyers and a Dealmaker of Asia by Asia Legal Business in 2021. He also was named a Hall of Fame highlight individual by Asia-Pacific Legal 500, and Chambers Asia-Pacific has named him a leading lawyer for many years in corporate/M&A, equity capital markets, debt capital markets and high-yield products. The publication has quoted a client as saying “it’s rare to have someone who can smoothly integrate M&A, litigation, corporate restructuring and all the IPO issues — but he’s able to deliver in every jurisdiction.” Chambers Global and Chambers Asia-Pacific also quoted clients as saying Mr. Stone is a “real M&A expert” who “has strong experience and is both very pragmatic and business-oriented” and “works with the clients’ interests in mind.” Prior to moving to Asia, Mr. Stone spent several years in Skadden’s New York office.