Bio

Natalie Yeung is Head of our Competition practice in Asia. She is one of the industry’s leading competition and regulatory lawyers and has worked on a wide range of antitrust, merger control and regulatory matters involving Hong Kong, EU and UK competition law. She regularly represents clients on cross-border M&A (with a particular focus on Chinese merger filings) and the new Hong Kong competition legislation and advises on the coordination of Chinese and Asian merger notifications, foreign direct investment and other regulatory matters, in the context of global transactions, working alongside our London/Brussels office. In Hong Kong, Natalie has advised extensively on the Competition Ordinance and has worked on a number of ‘firsts’, including the first block exemption application, the first case involving the use of formal commitments, one of the first cases involving cooperation with the Competition Commission and the first case before the Competition Tribunal that was fully resolved under the Commission’s Cooperation and Settlement Policy. Natalie is referred as “one of the standout lawyers in Hong Kong” and “one of the world’s foremost experts on Hong Kong’s competition legislation.” She is repeatedly recognised as Band 1 lawyer by Chambers Greater China for Competition / Antitrust (International Firms) and Leading Lawyer in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific for Antitrust and Competition. She is named as one of China Business Law Journal's “A-List Visionaries” for 2023–2024 for the China practice. Natalie is also listed as “Thought Leader” for Competition and Foreign Investment Review, as well as recommended for Competition, Foreign Investment Control and State Aid in Who’s Who Legal.