Bio

Chris Welty is a partner in the Corporate Department of the Firm’s Hong Kong office. Chris represents public and private companies, private equity sponsors, and financial advisors in connection with corporate and transactional matters, including cross-border and multi-jurisdictional mergers and acquisitions, leveraged and managed buyouts, going private transactions, growth investments, consortium transactions, exits and joint ventures. In connection with his M&A/PE practice, Chris also advises clients on general corporate and securities laws matters, including reporting requirements, corporate governance issues, defensive measures, and other strategic considerations. Chris has been ranked in the “Up and Coming” section for Corporate/M&A by Chambers Asia-Pacific, recognized as a “Rising Star” by IFLR1000 Asia-Pacific, selected as an “Asia Future Leader” by IFLR and named a “Next Generation Partner” for Private Equity by Legal 500 Asia Pacific. Chambers noted that he “wins praise from clients for his ‘insightful knowledge of precedent transactions and attention to detail’”. Before moving to Hong Kong, Chris worked in Weil’s New York office and was also seconded to work as in-house counsel at Panasonic Corporation in 2008-2009.