Bio

Scott Jalowayski is a partner in the Hong Kong office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. Mr. Jalowayski is Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Private Equity Practice Group. Mr. Jalowayski has practiced in Asia since 2000. He advises private equity funds, their portfolio companies, and other global and regional investment managers on their investment and M&A transactions in Asia, including leveraged and unleveraged control acquisitions, minority investments, joint ventures, divestures and restructurings. He has significant experience representing asset managers in active and passive co-investments and in consortium arrangements. He represents clients in a wide range of industries, including infrastructure, health care, industrials, energy, telecommunications, media, retail and technology. Mr. Jalowayski is regularly recognized as a leading practitioner by Chambers Asia Pacific, Chambers Global, Legal 500 Asia Pacific, and IFLR1000. Most recently, Chambers Asia Pacific 2021 ranks Mr. Jalowayski as a leading lawyer for Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment in China and Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021 ranks him as a leading lawyer for Private Equity in Hong Kong, with a note that the team “think[s] strategically about deals.” He is also recognized by IFLR1000 2021 for Private Equity and M&A. Mr. Jalowayski received his J.D. (summa cum laude) from New York Law School in 1998, where he was the Articles Editor for New York Law School Law Review. He also gained his MBA from Monterey Institute of International Studies in 1995 and B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1991. He is admitted to practice in Hong Kong and the State of New York.