Mr. Lee, the Managing Partner of LWPG & PARTNERS, has significant experience in handling complex cross-border transactions and advising Chinese companies/investors on their investments in Australia. With his solid knowledge in law and commercial world, Bill is renowned to provide his clients with practical and commercial solutions that are pragmatic and tailored to individual needs.

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Employment History

• 2013 - 2016: Legal Counsel & Consultant, Ashurst, Sydney / Hong Kong / Beijing

• 2010 - 2013: Senior Associate, Malleson Stephen Jacques, Sydney / Perth / Beijing

• 2007 - 2010: Associate, Hogan Lovells, Riyadh / Dubai 

• 2001 - 2006: Legal Counsel, Apple Inc., Sydney

 

Professional Qualification

• Practicing Solicitor in the High Court of Australia

• Practicing Solicitor in the Supreme Court of New South Wales

• Member of  the Law Society of New South Wales

• Registered Migration Agent

• PhD in Law Candidate

• Nominated Adviser of National Stock Exchange of Australia

 

Industry and Honorable Memberships

• Deputy President and Chief Legal Counsel in the Hunan General Chamber of Commerce in Australia

• Chief Legal Counsel in the Fujian General Chamber of Commerce in Australia

• Deputy President of Global Chinese Listed Companies Association 

Mr. McDowall has assisted a number of multinational companies and high-quality companies with Chinese backgrounds to make initial public offerings in the Australian capital market.

 

Capital Raising│ IPO │ Cross-Border Transactions

Mr. Lu has over 30 years of legal professional experience in China, focusing on assisting multinational companies into Asia Pacific markets and cross-border investments.

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Foreign Direct Investment │ Mergers and Acquisitions │ IPO 

Mr. Chen has extensive experience in representing multinational companies in FDI into China, Industries involve construction, engineering and communications, etc.

 

Foreign Direct Investment │ Construction │ Energy 

Mr. Zhou has worked in the Capital Markets Department of HSBC Bank in London and Hong Kong for years and participated in many major projects of overseas listings.

 

Equity Capital Markets │ Banking │ Funds

Ms. Wei has many years of local operations and rich networking resources in Australia and assisting overseas companies exploring local markets.

 

Market Access Policy │ Joint Ventures │ Wealth Management

Ms. Zhang focuses on wealth management, family trusts and global asset allocations for clients.

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Cross-Border Investment │ Education │ Funds │ Wealth Management

 

Ms. Peng has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions of oil, gas, etc.

 

Energy │ Natural Resources

Ms. Wang focuses on business and corporate law in Australia and has provided professional legal services to a number of local and overseas business clients.

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Corporate Law │ Migrations Law

Ms. Qiao focuses on intellectual property law, trademarks and dispute resolution of IP issues.

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Intellectual Property Law

Ms. Lu focuses on cross-border investment anad market entry policies.

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Foreign Direct Investment │ Market Entry Policy