Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that John Fadely and Albert Cho will join the firm as partners in the Hong Kong office. Fadely and Cho will join Gibson Dunn’s Investment Funds Group from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, where they advised sponsors of private investment funds – including buyout, growth capital, real estate, debt, distressed and credit opportunities funds – co-investment vehicles and separately managed accounts.
“We are very pleased John and Albert will be joining our firm,” said Ken Doran, Chairman and Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn. “They are extremely talented lawyers and recognized leaders in the private equity industry in Asia. We are focused on building a premier corporate practice in Asia that complements our private equity and M&A practices in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East. Their addition is another significant step in the growth of our transactional practices globally.”
“John and Albert are both recognized as top‐tier practitioners and have represented some of the most significant and sophisticated funds in the Asia market,” said Kelly Austin, Partner in Charge of the Hong Kong office. “Their addition will add depth to our Hong Kong office and create greater opportunities for our Asia transactional practice, resulting in an extremely compelling position in the Asia legal market.”
Fadely and Cho follow several high-profile additions to Gibson Dunn’s corporate practice in Hong Kong. In 2017, Paul Boltz, Scott Jalowayski, Michael Nicklin and Brian Schwarzwalder joined the firm’s Hong Kong office to expand the firm’s Asia private equity practice. Since then, the firm has built a private equity M&A team in Hong Kong and advised on several high-profile cross-border transactions.
“John and Albert’s addition to the firm further strengthens our position as a leading firm in the private equity industry in Asia,” said Scott Jalowayski, a Hong Kong partner and Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Private Equity practice. “Their extensive experience across Asia’s unique private equity landscape will be a tremendous resource to our sponsor clients and adds important depth to our private equity offering in Hong Kong.”
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