Eddie Look

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Eddie is a partner and co-leads our Corporate and Commercial Practice and heads the Private Client Practice. Renowned for his exceptional legal work in Asia, he holds significant recognition from various publications including Chambers and Partners and Legal 500. Eddie’s extensive knowledge spans cross-border M&A, private equity transactions, joint ventures, and a spectrum of corporate and commercial matters throughout Hong Kong and the Asia Pacific Region. With a meticulous approach, Eddie leads major deals in Hong Kong and the Asia Pacific Region, advising clients on mergers, acquisitions, company structuring, and diverse commercial documentation.

An impressed client reported to Chambers Greater China that Eddie is an extremely knowledgeable corporate and commercial lawyer and communicates in a very clear and concise manner, highlighting issues to be considered and their repercussions. Adept at understanding clients’ unique needs, he excels in providing detailed yet accessible solutions in estate planning, wills, probate, trusts, immigration, and intellectual property protection including registration of trademarks. His proficiency is reflected in his tailored solutions for high-net-worth individuals, families, and businesses.

Eddie’s impressive educational background and professional certifications underscore his prominence. He graduated from McGill University with two law degrees, being LLB and BCL. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and is an active supporter of the McGill University alumni programme. Eddie is a member of the Global Leaders Forum, a member only community for global groups of recommended legal professionals.

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• Acted in relation to the sale of the Borrelli Walsh Group, a leading provider of restructuring, insolvency and forensic accounting services in Hong Kong. Advice included reviewing and negotiating an extensive sale and purchase agreement involving multiple entities and office arrangements and multi-dimensional ancillary arrangements for senior personnel.
• Acted on the purchase of the Marks & Spencer retail business in Hong Kong, conducted all relevant due diligence and advised on the documentation from a Hong Kong law standpoint.
• Acted for a major French fashion brand in its negotiations and purchase of the joint venture partner’s shares of its operations in China, Hong Kong and Macau.
• Advised an affiliation of globally active venture capital and private equity firms with an operating track record of more than 30 years to structure their China fund management platform by introducing an entirely new shareholding structure to permit separation of income streams and control.
• Advised a French client on its strategic alliance with a chain of large French department stores to provide sourcing and trading services to the chain in Hong Kong and mainland China.
• Acted for the seller of Bumps to Babes, one of Hong Kong’s largest mother and baby superstores, in its acquisition. The transaction involved part consideration of cash and part share swap. This was a strategic acquisition for both the buyer and the seller because part of the consideration was swapped into a China entity which our client bought into.
• Advised a global aircraft services giant on the acquisition by a strategic partner of a majority interest as part of the company’s China expansion strategy. Despite the fact that this was a complex cross border matter involving the US, Hong Kong, Australia and Sweden, all relevant documents in respect of the acquisition were completed within one week.
• Acted for a private equity-backed manufacturer and distributor of essential chemicals in their acquisition of a majority interest in a Hong Kong-based company as part of its Asian expansion plans.
• Acted as lead counsel for a leading provider of waste management services based in the United States in the sale of its Hong Kong subsidiary. Advice included seller’s due diligence, the negotiating of sale and purchase agreements, PRC liability evaluation and coordination of the completion.
• Advising a well-known French company on a structured exit from its 50% interest in a PRC joint venture. This exit has involved extensive negotiations on the sharing/use of patents developed by the JV, with some fundamental rights owned by our client.
• Advising a member of a high-net-worth family office in respect of his membership and directorship of the family group’s charity companies.
• Advising a well-known European private bank on the Hong Kong law aspects of a mortgage loan granted to a Hong Kong family trust for the acquisition of property in the UK.
• Acting for the trustee on obligations and duties in a contentious family trust, which was initially set up for the benefit of the settlor’s wife and children.
• Assisting and advising a corporate trustee in establishing its trust business including drafting implementation documents.
• Acting for the administrators, children of the deceased, in applying for a grant of letters of administration to the estate consisting of assets in the Philippines, France and Hong Kong with a Will annexed which was prepared by a French notary public.
• Acting for executrices named in the latest Will of the deceased in a contentious probate matter, which concerned a family with a significant share interest in a Hong Kong listed company.
• Assisting individuals with naturalisation in Hong Kong including professional athletes.
• Advising clients on various immigration matters including Hong Kong visa applications, immigration law advice and immigration investigation and prosecution.
• Assisting employers to obtain employment visas for their employees in Hong Kong.
• Assisting individuals in setting up their businesses in Hong Kong and obtaining investment visas. Advice includes preparing the application forms and other necessary supporting documents such as business plan, company documents etc. and submitting the application to the Immigration Department on your behalf.
• Advising on establishment and appeal of dependants’ visas, extension of stay and prolonged visitors’ visas.
• Assisting Hong Kong residents on permanent residency applications and retention of permanent residency status.

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• Chambers and Partners Greater China Region since 2022
• Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific since 2013 – 2021

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• International Bar Association
• The Law Society of Hong Kong
• Canadian Chamber of Commerce
• McGill Alumni Association
• Global Leaders Forum

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