Global law firm Clifford Chance has hired partner Robert Chung from White & Case, further expanding its Corporate M&A practice in the US.
Chung brings 25 years of experience advising corporations, boards of directors, special committees, financial sponsors and other stakeholders on a wide range of complex domestic and cross-border M&A transactions.
Chung also regularly represents investment banking firms as financial advisors in M&A transactions. His work extends across industry sectors such as energy, infrastructure, media, technology, healthcare, life sciences, insurance and retail.
Americas Head of Corporate Ben Sibbett says, “We are excited to welcome Robert to the firm, and to our growing team of exceptional US M&A lawyers. Against the backdrop of an everchanging market, our clients are seeking even greater access to truly global insight. Robert’s 25 years of experience in complex domestic and cross-border transactions, including in public company M&A, enhances our ability to provide that insight and deliver desired results for our clients all over the world, including in the United States.”
Global Head of Corporate Sarah Jones says, “Robert adds a breadth of experience across a range of key sectors, along with a depth of knowledge in his practice area that will be a force multiplier. His skillset will most certainly complement our global capability and elevate what we can deliver to clients in the US and across the globe.”
Chung says, “I am pleased to join Clifford Chance, where the growth opportunities within its M&A practice are truly reflective of the connected, global nature of the team.”
This appointment enhances Clifford Chance’s expanding US Corporate M&A practice, bringing the team to 23 partners in New York and Houston.
About Robert Chung
- Joins Clifford Chance from White & Case
- Focuses on advising matters related to mergers and acquisitions
- Experience spans across industries including entertainment, retail, insurance, energy, technology, healthcare and pharmaceuticals
- Representative transactions include advising:
- Iberdrola, S.A. in its US$2.551 billion acquisition of 100% of Avangrid, Inc.
- NRG Energy, Inc. in its US$2.8 billion acquisition of Vivint Smart Home, Inc.
- Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. and its related entities in the sale of three businesses, including the US$4.475 billion sale of its Atlantic Aviation business to KKR and the US$514 million sale of the MIC Hawaii businesses to Argo Infrastructure Partners
- Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in its bid to acquire Inter Pipeline Ltd., a Canadian company publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange, for an implied value of CAD$13.5 billion
- Golden Nugget Online Gaming, Inc. and the Special Committee of its Board of Directors in the US$1.56 billion acquisition of GNOG by DraftKings Inc.
- Earned BA from Brown University (1997), JD from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (2000)
- Admitted as Attorney-at-Law in New York (2009); Washington, DC (2009); California (2000)
