Bio

Walker Wallace is managing partner of O’Melveny’s Shanghai office and a leader of the firm’s China practice. He has extensive experience in international transactions and has worked with clients on a wide range of projects across Asia, from multi-nationals seeking to invest in China, to private equity funds pursuing investment strategies in Southeast Asia and elsewhere. Walker is especially sought after for his rich experience and success in helping clients negotiate the complexities of investing and structuring business operations in China. Over the years, this has included transactions spanning a wide range of industries, including consumer products, energy, healthcare, real estate, software, media and entertainment, retail and education. Before moving to Shanghai in 1997, Walker practiced in New York for several years. He is currently legal advisor to The Board of Governors of The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, and previously served as Chairman of the Legal Committee. He has written extensively on issues of Chinese law and practice, including “Onshore Financial Investing in China” and “Enforcement on Defaulted Loans and Mortgages of Real Property under Chinese Law.” Walker is perennially ranked by Chambers Asia under the categories “China, Corporate/M&A” and “China, Private Equity: Buyouts (International Firms)”, including in the 2021 edition, and by Chambers Global 2020 under the Corporate/M&A category for the China region. He was also named to the “Hall of Fame” in the 2021 Asia-Pacific Legal 500 for both the categories of M&A and Private Equity in China. In the 2020 IFLR 1000 rankings, Walker received special recognition as a “Leading Lawyer” in the Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity categories.