Marie Lim is an associate in the Hong Kong office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Corporate Department.

Marie advises clients on a variety of corporate and commercial transactions, including mainland China and overseas capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters.

Marie’s recent representative experience includes advising:

  • The joint sponsors and underwriters on the secondary listing of Hong Kong Depositary Receipts by PT Merdeka Gold Resources Tbk on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. This is the first dual-listing transaction in Hong Kong by a company listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange
  • The underwriters on the HK$1.53 billion initial public offering of Crealights Technology, an optical interconnection products provider, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
  • The underwriters on the HK$1.4 billion Ch.18C initial public offering of CiDi, a provider of intelligent driving products for commercial vehicles in China, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
  • The underwriters on the HK$850 million initial public offering of Shuangdeng, a leading company in energy storage business for the big data and telecommunication industries, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
  • The underwriters on the HK$2.7 billion initial public offering of Geekplus, a leading global autonomous mobile robot company, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. This transaction was awarded Equity Capital Markets Deal of the Year by China Business Law Journal’s Deals of the Year Awards 2025
  • The joint sponsors and underwriters on the HK$1.4 billion initial public offering of Drinda, a leading specialized manufacturer of photovoltaic cells, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
  • J&T Express, a global logistics service provider, on its HK$3.5 billion initial public offering on The Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. This multi-award winning transaction was awarded Equity Market Deal of the Year at the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2024, Equity Market Deal of the Year - Midsize at the ALB China Law Awards 2024, Best IPO: China-Offshore at the FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2024, Equity Market Deal of the Year at the ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2024, Equity Deal of the Year at the IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2024, and Equity Capital Markets Deal of the Year by China Business Law Journal’s Deals of the Year Awards 2023
  • NetEase on its secondary listing on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong *
  • JD.com on its secondary listing on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong *
  • JD Health International on its initial public offering on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong *
  • JD Logistics on its initial public offering on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong *
  • New Oriental Education & Technology Group on its secondary listing on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong *
  • Everest Medicines on its initial public offering on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong *
  • Bairong on its initial public offering on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong *
  • Neusoft Education Technology on its initial public offering on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong *

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • Hong Kong (Solicitor)

Education

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Laws, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2019
  • Bachelor of Arts in Jurisprudence (Law), University of Oxford, 2018
    Upper Second Class Honours

Languages Spoken

  • Chinese (Cantonese)
  • Chinese (Mandarin)
  • English
  • Malay

Industries

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February 20, 2025 Recognition

Fintech Group of the Year: Latham

Firm honored by Law360 for advising startups, financial institutions, VCs, digital asset and Web3 participants, and corporations on their most innovative and complex transactions, investigations, litigation, and regulatory matters.