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width="505"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Partner </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" height="26"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> <td width="505" height="26"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" class="peopleheading1" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1">Admitted to Deacons' Partnership:</font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">1990</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font size="2" 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size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1"> Mergers & Acquisitions, Technology & Communications</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1">Languages:</font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1"> English</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font 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He has extensive experience in telecommunications law including commercial advice to telecoms companies. He also advises on company and commercial transactions, including mergers, acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, agency and distribution agreements. He also advises on computer law, including hardware, software and internet agreements; licensing; intellectual property licensing; and exploitation agreements including franchising.</p></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1">More about Keith:</font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Named as a leading corporate lawyer in the 2001/2002 and 2002/2003 <i>Asia Pacific Legal 500 </i>Directory and the <i>Asialaw Leading Lawyers</i> in 2006, 2007 & 2008<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Named in Asia s Leading Lawyers Journal in 2001, 2002 and 2003<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Named in Euromoney Legal Media Group Expert Guide "Best of the Best" in 2001<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Firm - Deacons' Communications & Technology Practice Group has been ranked Recommended by <i>PLC Which Lawyer?</i> (2007 and 2008 editions)<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Deacons has been acknowledged as a recommended law firm for the past four years in the area of Corporate/M&A by <i>PLC Which Lawyer?</i> (2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 editions).<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Deacons Corporate (including M&A) practice is consistently ranked in the top tiers of firms in the Annual <i>Asia Pacific Legal 500</i> directories<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">The firm has been ranked as a leading law firm in the area of Corporate/M&A in China/Hong Kong by the <i>Chambers Asia</i> (2010 and 2011 editions).<p> </font></td></tr> </table> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" height="136"><font size="2"></font></td> <td width="26" height="136">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" height="136" valign="bottom" align="right"><a href="ourpeople.htm"><img src="/eng/images/backup_to_our_people.gif" width="305" height="36" border="0"></a></td> </tr> </table> <span class="peopleheading2"></span><span class="peopleheading3"></span><span class="peopleheading1"></span> <!----> <!--End Template Here--> </td> </tr> <!--Begin Menu--> <tr> <table width="800" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="53"><img src="/eng/images/spacer.gif" width="53" height="10"></td> <td class="index_footer"> <a href="javascript:newPopUp('/eng/header_session/terms_of_use.htm');"><font color="#6699cc">Terms of Use</font></a> | <a href="javascript:newPopUp('/eng/header_session/Disclaimer.htm');"><font color="#6699cc">Disclaimer</font></a> | <a href="javascript:newPopUp('/eng/header_session/privacy.htm');"><font color="#6699cc">Privacy Policy </font></a> | <a href="javascript:newPopUp('/eng/header_session/pic.htm');"><font color="#6699cc">Personal Information Collection Statement</font></a> | <a href="/index.htm"><font color="#6699cc">Deacons International</font></a> <br> Copyright&copy;<script language="javascript">printCurrentYear();</script>, Deacons All rights reserved. </font> <td width="155"> <p><img src="/eng/images/img_hk_asia.gif" width="155" height="18"></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="53"><img src="/eng/images/spacer.gif" width="20" height="20"></td> <td class="footer">&nbsp;</td> <td width="155">&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> </tr> <!--End Menu--> </table> <!--Begin Menu--> <!-- ******** BEGIN ALLWEBMENUS CODE FOR deacons ******** --> <img name='awmMenuPathImg-deacons' id='awmMenuPathImg-deacons' src='/eng/cmn/js/awmmenupath.gif' alt=''> <script type='text/javascript'>var MenuLinkedBy='AllWebMenus [2]', awmBN='456'; awmAltUrl='';</script> <script language='JavaScript1.2' type='text/javascript'> var awmMenuName='deacons'; var awmLibraryPath='/eng/cmn/js/awmData-deacons'; var awmImagesPath='/eng/cmn/js/awmData-deacons'; var awmSupported=(navigator.appName + navigator.appVersion.substring(0,1)=="Netscape5" || document.all || document.layers)?1:0; if (awmAltUrl!='' && !awmSupported) window.location.replace(awmAltUrl); if (awmSupported){ var awmMenuPath=''; if (document.all) mpi=document.all['awmMenuPathImg-deacons'].src; if (document.layers) mpi=document.images['awmMenuPathImg-deacons'].src; if (navigator.appName + navigator.appVersion.substring(0,1)=="Netscape5") mpi=document.getElementById('awmMenuPathImg-deacons').src; //awmMenuPath=mpi.substring(0,mpi.length-16); var nua=navigator.userAgent,scriptNo=(nua.indexOf('Gecko')>-1)?2:((document.layers)?3:((nua.indexOf('Opera')>-1)?4:((nua.indexOf('Mac')>-1)?5:1))); document.write("<" + "SCRIPT SRC='"+awmLibraryPath+"/awmlib"+scriptNo+".js'><\/SCRIPT>"); var n=null; awmzindex=1000; } var awmSubmenusFrame=''; var awmSubmenusFrameOffset; var awmOptimize=0; function awmBuildMenu(){ if (awmSupported){ }} </script> <script type='text/javascript'>awmBuildMenu();</script> <!-- ******** END ALLWEBMENUS CODE FOR deacons ******** --> <!-- ******** BEGIN ALLWEBMENUS CODE FOR deacons ******** --> <img name='awmMenuPathImg-deaconstop' id='awmMenuPathImg-deaconstop' src='/eng/cmn/js/awmmenupath.gif' alt=''> <script type='text/javascript'>var MenuLinkedBy='AllWebMenus [2]', awmBN='456'; awmAltUrl='';</script> <script type='text/javascript' language='javascript1.2' src='/eng/cmn/js/topmenu.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'>awmBuildMenu();</script> <!-- ******** END ALLWEBMENUS CODE FOR deacons ******** --> <!--End Menu--> </BODY> </HTML>