For many ambitious Chinese conglomerates, an initial public offering is the ultimate mark of success. It is precisely that ambition that has propelled Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom’s practice in Greater China. Skadden has advised on scores of billion-dollar IPOs and secondary offerings in New York and Hong Kong. Skadden is still going strong in Hong Kong, but for many of its blockbusters years, its regional capital markets practice was made up of a dream team of heavyweight partners.

Christopher Betts was one.