Dealmakers: Ying Geneve DuBois and Allison McCarthy

The Deal: The Holland & Knight attorneys represented Beijing-based Sunshine Insurance Group in its $230 million acquisition of the luxury Baccarat Hotel in New York from Starwood Capital Group on May 21. The price of just over $2 million per room set a record in New York.

Details: The deal is a coup for DuBois, who was born in China, is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese, and landed China's seventh largest private insurance company as a Holland & Knight client.