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EDITOR’S LETTER
Welcome to IFLR1000 Leading Lawyers Guide 2014, a special IFLR supplement that
presents a selection of leading financial lawyers – as judged by their clients and peers during
the IFLR1000 research process. This guide is the result of an extensive survey of senior
corporate executives, in-house counsel and private practice lawyers, who were invited to
nominate leading financial and corporate lawyers.
IFLR1000 Leading Lawyers Guide 2014 contains the names – and in many cases detailed
biographies – of approximately 970 lawyers who continue to exceed client expectations. All
of the lawyers listed have been nominated and endorsed by clients and peers for the quality
of their work in one or more practice area over the past year. You will find the full
complement of over 6,050 leading lawyers in over 125 jurisdictions who were nominated
during the research process at www.iflr1000.com. Each specialist has been independently
offered the opportunity to enhance his or her complimentary listing with a professional
biography. The biographies give readers valuable, detailed information regarding a lawyer’s
practice and, if appropriate, their work and clients.
We hope that IFLR1000 Leading Lawyers Guide 2014 will be a useful resource for those
responsible for hiring external counsel and anyone else with a professional interest in the
legal market. All information was believed to be correct at the time of going to press, but, as
always, we welcome your feedback on any part of this publication.
We owe the success of this guide to all those corporate counsel and private practitioners who
completed questionnaires and spoke with our researchers. Our thanks to them, and of course
our congratulations to IFLR1000 ‘s Leading Lawyers of 2014.
CONTENTS
3 / Albania
5 / Angola
7 / Bahamas
9 / Bahrain
11 / Brazil
20 / China
28 / Egypt
32 / Greece
35 / India
38 / Indonesia
45 / Luxembourg
48 / Malaysia
51 / Mauritius
53 / Myanmar
55 / Nigeria
58 / Panama
61 / Qatar
63 / Romania
69 / Singapore
78 / South Korea
81 / Switzerland
85 / Taiwan
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SPONSOR FIRMS
ALBANIA
Hoxha Memi & Hoxha
www.hmh.al
ANGOLA
F. Castelo Branco & Associados in
association with Eduardo Vera-Cruz
www.fcblegal.com
BAHAMAS
McKinney Bancroft & Hughes
www.mckinney.com.bs
BAHRAIN
Haya Rashed Al Khalifa
www.hraklf.com
BRAZIL
Campos Mello
www.camposmello.adv.br
BRAZIL
Machado Associados
www.machadoassociados.com.br
BRAZIL
Ramos e Zuanon Advogados
www.rzadvogados.com.br
CHINA
Fangda Partners
www.fangdalaw.com
CHINA
Jun He
www.junhe.com
EGYPT
Matouk Bassiouny
www.matoukbassiouny.com
EGYPT
Zulficar & Partners
www.zulficarpartners.com
GREECE
Machas & Partners
www.machas-partners.com
INDIA
Amarchand & Mangaldas &
Suresh A Shroff & Co
www.amarchand.com
INDIA
Bharucha & Partners
www.bharucha.in
INDONESIA
Ali Budiardjo Nugroho
Reksodiputro
www.abnrlaw.com
INDONESIA
Tumbuan & Partners
www.tumbuanpartners.com
LUXEMBOURG
Bonn & Schmitt
www.bonnschmitt.net
MALAYSIA
Naqiz & Partners
www.naqiz.com
MAURITIUS
BLC & Associates
www.blc.mu
MAURITIUS
C&A Law
www.calaw.mu
MYANMAR
Polastri Wint & Partners
www.pwplegal.com
MYANMAR
VDB Loi
www.vdb-loi.com
NIGERIA
Austen-Peters & Co
www.austen-peters.com
NIGERIA
Solola & Akpana
www.sololaakpana.com
PANAMA
Arosemena Noriega & Contreras
www.anorco.com
QATAR
Al Tamimi & Co
www.tamimi.com
ROMANIA
Popovici Nitu & Asociatii
www.pnpartners.ro
SINGAPORE
Rodyk & Davidson
www.rodyk.com
SINGAPORE
Tan Kok Quan Partnership
www.tkqp.com.sg
SOUTH KOREA
Yoon & Yang
www.yoonyang.com
SWITZERLAND
Lenz & Staehelin
www.lenzstaehelin.com
TAIWAN
Lee & Li
www.leeandli.com
ALBANIA / PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHIES
IFLR1000 / LEADING LAWYERS 2014 3
Market recognition:
Nominated as a leading lawyer in the IFLR1000 – 2010-2014
Biography:
Founding partner of HM&H whose main practice areas include
corporate and commercial, antitrust and trade law, IP and IT law
concessions and energy. He has handled significant privatisations,
complex corporate transactions and distribution/trade agreement
negotiations. Shpati was a member of the legal teams that drafted
the new Albanian commercial registry law (effective 2007) as well as
the new company law (effective 2008). He is author/co-author of
several publications in corporate and competition law.
Practice areas:
Antitrust and trade law Corporate and commercial
Energy IP
IT
Languages: Albanian, English and Italian
Bar admissions: Albania
Association memberships:
Albanian Patent and Trademark Office
He has been an Authorised Trademark Attorney since 2005.
Academic qualifications:
Shpati received a J.D. equivalent (2002) in comparative commercial
law from the Turin University Law School.
Related articles by this lawyer:
Merger Control – Global Legal Insights 2nd edition published in
April 2013
Mergers & Acquisitions – Getting the Deal Through 2013
Shpati Hoxha
Partner
Hoxha, Memi & Hoxha (HM&H)
Tirana
Tel: +355 4 2 274558
Email: shpati.hoxha@hmh.al
Web: www.hmh.al
Market recognition:
Nominated as a leading lawyer in the IFLR1000 – 2010-2014
Biography:
Founding partner of Hoxha Memi & Hoxha who has worked on a
significant number of transactions ranging from major acquisitions
in the financial sector to major energy and concession projects. He
has been involved in a number of M&A, privatisations and complex
corporate transactions. Moreover Andi has assisted investors in the
implementation of energy projects on planning procedures,
licensing and regulatory issues as well as during the project
implementation phase. In addition, Andi has been part of the legal
teams that drafted the new Albanian commercial registry law
(effective from 2007). Andi is a local partner for the World Bank’s
Doing Business project.
Practice areas:
Banking Concessions
Corporate and commercial Energy
Insurance
Languages: Albanian, English and Italian
Bar admissions: Albania
Association memberships: International Bar Association
Academic qualifications:
Andi received a J.D. equivalent, from Tor Vergata University of
Rome Law School, 2001
Related articles by this lawyer:
Extraterritorial Regulation Survey 2013 Andi Memi, Eris Hoxha,
November 29 2013, previously published by International Financial
Law Review on July 2013
Investing in Albania Andi Memi, Selena Ymeri, November 29,
2013, previously published by Lawyer Monthly November 2013
Andi Memi
Partner
Hoxha, Memi & Hoxha (HM&H)
Tirana
Tel: +355 4 2 274558
Email: andi.memi@hmh.al
Web: www.hmh.al
ALBANIA / LEADING LAWYER TABLE
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Banking and
finance
Capital
markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Genc Boga Boga & Associates ✓✓✓
Artan Bozo Bozo & Associates ✓✓✓
Alban Caushi Kalo & Associates ✓✓✓
Ilir Daci Optima Legal & Financial ✓✓✓
Sophia Darling Kalo & Associates ✓✓✓
Sokol Elmazaj Boga & Associates ✓✓
Gjergji Gjika Gjika & Associates ✓✓✓
Perparim Kalo Kalo & Associates ✓✓✓
Renata Leka Boga & Associates ✓✓✓
Sokol Nako Wolf Theiss ✓✓✓
Alketa Uruci Boga & Associates ✓✓✓
Shpati Hoxha ✓✓✓
Partner
Hoxha, Memi & Hoxha (HM&H)
Tirana
Tel: +355 4 2 274558
Email: shpati.hoxha@hmh.al
Web: www.hmh.al
See biography on page 3
Andi Memi ✓✓✓
Partner
Hoxha, Memi & Hoxha (HM&H)
Tirana
Tel: +355 4 2 274558
Email: andi.memi@hmh.al
Web: www.hmh.al
See biography on page 3
Name Firm
ANGOLA / PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHIES
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Biography:
Partner whose main practice areas include M&A, corporate and
commercial and employment. Pedro has been with F Castelo
Branco & Associados since 1997 and has been a partner since 2006.
Between 1996-97 he was a pupil barrister, Chambers of Lord
Campbell of Alloway, 2 King’s Bench Walk, London. Whilst
specialising in international contracts, M&A and corporate law, he
also has experience in employment reorganisations, international
banking contracts and corporate indebtness. He is bilingual in
Portuguese and English.
Practice areas:
Corporate M&A
Sector specialisations:
Banking and financial services Energy
Languages: Portuguese, English and Spanish
Bar admissions: Portugal
Association memberships:
Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
Portuguese Bar Association
European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA)
Academic qualifications:
LLB, University of Durham, 1995
Licenciatura in Law (by equivalence), University of Lisbon, 1998
Related articles by this lawyer:
Angola: Oil and Gas Report, in collaboration with Freshfields
Bruckhaus Deringer, 2013
Labour Market Reform tracker, Portugal section, in collaboration
with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, 2013
Global Employment Bulletin, Portugal section, in collaboration with
Berwin Leighton Paisner, Winter 2013
Labour Market Reform tracker, Portugal section, in collaboration
with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, 2012
Private Equity 2008/09/10, Portugal, PLC Cross-border Handbooks
Labour and Employee Benefits Volume 2 2008/09, Portugal, PLC
Cross-border Handbooks
International Labor & Employment Law (Portugal), Winning Legal
Strategies, Aspatore Books, 2006
Privacy in the Workplace, Newsletter of the Employment and
Industrial Relations Law Committee, International Bar Association,
2000
Pedro Guimarães
Partner
F Castelo Branco & Associados in
association with EVC Advogados
Lisbon
Tel: +351 21 358 7500
Email: pgg@fcblegal.com
Web: www.fcblegal.com
Biography:
Associate whose main practice areas include commercial and M&A,
real estate and construction. He has lived in Angola and currently
heads the firm’s Angolan desk in Lisbon. He joined FCB&A in
2002.
Practice areas:
Commercial and M&A
Real estate and construction
Banking and finance
Oil and gas
Languages: Portuguese, English and Spanish
Bar admissions: Portugal
Academic qualifications:
LLB, Lusíada University of Lisbon, 2002
Postgraduate, Urban lease law, University of Lisbon, 2006
Postgraduate, Corporate law, Catholic University of Portugal, 2008
Related articles by this lawyer:
Angola: Oil and Gas Report, in collaboration with Freshfields
Bruckhaus Deringer, 2013
Doing Business in … Angola, PLC Multi-jurisdictional guide, 2013
Iberian Lawyer, September/October, 2009
João Robles
Associate
F Castelo Branco & Associados in
association with EVC Advogados
Lisbon
Tel: +351 21 358 7500
Email: jmr@fcblegal.com
Web: www.fcblegal.com
Banking and
finance
Mergers and
acquisitions
Capital
markets
RISING STARS
Name Firm
Gonçalo Falcão Tauil & Chequer ✓
Carlos Feijó CFA ✓
João Fialho Miranda Law ✓
Carlos Freitas Carlos Freitas ✓✓
Fátima Freitas Fátima Freitas ✓
Paulette Lopes FBL ✓
José Miguel Oliveira Miranda Law ✓
António Vicente Marques Antônio Vicente Martins ✓✓
Rui Alves Machado FBL Advogados ✓
Ana Cláudia Rangel Raposo Bernardo ✓
Eduardo Filipe Ferreira Gabinete Legal Angola ✓
Catarina Levy Osório Angola Legal Circle ✓
Vitor Marques da Cruz Mota Veiga ✓
Helena Prata Angola Legal Circle ✓
Nelson Raposo Bernardo Raposo Bernardo ✓✓
Bruno Xavier de Pina PLMJ ✓
ANGOLA / LEADING LAWYER TABLE
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Pedro Guimarães ✓
Partner
F Castelo Branco & Associados
in association with EVC Advogados
Lisbon
Tel: +351 21 358 7500
Email: pgg@fcblegal.com
Web: www.fcblegal.com
See biography on page 5
João Robles ✓
Associate
F Castelo Branco & Associados
in association with EVC Advogados
Lisbon
Tel: +351 21 358 7500
Email: jmr@fcblegal.com
Web: www.fcblegal.com
See biography on page 5
LEADING LAWYERS
Name Firm
BAHAMAS / PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHIES
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Biography: Brian Moree, Q.C. is the senior partner of McKinney
Bancroft & Hughes and the head of the litigation department. He
was appointed one of Her Majesty’s Council for The
Commonwealth of The Bahamas in October 2009.
Mr Moree’s practice includes commercial and civil litigation,
insolvency, corporate and trust structuring and financial services.
He regularly appears as counsel in the courts of the Bahamas
including on several occasions appearing in the Privy Council. His
practice includes cross border litigation and international cases
involving disputes in Europe, the Cayman Islands, the British
Virgin Islands, the United States of America, Canada, South
America and Africa. He has been involved in a large number of the
major commercial cases which have been litigated in the Bahamas
relating to banking, trusts, insolvency, receiverships, companies and
partnerships, insurance and re-insurance, compliance, governance
and regulatory issues, fraud claims, asset recovery including tracing
and proprietary claims, Anton Piller, Mareva and freezing orders,
anti-money laundering claims, property disputes, and contracts.
Mr Moree has acted as a Stipendiary and Circuit Magistrate and a
Judge of the Supreme Court of the Bahamas. In December 2002
the Prime Minister of the Bahamas appointed Mr Moree the
Chairman of the Financial Services Consultative Forum whose
primary role was to advise the Government on matters relating to
the financial services industry.
Mr Moree has served on numerous Government boards and
commissions including the Judicial Salary Review Commission and the
Bahamas Electricity Corporation. He served as the Chairman of The
Public Service Commission which is a Constitutional Commission
responsible for the appointment, removal and disciplining of civil
servants in the Bahamas. Mr Moree was also a member of The Judicial
and Legal Services Commission which is responsible for the
appointment of Magistrates, Judges of the Supreme Court and certain
other public officers. He is a former Co-Chairman of the Bahamas
Trade Commission, the former Chairman of the Board of Directors of
the Review Board for the Business Licence/Valuation Unit in the
Ministry of Finance and a former director of the Bahamas Financial
Services Board. Mr Moree continues to serve as a director of a number
of private companies, international banks and trust companies,
insurance companies and public companies.
Mr Moree was admitted to the Bahamas Bar in February 1979. He
previously was the Chairman of the Commercial Law Committee, a
member of the Bench Bar Committee and one of several
chairpersons of the Arbitration Tribunal.
Mr Moree is a regular speaker at local and international conferences
and seminars and also has written numerous articles for journals
and legal publications.
Bar admissions: Bahamas
Brian M Moree
Senior partner
McKinney Bancroft & Hughes
Nassau
Tel: +1 242 322 4195/9
Email: bmmoree@mckinney.com.bs
Web: www.mckinney.com.bs
BAHAMAS / LEADING LAWYER TABLE
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Banking and
finance
Capital
markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
H Campbell Cleare III McKinney Bancroft & Hughes ✓✓
Surinder Deal Higgs & Johnson ✓✓
Michelle Neville-Clarke Lennox Paton ✓✓
Michael Paton Lennox Paton ✓✓
Christel Sands-Feaste Higgs & Johnson ✓✓
Brian M Moree ✓✓
Senior partner
McKinney Bancroft & Hughes
Nassau
Tel: +1 242 322 4195/9
Email: bmmoree@mckinney.com.bs
Web: www.mckinney.com.bs
See biography on page 7
Name Firm
Biography:
Sheikha Haya is the principal and founding partner of Haya Rashed
Al Khalifa law firm.
Sheikha Haya was one of the first two women in Bahrain to practice
law when she was admitted as a lawyer in Bahrain in 1979. Prior to
setting up her practice, she was the vice chairwoman of the
International Bar Association from 1997 to 1999. She was the
former counsel at the Bahrain Ministry of State for Legal Affairs as
well as a senior attorney at another major Bahraini law firm. She has
been admitted to the Court of Cassation and the Constitutional
Court of Bahrain and is a member of the Bahrain Bar Association.
Sheikha Haya obtained a Bachelor of Law degree from the
University of Kuwait in 1974. She has also obtained a Diploma in
Civil Rights Private Law from the University of Alexandria, Egypt,
in 1986 and a Diploma in Comparative Law from the University of
Ain Shams, Egypt, in 1988.
She has had an illustrious diplomatic career. From 2000 to 2004 she
was Bahrain’s ambassador to France and its non-resident ambassador to
Belgium, Switzerland and Spain, becoming the first Bahraini woman
ambassador. She is also Bahrain’s permanent delegate to UNESCO, the
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. She has been
the President of the 61st Session of the United Nations General
Assembly which closed in September 2007. She is the third woman to
hold the position. She is the recipient of several notable awards, the
most recent of which include the United Nations Millennium
Development Goals Special Award, 2007, in recognition of her work in
promoting the set of global anti-poverty targets, the Path to Peace
Award 2007, from the Path to Peace Foundation, in recognition of acts
of individual leadership in the international community, and the Social
Creativity Award, representing appreciation for Arab women, at the
Sixth Conference of the Arab Thought Foundation.
Sheikha Haya is currently a member of the World Intellectual
Property Organisation Arbitration Committee and a member of the
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Court of
Arbitration. She is also a member of the Bahrain Supreme Council
of Culture, Arts & Literature and the former Vice-President of the
Bahrain Bar Association. She has been appointed in 2008 to chair
the Consumer Advisory Group of the Telecommunications
Regulatory Authority, Bahrain.
Languages: Arabic, French and English
Bar admissions: Bahrain
Academic qualifications:
LLB, University of Kuwait,1974
Diploma in Civil Rights Private Law, University of Alexandria,
Egypt, 1986
Diploma in Comparative Law, University of Ain Shams, Egypt, 1988
Sheikha Haya Rashid Al Khalifa
Principal and founding partner
Haya Rashed Al Khalifa
Manama
Tel: +973 17 537771
Email: h.alkhalifa@hraklf.com
Web: www.hraklf.com
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Banking and
finance
Capital
markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Raju Alagarsamy Hassan Radhi & Associates ✓✓✓
Julie Alexander Baker & McKenzie ✓
Hassan Ali Radhi Hassan Radhi & Associates ✓✓✓
Bilal Kahlon Baker & McKenzie ✓✓
Caroline Long Baker & McKenzie ✓
Harnek Shoker Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer ✓✓✓
Ian Siddell Baker & McKenzie ✓✓
Hugh Stokes Zu’bi & Partners ✓✓
Qays H Zu’bi Zu’bi & Partners ✓✓✓
Sheikha Haya Rashid Al Khalifa ✓✓✓
Principal and founding partner
Haya Rashed Al Khalifa
Manama
Tel: +973 17 537771
Email: h.alkhalifa@hraklf.com
Web: www.hraklf.com
See biography on page 9
Name Firm
BRAZIL / PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHIES
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Market recognition:
• Appointed as a leading lawyer in the M&A area in Brazil by the
international publication IFLR1000 – 2012, 2013 and 2014.
• Appointed as recommended lawyer in the corporate area by
publication The Legal 500 Latin America, 2012 and 2013.
Biography:
Renata Pisaneschi joined Machado Associados in 2000 and has been
a partner of the firm since 2008. She specialises in contracts and
corporate law, with a focus on foreign investments, international
contracts and corporate matters.
Practice areas:
Corporate
M&A
Languages: Portuguese, English, German
Bar admissions: Brazil
Association memberships:
Brazilian Bar Association - São Paulo Section (OAB/SP)
Academic qualifications:
LLM in Financial and Capital Markets Law – Instituto de Ensino e
Pesquisa (INSPER), 2010
Postgraduate Studies in Business Law – Pontifícia Universidade
Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP), 2001
Universidade de São Paulo (USP), 1998
Renata Almeida Pisaneschi
Partner
Machado Associados
São Paulo
Tel: +55 11 3819 4855
Email: rpisaneschi@
machadoassociados.com.br
Web: www.machadoassociados.com.br
Biography:
Highly regarded in the structuring of financial and corporate and
capital market transactions and being one of the most respected
professionals in the field of trade finance and international
negotiations in Brazil.
Recent transactional highlights:
• Assisted a syndicate of banks led by Standard Chartered Bank
in a USD $172,000,000 Export Financing Facility with Louis
Dreyfus Commodities.
• Assisted Macquarie Bank in a Pre-Export Finance transaction
with Fiagril.
• Assisted a syndicate of banks led by Deutsche Bank in a Draft
Discount Facility Agreement with Paranapanema.
• Represented the founding shareholder of Los Grobo Ceagro do
Brasil in the sale of the company’s control to Mitsubishi
Corporation.
• Represented Investec Bank in a US$ 70,000,000 Secured
Facility Agreement with Zamin Amapá SPV Ltd.
Practice areas:
Banking and finance
M&A
Project finance
Sector specialisations: Agribusiness, Metals & mining, Port projects
Languages: Portuguese and English
Bar admissions: Brazil
Association memberships: Brazilian Bar Association (OAB – SP)
Academic qualifications:
Graduated in Law from Universidade de São Paulo (USP) Brazil
Master’s Degree in International Law (LL.M) from Georgetown
University (USA)
Specialist in International Business and Finance from New York
University (USA)
Christian de Lima Ramos
Partner
Ramos & Zuanon Advogados (RZ)
São Paulo
Tel: +55 11 2599-9001
Email: ramos@rzadvogados.com.br
Web: www.rzadvogados.com.br
BRAZIL / PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHIES
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Market recognition:
• Leading lawyer in Corporate, IFLR1000, 2013
• Leading lawyer in M&A, Capital markets, Banking and Project
finance, IFLR1000, 2014
Biography: Fabio Perrone Campos Mello is a partner in Campos
Mello Advogados’ corporate and real estate practices, based in Rio
de Janeiro. He began his career at LA Campos Mello Advogados,
practicing in the areas of real estate and litigation between 1995 and
1998. In 2005, he joined Campos Mello, Pontes Vinci & Schiller
Advogados – currently Campos Mello Advogados – as a partner.
He has an extensive practice in the areas of real estate, corporate,
mergers and acquisitions and securities, providing assistance with
planning and structuring of business transactions and corporate
activities, including incorporation of companies; corporate
reorganisations and restructuring; and assembly of joint ventures,
consortiums, associations, foundations, partnerships and other
methods of organising businesses, activities and enterprises.
Fabio’s services also include guiding clients in the acquisition and
disposition of corporate shareholdings or assets; executing due
diligence procedures, divestitures, M&A transactions (including
management buyouts and takeovers); and assisting in the acquisition
or transfer of ownership of equity interests, minority shareholdings
and the structuring of public offerings of shares. He offers legal advice
in all investment operations, directing Brazilian and foreign investors
on mutual funds, investment companies and share portfolios.
Practice areas: Capital markets, Corporate, Real estate,
Commercial contracts, M&A
Languages: English, Portuguese
Bar admissions: Brazil
Association memberships:
Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce
Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo
Chapters
Brazilian Institute of Business Law (IBRADEMP)
International Bar Association (IBA)
Academic qualifications:
LLM in Corporate Law, New York University Law School, 2002
Specialisation in Foundations of American Law and Legal
Education, Georgetown University, 2001
MBA in Business and Economic Law, Fundação Getulio Vargas
(FGV), 2000
BA in Law, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
(PUC-Rio), 1998
Fabio Perrone Campos Mello
Managing partner
Campos Mello
Rio de Janeiro
Tel: +55 21 3262 3027
Email:
fcamposmello@camposmello.adv.br
Web: www.camposmello.adv.br
Market recognition:
• Appointed as a leading lawyer in the M&A area in Brazil by the
international publication IFLR1000 – 2012, 2013 and 2014
• Appointed as recommended lawyer in the corporate area by the
publication The Legal 500 Latin America, 2012 and 2013
Biography:
Luciana Felisbino joined Machado Associados in 2011 and has been
a partner of the firm since 2012. Before joining Machado
Associados, Luciana was in charge for the Brazilian Legal
Department of PineBridge Investments (formerly AIG
Investments). She specialises in mergers and acquisitions, contracts
and corporate practices and has been working on several significant
M&A transactions, assisting foreign and Brazilian clients in
acquisitions or disposition of assets, shareholding control and/or
minority stakes.
Recent transactional highlights:
• Acted for CCR, a Brazilian concession company, in the sale of
equity interest in Serviços e Tecnologia de Pagamentos, a
company which operates the Sem Parar/Via Fácil automatic
payment system in Brazil.
Practice areas:
Corporate
M&A
Languages: English, Portuguese
Bar admissions: Brazil
Association memberships:
Brazilian Bar Association - São Paulo Section (OAB/SP)
Academic qualifications:
LLB Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas (FMU), 2001
LLM in Corporate Law – Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de
Capitais – IBMEC, 2005
Financing International Transaction Law Extension – University of
California – UCDavis, San Francisco, 2005
Luciana Felisbino
Partner
Machado Associados
São Paulo
Tel: +55 11 3819 4855
Email:
lfelisbino@machadoassociados.com.br
Web:
www.machadoassociados.com.br
BRAZIL / PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHIES
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Clients told IFLR1000:
“I consider Roberto Vianna de Rego Barros to be one of the leading
finance lawyers in Brazil.”
“He is very highly regarded by banking professionals and other lawyers
alike. Roberto and his team at Campos Mello are very professional and
highly service oriented. They combine a thorough knowledge of
Brazilian finance law and practical expertise.”
Market recognition:
• Leading lawyer in Banking and finance, Capital markets and
Projects – IFLR1000 Energy and Infrastructure: Latin America,
2013
• Leading lawyer in M&A – IFLR1000, 2013
Biography:
Roberto Vianna do R. Barros is a partner in Campos Mello
Advogados’ Banking and Project Finance practice, based in São Paulo.
He began his career in 1993 as a law clerk at Pinheiro Neto
Advogados. In 1997, he joined Demarest e Almeida Advogados as an
associate, staying there until 2000, when he joined Linklaters as an
associate. Before joining Campos Mello Advogados, in 2010, Roberto
was a partner at Lefosse Advogados in cooperation with Linklaters.
He has an extensive practice in corporate, capital markets, project
finance and banking, representing a wide variety of investment and
commercial banks, as well as Brazilian and international companies
mainly in the industrial goods and services and infrastructure
industry sectors.
Roberto provides assistance with project and structured finance, assets
securitization and related matters in Brazil; equity and debt offerings
of Brazilian private and governmental issuers, both domestic and
offshore; Brazilian banking regulation, especially regulatory aspects of
foreign bank activities in Brazil and bank derivatives activities; and
M&A and related corporate transactions in Brazil.
Practice areas:
Banking Project finance
Languages: Portuguese, English and French
Bar admissions: Brazil
Association memberships:
Brazilian Bar Association (OAB)
Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo Chapters
Academic qualifications:
LLM, University of Paris
BA in Law, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Roberto Vianna do R Barros
Partner
Campos Mello
São Paulo
Tel: +55 11 3077 3513
Email: rbarros@camposmello.adv.br
Web: www.camposmello.adv.br
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Banking and
finance
Capital
markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Pedro Aguiar de Freitas Veirano ✓
Carlos Alberto Moreira Lima Pinheiro Neto ✓
Fernando Alves Meira Pinheiro Neto ✓
Luis Antonio Semeghini de Souza
Souza Cescon Barrieu & Flesch ✓
Milana Antoniolli Martins Cascione Pulino Boulos & Santos ✓✓
Fabio Appendino Rolim Viotti & Leite Campos ✓
José Augusto Martins Trench Rossi & Watanabe ✓✓✓
Eduardo Avila de Castro Machado Meyer Sendacz Opice ✓✓
Rodrigo Azevedo Junqueira
Lefosse ✓✓✓
Donald Baker White & Case ✓✓✓
Bruno Balduccini Pinheiro Neto ✓✓
Joao Baptista Corrêa de Mello
Corrêa de Mello & Tolomei ✓✓
Carlos Barbosa Mello Lefosse ✓✓✓
Ronaldo Bassitt Giovannetti Landi Rodrigues Nakano & Giovannetti
✓✓
Maria Beatriz Mello Trench Rossi & Watanabe ✓✓
Alexandre Bertoldi Pinheiro Neto ✓
Maurice Blanco Davis Polk & Wardwell ✓✓✓
Sergio Bronstein Veirano ✓
Guilherme Bueno Malouf Machado Meyer Sendacz Opice ✓
Ricardo C Veirano Veirano ✓
Paulo Calil Franco Padis
Stocche Forbes Padis Filizzola Clapis
✓
Fabíola Cammarota de Abreu
Souza Cescon Barrieu & Flesch ✓
Giovanni Cardoso Leite Biscardi
Machado Meyer Sendacz Opice ✓
Renata Almeida Pisaneschi ✓
Partner
Machado Associados
São Paulo
Tel: +55 11 3819 4855
Email:
rpisaneschi@machadoassociados.com.br
Web: www.machadoassociados.com.br
See biography on page 11
Name Firm
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Banking and
finance
Capital
markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Antonio Carlos Cantisani Mazzuco
Madrona Hong Mazzuco Brandão ✓✓
José Carlos Junqueira S Meirelles
Pinheiro Neto ✓✓
Ana Carolina Barretto Veirano ✓
Ana Cecília Giorgi Manente Levy & Salomão ✓✓✓
Júlio César Bueno Pinheiro Neto ✓
Paulo Cezar Aragão Barbosa Müssnich & Aragão ✓✓✓
Isabel Costa Carvalho Clifford Chance ✓✓✓
Maria Cristina Cescon Souza Cescon Barrieu & Flesch ✓
Maria da Paz Tierno Lopes Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira ✓✓✓
Bruno Dario Werneck
Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr & Quiroga
✓
Rafael d’Avila Dutra Barbosa Müssnich & Aragão ✓
Rubens de Camargo Vidigal Neto
Perlman Vidigal Godoy ✓✓
Guilherme de Figueiredo Forbes
Stocche Forbes Padis Filizzola Clapis
✓
Daniel de Miranda Facó Machado Meyer Sendacz Opice ✓✓✓
Fabrizio de Oliveira Sasdelli
Lobo & de Rizzo ✓
Alberto de Orleans e Bragança
Xavier Bragança ✓✓
Joaquim de Paiva Muniz Trench Rossi & Watanabe ✓✓
Fábio de Souza Aranha Cascione
Cascione Pulino Boulos & Santos ✓✓
Gilberto Deon Corrêa Jr
Souto Correa Cesa Lummertz & Amaral
✓
Mauro E Guizeline TozziniFreire ✓
Ricardo E Vieira Coelho Pinheiro Neto ✓
José Eduardo Carneiro Queiroz
Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr & Quiroga
✓✓
José Eduardo Manassero Ramos Zuanon & Manassero ✓
Name Firm
Christian de Lima Ramos ✓
Partner
Ramos & Zuanon Advogados (RZ)
São Paulo
Tel: +55 11 2599-9001
Email: ramos@rzadvogados.com.br
Web: www.rzadvogados.com.br
See biography on page 11
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Banking and
finance
Capital
markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Jorge Eduardo Prada Levy Levy & Salomão ✓✓✓
Maria Elisa Gualandi Verri TozziniFreire ✓
Robert Ellison Shearman & Sterling ✓✓✓
Claudia Farkouh Prado Trench Rossi & Watanabe ✓✓✓
Antonio Felix de Araujo Cintra
TozziniFreire ✓✓✓
Miriam Fernanda Macagnan Signor
Stocche Forbes Padis Filizzola Clapis
✓
Paulo Frank Coelho da Rocha
Demarest ✓
Marcelo Freitas Pereira Siqueira Castro ✓✓
Juan G Giráldez Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton ✓✓✓
Pedro G Seraphim TozziniFreire ✓✓
Manuel Garciadiaz Davis Polk & Wardwell ✓✓✓
Marcelo Giovanni Perlman Perlman Vidigal Godoy ✓✓
Alexandre Gossn Barreto Souza Cescon Barrieu & Flesch ✓✓
Robson Goulart Barreto Veirano ✓
Luis Gustavo Haddad Lilla Huck Otranto Camargo ✓✓
Eliana Helena de Gregório
Machado Meyer Sendacz Opice ✓✓✓
Ambrósio Chimenti
Andoni Hernández Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira ✓✓✓
Ronald Herscovici Souza Cescon Barrieu & Flesch ✓✓
Andrew Jánszky Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy ✓✓✓
Charles Johnson Chadbourne & Parke ✓✓✓
Francisco José Pinheiro Pinheiro Guimarães ✓✓✓
Guimarães N
Name Firm
Luciana Felisbino ✓
Partner
Machado Associados
São Paulo
Tel: +55 11 3819 4855
Email:
lfelisbino@machadoassociados.com.br
Web: www.machadoassociados.com.br
See biography on page 12
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Banking and
finance
Capital
markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Carlos José Rolim de Mello
Machado Meyer Sendacz Opice ✓
Fernando Koury Lopes Koury Lopes ✓
Francisco L Cestero Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton ✓✓✓
Guilherme Leite Pinheiro Neto ✓
Eduardo Lima Tauil & Chequer ✓
José Luis de Salles Freire TozziniFreire ✓
José Luiz Homem de Mello Pinheiro Neto ✓✓
Ricardo Madrona Saes Madrona Hong Mazzuco Brandão ✓✓
Jean Marcel Arakawa Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr ✓✓
& Quiroga
Roberto Mário Lima Neto Souza Cescon Barrieu & Flesch ✓
João Mattamouros Resende
Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira ✓✓✓
Jaime Mercado Simpson Thacher & Bartlett ✓✓✓
Carlos Motta Tauil & Chequer ✓✓✓
Anthony Oldfield Clifford Chance ✓✓✓
Joaquim Oliveira Souza Cescon Barrieu & Flesch ✓✓
José Orlando A Arrochela Lobo
Lobo & de Rizzo ✓
Rogerio Padua Nakano
Landi Rodrigues Nakano & Giovannetti
✓✓
Gyedre Palma Carneiro Souza Cescon Barrieu & Flesch ✓
de Oliveira
Plinio Pinheiro Guimarães NPinheiro Guimarães ✓✓✓
Marcos Rafael Flesch Souza Cescon Barrieu & Flesch ✓
José Ribeiro do Prado Jr Machado Meyer Sendacz Opice ✓
Fabio Perrone Campos Mello ✓✓✓
Managing partner
Campos Mello
Rio de Janeiro
Tel: +55 21 3262 3027
Email: fcamposmello@camposmello.adv.br
Web: www.camposmello.adv.br
See biography on page 12
Name Firm
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Banking and
finance
Capital
markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Marcelo Ribeiro Mattos Veirano ✓
João Ricardo de Azevedo Ribeiro
Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr ✓
& Quiroga
Luiz Roberto de Assis Levy & Salomão ✓✓
José Roberto Martins Trench Rossi & Watanabe ✓✓
Flavio Roberto Penteado Meyer
Stocche Forbes Padis Filizzola Clapis
✓✓✓
José Romeu Garcia do Amaral
Bichara Barata & Costa ✓
Christian Roschmann Lefosse ✓✓✓
Eduardo Salomão Neto Levy & Salomão ✓✓
Nei Schilling Zelmanovits Machado Meyer Sendacz Opice ✓✓✓
Henrique Silva Gordo Lang Pinheiro Neto ✓✓
Alexandre Simões Pinto Trench Rossi & Watanabe ✓✓✓
Byung Soo Hong Madrona Hong Mazzuco Brandão ✓✓
Pablo Sorj Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr ✓
& Quiroga
Henry Sztutman Pinheiro Neto ✓✓✓
Nazir Takieddine Trench Rossi & Watanabe ✓✓✓
Eduardo Taleb Boulos Cascione Pulino Boulos & Santos ✓✓
Anna Tavares de Mello Trench Rossi & Watanabe ✓✓✓
Darcy Teixeira Junior TozziniFreire ✓
S Todd Crider Simpson Thacher & Bartlett ✓✓✓
Cristina Tomiyama Machado Meyer Sendacz Opice ✓✓
Thiago Vallandro Flores Dias Carneiro ✓
Roberto Vianna do R Barros ✓✓✓
Partner
Campos Mello
São Paulo
Tel: +55 11 3077 3513
Email: rbarros@camposmello.adv.br
Web: www.camposmello.adv.br
See biography on page 13
Name Firm
Banking and
finance
Capital
markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Marcos Vinicius Pulino Cascione Pulino Boulos & Santos ✓✓
José Vírgilio Lopes Enei Machado Meyer Sendacz Opice ✓✓✓
Carlos Young Tolomei Corrêa de Mello & Tolomei ✓✓
Moacir Zilbovicius Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr ✓
& Quiroga
Name Firm
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Biography:
Mr Liu is a senior partner of Jun He. He has been practising as a
lawyer for more than 20 years and has actively represented a
number of multinational corporations in their entry into China’s
market by establishing a presence or carrying out mergers and
acquisitions. He also advises state-owned enterprises and other
domestic companies on their cooperation with foreign investors.
Recent transactional highlights:
•Advised on the issuance of RMB bonds by HSBC in Hong
Kong.
•Advised on the establishment of IBM Factoring China, the first
foreign-invested factoring company in China, and the
establishment of Shanghai General Motor Automobile
Financing, the first foreign-invested automobile financing
company in China.
•Advised on Citibank’s investment in and strategic cooperation
with SPD Bank, and HSBC’s investment in and strategic
cooperation with Bank of Communications.
Practice areas:
Banking and finance
Merger and acquisitions
Foreign direct investment
Languages:
English and Chinese
Bar admissions:
China
Association memberships:
Arbitrator of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration
Commission
Retained dean and law professor of the Lawyer College of East
University of Politics and Law
Academic qualifications:
LL.B, East China Institute of Politics and Law, Shanghai, 1986
LL.M, East China Institute of Politics and Law, Shanghai, 1989
David Dali Liu
Partner
Jun He
Shanghai
Tel: +86 21 2208 6299
Email: liudl@junhe.com
Web: www.junhe.com
Biography:
George Xu has over 14 years of experience. He frequently advises
financial institutions and international clients in mergers and
acquisitions, corporate and corporate finance transactions. George
has been frequently involved in cross border work.
Recent transactional highlights:
• Represented TPG in its sale of China’s UniTrust Finance &
Leasing Corp. to Haitong Securities. UniTrust provides leasing
services to clients in the healthcare, education, machine tools
and printing industries. The deal size is approximately $715
million, and was announced in September 2013.
• Represented Zhuzhou Times New Material Technology Co., a
public company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and a
subsidiary of the CSR Group, in its acquisition of the rubber
and plastics business unit of ZF Friedrichshafen. The deal size is
€290 million. The deal was announced on December 11 2013
and is yet to be closed.
• Represented Home Inns Hotel & Management in its
acquisition of 100% of the shares of Motel 168 and assisted in
the antitrust filing of this transaction with the Antitrust Bureau,
Ministry of Commerce of China. HomeInn and Motel 168 are
the two largest economic hotel chain businesses in China. The
acquisition is an important step for Home Inns to position itself
as the number one hotel chain brand in China. The acquisition
is valued at $470 million.
• Represented Alibaba Finance in a securitisation of financial
assets. A number of ground-breaking structures have been
applied in the finance and the size of the securitisation is above
Rmb5 billion ($826 million).
Practice areas:
M&A Corporate and corporate finance
Financial services regulatory
Sector specialisations: Financial services
Languages: Chinese (native speaker), English
Bar admissions: China
Association memberships: China Bar Association
Academic qualifications:
LLB, Law School, Shanghai International Studies University
George Xu
Partner
Fangda Partners
Shanghai
Tel: +86 21 2208 1010
Email: gxu@fangdalaw.com
Web: www.fangdalaw.com
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Banking and
finance
Capital markets
Structured finance
and securitisation
Competition
Investment funds
Mergers and
acquisitions
Private equity
Project finance
Regulatory
Name Firm
Bao Chen Fangda Partners ✓
David Blumenfeld Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker ✓✓
Bee Chun Boo Baker & McKenzie ✓✓✓
Heiner Braun Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer ✓
Peter Burrows Norton Rose Fulbright ✓
Nathan Bush O'Melveny & Myers ✓
Cao Yinshi Han Kun Law Offices ✓
Joseph Chan Sidley Austin ✓✓✓
Fred Chang FenXun Partners ✓
Rebecca Chao King & Wood Mallesons ✓
Tom Chau Herbert Smith Freehills ✓✓
Chen Limin Zhong Lun Law Firm ✓✓✓
Stanley Chen Fangda Partners ✓
Wayne Chen Llinks Law Offices ✓✓
Philip Cheng Hogan Lovells ✓
Rowland Cheng Latham & Watkins ✓
Pui Hong Chik Linklaters ✓
Scott Clemens Baker & McKenzie ✓
Elizabeth Cole Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe ✓
Cui Liguo Guantao Law Firm ✓✓
Henry Ding Sidley Austin ✓
Jeffrey Ding Fangda Partners ✓✓
Zhang Dixon Fangda Partners ✓
Ninette Dodoo Clifford Chance ✓
James Douglass Linklaters ✓✓
Harry Du King & Wood Mallesons ✓
John Du Jun He ✓
Lee Edwards Shearman & Sterling ✓✓
Adrian Emch Hogan Lovells ✓
Banking and
finance
Capital markets
Structured finance
and securitisation
Competition
Investment funds
Mergers and
acquisitions
Private equity
Project finance
Regulatory
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Name Firm
Yongmei Evers Cai Simmons & Simmons ✓
Sébastien Evrard Jones Day ✓
Sammy Fang DLA Piper ✓
Feng Yao Broad & Bright ✓
Gao Yang Fangda Partners ✓
Ge Xiangyang Mayer Brown JSM ✓
Charles Guan Grandall Law Firm ✓
Guo Bingna O'Melveny & Myers ✓
Richard Guo Fangda Partners ✓✓
Christophe Han Llinks Law Offices ✓✓
Michael Han Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer ✓
Han Xiaojing Commerce & Finance Law Offices ✓
Stephen Harder Clifford Chance ✓✓
He Li Davis Polk & Wardwell ✓✓
Michael Hickman Haiwen & Partners ✓
Victor Ho Allen & Overy ✓✓
Hu Tingfeng Zhong Lun Law Firm ✓
William Hua King & Wood Mallesons ✓
Ling Huang Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton ✓
Huang Lixin Haiwen & Partners ✓
Peter Huang
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
✓✓
William Huang Fangda Partners ✓
Martyn Huckerby King & Wood Mallesons ✓
Karen Ip Herbert Smith Freehills ✓✓
Anthony Jacobsen Sidley Austin ✓
Stanley Jia Baker & McKenzie ✓✓
Jian Fang Linklaters ✓
Jiang Weibo Haiwen & Partners ✓✓
Jing Gang King & Wood Mallesons ✓
Banking and
finance
Capital markets
Structured finance
and securitisation
Competition
Investment funds
Mergers and
acquisitions
Private equity
Project finance
Regulatory
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Name Firm
Clayton Johnson Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton ✓✓
Thomas E Jones Allen & Overy ✓
Richard Kim Allen & Overy ✓✓
Portia Ku O'Melveny & Myers ✓✓
Kit Kwok DLA Piper ✓
Harvey Lau Baker & McKenzie ✓✓
John Leary White & Case ✓
Shaun Lee King & Wood Mallesons ✓
Wayne Lee Shearman & Sterling ✓
Ian Lewis Mayer Brown JSM ✓
Adam Li Jun He ✓
Barbara Li Norton Rose Fulbright ✓
Charles Li Han Kun Law Offices ✓
Joyce Li Han Kun Law Offices ✓
Li Li Weil Gotshal & Manges ✓
Qiang Li O'Melveny & Myers ✓
Li Xiaoming White & Case ✓✓
Li Yan Guantao Law Firm ✓
Lin Yixin Han Kun Law Offices ✓
Liu Cheng King & Wood Mallesons ✓
Liu Gang Commerce & Finance Law Offices ✓
Greg Liu
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
✓✓
Liu Hongchuan Broad & Bright ✓
David Dali Liu ✓
Partner
Jun He
Shanghai
Tel: +86 21 2208 6299
Email: liudl@junhe.com
Web: www.junhe.com
See biography on page 20
Banking and
finance
Capital markets
Structured finance
and securitisation
Competition
Investment funds
Mergers and
acquisitions
Private equity
Project finance
Regulatory
CHINA / LEADING LAWYER TABLE
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Name Firm
Steven Liu Gunderson Dettmer ✓
Liu Su Haiwen & Partners ✓
Liu Wei DLA Piper ✓
Liu Wei Grandall Law Firm ✓
David Livdahl Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker ✓
Maggie Lo Clifford Chance ✓
Lu Jianeng Jun He ✓
Shirley Lu Zhong Lun Law Firm ✓
Tom Luckock Norton Rose Fulbright ✓
Luo Ke Fangda Partners ✓
Luo Shaolin Simpson Thacher & Bartlett ✓✓
Lv Hongbing Grandall Law Firm ✓
Lv Liqiu Guantao Law Firm ✓
Ma Chen Fangda Partners ✓
Andrew McGinty Hogan Lovells ✓✓
Paul McKenzie Morrison & Foerster ✓
Michael Mei Llinks Law Offices ✓
Simon Meng King & Wood Mallesons ✓
Gregory Miao
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
✓✓
Arthur Mok Ropes & Gray ✓
Thomas Ng Linklaters ✓✓
Susan Ning King & Wood Mallesons ✓
Wendy Pan O'Melveny & Myers ✓
Geert Potjewijd De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek ✓
Michael Qi Fangda Partners ✓
Charles Qin Llinks Law Offices ✓✓✓✓
François Renard Allen & Overy ✓
David Roberts O'Melveny & Myers ✓✓✓
Steven Robinson Hogan Lovells ✓
Banking and
finance
Capital markets
Structured finance
and securitisation
Competition
Investment funds
Mergers and
acquisitions
Private equity
Project finance
Regulatory
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Name Firm
Joel Rothstein Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker ✓
Andrew Ruff Shearman & Sterling ✓✓
Sang Binxue Jun He ✓
Jeffrey Shen Fangda Partners ✓
Jenny Sheng Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker ✓
John Shi DLA Piper ✓
Li Shoushuang Dacheng Law Offices ✓
Glenn Su Fangda Partners ✓
Sun Dongying Guantao Law Firm ✓✓
Sun Hong Norton Rose Fulbright ✓
Jeffrey Sun Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe ✓✓
Sun Shaosong Guantao Law Firm ✓
Betty Tam Herbert Smith Freehills ✓
Gregory Tan Morrison & Foerster ✓
Tan Peng Fangda Partners ✓
Tang Zhengyu Sidley Austin ✓✓
Tao Jie Haiwen & Partners ✓
Tao Xudong Jun He ✓
Jean Thio Clifford Chance ✓
Tom Tobiason Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe ✓✓
Hubert Tse Boss & Young ✓✓
Vivian Tsoi White & Case ✓
Matthias Voss Allen & Overy ✓✓✓
Walker Wallace O'Melveny & Myers ✓✓
Wan Li Seyfarth Shaw ✓
Alan Wang Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer ✓
Anthony Wang Weil Gotshal & Manges ✓
David Wang Broad & Bright ✓
David Wang Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker ✓✓
Banking and
finance
Capital markets
Structured finance
and securitisation
Competition
Investment funds
Mergers and
acquisitions
Private equity
Project finance
Regulatory
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Name Firm
Davis Wang Simmons & SImmons ✓
Gavin Wang Jun He ✓
James Wang Han Kun Law Offices ✓
Wang Jian Jun He ✓
Wang Jianyong Haiwen & Partners ✓
Wang Ling King & Wood Mallesons ✓
Peter Wang Jones Day ✓
Richard Wang Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer ✓
Sean Wang Shearman & Sterling ✓
Wang Shu Han Kun Law Offices ✓
Tim Wang Clifford Chance ✓✓
Victor Wang AllBright Law Offices ✓
Wang Yi Norton Rose Fulbright ✓✓
Nigel Ward Norton Rose Fulbright ✓✓
Jun Wei Hogan Lovells ✓✓
Wei Yingling Jun He ✓
Justin Wilson Norton Rose Fulbright ✓
Howard Wu Baker & McKenzie ✓✓ ✓
Steven Xiang Weil Gotshal & Manges ✓✓
Xiao Hongming Guantao Law Firm ✓
Xie Zheng Fangda Partners ✓
Xu Ping King & Wood Mallesons ✓
Yan Pengpeng Guantao Law Firm ✓✓
George Xu ✓
Partner
Fangda Partners
Shanghai
Tel: +86 21 2208 1010
Email: gxu@fangdalaw.com
Web: www.fangdalaw.com
See biography on page 20
Banking and
finance
Capital markets
Structured finance
and securitisation
Competition
Investment funds
Mergers and
acquisitions
Private equity
Project finance
Regulatory
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Name Firm
Yang Chen Sidley Austin ✓
Yang Jingfang Haiwen & Partners ✓
Lynn Yang Norton Rose Fulbright ✓
Yang Tiechang Clifford Chance ✓
Yang Xiaolei King & Wood Mallesons ✓
Jane Yao Zhong Lun Law Firm ✓
Dieter Yih Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy ✓
Sherry Yin Morrison & Foerster ✓
Wu Yongtao Dacheng Law Offices ✓
David Yu Llinks Law Offices ✓✓
Yuan Cheng Linklaters ✓
Danian Zhang Baker & McKenzie ✓
Debbie Zhang Fangda Partners ✓
Zhang Hongjiu Jingtian & Gongcheng ✓✓
Howard Zhang Davis Polk & Wardwell ✓✓✓
Zhang Jiping Haiwen & Partners ✓✓✓
Luke Zhang Zhong Lun Law Firm ✓
Roy Zhang King & Wood Mallesons ✓
Zhang Yi King & Wood Mallesons ✓
Anthony Zhao Zhong Lun Law Firm ✓✓✓
Norman Zhong Fangda Partners ✓✓
Zhong Xin King & Wood Mallesons ✓
Zhou Chuanjie Fangda Partners ✓
Jonathan Zhou Fangda Partners ✓✓ ✓
David Zou Boss & Young ✓
Ji Zou Allen & Overy ✓✓
Biography: Dr Ingy Badawy is a founding partner and head of
Zulficar & Partners’ mergers and acquisitions department. She
specialises in mergers and acquisitions, public and private equity
funding, debt funding and joint ventures and arbitration.
Furthermore, she consistently provides corporate advice to some of
the firm’s major clients including Citadel Capital and its subsidiaries,
SODIC, Guardian Industries Corporation and Tanjong Energy.
Recent transactional highlights:
• Acted in the sale of 52% of Olympic Group, the largest white goods
manufacturer in Egypt, by Paradise Capital to Electrolux, the
world’s second largest global leader of this industry for $450 million.
• Advised on the landmark acquisition of Orascom Telecom by
Vimplecom and the carve out of MobiNil, ECMS and other
assets which will continue to be owned by the current
shareholders of Orascom Telecom.
• Acted in the acquisition of Orascom Building Materials
Holding (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orascom Construction
Industries) for approximately $12.9 billion and assumption of
$2 billion of debt in conjunction with a capital increase by
Lafarge to be subscribed to by NNS Holding, a family company
controlled by Nassef Sawiris for approximately €2.8 billion.
• Advised on the sale of 93% of the shares of Amoun Pharmaceuti-
cals Industries Company for approximately $459 million.
Practice areas:
Mergers and acquisitions Arbitration
Corporate Law Major contracts
Joint venture agreements
Languages: Arabic, English and French
Bar admissions: Egypt
Association memberships:
Egyptian Bar Association
American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt
Academic qualifications:
BSC Law, Cairo University
Master’s degree, Institute of International Business Law, Cairo
University
Master’s degree (D.E.S.S.) Litigation and arbitration, University of
Paris II Assas
Ph.D International Arbitration, University of Paris I Sorbonne
Ingy Badawy
Founding partner
Zulficar & Partners
Cairo
Tel: +20 2 246 12 161
Email: imb@zulficarpartners.com
Web: www.zulficarpartners.com
Clients told IFLR1000:
“Omar Bassiouny is a very strong lawyer and always available.”
Biography:
Omar S Bassiouny is the co-founder and executive partner of
Matouk Bassiouny. Omar heads the firm’s Corporate/M&A group
and has been consistently ranked in the top tier by Chambers &
Partners in the areas of corporate law and M&A. He has earned
special recognition in M&A for his in-depth focus on private
equity/venture capital and cross-borders transactions. Recognized
for his negotiations skills and, business and commercial sense,
Omar has been successful in closing over 18 M&A transactions
since January 2012 despite the recent political instability in Egypt.
Omar has also considerable expertise in setting-up joint ventures
and new projects in Egypt, as well as ensuring compliance with local
laws and corporate governance.
Recent transactional highlights:
• Representation of Emirates National Bank of Dubai, along
with co-counsel Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, in connection
with the $500 million acquisition of 100% of the share capital
of BNP Paribas Egypt.
• Representation of Integrated Diagnostic Holding, an affiliate of
Abraaj IGFC Company and the owner of Al Borg Laboratories
on the $434 million acquisition of 100% of Al Mokhtabar
Laboratories Company to create the largest private medical
diagnostics business in the Middle East and South Asia.
• Representation of Orascom Telecom on the $130 million
divestment of 100% of LinkDotnet to Mobinil
• Representation of the Sanmar Group on all legal and
structuring aspects relating to the $275 million acquisition of
Trust Chemicals Industries.
Languages: Arabic, English, French
Bar admissions: Egypt
Association memberships:
American Chamber of Commerce
Egyptian Malaysian Business Council
British Egyptian Business Association
Academic qualifications:
Bachelors of Art, Public and International Law, American
University Cairo, 1998
Licence en Droit, Faculty of Law, Cairo University, 1999
Omar S Bassiouny
Executive partner and Head of
corporate/M&A
Matouk Bassiouny
Cairo
Tel: +202 2 795 4228
Email: omar.bassiouny@
matoukbassiouny.com
Web: www.matoukbassiouny.com
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Biography:
Ashraf Ihab is a founding partner, head of the banking department and
deputy to the chair of executive committee at Zulficar & Partners. A
practicing attorney for more than 29 years, Ashraf specialises in finance
and banking matters and has advised lending banks and borrowers in
various large syndication agreements. In 2002, he was appointed as a
board member of the Egyptian Industrial Development Bank, as part
of the government reform of the banking sector. He headed the legal
department of Mashreq Bank Dubai in 2005 to 2006.
Recent transactional highlights:
• Advising African International Bank and others as lenders on:
• Second addendum agreement to the facility agreement in two
tranches for an amount not exceeding E£1064 million ($153
million) and $280 million to Suez Steel Company (November
2013).
• Addendum to a syndicated medium term facility agreement in
two tranches for an amount not exceeding E£1082 million as a
medium term loan and E£20 million as a revolving term facility
to Arab National Cement Company (June 2013).
• Advising HSBC, Egypt and others as lenders on a syndicated
revolving facility for the amount of E£670 million to Beni Suef
Cement Company (February 2013)
• Advising National Bank of Egypt and others as lenders on:
• Addendum to a syndicated facility agreement in three tranches
in the amount of E£2.27 billion to Al Ezz Rolling Mills
Company (June 2013).
• Syndicated medium term facility agreement for E£2.9 billion to
MobiNil (September 2012).
• Advising on several significant capital market transactions
including bond issuances by MobiNil for £1.5 billion (January
2010) and by Orascom Constriction Industries for E£1.65
billion (September 2010).
Practice areas: Corporate
Sector specialisations: Banking and financial services
Languages: Arabic and English
Bar admissions: Egypt
Association memberships:
International Bar Association
American Chamber of Commerce
Academic qualifications: LLB, Cairo University
Ashraf Ihab
Founding partner
Zulficar & Partners
Cairo
Tel: +20 2 24612161
Email: ami@zulficarpartners.com
Web: www.zulficarpartners.com
Biography: Mona Zulficar is a founding partner and chairperson of
the Firm’s executive committee. Being the leading banking and
finance lawyer in Egypt, Ms Zulficar oversees the operations of the
firm’s Banking, Finance and Capital Markets groups.
A practicing attorney for more than 30 years, she is a specialist in
major financial, industrial, and commercial transactions and has
negotiated, drafted, and concluded all the major contracts in Egypt.
Ms Zulficar is particularly recognized for handling ground breaking
or precedent transactions, such as the first Egyptian BOOT Power
Plant in Sidi Krir, the first GSM Telecom Concession to MobiNil,
the first leverage buyout of Helwan Cement Company, and the first
successful PPP in Egypt in relation to the New Cairo Wastewater
Treatment Plant. She has also handled the largest bond issues, such
as the bond issue in excess of L.E. one billion by Egyptian Cement
Company and by MobiNil for L.E.1500 million. She regularly
handles other major investment banking transactions, IPO’s,
securitization and GDR/ADR issues. In 2010, she acted as Counsel
to Vimpelcom in the Share Sale and Exchange Agreement between
Vimpelcom and Weather for approximately USD6.6 Billion. In
2011, she led the negotiations for the Sale and Purchase Agreement
between Electrolux and Paradise Capital SAE, with a total
transactional value exceeding USD 450 million.
Practice areas:
Investment banking Project finance
Credit Mergers and acquisitions
International commercial transactions
Sector specialisations: Finance and banking
Languages: Arabic, English and French
Bar admissions: Egypt
Association memberships:
Egyptian Bar Association
International Bar Association
Board Member, Central Bank of Egypt (2004-2011)
Advisory Committee, UN Human Rights Council (2008-2013)
VP Constitutional Committee of 50 (Egypt 2013)
Academic qualifications:
BSc, Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, 1969
LLB, Mansoura University, 1980
Related articles by this lawyer:
Please visit www.zulficarpartners.com
Mona Zulficar
Founding partner and chairperson
Zulficar & Partners
Cairo
Tel: +202 246 12 161
Email: msz@zulficarpartners.com;
msz@zp.com.eg
Web: www.zulficarpartners.com
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Banking and
finance
Capital
markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Amr Abbas Sharkawy & Sarhan ✓✓✓
Mahmoud Bassiouny Matouk Bassiouny ✓
Aly El Shalakany Shalakany Law Office ✓✓✓
Khaled El Shalakany Shalakany Law Office ✓
Ahmed El Sharkawy Sharkawy & Sarhan ✓✓✓
Ashraf Elibrachy Ibrachy & Partners ✓✓✓
Bahieldin Elibrachy Ibrachy & Dermarkar ✓✓
Mohamed Gabr Matouk Bassiouny ✓
Tarek Gadallah Ibrachy & Partners ✓
Mohamed Ghannam Helmy Hamza & Partners ✓✓
Yasser Hashem Zaki Hashem & Partners ✓✓✓
Sara Hinton Trowers & Hamlins ✓✓
Ingy Badawy ✓
Founding partner
Zulficar & Partners
Cairo
Tel: +20 2 246 12 161
Email: imb@zulficarpartners.com
Web: www.zulficarpartners.com
See biography on page 28
Omar S Bassiouny ✓
Executive partner and Head of
corporate/M&A
Matouk Bassiouny
Cairo
Tel: +202 2 795 4228
Email: omar.bassiouny@
matoukbassiouny.com
Web: www.matoukbassiouny.com See biography on page 28
Name Firm
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Banking and
finance
Capital
markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Mohamed Kamel Al Kamel Law ✓
Rasheed Kamel Al Kamel Law ✓
Sameh Khodeir Zaki Hashem & Partners ✓
Michael Lacey Dentons ✓✓
John Matouk Matouk Bassiouny ✓
Hazim Rizkana Helmy Hamza & Partners ✓✓
Karim Sarhan Sharkawy & Sarhan ✓✓✓
Hani Sarie-Eldin Sarie-Eldin & Partners ✓
Mohamad Talaat Helmy Hamza & Partners ✓✓
Name Firm
Ashraf Ihab ✓
Founding partner
Zulficar & Partners
Cairo
Tel: +20 2 24612161
Email: ami@zulficarpartners.com
Web: www.zulficarpartners.com
See biography on page 29
Mona Zulficar ✓✓✓
Founding partner and chairperson
Zulficar & Partners
Cairo
Tel: +202 246 12 161
Email: msz@zulficarpartners.com; msz@zp.com.eg
Web: www.zulficarpartners.com
See biography on page 29
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Biography:
Diana Vougessis is a partner and head of corporate practice of
Machas & Partners, specialising in capital markets, M&A and
banking and finance. Ms Vougessis has extensive experience in
representing a wide variety of clients in listings and regulatory
matters, cross-border mergers and acquisitions and all types of
financing.
Her clients include Win Wireless Products and Services, Rainbow
Group, Pancretan Cooperative Bank, Olympia Development,
Consolidated Contractors Company, FG Europe and Island
Vacations.
Recent transactional highlights:
• Acted for the National Bank of Greece in connection with the
€653 million transfer to Invel Real Estate II of an aggregate
66% stake in its wholly owned subsidiary NBG Pangaea REIC.
• Acted for the acquisition by Hellenic Petroleum Renewable
Energy Sources of Energiaki Pylou-Methonis, owner of a
6.8MW operating wind farm.
Practice areas:
Banking and finance
Capital markets
M&A
Sector specialisations:
Real estate
Energy and infrastructure
Languages: Greek, English, French
Association memberships:
Athens Bar Association
Association of Greek Commercial Lawyers
Academic qualifications:
LLB, University of Athens Law School, 1998
LLM, Kings College London, 1999
Diana Vougessis
Partner
Machas & Partners
Athens
Tel: +30 210 7211100
Email: dvougessis@machas-
partners.com
Web: www.machas-partners.com
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Banking and
finance
Capital markets
Competition
Mergers and
acquisitions
Regulatory
Restructuring and
insolvency
Panayotis Bernitsas M&P Bernitsas ✓✓
George Bersis PotamitisVekris ✓✓
Katerina Christodoulou Your Legal Partners ✓
John Damilakis Dryllerakis & Associates ✓
Prokopios Dimitriades Lambadarios ✓
Emmanuel Dryllerakis Dryllerakis & Associates ✓✓
John Dryllerakis Dryllerakis & Associates ✓✓
Christina Faitakis Karatzas & Partners ✓✓
Dionysis Flambouras M&P Bernitsas ✓✓
George Georgiades
Apostolos Georgiades & Associates
✓
Stavros Georgiades
Apostolos Georgiades & Associates
✓✓ ✓
Leonidas Georgopoulos Kyriakides Georgopoulos ✓✓ ✓
Euripides Ioannou PotamitisVekris ✓
Catherine Karatzas Karatzas & Partners ✓✓
Thanos Karvelis KLC ✓✓
Nicholas Kontizas Zepos & Yannopoulos ✓
Nikos Koritsas Koutalidis ✓✓ ✓
Alexandros Kosmopoulos Alexiou & Kosmopoulos ✓
Evangelia Kounenou PotamitisVekris ✓
Yannis Kourniotis M&P Bernitsas ✓
Dimitris Lambadarios Lambadarios ✓
Nondas Lambadarios Lambadarios ✓✓
Alexander Metallinos Karatzas & Partners ✓✓ ✓
Virginia Murray Watson Farley & Williams ✓✓ ✓
Nikos Papachristopoulos M&P Bernitsas ✓✓
Gus Papamichalopoulos Kyriakides Georgopoulos ✓✓
Christina Papanikolopoulou Kyriakides Georgopoulos ✓✓
Nicholas Papapolitis Papapolitis & Papapolitis ✓✓
Dimitris Paraskevas Elias Paraskevas ✓✓
Name Firm
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Banking and
finance
Capital markets
Competition
Mergers and
acquisitions
Regulatory
Restructuring and
insolvency
Nikos Pimblis Koutalidis ✓✓
Katerina Politopoulou Your Legal Partners ✓
Stathis Potamitis PotamitisVekris ✓✓✓
Nikos Salakas Koutalidis ✓✓ ✓
Athanasia Tsene M&P Bernitsas ✓✓
Konstantinos Vouterakos Kyriakides Georgopoulos ✓✓
Name Firm
Diana Vougessis ✓
Partner
Machas & Partners
Athens
Tel: +30 210 7211100
Email: dvougessis@machas-partners.com
Web: www.machas-partners.com
See biography on page 32
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Biography:
Through law school Justin trained with Udwadia Udeshi and Berjis
and joined them as an associate after qualifying. He moved to J
Sagar and Associates with the rest of his department and thereafter
joined Amarchand & Mangaldas in 2004. Justin joined Bharucha
& Partners as a founding partner to fulfil the vision of being part of
a law firm dedicated to excellence and client satisfaction.
In addition to general corporate advice, Justin’s practice focuses on
M&A and finance. Justin’s M&A practice includes advising on
acquisitions by and from non-residents (transactions range from
organic joint ventures to financial stakes by venture capital and
private equity investors), especially in sectors where foreign
investment is subject to restrictions, for example real estate, defence,
and retail. Justin has also structured transactions and advised Indian
clients on acquiring companies offshore.
Justin’s M&A practice is complemented by a significant financing
practice. He specialises in structuring domestic and international
consortium lending, stressed asset sales and securitisation, and OTC
and ETD products. His practice involves frequent interaction with
regulators and Justin has a healthy working relationship with the
Foreign Investment Promotion Board, the Reserve Bank of India,
and the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
Recent transactional highlights:
• Advising and representing the Reliance ADA Group in respect
to the proceedings before the Special Court, Delhi High Court,
and Supreme Court in the ‘2G Scam’ case.
• Advising Danone on its India business including the joint
venture with the Narang Group.
• Advising Verizon on the exit of their Indian joint venture
partner from VCIPL.
• Advising the Harris Corporation on the Indian leg of its global
acquisition of the Schlumberger Oil business.
• Advising Reliance Communications on restructuring aggregate
facilities of $ 1.5 billion sourced from offshore India syndicates
as well as Indian banks and financial institutions.
Sector specialisations: M&A, Finance, Employment law,
Regulatory, Anti-corruption & ethics
Languages: English, Hindi, Gujarati & Marathi
Justin Bharucha
Partner
Bharucha & Partners
Mumbai
Tel: +91 22 6132 3900 / 98201
45774
Email: justin.bharucha@bharucha.in
Web: www.bharucha.in
Biography:
Shardul Shroff, managing partner, with over 33 years of experience,
is considered a leading authority on corporate governance,
infrastructure, projects and project finance, privatization and
disinvestment, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, banking
and finance, capital markets and commercial contracts. He regularly
counsels boards and directors on corporate governance matters and
actively participates in the Independent Directors Dialogue.
He is actively involved in the formulation and drafting of various
important economic legislations and company law reforms in India.
He has also been on a number of high-powered committees
appointed by the Government of India, including committees on
various legislations. He has served as a member on FICCI’s M.
Damodaram Committee, High Powered Naresh Chandra
Committee (2nd Committee) (2003) and the High Powered JJ Irani
Committee (2006) that deliberated on the principles of corporate
governance with reference to the new Companies Bill 2008.
He is the Chairman of CII National Committee on Legal Services
and the Associate President of Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF).
He is also the recipient of ‘National Law Day Award’ from the
President of India for his unique contribution to the field of
corporate law. Also, he has been honoured for his ‘Outstanding
Contribution to the field of Law’ by Chambers and Partners at The
Chambers Asia-Pacific Awards 2012.
Languages: English, Hindi, Gujarati and Marathi
Bar admissions:
Supreme Court Bar Association
Delhi Bar Association
International Bar Association (IPBA)
Advocate on Record, Supreme Court of India
Academic qualifications:
B.Com (Hons.), Sydenham College Mumbai
LLB, Government Law College, Mumbai
Related articles by this lawyer:
India Chapter of The Foreign Regulation Investment Regulation
Review; Law Business Research (2013)
Is Cap on Number of Subsidiaries Justified; The Economics Times
(December 28 2012)
Emerging challenges of managing law firms in the Indian sub-
continent; Managing Partner Magazine (January 2012)
Recent Challenges in the Indian M&A Space; IFLR India Annual
Review (2012)
Shardul S Shroff
Managing partner
Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A
Shroff & Co
New Delhi
Tel: +91 11 2692 0500
Email: shardul.shroff@amarchand.com
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Banking and
finance
Capital
markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Restructuring
and insolvency
Ashish Ahuja Wadia Ghandy & Company ✓✓
Ajay Bahl AZB & Partners ✓
Sandip Bhagat S&R Associates ✓✓
Mona Bhide Dave & Girish & Co ✓
SH Bhojani Amarchand Mangaldas & Suresh ✓
A Shroff & Co
Anand Desai DSK Legal ✓✓✓
Berjis Desai J Sagar Associates ✓
Nishith Desai Nishith Desai Associates ✓
Vishwang Desai Desai and Diwanji ✓✓
Apurva Diwanji Desai and Diwanji ✓✓
Aliff Fazelbhoy ALMT Legal ✓
Akil Hirani Majmudar & Partners ✓✓
Akshay Jaitly Trilegal ✓
H Jayesh Juris Corp ✓✓
Rabindra Jhunjhunwala Khaitan & Co ✓
Abhijit Joshi AZB & Partners ✓
Amit Kapur J Sagar Associates ✓
Haigreve Khaitan Khaitan & Co ✓✓
Ravi Kulkarni Khaitan & Co ✓✓
Rajiv Luthra Luthra & Luthra ✓✓
Ankit Majmudar Wadia Ghandy & Company ✓
Zia Mody AZB & Partners ✓
Justin Bharucha ✓
Partner
Bharucha & Partners
Mumbai
Tel: +91 22 6132 3900 / 98201 45774
Email: justin.bharucha@bharucha.in
Web: www.bharucha.in
See biography on page 35
Name Firm
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Banking and
finance
Capital
markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Restructuring
and insolvency
Vaibhav Parikh Nishith Desai Associates ✓
Nitin Potdar J Sagar Associates ✓
Prem Rajani Rajani Associates ✓✓
Mohit Saraf Luthra & Luthra ✓✓
Rajat Sethi S&R Associates ✓
Cyril Shroff Amarchand Mangaldas & Suresh ✓✓
A Shroff & Co
Karan Singh Trilegal ✓✓
Somasekhar Sundaresan J Sagar Associates ✓✓
Suresh Talwar Talwar Thakore & Associates ✓
Shobhan Thakore Talwar Thakore & Associates ✓✓ ✓
Bahram Vakil AZB & Partners ✓
L Viswanathan Amarchand Mangaldas & Suresh ✓
A Shroff & Co
Dhaval Vussonji Kanga & Co ✓✓✓
Shardul S Shroff ✓✓
Managing partner
Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh
A Shroff & Co
New Delhi
Tel: +91 11 2692 0500
Email: shardul.shroff@amarchand.com
See biography on page 35
Name Firm
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Biography:
Theodoor Bakker is a registered foreign lawyer under the Indonesian
Advocates Law. He has worked in Southeast Asia since 1984, over
time building up experience in direct foreign investment, project
finance, aircraft finance, infrastructure development and general
manufacturing investment. Since the Asian financial crisis, he has
remained involved in restructuring and insolvency including foreign
law issues of bankruptcy reform in Indonesia.
His practice now also encompasses capital market transactions,
structured finance and mergers and acquisitions. He has extensive
experience in working with international agencies such as the IFC
and the Asian Development Bank, as well as for investment banks
such as Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley. He
has also served on arbitration panels in UNCITRAL and ICC
arbitrations. Between 1999-2005, he was a partner in White &
Case and head of its Indonesia practice.
He has been nominated several times as a leading lawyer in various
publications including IFLR1000, Chambers, The Asia Pacific Legal
500 and Asialaw Profiles.
Recent transactional highlights:
•PT AXIS Telekom Indonesia – restructuring and sale to Exelcom
•DEG – sale of minority stake in AVRIST
•Agence Francaise de Developpement – loans to two Indonesian
banks
Practice areas:
Banking and finance International arbitration
M&A Restructuring and insolvency
Structured finance and securitisation
Sector specialisations: Banking and financial services
Languages: Indonesian, English, Dutch, French and German
Bar admissions: Amsterdam
Association memberships:
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
BANI
EuroCham Jakarta
Indonesia Netherlands Association
Academic qualifications:
Master of Law, Leiden University, The Netherlands
Related articles by this lawyer:
He has published numerous articles on insolvency and cross-border
investment issues and teaches at the Faculty of Law of University of
Indonesia and the Ministry of Law and Human Rights.
Theodoor Bakker
Foreign counsel
Ali Budiardjo Nugroho Reksodiputro
(ABNR)
Jakarta
Tel: +62 21 250 5125/5136
Email: tbakker@abnrlaw.com
Web: www.abnrlaw.com
Biography:
Freddy Karyadi joined ABNR in 2007 and became a partner in 2012.
Freddy has represented numerous financial institutions, banks, private
equity houses and funds, and multinational companies. His main
practice areas are capital markets, M&A, taxation, banking and
corporate finance. In addition to being an advocate and tax attorney,
he is also a registered accountant (Ak) and a licensed tax consultant
(brevet C). Prior to joining ABNR, he worked for a number of years
at other prominent law firms in Jakarta. In 2010, he was seconded to
Loyens & Loeff’s Amsterdam Office.
Recent transactional highlights:
• Michelin in a joint venture company with PT Petrokimia
Butadiene Indonesia
• BTN in the asset-backed securities Danareksa
• KEXIM & PT Krakatau Posco Power in a facility agreement to
finance power plant
Practice areas:
Capital markets M&A
Taxation Banking and corporate finance
Sector specialisations:
Mining Consumer
Banking and financial services Shipping
Real property Construction
Languages: Indonesian and English
Bar admissions: PERADI (Indonesian Advocates Association)
Association memberships:
HKHPM (Indonesian Capital Market Legal Consultants)
AAI (Association of Indonesian Advocates)
IKPI (Indonesian Tax Consultant Association)
IFA (International Fiscal Association)
Academic qualifications:
Economics (Hons.) Trisakti Iniversity, Jakarta, 1997
LLB, University of Indonesia, 1998
International tax law, Leiden University, 2002
Related articles by this lawyer:
He is a member of the editorial board of Derivatives and Financial
Instrument Journal, International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation,
the Netherlands and is the regional correspondent for the Indonesia
jurisdiction for Tax Notes International of Virginia, United States.
He also contributes articles to IFLR and a number of national tax
magazines, teaches in several universities and is a regular speaker at
seminars and training events.
Freddy Karyadi
Partner
Ali Budiardjo Nugroho Reksodiputro
(ABNR)
Jakarta
Tel: +62 21 250 5125/5136
Email: fkaryadi@abnrlaw.com
Web: www.abnrlaw.com
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Biography:
Oene Marseille worked for almost six years with NautaDutilh in
their offices in Rotterdam and New York and their associated
Jakarta office and also with White & Case in Jakarta and Singapore
from August 2001 until April 2005.
During his time in Indonesia he has gained considerable experience
in private equity, foreign direct investment, M&A, energy and
resources, restructuring, capital markets, financing, and project
finance work. He also has extensive experience in working with
international agencies such as the IFC and the Netherlands IFC
equivalent FMO, as well as for private investors in the region
(including Cargill, General Electric, Heineken, SK Energy, Kobe
Steel, JGC, Sumitomo, Philips, Michelin, Royal Ahold, AT&T,
Royal KPN Netherlands, KKR, Carlyle, Saratoga, Ancora,
PetroSaudi and several international banks and finance houses).
He is ranked by IFLR1000, Chambers Asia, The Asia Pacific Legal
500 and Asialaw Profiles in various practice areas.
Recent transactional highlights:
• KKR – on two transactions in Indonesia (relating to investments in
PT Tiga Pilar Sejahtera Food Tbk and PT Panasonic Healthcare)
• Saratoga – on its investments in Mandala Airlines and in
Medco Power
Practice areas:
Banking and finance Capital markets
Corporate Energy and natural resources
Foreign investments M&A
Sector specialisations: Aviation, Banking and financial services,
Consumer products, Energy and natural resources, Shipping/logistics
Languages: Dutch, English, French and Indonesian
Bar admissions: Rotterdam, Amsterdam
Association memberships:
Law Society of Amsterdam Bar, The Netherlands
Academic qualifications:
LLB, University of Amsterdam, 1994
LLM, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Related articles by this lawyer:
Oene has published articles on the Indonesian capital markets,
M&A and finance matters. He is a regular contributor to IFLR
magazine.
Oene Marseille
Foreign counsel
Ali Budiardjo Nugroho Reksodiputro
(ABNR)
Jakarta
Tel: +62 21 250 5125/5136
Email: omarseille@abnrlaw.com
Web: www.abnrlaw.com
Biography:
Emir Nurmansyah has worked with ABNR since 1989 and has
been a partner since January 1 1997. Since 1993 he has dealt with a
large number of transactions involving privatisation, corporate
restructuring and project and debt financing. He has been involved
in most of the restructuring projects in which ABNR is involved;
both as a member and as the leader of the ABNR team. He has also
acted as the advisor of IBRA in several restructuring and asset
disposal projects. He is ranked by IFLR1000, Chambers Asia, The
Asia Pacific Legal 500 and Asialaw Profiles in various practice areas.
Practice areas:
Corporate M&A
Banking and finance Capital markets
Restructuring and insolvency Projects and natural resources
Sector specialisations:
Languages: Indonesian and English
Bar admissions: PERADI (Indonesian Advocates Association)
Association memberships:
Academic qualifications:
LLB (Major in Economic law) – University of Indonesia, 1989
LLM (Major In International transactions) – Bond University,
Australia, 1993
Related articles by this lawyer:
Project Finance 2013 – International Comparative Legal Guide
Lending and taking security in Indonesia – an overview PLC multi-
jurisdictional guide 2013
The Project Finance yearbook 2013 – Euromoney
Emir Nurmansyah
Partner
Ali Budiardjo Nugroho Reksodiputro
(ABNR)
Jakarta
Tel: +62 21 250 5125/5136
Email: enurmansyah@abnrlaw.com
Web: www.abnrlaw.com
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Biography: Jennifer B Tumbuan has been a partner of Tumbuan &
Partners since April 2011. She has been in practice since 1998.
Before joining T&P, she was the retained general counsel of
Renaissance Capital and PT Borneo Lumbung Energi & Metal Tbk
for about three years, and was previously a senior associate in a
large, reputable law firm in Jakarta. She is admitted to practise as an
advocate and capital market legal consultant in Indonesia.
Within T&P, she has been intensively involved in the issuance of
capital market securities (equity and debt) by Indonesian companies
through the Indonesian capital market and overseas capital markets,
including IPOs, rights issue, bonds and promissory notes, banking
and finance, acquisitions, debt restructuring and mining projects in
Indonesia, and general corporate work.
Recent transactional highlights:
• Acted as legal adviser to Rui Tong Limited in its several issuance
of secured exchangeable note purchase agreements totalling more
than US$1 billion.
• Acted as legal adviser to PT Borneo Lumbung Energi &
Metal Tbk in its $1 billion acquisition of 23.8% shares in Bumi,
an indirect shareholder of a.o. PT Bumi Resources Tbk, PT
Bumi Resources Minerals Tbk, PT Berau Coal Energy Tbk, PT
Darma Henwa Tbk and PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara, and in its
$1 billion acquisition financing with Standard Chartered Bank.
• Acted as legal adviser to J&Partners Group in several of its
transactions including the financing and refinancing with a
syndicate of banks, the proposed acquisition of several mining
companies, the land clearing of several plots of land, and several
other corporate actions.
Practice areas:
Banking & finance Capital market
Commercial arbitration Commercial litigation & anti-trust
Foreign & domestic investments General corporate
Islamic finance Mergers & acquisitions
Mining & energy Project & natural resources
Debt & corporate restructuring Bankruptcy & suspension of debt
payments
Languages: Indonesian and English
Bar admissions: Indonesia
Academic qualifications:
Law degree, Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia
LL.M, Faculty of Law, Leiden University
Jennifer B Tumbuan
Managing Partner
Tumbuan & Partners
Jakarta
Tel: +6221 7227736/37
Email:
jennifer.tumbuan@tumbuanpartners.com
Web: www.tumbuanpartners.com
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Banking and
finance
Capital markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Project finance
Restructuring and
insolvency
Laksmita Andarumi Melli Darsa & Co ✓
Arisia Arundati Pusponegoro
Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo ✓
Ahmad Fikri Assegaf Assegaf Hamzah & Partners ✓✓✓✓
Ibrahim Sjarief Assegaf Assegaf Hamzah & Partners ✓✓
Wahyuni Bahar Bahar & Partners ✓✓✓
Benny Bernarto Makarim & Taira S ✓
Norman Bissett Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners ✓
Tony Budidjaja Budidjaja & Associates ✓
Michael Carl
Soewito Suhardiman Eddymurthy Kardono
✓✓ ✓ ✓
Rosna Chung Hutabarat Halim & Rekan ✓✓
Haydn Dare Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung ✓✓
Melli Darsa Melli Darsa & Co ✓✓✓
Bono Daru Adji Assegaf Hamzah & Partners ✓✓✓
David Dawborn Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung ✓✓✓✓
Guy Des Rosiers Makarim & Taira S ✓
Luke Devine Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners ✓
Andrew Digges Ginting & Reksodiputro ✓
Ira Eddymurthy
Soewito Suhardiman Eddymurthy Kardono
✓✓✓✓ ✓
Mira Fadhya Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung ✓✓
Irfan Ghazali Makes & Partners ✓✓
Daniel Ginting Ginting & Reksodiputro ✓✓ ✓
Toby Grainger Oentoeng Suria & Partners ✓
Sri Indrastuti Hadiputranto Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners ✓✓
Name Firm
Theodoor Bakker ✓✓ ✓
Foreign counsel
Ali Budiardjo Nugroho Reksodiputro
(ABNR)
Jakarta
Tel: +62 21 250 5125/5136
Email: tbakker@abnrlaw.com
Web: www.abnrlaw.com
See biography on page 38
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Banking and
finance
Capital markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Project finance
Restructuring and
insolvency
Al Hakim Hanafiah Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners ✓✓
Erwandi Hendarta Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners ✓
Eddy Hendra Hendra Soenardi ✓
Iril Hiswara Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung ✓
Rahayu Ningsih Hoed Makarim & Taira S ✓
Pheo Hutabarat Hutabarat Halim & Rekan ✓✓
Mark Innis Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners ✓
Kuntum Apriella Irdam Melli Darsa & Co ✓
Ratna Iskandar Makarim & Taira S ✓✓
Dezi Kirana Soemadipradja & Taher ✓✓
Rudy Kusmanto Makarim & Taira S ✓
Yozua Makes Makes & Partners ✓✓✓ ✓
Noor Meurling Oentoeng Suria & Partners ✓
Kristo Molina Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung ✓✓
Giovanni Muhammad Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners ✓
Name Firm
Freddy Karyadi ✓
Partner
Ali Budiardjo Nugroho Reksodiputro
(ABNR)
Jakarta
Tel: +62 21 250 5125/5136
Email: fkaryadi@abnrlaw.com
Web: www.abnrlaw.com
See biography on page 38
Oene Marseille ✓✓ ✓
Foreign counsel
Ali Budiardjo Nugroho Reksodiputro
(ABNR)
Jakarta
Tel: +62 21 250 5125/5136
Email: omarseille@abnrlaw.com
Web: www.abnrlaw.com
See biography on page 39
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Banking and
finance
Capital markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Project finance
Restructuring and
insolvency
Sugianto Osman Ginting & Reksodiputro ✓✓
Soenardi Pardi Hendra Soenardi ✓
Indri Pramitaswari Guritno Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners ✓
Andre Rahadian Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners ✓
Abdul Haris Muhammad Rum
Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo ✓
Iwan Setiawan Makes & Partners ✓✓✓ ✓
David Siahaan Melli Darsa & Co ✓✓
Harjon Sinaga Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo ✓
Tasdikiah Siregar Susandarini & Partners ✓
Rahmat Soemadipradja Soemadipradja & Taher ✓✓
Hendronoto Soesabdo Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners ✓
Jonathan Streifer
Soewito Suhardiman Eddymurthy Kardono
✓✓✓
Timur Sukirno Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners ✓✓
Bill Sullivan Christian Teo Purwono & Partners ✓
Rofik Sungkar Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo ✓
Atik Susanto Oentoeng Suria & Partners ✓✓✓
Rambun Tjajo Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners ✓✓
Yuliana Tjhai Bahar & Partners ✓✓✓
Fred Tumbuan Tumbuan & Partners ✓✓
Name Firm
Emir Nurmansyah ✓✓✓ ✓
Partner
Ali Budiardjo Nugroho Reksodiputro
(ABNR)
Jakarta
Tel: +62 21 250 5125/5136
Email: enurmansyah@abnrlaw.com
Web: www.abnrlaw.com
See biography on page 39
Banking and
finance
Capital markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Project finance
Restructuring and
insolvency
Linda Widyati Soemadipradja & Taher ✓✓✓✓ ✓
Susandarini Susandarini & Partners ✓
Name Firm
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Jennifer B Tumbuan ✓✓
Managing Partner
Tumbuan & Partners
Jakarta
Tel: +6221 7227736/37
Email:
jennifer.tumbuan@tumbuanpartners.com
Web: www.tumbuanpartners.com
See biography on page 40
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Market recognition:
Nominated as a leading lawyer in the IFLR1000 – 2013 and 2014
Biography:
Marcus Peter joined Bonn & Schmitt in 2004 and is a partner of
the firm. Marcus co-heads the investment funds and private equity
department of Bonn & Schmitt and also supervises teams in the
areas of corporate law, real estate as well as banking and finance.
Marcus is admitted to practice in Luxembourg and Germany.
He holds a master degree in European Law (LLM. eur) and
obtained a PhD from the University of Saarbrücken and was
furthermore educated in the United States and attended university
in the Russian Federation. He has also worked for a German and a
Swiss law firm in Moscow.
Furthermore, he represents Bonn & Schmitt at various associations
including the Luxembourg Private Equity Association, LPEA.
He advises international clients pertaining to the setting-up and
tailoring of their private equity and investment funds structures in
Luxembourg. Recently, he has been involved in various client
matters evolving around the implementation of the AIFM Directive
in Luxembourg.
Also he was nominated as a leading lawyer by IFLR1000 in 2013
and in 2014.
Practice areas:
Corporate
Investment management
Private equity
Languages: German, English, Russian, French, Luxembourgish
Bar admissions: Germany, Luxembourg (as foreign lawyer)
Academic qualifications:
Certificate in Russian Political Studies, University of Rostow-na-
Donu, Russia, 1998
Certificate of European Studies, University of Saarbruecken,
Germany, 2001
Master of European Law, LLM. eur., University of Saarbruecken,
Germany, 2003
PhD in Law, University of Saarbruecken, Germany, 2009
Marcus Peter
Partner
Bonn & Schmitt
Luxembourg
Tel: +352 27 855
Email: mpeter@bonnschmitt.net
Web: www.bonnschmitt.net
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Banking and
finance
Capital
markets
Investment
funds
Mergers and
acquisitions
Fabian Beullekens Allen & Overy ✓✓
François Brouxel Wildgen ✓✓ ✓
Michel Bulach Wildgen ✓
Philippe Dupont Arendt & Medernach ✓
Jacques Elvinger Elvinger Hoss & Prussen ✓
Franz Fayot Elvinger Hoss & Prussen ✓✓
Francois Felten Elvinger Hoss & Prussen ✓✓
Olivier Gaston-Braud Elvinger Hoss & Prussen ✓
Stéphane Hadet OPF Partners ✓✓
Joëlle Hauser Clifford Chance ✓
Philippe Hoss Elvinger Hoss & Prussen ✓✓
Toinon Hoss Elvinger Hoss & Prussen ✓✓
Steve Jacoby Clifford Chance ✓
Gast Juncker Elvinger Hoss & Prussen ✓
Christian Kremer Clifford Chance ✓✓ ✓ ✓
Claude Kremer Arendt & Medernach ✓
Laurent Lazard Bonn Steichen & Partners ✓✓ ✓
Gérard Maîtrejean OPF Partners ✓
Frank Mausen Allen & Overy ✓
Marc Mehlen Clifford Chance ✓✓
Marc Meyers Loyens & Loeff ✓✓✓ ✓
Michel Molitor Molitor ✓
Paul Mousel Arendt & Medernach ✓
Claude Niedner Arendt & Medernach ✓
Thibaut Partsch Loyens & Loeff ✓
Name Firm
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Banking and
finance
Capital
markets
Investment
funds
Mergers and
acquisitions
Corinne Philippe Bonn & Schmitt ✓
Pit Reckinger Elvinger Hoss & Prussen ✓✓
Patrick Reuter Elvinger Hoss & Prussen ✓
Pierre Reuter Hogan Lovells ✓
Pierre Schleimer Allen & Overy ✓
Alex Schmitt Bonn & Schmitt ✓✓✓
Jean-Christian Six Allen & Overy ✓
Jean Steffen Bonn Steichen & Partners ✓✓
Alain Steichen Bonn Steichen & Partners ✓✓
Matthieu Taillandier Arendt & Medernach ✓✓
Johan Terblanche Loyens & Loeff ✓
Jean-Marc Ueberecken Arendt & Medernach ✓
Henri Wagner Allen & Overy ✓✓
François Warken Arendt & Medernach ✓
Josée Weydert NautaDutilh ✓
Jérôme Wigny Elvinger Hoss & Prussen ✓
Margaretha Wilkenhuysen NautaDutilh ✓
Name Firm
Marcus Peter ✓✓
Partner
Bonn & Schmitt
Luxembourg
Tel: +352 27 855
Email: mpeter@bonnschmitt.net
Web: www.bonnschmitt.net
See biography on page 45
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Biography:
Hon Yik is a founding partner of Naqiz & Partners. He previously
practiced with Wong & Partners (a member firm of Baker &
McKenzie International) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as a member
of the banking and finance and corporate and commercial practice
groups.
Hon Yik has acted for clients across a diversified range of industries
and has advised clients on issues relating to corporate and
commercial law, cross border and foreign acquisitions, plantations,
coal mining, oil and gas, large scale property transactions,
infrastructure projects as well as capital markets fund raising
exercises.
Hon Yik is admitted to practice in Malaysia having graduated with a
LLB (Hons) from Bond University, Australia and a LLM (Corporate
& Commercial Law) from the University of New South Wales,
Australia. He has been ranked as a leading lawyer in the IFLR1000
since 2012 and as one of Asialaw’s leading lawyers since 2013.
Hon Yik serves as counsel to Naqiz & Partners associated
Indonesian office Bagus Enrico & Partners (a member of Naqiz
International) where he specialises in issues relating to foreign direct
investment and cross border transactions between Malaysia and
Indonesia.
Practice areas:
M&A Foreign direct investment
Tax
Sector specialisations:
M&A Foreign direct investment
International tax & trusts
Languages: English, Bahasa Malaysia
Bar admissions: Malaysia
Association memberships: Society of Trust and Estate Professionals
Academic qualifications:
LLB (Hons), Bond University, Australia
LLM (Corporate and commercial law), University of New South
Wales, Australia
Tan Hon Yik
Senior partner (International)
Naqiz & Partners
Kuala Lumpur
Tel: +60 3 2081 7888
Email: honyik@naqiz.com
Web: www.naqiz.com
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Banking and
finance
Capital
markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Azizul Azmi Adnan Wong & Partners ✓✓
Munir Abdul Aziz Wong & Partners ✓✓
Andri Aidham Badri Kadir Andri & Partners ✓
Adrian Yong Huang Chair Kadir Andri & Partners ✓
Dato' Philip Chan Skrine ✓
Chang Hong Yun Tay & Partners ✓
Adrian Chee Adnan Sundra & Low ✓✓
Brian Chia Wong & Partners ✓
Chung Swee Loong Albar & Partners ✓
Christopher Foo Raja Darryl & Loh ✓
Andre Gan Wong & Partners ✓
Gilbert Boon Seah Gan Zaid Ibrahim & Co ✓
Ivan Yue Chan Ho Shook Lin & Bok ✓
Hoh Kiat Ching Shook Lin & Bok ✓
Samuel Soo Choon Hong Kadir Andri & Partners ✓✓
Faizah Jamaludin Skrine ✓
Zainal Azlan Abdul Kadir Zain & Co ✓
Tan Kong Yam Kadir Andri & Partners ✓
Christina SC Kow Shearn Delamore & Co ✓
Vijey Mohana Krishnan Raja Darryl & Loh ✓
Kung Suan Im Zul Rafique & Partners ✓
Christopher Lee Christopher & Lee Ong ✓✓
David Lee Tay & Partners ✓
David Lee Zaid Ibrahim & Co ✓
Lilian May Sim Liew Zaid Ibrahim & Co ✓
Mark Lim Wong & Partners ✓✓
Lim Mun Lai Zul Rafique & Partners ✓
Teong Sit Lim Rahmat Lim & Partners ✓
Kelvin Hsien Han Loh Rahmat Lim & Partners ✓
Name Firm
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Banking and
finance
Capital
markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Loh Mei Mei Zul Rafique & Partners ✓
Loo Tatt King Zaid Ibrahim & Co ✓
Janet Lai Heng Looi Skrine ✓
Azman bin Othman Luk Rahmat Lim & Partners ✓✓
Moy Pui Yee Rahmat Lim & Partners ✓
Ng Leong Huat Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill ✓
Ng Swee Kee Shearn Delamore & Co ✓
Jerry Kok Wah Ong Zul Rafique & Partners ✓✓
Jalalullail Othman Shook Lin & Bok ✓
Phua Pao Yii Skrine ✓
Deepak Sadasivan Adnan Sundra & Low ✓✓
Patricia David Saini Shook Lin & Bok ✓✓
Salwah Abdul Shukor Zain & Co ✓
Quay Chew Soon Skrine ✓
Dato’ E Sreesanthan Kadir Andri & Partners ✓
Tai Chu Wei Raja Darryl & Loh ✓
Lily Chea Li Tan Albar & Partners ✓✓✓
Tan Ming Li Cheang & Ariff ✓✓
Tay Beng Chai Tay & Partners ✓
Tay Weng Hwee Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill ✓
Tee Joe Lei Shearn Delamore & Co ✓✓
Wan Kai Chee Rahmat Lim & Partners ✓
Zain Azlan Zain Azahari Zain & Co ✓
Name Firm
Tan Hon Yik ✓
Senior partner (International)
Naqiz & Partners
Kuala Lumpur
Tel: +60 3 2081 7888
Email: honyik@naqiz.com
Web: www.naqiz.com
See biography on page 48
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Clients told the IFLR1000 that:
“The lawyers at the firm are very professional and they know what
clients want. They have expertise on corporate law and litigation
matters and we rely on them on such matters.”
Biography:
Gilles Athaw is a director and founding member of C&A Law, a law
firm established in Mauritius, under the Law Practitioner’s Act and
registered by the office of the Attorney General in Mauritius.
Gilles specialises in corporate and commercial law and has advised
financial institutions and corporates in various transactions
including cross-border financing, corporate restructuring, setting up
of investment funds and listings on the Stock Exchange of
Mauritius.
He is named as a leading lawyer in IFLR1000 2013 and as a leading
lawyer in his field by Chambers Global – The Clients Guide 2013.
Recent transactional highlights:
• Advised on the financing of a mining project in Botswana (the
Boseto Copper Project) involving investments exceeding $200
million.
• Advised on the financing of various telecommunication
structures in the African region involving investments of over
$350 million.
• Conducted the due diligence and advice on the acquisition of
approximately 78.5% of the fully diluted equity of a Mauritian
target from a consortium of sellers for an amount of $250
million financed partly by equity and party by loan. The target is
the holding company of an Indian technology services provider
which has a substantial client base located throughout the US.
Practice areas:
Cross-border transactions Mergers and acquisitions
Foreign direct investment Securities
Languages: English and French
Bar admissions: England and Mauritius
Related articles by this lawyer:
Mauritius, a secure gateway to Africa, China Business Law Journal,
2012
Gilles Athaw
Director
C&A Law
Ebene
Tel: +230 466 0500
Email: gilles.athaw@calaw.mu
Web: www.calaw.mu
Clients told IFLR1000: “Rajahbalee understands the technical
aspects of both financial and corporate deals very well and he’s very
knowledgeable about the Mauritius regulations.”
Biography: Iqbal Rajahbalee is the founder of BLC Chambers.
Senior Counsel, with over 25 years of practice in corporate law,
banking and finance, he pioneered the Mauritius offshore industry
and has gained solid accolades from offshore clients who remark that
“he knows this business outstandingly well”. Iqbal has had an
exceptional exposure to both public and private sides of the business
environment. He was appointed as the first executive director of the
first Mauritius offshore regulatory authority and subsequently the first
chief executive of the Financial Services Commission. Iqbal also
served as assistant solicitor general at the Attorney General‘s Office.
He drafted numerous pieces of legislation, including the Trusts Act
and the Securities Act. He has advised on infrastructure projects,
shareholders disputes in large conglomerates, on private equity funds
investing in Africa and Asia and on international taxation. He is
Mauritius legal counsel to General Electric, Barclays Bank, BlackRock
among others and has appeared as counsel in high profile litigation
involving shareholders to joint ventures and high net worth family
businesses. He was also called as expert witness on Mauritius law
before foreign courts, including the UK and Singapore courts. To
observers, Iqbal is a “sensible choice for large corporate transactions”.
Recent transactional highlights:
• Iqbal is the Mauritius counsel and advisor on the setting up of
an environmental infrastructure fund in Africa.
• He is also acting as Mauritius Counsel to the transaction adviser
on the biggest infrastructure project in Mauritius. The project is
for Traffic Decongestion Programme involving the setting up of
a ring road around the capital city and the upgrading and
expansion of the national highway road network.
• Iqbal is advising as Mauritius counsel in the reorganisation of
mining group in Zimbabwe.
Practice areas: Financial services regulatory, Investment funds,
Litigation, Mergers and acquisitions, Tax
Sector specialisations: Banking and financial services, Corporate
and commercial
Languages: English, French
Bar admissions: Mauritius
Association memberships:
Honourable Society of the Middle Temple (Inn of Courts, London)
Mauritius Bar Council
Academic qualifications:
LLB and LLM, London School of Economics and Political Science
Iqbal Rajahbalee, Senior Counsel
Managing partner
BLC Chambers
Port Louis, Mauritius
Tel: +230 2137920
Email: Iqbal.r@blc.mu
Web: www.blc.mu
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Banking and
finance
Capital markets
Investment funds
Mergers and
acquisitions
Restructuring and
insolvency
Clarel Benoit Benoit Chambers ✓✓ ✓ ✓
Urmila Boolell Banymandhub Boolell Chambers ✓✓ ✓
Ravindra Chetty 5 St James Court ✓✓
Dev Erriah Erriah Chambers ✓
Anand Gujadhur Madun Gujadhur Chambers ✓
Marc Hein Juristconsult Chambers ✓
Yuvraj Juwaheer Bedell Cristin ✓✓
Thierry Koenig De Comarmond & Koenig ✓✓
Sivakumaren Mardemootoo Mardemootoo Solicitors ✓✓
Malcolm Moller Appleby ✓✓
Rishi Pursem Benoit Chambers ✓
Abdool Razack Peeroo Chambers of ARMA Peeroo
Jean-Eric Sauzier BLC Chambers ✓✓
Stephen Scali Conyers Dill & Pearman ✓✓✓
Muhammad Uteem Uteem Chambers ✓✓
Name Firm
Gilles Athaw ✓✓ ✓
Director
C&A Law
Ebene
Tel: +230 466 0500
Email: gilles.athaw@calaw.mu
Web: www.calaw.mu
See biography on page 51
Iqbal Rajahbalee, Senior Counsel ✓
Managing partner
BLC Chambers
Port Louis, Mauritius
Tel: +230 2137920
Email: Iqbal.r@blc.mu
Web: www.blc.mu
See biography on page 51
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Market recognition:
Nominated as a leading lawyer in the IFLR1000 – 2013 and 2014
Biography:
Alessio Polastri is considered one of the most experienced lawyers in
Myanmar. He has assisted and is currently assisting private
investors, multinationals and local companies in medium and large
investments in Myanmar. In addition, he advises foreign
governments and state-owned enterprises in large infrastructure, oil
and gas and mining investments.
Alessio’s ability to provide solutions in a complex legal system is
highly appreciated by his clients, which include leading banks,
multi-million private equity and hedge funds and large local
conglomerates.
Alessio is also a reputable speaker and he is regularly invited to
speak at conferences focused on the legal system and investment
environment of Myanmar.
Recent transactional highlights:
Practice areas:
Banking and finance Corporate
Energy Hospitality and tourism
Infrastructure Mining, Natural resources
Oil and gas Project finance
Real estate TMT
Sector specialisations:
Banking and financial institutions
Natural resources
Languages: English and Italian
Bar admissions:
Association memberships:
Academic qualifications:
LLB, University of Milan
LLM, University of Singapore
Related articles by this lawyer:
Alessio Polastri
Managing partner
Polastri Wint & Partners Legal & Tax
Advisors
Yangon
Tel: +95 094 20003004
Email: alessio@pwplegal.com
Web: www.pwplegal.com
Clients told IFLR1000:
“Edwin has a very strong knowledge of the Myanmar law and tax
system.”
Biography:
Edwin is one of Myanmar’s leading foreign lawyers. He has advised
on the implementation of a $5 billion telecommunication project,
on the privatisation of several state-owned enterprises and on the
development of a $2 billion property project in Yangon. He has
advised a number of the ‘supermajors’ (oil companies) on the
acquisition of oil and gas interests in Myanmar, the Korean
Government on the construction of the new Yangon international
airport and the Japanese Government on its joint venture with the
Myanmar Government for the Thilawa.
He lives full-time in Yangon, where he leads a team of 20 lawyers
and tax advisers. In his academic career, he has lectured at six
prestigious universities in Europe and Asia and written numerous
textbooks.
Recent transactional highlights:
• Advised Shell EP International in relation to production
sharing contracts.
• Advised Nokia Siemens Networks Singapore in relation to its
market entry in Myanmar.
Practice areas: Legal & Tax advisory
Sector specialisations: M&A, Energy, Real estate, Taxation
Languages: English, Dutch, French, Thai
Association memberships:
Bachelor of Laws, LLB (Licenciaat in de Rechtsgeleerdheid)
University of Antwerp, Belgium
Master of Laws, LLM (Bijzonder Licenciaat in Bedrijfsrecht en
Fiscaal Recht) Thesis: “Do Domestic Anti-Avoidance Measures
Interfere with International Tax Law?” (published and awarded)
Free University of Brussels, Belgium
In process - Doctoral Thesis (in Law): The International Protection
of Investors under Bilateral Investment Treaties in Matters of
Taxation and Tax Administration
Related articles by this lawyer:
Understanding the loss carry forward system for tax holidays -
Bloomberg BNA Tax Planning International Journal
Edwin Vanderbruggen
Partner
VDB Loi Company
Yangon
Tel: +95 94 2031 8709
Email: edwin@vdb-loi.com
Web: www.vdb-loi.com
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Banking and
finance
Mergers and
acquisitions Regulatory
James Finch
Myanmar Thanlwin Legal Services - DFDL
✓✓
Hnin Ei Ei Aung U Tin Yu & Associates ✓
Daw Khin Cho Kyi Myanmar Legal Services ✓
U Min Sein U Min Sein Law Business ✓
U Than Maung Kelvin Chia Yangon ✓✓
Alessio Polastri ✓✓
Managing partner
Polastri Wint & Partners Legal &
Tax Advisors
Yangon
Tel: +95 094 20003004
Email: alessio@pwplegal.com
Web: www.pwplegal.com
See biography on page 53
Edwin Vanderbruggen ✓
Partner
VDB Loi Company
Yangon
Tel: +95 94 2031 8709
Email: edwin@vdb-loi.com
Web: www.vdb-loi.com
See biography on page 53
Name Firm
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Biography:
Born in Lagos, Nigeria – 6th August 1964, T Iboroma Akpana
holds an LLM degree from the Harvard Law School. He attended
the Federal Government College Enugu, University of Ibadan and
University of Jos, where he obtained degrees in biochemistry and
law respectively. He also obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree –
Second Class Honours (Upper Division) and a Qualifying
Certificate to Practice in Nigeria from the Nigeria Law School.
He is admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and
Wales; Attorney and Counselor of the Supreme Court of New York;
Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria: and Notary
Public of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
He was an associate in the firm of Messrs Banwo and Ighodalo.
Recent transactional highlights:
• Advised as transactional counsel on the acquisition of an oil
exploration and production company; a transaction in excess of
£500 million.
• Advised an EPC contractor involved in the construction of a
jetty for a value in excess of $100 million.
Practice areas:
Banking and finance Corporate
Infrastructure Oil and gas
Power Restructuring
Sector specialisations: Corporate/commercial and oil & gas
Languages: English
Bar Admissions: New York, England & Wales, and Nigeria
Association memberships:
Nigeria Bar Association
International Bar Association
Law Society of England & Wales
American Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Association of International Petroleum Negotiators
Academic qualifications:
Barrister at law (Second Class Upper) Nigeria Law School
LLB (Second Class Upper) University of Jos
LLM, Harvard Law School
T Iboroma Akpana
Partner
Solola & Akpana
Lagos
Tel: +234 1 709 814 1598
Email: iakpana@sololaakpana.com
Web: www.sololaakpana.com
Market recognition:
“Many capital markets practitioners place Adegboyega ‘Timi’ Austen-
Peters of Austen-Peters & Co as one of the highest quality lawyers for
capital markets advice and pension law.” IFLR1000 2014.
Biography:
‘Timi’ Austen-Peters is the founder and principal partner of Austen-
Peters & Co. He is a notary public of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
having qualified as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of
Nigeria in 1986. He has worked as a barrister and solicitor in various
jurisdictions; both in a strictly legal capacity and advisory roles.
He has been extensively involved in the activities of various capital
markets and the pension industry. He specialises in the management
and regulation of investment assets and has made several
presentations and authored many works including the definitive
work on the custody of investments.
He has worked as a lawyer for the United Nations Office, Geneva,
Switzerland and for a leading commercial law firm in Lagos. He also
worked as a Legal Consultant to the African Development Bank in
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
Recent transactional highlights:
• Lead the team advising the establishment of a merchant bank.
• Advised on the proposed acquisition of two telecommunication
companies.
• Advising on acquisition of a major company in the downstream
oil and gas sector.
• Advising private equity firms on transaction involving pension
funds in Nigeria.
Practice areas: Financial services
Sector specialisation: Pension, Securities, International law
Languages: English, French and Yoruba
Association memberships:
Nigeria Bar Association (NBA)
International Bar Association (IBA)
Academic qualifications:
LLB, London School of Economics (LSE), University of London
LLM, University of Cambridge
Doctorate in law, the University of Oxford
Related articles by this lawyer:
‘Custody of investments: Law and Practice’ – Oxford University
Press (December 2000).
Timi Austen-Peters
Principal partner
Austen-Peters & Co
Nigeria
Tel: +234 1 2701668
Email: timi@austen-peters.com
Web: www.austen-peters.com
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Banking and
finance
Capital
markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Folake Adebowale Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie ✓
Adeoye Adefulu Odujinrin & Adefulu ✓
Sola Adepetun
Adepetun Caxton-Martins Agbor & Segun
Damilola Adetunji Odujinrin & Adefulu ✓✓
Dan Agbor Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie ✓✓✓
Konyin Ajayi Olaniwun Ajayi ✓✓✓
Babatunde Ajibade SPA Ajibade & Co ✓
Oghogho Akpata Templars ✓✓
Olumide Akpata Templars ✓
Oladotun Alokolaro Advocaat Law Practice ✓✓
Olayemi Anyanechi Sefton Fross ✓
Sola Arifayan Ikeyi & Arifayan ✓
Kola Awodein Kola Awodein & Co ✓✓
Soji Awogbade Aelex ✓
Myma Belo-Osagie Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie ✓✓
Afolabi Caxton-Martins
Adepetun Caxton-Martins Agbor & Segun
✓
Kofo Dosekun Aluko & Oyebode ✓✓
T Iboroma Akpana ✓
Partner
Solola & Akpana
Lagos
Tel: +234 1 709 814 1598
Email: iakpana@sololaakpana.com
Web: www.sololaakpana.com
See biography on page 55
Timi Austen-Peters ✓
Principal partner
Austen-Peters & Co
Nigeria
Tel: +234 1 2701668
Email: timi@austen-peters.com
Web: www.austen-peters.com
See biography on page 55
Name Firm
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Banking and
finance
Capital
markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Koye Edu Jackson Etti & Edu ✓✓✓
Yinka Edu Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie ✓✓
Mfon Ekong Usoro Paul Usoro & Co ✓
Gbolahan Elias G Elias & Co ✓✓✓
Theophilus Emuwa Aelex ✓✓
Wolemi Esan Olaniwun Ajayi ✓✓✓
Ken Etim Banwo & Ighodalo ✓✓
Olubunmi Fayokun Aluko & Oyebode ✓✓✓
Lawrence Fubara Anga Aelex ✓
Osayaba Giwa-Osagie Giwa-Osagie & Co ✓
Anthony Idigbe Punuka Attorneys & Solicitors ✓✓
Asue Ighodalo Banwo & Ighodalo ✓✓✓
Ayuli Jemide Detail Commercial Solicitors ✓✓✓
Felicia Kemi Segun
Adepetun Caxton-Martins Agbor & Segun
✓
Oghogho Makinde Aluko & Oyebode ✓✓
Chike Obianwu Templars ✓✓✓
Alayo Ogunbiyi Abdulai Taiwo & Co ✓✓
Folasade Olusanya Jackson Etti & Edu ✓✓✓
Fred Onuobia G Elias & Co ✓
Seye Opasanya Olaniwun Ajayi ✓
Michael Orimobi Tokunbo Orimobi ✓
Ayotunde Owoigbe Banwo & Ighodalo ✓
Tominiyi Owolabi Olaniwun Ajayi ✓✓
Gbenga Oyebode Aluko & Oyebode ✓✓✓
Tunde Oyewole Olajide Oyewole ✓✓✓
Ladi Taiwo Abdulai Taiwo & Co ✓✓
Aniekan Ukpanah Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie ✓✓
Paul Usoro Paul Usoro & Co ✓
Uche Val Obi Alliance Law Firm ✓
Name Firm
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Market recognition:
Nominated as a leading lawyer in the IFLR1000 – 2012, 2013 and
2014
Distinguished as a leading business lawyer by LACCA
Biography:
Julio César Contreras III has been practicing law since 1975, when
he joined the firm. He became a Partner of the law firm in 1985
and as of 2010 has been the Managing Partner.
Practice areas:
Banking Corporate and commercial
Foundations Entertainment and the Arts
Privatisations TMT
Sector specialisations: Energy
Languages: Spanish, English
Bar admissions: Panama
Association memberships:
National Bar Association of Panama
International Bar Association
Inter-Pacific Bar Association
Panamanian Association of the Knights of the Order of Malta
Academic qualifications:
BA, Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1972; JD, 1975
Related articles by this lawyer:
Coordinator in the elaboration of the following works:
“Commercial and Investment Law -Panama”
“Panama Tax Deskbook”
“Lawyers Guide to Panama”
Author:
“E-Commerce and Its Regulations under Panama Law”
“Establishment and Operation of Banks according to the Laws of
the Republic of Panama”
“Panama as an International Center of Commerce and Services”
“Legal Aspects on Doing Business in Panama”
Article on Corporate Finance Legislation
Article about Antitrust, Consumer Protection and Unfair Trade
Practices
Article about Contract Law
Julio César Contreras III
Partner
Arosemena Noriega & Contreras
Panama City
Tel: +507 366 8400
Email: jcontreras@anorco.com.pa
Web: www.anorco.com
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Banking and
finance
Capital
markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Alvaro A Alemán H Icaza González-Ruiz & Alemán ✓✓
Jaime Alemán Alemán Cordero Galindo & Lee ✓✓
Eloy Alfaro de Alba Tapia Linares & Alfaro ✓✓✓
Estif Aparicio Arias Fábrega & Fábrega ✓✓✓
Francisco Arias G Morgan & Morgan ✓✓✓
Cecilio Castillero Arias Fábrega & Fábrega ✓✓✓
Eduardo de Alba Arias Fábrega & Fábrega ✓✓✓
Diego De la Guardia Porras
Galindo Arias & López ✓✓
Gisela de Porras Arias & Muñoz ✓✓✓
Adolfo E Linares F Tapia Linares & Alfaro ✓✓✓
Julio E Linares F Alfaro Tapia Linares & Alfaro ✓
Carlos Ernesto González Ramírez
Morgan & Morgan ✓✓
Alejandro Ferrer Alemán Cordero Galindo & Lee ✓
Inocencio Galindo Morgan & Morgan ✓✓
Anibal Galindo N Alemán Cordero Galindo & Lee ✓✓
Arturo Gerbaud Alemán Cordero Galindo & Lee ✓✓✓
Francisco González-Ruiz A Icaza González-Ruiz & Alemán ✓✓
Gabriel González-Ruiz A Icaza González-Ruiz & Alemán ✓✓
Diego Herrera Dutari Galindo Arias & López ✓✓✓
Cristina Lewis de la Guardia
Galindo Arias & López ✓✓✓
Ricardo M Arango Arias Fábrega & Fábrega ✓✓✓
Roberto R Alemán H Icaza González-Ruiz & Alemán ✓✓
Ramón Ricardo Arias Porras
Galindo Arias & López ✓✓✓
Julio César Contreras III ✓✓✓
Partner
Arosemena Noriega & Contreras
Panama City
Tel: +507 366 8400
Email: jcontreras@anorco.com.pa
Web: www.anorco.com
See biography on page 58
Name Firm
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Banking and
finance
Capital
markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Siaska SSS Lorenzo Arias & Muñoz ✓✓✓
Alexis V Herrera Jr Icaza González-Ruiz & Alemán ✓✓
Name Firm
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Biography:
Mohamed Khodeir is a corporate commercial partner and head of
the Qatar office of Al Tamimi & Company. Mohamed is focused on
handling highly complex legal matters with an emphasis on matters
relating to IPO and M&A transactions. He has extensive experience
in all areas of corporate law including equity capital markets,
securities regulations, mergers and acquisitions and private equity.
Mohamed has a diversified practice and advises and represents
corporate, institutional and Government MENA and international
companies. He has advised clients globally on over 70 major
business transactions with a total deal value in excess of $20 billion.
Prior to joining Al Tamimi & Company in 2006, Mohamed spent
five years as a corporate lawyer at one of the oldest and leading law
firm in Egypt. He then worked for an international law firm in
Kuwait from 2004 until 2006. His experience during this time
included M&A and IPO deals along with corporate governance,
dispute settlement, tax laws and family businesses.
Recent transactional highlights:
• Designed and supervised the implementation of a major cross
border corporate restructuring project of a GCC conglomerate.
• Advised an oil and gas services company in respect to a major
settlement agreement.
• Advised on a number of IPO and M&A deals
• Designed and implemented miscellaneous governance structures
and acted as counsel for major family businesses restructuring.
Practice areas:
Corporate governance Equity capital markets
Family business litigation M&A
Related articles by this lawyer:
Qatari Initial Public Offering (IPO) Regime
Practical insights into UAE Merger Regime
The Known Secret “Side Arrangements”
Brief on Further Reform Initiatives by the Securities and
Commodities Authority
UAE Capital Markets – The Options open to Public Companies
after the Global Financial Crisis
Mohamed Khodeir
Partner & Head of Qatar office
Al Tamimi & Company
Doha
Tel: +974 4457 2777
Email: m.khodeir@tamimi.com
Web: www.tamimi.com
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Banking and
finance
Capital
markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Hassan Al Khater Hassan Al Khater Law Office ✓✓✓
Ahmad Anani Latham & Watkins ✓✓
Rejinah Arokiasamy Law Offices of Gebran Majdalany ✓✓✓
Sonia Barber Patton Boggs ✓✓
James Coleman Allen & Overy ✓
Samer Eido Allen & Overy ✓✓
Robert Hager Patton Boggs ✓✓
Alaa Hamad Arab Law Bureau ✓✓✓
Andrew Macklin Latham & Watkins ✓✓
Richard Parris Clifford Chance ✓
David Salt Clyde & Co ✓✓
Andrew Wingfield Simmons & Simmons ✓✓✓
Name Firm
Mohamed Khodeir ✓✓
Partner & Head of Qatar office
Al Tamimi & Company
Doha
Tel: +974 4457 2777
Email: m.khodeir@tamimi.com
Web: www.tamimi.com
See biography on page 61
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Biography:
Alexandru Ambrozie is partner in the banking and finance, capital
markets and tax practices.
Alexandru has extensive experience in banking and finance and
capital markets, assisting leading financial institutions, private
equity firms and institutional investors on a broad range of finance,
regulatory, securities and derivatives transactions.
Alexandru has a deep understanding of tax matters in various
industries, with a focus on IT and electronic communication,
automotive, real estate, banking and finance.
Recent transactional highlights:
•Franklin Templeton Investment Management on the largest
Romanian buy-back program on the Bucharest Stock Exchange
for a share stock of up to 8% of the share capital of Property
Fund.
•Immofinanz AG on financing all its projects in Romania in the
last 10 years.
•Magnetto Wheels on the €235m financing granted by a
syndicate comprising Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A.,
Unicredit S.p.A., Intesa Sanpaolo bank S.p.A. and IKB.
Practice areas:
Banking and finance
Capital markets
Corporate and commercial
Public procurement
Tax
Languages: Romanian and English
Bar admissions:
Bucharest Bar and Romanian Bar Association
Academic qualifications:
LLB, University of Bucharest
Alexandru Ambrozie
Partner
Popovici Nitu & Asociatii
Bucharest
Tel: +40 21 317 79 19
Fax: +40 21 317 85 00
Email: alexandru.ambrozie@
pnpartners.ro
Web: www.pnpartners.ro
Biography:
Valentin Creata is partner in the real estate practice, leading the real
estate development group. Valentin Creata is advising high-profile
real estate investors and developers on the acquisition, construction
and/or operation of the largest shopping centres and residential
projects. Valentin represents clients on a wide range of corporate
governance vases and commercial matters.
Valentin is also highly experienced in advising international
healthcare investors with respect to the development of private
hospitals.
Recent transactional highlights:
•Benevo Capital Corporation and CD Capital Partners on the
sale of Vic City Project to NEPI for the development of Victoria
City Center in Bucharest.
• The largest real estate investor in SEE on acquisition,
construction and/or development of all significant commercial
centres projects located in the top ten largest Romanian cities.
•Medicover – one of the most important players on the
Romanian private medical services sector – on the development
of a private hospital in Bucharest.
Practice areas:
Project finance
PPP/concessions and infrastructure
Real estate
Restructuring and insolvency
Languages: Romanian, English and French
Bar admissions:
Bucharest Bar and Romanian Bar Association
Academic qualifications:
LLB, University of Bucharest
Valentin Creata
Partner
Popovici Nitu & Asociatii
Bucharest
Tel: +40 21 317 79 19
Fax: +40 21 317 79 19
Email: valentin.creata@pnpartners.ro
Web: www.pnpartners.ro
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Biography:
Head of the firm’s M&A/privatisation, real estate and international
arbitration practices, Florian Nitu is largely recognised as one of the
most experienced M&A local legal counsels and has been ranked
continuously since 2005 as the No. 1 real estate lawyer in Romania
by the most reputed market surveys and international directories.
Florian has advised the largest international real estate investors and
developers present in Romania and has also been involved in the
majority of the high profile M&A and capital markets transactions.
Florian also has experience in arbitration, with a special focus on
privatisations, concessions, real estate and corporate disputes,
advising/representing clients in front of Romanian and
International Courts of Arbitration under the rules of ICC Paris,
ICSID, The Court of International Commercial Arbitration from
Romania, etc.
Recent transactional highlights:
• Legal advice to a group of US citizens in an ICDR arbitration
concerning a multimillion claim deriving from the confiscation
of assets by the Romanian State during the communist regime.
• An affiliate of a significant real estate investor – legal assistance
and representation in a complex cross-border arbitration
conducted under ICC rules and arising out of a sale purchase
agreements in relation to investments in real estate retail
projects.
• A global group of energy and petrochemicals companies – legal
assistance and representation in a sophisticated claim dispute
arising from a distribution agreement.
Practice areas:
Corporate and commercial
Electronic communication, IT and Media
International arbitration
M&A/privatisation
Real estate
Languages: Romanian, English and French
Bar admissions:
Bucharest Bar and Romanian Bar Association
Academic qualifications:
LLB, University of Bucharest
Florian Nitu
Managing partner
Popovici Nitu & Asociatii
Bucharest
Tel: +40 21 317 79 19
Fax: +40 21 317 85 00
Email: florian.nitu@pnpartners.ro
Web: www.pnpartners.ro
Biography:
Ernest-Virgil Popovici has unparalleled experience in energy
projects, with a special focus on renewable and nuclear energy.
Ernest-Virgil Popovici is also experienced in banking and finance
projects, holding the unique background of having consistently
practiced in leading international law firms located in Paris and
London, before the 1990's, combined with a double legal
education.
He has acted as team coordinator in the most important public to
private projects in Romania, assisting institutional and private
investors on large, cross-border transactions.
Recent transactional highlights:
• French energy group Filasa International in the complex
program which included the acquisition and/or development of
over 60 wind farms in Romania.
• Acting as legal advisor for Orange Romania in corporate and
commercial matters, since its incorporation, in 1997.
•Magnetto Wheels on the €235 million financing granted by a
syndicated comprising Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Unicredit,
Intesa Sanpaolo and IKB.
Practice areas:
Banking and finance
Competition and antitrust
Corporate and commercial
Electronic communications, IT and media
Energy and natural resources
Languages: Romanian, English and French
Bar admissions:
Ernest-Virgil Popovici is member of the Bucharest Bar and of the
Romanian Bar Association.
Association memberships:
Qualified arbitrator with Bucharest Stock Exchange Arbitration
Chamber
Academic qualifications:
LLB, University of Bucharest
LLM International Business Law, University of Bucharest
LLM Contract Law, University of Clermond-Ferrand
Ernest-Virgil Popovici
Senior partner
Popovici Nitu & Asociatii
Bucharest
Tel: +40 21 317 79 19
Fax: +40 21 317 85 00
Email: ernest.popovici@pnpartners.ro
Web: www.pnpartners.ro
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Clients told IFLR1000:
“Bogdan Stoica is business oriented, a dealmaker and has wide
understanding of economic and business culture.”
Biography:
Bogdan C Stoica is a partner in the M&A group, also heading the
healthcare and pharmaceuticals practice, providing legal advice to
the majority of the private hospitals in Romania, on regulatory and
licensing issues to M&A. In the last few years, Bogdan has advised
on the majority of the high profile M&A deals in the healthcare,
pharmaceuticals and IT industries and also a few of the largest
M&A transactions in Romania in other industries, including
privatisations.
Bogdan is also experienced in banking and finance, acting for
corporations, banks and non-banking financial institutions on a
broad range of lending, investment and credit instruments
activities.
Recent transactional highlights:
•Ameropa Holding AG on the acquisition of Azomures SA, in
one of the largest transactions in the recent years in Romania.
•Auchan & Immochan Imobiliare on all its acquisitions in
Romania, including the acquisition of various former platforms
for the development of retail centres in Bucharest (Tricodava,
Grantmetal) and Brasov (Tractorul Brasov).
•MNT Healthcare Europe – the nuclear medicine and radiation
oncology specialized company, part of Bozglu Group – on the
development of the first private oncology centre in Bucharest.
Practice areas:
Capital markets
Corporate and commercial
Healthcare and pharmaceuticals
M&A/privatisation
Restructuring and insolvency
Languages: Romanian, English and French
Bar admissions:
Bucharest Bar and Romanian Bar Association
Academic qualifications:
LLB, University of Bucharest
Romanian Banking Institute Courses in Private Law
Bogdan C Stoica
Partner
Popovici Nitu & Asociatii
Bucharest
Tel: +40 21 317 79 19
Fax: +40 21 317 85 00
Email: bogdan.stoica@pnpartners.ro
Web: www.pnpartners.ro
Biography:
Anca Irena Tudorie is Partner in the Project Finance/PPP,
Concessions & Infrastructure and Public Procurement Practices.
Anca Irena Tudorie has substantial experience in project finance,
acting as advisor on power, energy, oil and gas and infrastructure
assignments. She advises both developers and investors in relation to
project structuring and financing.
Anca Irena Tudorie has also gained proficiency in financing,
currency regulations, banking and regulatory.
Recent transactional highlights:
•Porr BAU GmbH within the public procurement proceedings
for the Protection and Rehabilitation of the Black Sea Southern
Shore.
•Romanian National Company for Roads and Motorways
Administration regarding the expropriation of the land plots
necessary for performing the rehabilitation works related to one
of the main national roads from south-eastern Romania.
•Hewlett-Packard Romania on all its public proceedings in the
last years.
Practice areas:
Project finance
PPP/ concessions and infrastructure
Public procurement
Languages: Romanian, English and French
Bar admissions:
Bucharest Bar and Romanian Bar Association
Academic qualifications:
LLB, University of Bucharest
Anca Irena Tudorie
Partner
Popovici Nitu & Asociatii
Bucharest
Tel: +40 21 317 79 19
Fax: +40 21 317 85 00
Email: irena.tudorie@pnpartners.ro
Web: www.pnpartners.ro
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Banking and
finance
Capital
markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Daniel Badea Badea Clifford Chance ✓✓✓
Nadia Badea Badea Clifford Chance ✓
Catalin Baiculescu Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii ✓✓
Adrian-Catalin Bulboaca Bulboaca & Asociatii ✓✓
Andrei Burz-Pinzaru Reff & Associates ✓✓
Gabriela Cacerea
Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen
✓
Stefan Damian Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii ✓✓✓
Sorin David D&B David si Baias ✓✓
Simon Dayes CMS Cameron McKenna ✓✓
Mihai Dudoiu Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii ✓✓
John Fitzpatrick CMS Cameron McKenna ✓
Matei Florea Schoenherr ✓✓
Adriana Gaspar
Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen
✓
Corina Ionescu Bulboaca & Asociatii ✓✓
Silvana Ivan Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii ✓✓
Ruxandra Maria Bologa
Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen
✓
Claudiu Munteanu-Jipescu Dentons ✓
Name Firm
Alexandru Ambrozie ✓✓
Partner
Popovici Nitu & Asociatii
Bucharest
Tel: +40 21 317 79 19
Fax: +40 21 317 85 00
Email: alexandru.ambrozie@ pnpartners.ro
Web: www.pnpartners.ro
See biography on page 63
Valentin Creata ✓
Partner
Popovici Nitu & Asociatii
Bucharest
Tel: +40 21 317 79 19
Fax: +40 21 317 79 19
Email: valentin.creata@pnpartners.ro
Web: www.pnpartners.ro
See biography on page 63
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Banking and
finance
Capital
markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Gheorghe Musat Musat & Asociatii ✓
Mona Musat Musat & Asociatii ✓✓
Manuela Nestor
Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen
✓✓
Narcisa Oprea Schoenherr ✓✓
Serban Paslaru Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii ✓
Markus Piuk Schoenherr ✓
Horea Popescu CMS Cameron McKenna ✓
Alina Radu
Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen
✓✓
Cristina Reichmann Virtopeanu
CMS Cameron McKenna ✓✓
Razvan Stoicescu Bulboaca & Asociatii ✓✓
Miruna Suciu Musat & Asociatii ✓✓✓
Name Firm
Florian Nitu ✓
Managing partner
Popovici Nitu & Asociatii
Bucharest
Tel: +40 21 317 79 19
Fax: +40 21 317 85 00
Email: florian.nitu@pnpartners.ro
Web: www.pnpartners.ro
See biography on page 64
Ernest-Virgil Popovici ✓
Senior partner
Popovici Nitu & Asociatii
Bucharest
Tel: +40 21 317 79 19
Fax: +40 21 317 85 00
Email: ernest.popovici@pnpartners.ro
Web: www.pnpartners.ro
See biography on page 64
Bogdan C Stoica ✓
Partner
Popovici Nitu & Asociatii
Bucharest
Tel: +40 21 317 79 19
Fax: +40 21 317 85 00
Email: bogdan.stoica@pnpartners.ro
Web: www.pnpartners.ro
See biography on page 65
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Banking and
finance
Capital
markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Anda Todor Dentons ✓
Florentin Tuca Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii ✓
Gabriel Zbarcea Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii ✓
Perry Zizzi Badea Clifford Chance ✓
Name Firm
Anca Irena Tudorie ✓
Partner
Popovici Nitu & Asociatii
Bucharest
Tel: +40 21 317 79 19
Fax: +40 21 317 85 00
Email: irena.tudorie@pnpartners.ro
Web: www.pnpartners.ro
See biography on page 65
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Biography:
Nicholas Chong is a partner in Rodyk & Davidson’s corporate
practice group. He is a corporate and capital markets specialist, with
a focus on debt capital markets, structured products and real estate
investments trusts (REITs) – both retail and non-retail, as well as
regulatory work. Notable highlights include advising on the first
retail standalone CDO (collateralised debt obligation) in Singapore;
the first retail structured note programme in Singapore; the first
retail drawdown under a structured note programme; and the first
continuously issued structured note under a retail structure note
programme.
Recent transactional highlights:
• Acted for RBC Investor Services Trust Singapore, as trustee of
OUE Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust, in the initial
public offering of OUE Hospitality Trust, which raised
approximately S$1.15 billion.
• Acted for Eu Yan Sang International, as issuer, in (a) the
establishment of a S$300 million multicurrency medium term
note programme, and (b) the issue of S$75 million fixed rate
notes due 2018 under the Programme.
Practice areas:
Capital markets
Corporate and commercial
Sector specialisations:
Banking and financial services
Investment funds
Languages:
English and Mandarin
Bar admissions:
Singapore, Malaysia, England and Wales (Solicitor)
Academic qualifications:
LLB (Hons), National University of Singapore
Nicholas Chong
Partner
Rodyk & Davidson LLP
Singapore
Tel: +65 6885 3616
Email: nicholas.chong@rodyk.com
Web: www.rodyk.com
Biography:
Jacqueline Loke is a partner in Rodyk & Davidson’s corporate
practice group. Jacqueline’s areas of practice include corporate
finance and securities law, mergers and acquisitions, unit trust and
asset management, regulatory matters and corporate governance.
She advises clients on regulatory compliance, particularly on
regulations in the financial industry.
In the regulatory space, she has also advised on the establishment of
the scripless trading system implemented by the then Stock
Exchange of Singapore and the Public Utilities Board on the choice
and implementation of the regulatory regime for the establishment
of district cooling systems in Singapore, and provided advice to the
regulatory authorities on aspects of regulation in the electricity and
gas industries in Singapore. She was also adviser to the investment
arm of Yayasan Mendaki in the establishment of the first Islamic
unit trust scheme in Singapore.
Recent transactional highlights:
• Acted for a company listed on the Mainboard of the Singapore
Exchange Securities Trading, in the acquisition of shares in an
offshore holding company, whose subsidiary owns an office
building known as Robinson Point located within the Central
Business District of Singapore, worth close to S$350 million.
• Advised TORM, one of Denmark’s oldest shipping companies,
and one of the world’s largest operators of oil product tankers and
significant player in the dry bulk market, on the Singapore law
aspects of the restructuring of TORM and its subsidiaries’ existing
secured and unsecured debt, amounting to approximately $1.8
billion and establishment of a new working capital facility of $100
million. This deal was co-winner of Marine Money’s Restructuring
Deal of the Year 2012 which described the deal as “the largest ever
lender-led restructuring in shipping”.
Practice areas:
Corporate and commercial Corporate finance
Investment funds Private equity and venture capital
Sector specialisations:
Banking and financial services Investment funds
Languages: English and Mandarin
Bar admissions: Singapore, England and Wales (Barrister)
Academic qualifications: LLB (Hons), University of Buckingham
Jacqueline Loke
Partner
Rodyk & Davidson LLP
Singapore
Tel: +65 6885 3699
Email: jacqueline.loke@rodyk.com
Web: www.rodyk.com
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Clients told IFLR1000 that:
“[Valerie Ong] knows her stuff...she’s very good in her area of work...she
protects clients’ interests. She’ll go the extra mile for her client.”
Biography:
Valerie Ong is a partner in Rodyk & Davidson’s corporate practice
group and heads the firm’s corporate finance practice.
Valerie has represented funds and property developers in some of
the city’s largest corporate real estate acquisitions, including 78
Shenton Way (valued at S$608 million), nex shopping mall
(purchase consideration S$800 million); Twenty Anson (S$430
million); Crowne Plaza Changi Airport (S$299.5 million), and DBS
Building Towers 1 and 2 (S$870.5 million). Valerie’s cross-border
work includes advising CapitaLand in its investment in the
consortium (which includes a Temasek unit). The Rmb21.1 billion
(S$4.1 billion) project at Chao Tian Men, Chongqing, is reported
to be CapitaLand’s largest development in China to-date.
Valerie has acted in over 20 listings (including S-chips). Notably, she
acted for Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings in its global offering
and listing on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) which raised almost
S$1 billion and remains possibly Singapore’s largest S-chip IPO to-
date. In 2013, she acted in the SGX mainboard listing of Pacific
Radiance (which raised S$154.7 million, valuing the company at
S$653.2 million). She has also served as Singapore counsel in the
listings of International Housewares Retail Company (HKSE
stock code 1373), Global Palm Resources Holdings (SGX), Vision
Fame International Holding (HKSE), China Kangda Food Co
(HKSE) and Asia Distribution Solutions (AIM).
In debt capital markets work, Valerie acted as issuer counsel in four
MTN programmes in 2013; namely for Tee International, Eu Yan
Sang International, Heeton Holdings and KSH Holdings. Valerie
also represented these issuers in their inaugural note issues under
their MTN programmes.
Practice areas:
Corporate and commercial Corporate finance
Sector specialisations:
Banking and financial services Energy and infrastructure
Investment funds
Languages: English and Mandarin
Bar admissions: Singapore, England and Wales (Solicitor)
Valerie Ong
Partner
Rodyk & Davidson LLP
Singapore
Tel: +65 6885 3625
Email: valerie.ong@rodyk.com
Web: www.rodyk.com
Biography:
Ramesh heads TKQP’s Dispute Resolution, and Restructuring
practice groups. Ramesh has handled a variety of disputes with
particular emphasis on commercial, banking, land insolvency
related disputes. His clients include financial institutions, statutory
bodies, government-linked corporations, listed corporations,
export-import agencies, insolvency practitioners and high-net worth
individuals and funds.
Recent transactional highlights:
• Acted as counsel in the arbitration of a private banking dispute
involving complex financial derivatives.
• Acted as counsel in a highly publicised dispute between the
shareholders of YES F&B Group, which operates the Dian Xiao
Er chain of restaurants.
• Acted as defence counsel in a closely watched white collar
prosecution case against the leaders of a prominent church.
• Represented Labroy Shipbuilding and Engineering, Labroy
Marine, Drydocks World-Singapore, Drydocks World-South
East Asia, Labroy Offshore Engineering, Dubai World in a
transnational restructuring scheme.
• Acted for the Aman chain of hotels in a shareholders and
bondholders dispute arising from a private equity investment.
Practice area: Litigation and arbitration
Sector specialisation:
Corporate and banking litigation/arbitration
Insolvency litigation
Land disputes
Commercial crime litigation
Languages: English, Tamil and Mandarin
Bar admissions: Singapore
Association memberships:
Fellow of the International Insolvency Institute
New York Member of INSOL International, London
Fellow of the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Singapore
Academic qualifications: Bachelor of Law
Related articles by this lawyer:
Getting the Deal Through – Restructuring and Insolvency in 51
jurisdictions worldwide, Singapore Chapter, 2010
Doing Business – Closing a Business Survey, Singapore Chapter,
World Bank, 2009-2011
Kannan Ramesh
Managing Partner, Senior Counsel
Tan Kok Quan Partnership
Singapore
Tel: +65 6496 9508
Email: kannanramesh@tkqp.com.sg
Web: www.tkqp.com.sg
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Clients told IFLR1000 that:
“[Doreen Sim] is especially respected by her peers because of her frequent
appearances across the table.”
Biography:
Doreen Sim is a partner in Rodyk & Davidson’s finance practice
group. She specialises in general banking, finance and security
transactions. She advises on a wide range of loan and other debt-
related transactions (local and cross-border) including club and
syndicated loans, project finance, acquisition and asset-financing,
loans with embedded debt-instrument or share conversation
options, security sharing and inter-creditor arrangements. Doreen
also advises on bankruptcy and insolvency laws and handles
standstill and re-structuring agreements. She has given talks and
written articles on banking and banking-related issues.
Recent transactional highlights:
• Acted for a local developer in the grant of facilities of more than
S$600 million to it from OCBC, UOB and HSBC to finance its
acquisition and development of a land parcel at Venture Avenue,
Singapore.
• Acted for OCBC in the grant of a transferable loan facility of
more than S$450 million to a company, secured against Jurong
Point Shopping Centre 2.
Practice areas:
Corporate banking Enterprise banking
Private banking Project finance
Real estate finance Trade and commodity finance
Sector specialisations:
Banking and financial services
Investment funds
Languages: English and Mandarin
Bar admissions: Singapore, England and Wales (Barrister)
Academic qualifications:
B.A. Hons (Law), Girton College, University of Cambridge
Related articles by this lawyer:
Co-Author, “A Relook At Non-Reliance Clauses: The Aftermath Of
ALS Memasa And Another v UBS AG”, Rodyk Reporter – Business
Bulletin, September 2012 (Singapore: Rodyk & Davidson, 2012)
Doreen Sim
Partner
Rodyk & Davidson LLP
Singapore
Tel: +65 6885 3697
Email: doreen.sim@rodyk.com
Web: www.rodyk.com
Banking and
finance
Capital markets
Investment funds
Mergers and
acquisitions
Project finance
Restructuring and
insolvency
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Kenneth Aboud Allen & Overy ✓
Kate Allchurch White & Case ✓
Patrick Ang Rajah & Tann ✓
Philip Badge Linklaters ✓✓
Arun Balasubramanian Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer ✓
David Barwise White & Case ✓
Stuart Bedford Linklaters ✓
Stephen Begley Norton Rose Fulbright ✓
Elaine Beh Colin Ng & Partners ✓
Andrew Brereton Clifford Chance ✓
Simon Briscoe Clifford Chance ✓
Matthew Bubb Ashurst ✓✓
Andrew Carey Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee ✓
Adrian Chan Lee & Lee ✓
Andrew Chan Allen & Gledhill ✓
Chen Guan Feng White & Case ✓
Michelle Chen Jones Day ✓
Adrian Cheng Herbert Smith Freehills ✓✓
Alvin Chia WongPartnership ✓
Chia Kim Huat Rajah & Tann ✓
Margaret Chin Allen & Gledhill ✓
Ch’ng Li-Ling RHTLaw Taylor Wessing ✓
David Chong Shook Lin & Bok ✓
Name Firm
Nicholas Chong ✓
Partner
Rodyk & Davidson LLP
Singapore
Tel: +65 6885 3616
Email: nicholas.chong@rodyk.com
Web: www.rodyk.com
See biography on page 69
Banking and
finance
Capital markets
Investment funds
Mergers and
acquisitions
Project finance
Restructuring and
insolvency
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Simon Clinton Clifford Chance ✓
Nathan Dodd Mayer Brown JSM ✓
Troy Doyle DLA Piper ✓
Carl Dunton Ashurst ✓
Rachel Eng WongPartnership ✓
Sandy Foo Drew & Napier ✓
Andrew Gambarini Clifford Chance ✓
Goh Kian Hwee Rajah & Tann ✓
Rajiv Gupta Latham & Watkins ✓
Rahul Guptan Clifford Chance ✓
James Harris Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee ✓✓
Joel Hogarth O'Melveny & Myers ✓
James Huang Baker & McKenzie Wong & Leow ✓
Mark Hudspeth Allen & Gledhill ✓
Geraint Hughes Clifford Chance ✓
Jason Humphreys Allen & Overy ✓✓
Naomi Ishikawa Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy ✓
Bill Jamieson Colin Ng & Partners ✓
Stephanie Keen Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee ✓
Giles Kennedy Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy ✓
William Kirschner Linklaters ✓
Jerry Koh Allen & Gledhill ✓
Kok Chee Wai Allen & Gledhill ✓
Susan Kong QED Law Corporation ✓✓ ✓
Ashok Kumar TSMP Law Corporation ✓
Kenny Kwan Allen & Overy ✓
Julian Kwek Drew & Napier ✓
Valerie Kwok Drew & Napier ✓
Ashok Lalwani Baker & McKenzie Wong & Leow ✓
Name Firm
Banking and
finance
Capital markets
Investment funds
Mergers and
acquisitions
Project finance
Restructuring and
insolvency
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Lee Eng Beng Rajah & Tann ✓
Philip Lee Herbert Smith Freehills ✓
Lee Suet-Fern Stamford Law ✓
Andrew Lim Allen & Gledhill ✓
Sin Teck Lim Stamford Law ✓
Lock Yin Mei Allen & Overy ✓
Dean Lockhart Linklaters ✓
Bernard Lui Stamford Law ✓
David Makarechian O'Melveny & Myers ✓
Bill McCormack Shearman & Sterling ✓✓✓
Keith McGuire Ashurst ✓
Stephen McWilliams Latham & Watkins ✓
Bertie Mehigan O'Melveny & Myers ✓✓
Nick Merritt Norton Rose Fulbright ✓✓
Chris Moore Allen & Overy ✓
James Murray Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy ✓
Sushil Nair Drew & Napier ✓
Ng Joo Khin Stamford Law ✓
Ng Wai King WongPartnership ✓
Name Firm
Jacqueline Loke ✓
Partner
Rodyk & Davidson LLP
Singapore
Tel: +65 6885 3699
Email: jacqueline.loke@rodyk.com
Web: www.rodyk.com
See biography on page 69
Banking and
finance
Capital markets
Investment funds
Mergers and
acquisitions
Project finance
Restructuring and
insolvency
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Eugene Ooi Allen & Gledhill ✓
Kaya Proudian White & Case ✓
Gary Pryke Drew & Napier ✓
Krishna Ramachandra Duane Morris & Selvam ✓
John Richards Allen & Overy ✓✓
Brad Roach Gibson Dunn & Crutcher ✓
Jake Robson Morrison & Foerster ✓
Ben Rose Norton Rose Fulbright ✓
Kayal Sachi Allen & Overy ✓✓
Manoj Sandrasegara WongPartnership ✓
Bruce Schulberg Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee ✓
Nish Shetty Clifford Chance ✓
Name Firm
Valerie Ong ✓
Partner
Rodyk & Davidson LLP
Singapore
Tel: +65 6885 3625
Email: valerie.ong@rodyk.com
Web: www.rodyk.com
See biography on page 70
Kannan Ramesh ✓
Managing Partner, Senior Counsel
Tan Kok Quan Partnership
Singapore
Tel: +65 6496 9508
Email: kannanramesh@tkqp.com.sg
Web: www.tkqp.com.sg
See biography on page 70
Banking and
finance
Capital markets
Investment funds
Mergers and
acquisitions
Project finance
Restructuring and
insolvency
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Sin Boon Ann Drew & Napier ✓
Sarjit Singh Gill Shook Lin & Bok ✓
Jeff Smith Norton Rose Fulbright ✓✓
Jeremy Stoupas Allen & Overy ✓
Michael Sturrock Latham & Watkins ✓
Adam Summerly Morrison & Foerster ✓
Tan Chong Huat RHTLaw Taylor Wessing ✓
Tan Chuan Thye Stamford Law ✓
Tan Min-Li Colin Ng & Partners ✓
Ting Ting Tan Clifford Chance ✓✓
Tan Tze Gay Allen & Gledhill ✓
Lee Taylor Clifford Chance ✓
Clarinda Tjia-Dharmadi Latham & Watkins ✓
Raymond Tong Clifford Chance ✓
Sanja Udovicic Shearman & Sterling ✓✓
Ai Ai Wong Baker & McKenzie Wong & Leow ✓
Wong Gang Shook Lin & Bok ✓
Kevin Wong Linklaters ✓
Lawrence Wong RHTLaw Taylor Wessing ✓
Lucien Wong Allen & Gledhill ✓✓
Susan Wong WongPartnership ✓
Yap Wai Ming Stamford Law ✓
Leon Yee Duane Morris & Selvam ✓
Name Firm
Doreen Sim ✓
Partner
Rodyk & Davidson LLP
Singapore
Tel: +65 6885 3697
Email: doreen.sim@rodyk.com
Web: www.rodyk.com
See biography on page 71
Banking and
finance
Capital markets
Investment funds
Mergers and
acquisitions
Project finance
Restructuring and
insolvency
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Alvin Yeo WongPartnership ✓
Jih-Shian Yeo Baker & McKenzie Wong & Leow ✓
Stefanie Yuen Thio TSMP Law Corporation ✓
David Zemans Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy ✓✓ ✓✓✓
Name Firm
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Biography:
As a partner in the corporate and finance practice group since 2001,
Soonghee Lee mainly focuses on finance and securities related work.
He is highly experienced in financial regulations, capital market
litigation and dispute resolution, and various transactions involving
financial institutions, financial investment companies and listed
companies. His expertise includes advising on financial investment
instruments, including structured securities, such as foreign
exchange derivatives, ELS and other financial derivatives, ISDA
contracts, investigation and inspection of financial supervisory
institutions, M&A and other transactions between financial
institutions and listing on Korean exchanges and foreign exchanges.
Recent transactional highlights:
• Acted as lead partner on the Songdo International Complex
project including acquisitions of savings banks and major
financial derivatives related disputes over KIKO, ELS and ELW
Practice areas:
Banking Capital markets
Corporate finance Derivatives
Financial regulatory M&A
Structured finance and securitisation
Finance and securities litigation/dispute resolution
Sector specialisations:
Banking and financial services
Languages: Korean and English
Bar admissions: South Korea and New York
Association memberships: Korean Bar and New York Bar
Academic qualifications:
LLB, Seoul National University College of Law
LLM, Cornell University Law School
Related articles by this lawyer:
Getting the Deal Through – Securities Finance Korea Chapter,
2012 & 2013
“ELS Disputes Pending Appeal,” International Finance Law Review,
2010
“The Notorious KIKO Disputes,” International Finance Law
Review, 2010
Soonghee Lee
Partner
Yoon & Yang
Seoul
Tel: +82 2 6003 7507
Email: shlee@yoonyang.com
Web: www.yoonyang.com
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Banking and
finance
Capital markets
Competition
Mergers and
acquisitions
Restructuring and
insolvency
Yong Seok Ahn Lee & Ko ✓✓✓
Yong Jae Chang Lee & Ko ✓
Christopher Joon Tae Cho Yulchon ✓✓
Won Sik Choo Lee & Ko ✓
Eui Jong Chung Bae Kim & Lee ✓
Jin Yeong Chung Kim & Chang ✓
Kye Sung Chung Kim & Chang ✓✓ ✓
Bong Hee Han Yulchon ✓✓
Ri Bong Han Bae Kim & Lee ✓
Sang Goo Han Yoon & Yang ✓✓
Wonkyu Han Lee & Ko ✓
Ho Seog Hwang Shin & Kim ✓
Young-Hee Jo Shin & Kim ✓
Kyung Taek Jung Kim & Chang ✓✓
Woo Young Jung Lee & Ko ✓
Hee Chul Kang Yulchon ✓
Seong Kang Sehan ✓✓✓
Doo-Sik KIm Shin & Kim ✓✓
In Man Kim Bae Kim & Lee ✓
John Kim Ashurst ✓✓
Sang Man Kim Shin & Kim ✓✓✓✓
Soo Chang Kim Kim Chang & Lee ✓✓ ✓
Chang Hyeon Ko Kim & Chang ✓✓ ✓
Eunjai Lee Lee & Ko ✓✓
Haeng Gyu Lee Jipyong Jisung ✓✓
Kyu Wha Lee Lee & Ko ✓
Name Firm
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Banking and
finance
Capital markets
Competition
Mergers and
acquisitions
Restructuring and
insolvency
Wan Shik Lee Lee & Ko ✓
Young-Ku Lee Shin & Kim ✓
Hyunjoo Oh Lee & Ko ✓
Keum Seok Oh Bae Kim & Lee ✓
Hyun Ju Helen Pak Shin & Kim ✓
Jong Koo Park Kim & Chang ✓
Soo Man Park Kim & Chang ✓✓ ✓
Chi Yong Rim Bae Kim & Lee ✓
Dong Woo Seo Bae Kim & Lee ✓✓
Hee Gang Shin Bae Kim & Lee ✓✓
Woong-Soon Song Shin & Kim ✓✓
Young Chul Yim Shin & Kim ✓
Hee Woong Yoon Yulchon ✓✓ ✓
Hi Sun Yoon Kim & Chang ✓
Hoil Yoon Yoon & Yang ✓✓
Sai Ree Yun Yulchon ✓✓✓
Seong Un Yun Bae Kim & Lee ✓
Name Firm
Soonghee Lee ✓
Partner
Yoon & Yang
Seoul
Tel: +82 2 6003 7507
Email: shlee@yoonyang.com
Web: www.yoonyang.com
See biography on page 78
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Biography:
Shelby R du Pasquier is a partner at Lenz & Staehelin where he is
the head of the banking and finance group in Geneva. In this
context, he advises Swiss and international financial institutions in
all banking matters with a focus on regulatory issues and internal
investigations. Shelby R du Pasquier is a frequent speaker at
professional conferences. His publications include a number of
contributions and articles on banking law and financial services,
hedge funds and private equity. Shelby R du Pasquier has served as
vice chair (2001-2005) on the IBA sub-committee I1 (private
funds) and as expert on the SIX Swiss Exchange. He is regularly
distinguished by a number of nominations in professional
directories, including Chambers, Who’s Who Legal and IFLR1000 in
banking, capital markets and investment funds. He is a board
member of the Swiss National Bank.
Shelby R du Pasquier has been a partner at Lenz & Staehelin since
1994. Lenz & Staehelin is the largest Swiss law firm with over 180
attorneys and with offices in Geneva, Zurich and Lausanne. Lenz &
Staehelin’s scope of activities covers all areas of business law for
Swiss and international clients.
Recent transactional highlights:
• Advised the Swiss private bank Lombard & Cie and Pictet & Cie
in their transformation into corporate structures.
• Represented a number of Swiss banking institutions in
connection with their participation to the Program published by
the DOJ on August 29 2014.
Practice areas:
Banking and financial services Investment funds
Corporate and M&A Internal investigations
Languages: English, French, German and Spanish
Bar admissions:
International Bar Association (IBA), Switzerland (SAV), Geneva (OdA)
Association memberships:
Expert to the SIX Swiss Exchange for Listing Purposes
Member of the Committee of the Swiss Bar Association (SAV) Self
Regulatory Organisation as regards Money Laundering Matters
(2000-2008)
Member of the IBA Sub-Committee I1 (Private Funds) (2001-2005)
Board member of several companies, including the Swiss National
Bank, SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SA and the Chairman
of the Supervisory Board of Pictet Group SCA
Academic qualifications:
University of Geneva (lic. es sciences commerciales et industrielles)
University of Geneva (lic. iur.)
Columbia University School of Law, New York City (LLM)
Shelby R du Pasquier
Partner
Lenz & Staehelin
Geneva
Tel: +41 58 450 70 00
Email:
shelby.dupasquier@lenzstaehelin.com
Web: www.lenzstaehelin.com
Biography:
Jacques Iffland is a partner at Lenz & Staehelin. He is a specialist in
corporate law, securities regulation and M&A, with an emphasis on
transactions involving public companies. He regularly advises listed
companies, investors and financial intermediaries. He is authorised
to represent issuers before the SIX Swiss Exchange.
Dr Iffland is a member of the Geneva Bar Association (OdA), the
Swiss Bar Association (SAV), and the Société Genevoise de Droit et
de Législation (SGDL).
Dr Iffland has been a partner at Lenz & Staehelin since 2007. He
graduated from University of Lausanne in 1994 (Dr. iur.) and was
admitted to the Bar of Lausanne in 1996. He was legal adviser with
the Swiss Takeover Board in 1997 and joined Lenz & Staehelin in
2001. He speaks English, German and French.
He is a lecturer on various programmes of the University of Geneva
and is member of the Independent Appeals Board of the SIX Swiss
Exchange.
Lenz & Staehelin is the largest Swiss law firm with over 180 lawyers
and with offices in Geneva, Zurich and Lausanne. Lenz &
Staehelin’s scope of activities cover all areas of business law for Swiss
and international clients.
Practice areas:
Capital markets, Corporate, M&A, Securities regulation
Languages: French, English and German
Bar admissions: Switzerland (FSA), Geneva (OdA), Société
Genevoise de Droit et de Législation (SGDL)
Association memberships:
Lecturer on various programmes of the University of Geneva
Member of the Independent Appeals Board of the SIX Swiss
Exchange
Academic qualifications: University of Lausanne (lic. iur., Dr. iur.)
Related articles by this lawyer:
Tschäni, R., Diem, H.J., Iffland, J., Gaberthüel, T., Öffentliche
Kaufangebote, 3rd edition, Zurich 2014
Iffland, J., Schleiffer, P., Securities Finance 2013 – Switzerland, in:
Getting the Deal Through, Law Business Research 2013, 121-126
Iffland, J., Diem, H.-J., Mergers & Acquisitions 2013 –
Switzerland, in: The International Comparative Legal Guide to
Mergers & Acquisitions 2013, 275-281
Iffland, J., Acquisition de sociétés de famille cotées en bourse, in:
Pierre Marty (ed.), Fusions et acquisitions: questions actuelles,
Publication CEDIDAC no. 81, Lausanne 2009, 1 et seqq.
Jacques Iffland
Partner
Lenz & Staehelin
Geneva
Tel: +41 58 450 70 00
Email:
jacques.iffland@lenzstaehelin.com
Web: www.lenzstaehelin.com
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Clients told IFLR1000:
“Andreas and his team have been the most professional lawyers I have
worked with in my 40 years in business.”
Biography:
Andreas Rötheli is a partner at Lenz & Staehelin. He is an expert in
corporate/M&A and real estate in Switzerland. He regularly advises
on international and domestic transactions, including private equity
buy-outs and transactional real estate matters. He leads the
corporate/M&A as well as the real estate practice group of Lenz &
Staehelin in Geneva and is consistently recommended by many rating
agencies in both areas. Mr Rötheli is a frequent speaker at professional
conferences; his publications include a number of contributions and
articles on corporate and M&A and private equity.
Andreas Rötheli has been a partner at Lenz & Staehelin since 2002.
He graduated from University of Geneva in 1988 and was admitted
to the Bar of Geneva in 1991. He also graduated from New York
University School of Law in 1996 and was admitted to the Bar of
New York in 1997. He speaks English, German and French.
Lenz & Staehelin is the largest Swiss law firm with over 180 lawyers
and with offices in Geneva, Zurich and Lausanne. Lenz &
Staehelin’s scope of activities cover all areas of business law for Swiss
and international clients.
Practice areas:
Banking and finance Contract and commercial
Corporate and M&A Private equity
Real estate
Languages: English, German and French
Bar admissions: International Bar Association (IBA), American Bar
Association (ABA), Switzerland (SAV), Geneva (OdA)
Association memberships:
Lecturer in the Master of Business Law (MBL) of the University of
Geneva (LBO / MBO in Switzerland).
Founding member of and speaker at “Journée Fusions &
Acquisitions” (yearly conference on M&A issues).
Academic qualifications: University of Geneva (lic. iur.), New
York University School of Law (MCJ)
Related articles by this lawyer:
Rötheli, A., Kühni, B., Gey, F., Kaczmarczyk, D., Private Equity
2013 – Switzerland, in: Getting the Deal Through, Law Business
Research, February 2013
Rötheli, A., Berger Meyer, C., “Construction Law” Switzerland
Chapter, in: The Real Estate Law Review, 2012
Rötheli, A., Kühni, B., Flegbo-Berney, M., Kaczmarczyk, D.
Andreas Rötheli
Partner
Lenz & Staehelin
Geneva
Tel: +41 58 450 70 00
Email:
andreas.roetheli@lenzstaehelin.com
Web: www.lenzstaehelin.com
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Banking and
finance
Capital markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Regulatory
Restructuring and
insolvency
Markus Affentranger Baker & McKenzie ✓✓✓
Martin Anderson Baker & McKenzie ✓✓✓
Beat Barthold Froriep Renggli ✓✓
François Bianchi Niederer Kraft & Frey ✓✓✓
René Bösch Homburger ✓✓
Daniel Daeniker Homburger ✓✓
Jakob Höhn Pestalozzi ✓✓
Patrick Hünerwadel Lenz & Staehelin ✓✓ ✓
Peter Isler Niederer Kraft & Frey ✓✓✓
Vincent Jeanneret Schellenberg Wittmer ✓
Urs Klöti Pestalozzi ✓✓
Claude Lambert Homburger ✓✓
Martin Lanz Schellenberg Wittmer ✓✓
Catrina Luchsinger Froriep Renggli ✓✓
Tanja Luginbühl Lenz & Staehelin ✓✓
Thomas Lustenberger Meyerlustenberger Lachenal ✓
Ralph Malacrida Bär & Karrer ✓
Name Firm
Shelby R du Pasquier ✓✓
Partner
Lenz & Staehelin
Geneva
Tel: +41 58 450 70 00
Email: shelby.dupasquier@lenzstaehelin.com
Web: www.lenzstaehelin.com
See biography on page 81
Jacques Iffland ✓✓
Partner
Lenz & Staehelin
Geneva
Tel: +41 58 450 70 00
Email: jacques.iffland@lenzstaehelin.com
Web: www.lenzstaehelin.com
See biography on page 81
SWITZERLAND / LEADING LAWYER TABLE
84 IFLR1000 / LEADING LAWYERS 2014
Banking and
finance
Capital markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Regulatory
Restructuring and
insolvency
Benedikt Maurenbrecher Homburger ✓✓
Christoph Neeracher Bär & Karrer ✓
Lorenzo Olgiati Schellenberg Wittmer ✓
Urs Pulver Niederer Kraft & Frey ✓✓✓
Christophe Rapin Meyerlustenberger Lachenal ✓✓✓
Flavio Romerio Homburger ✓
Sébastien Roy Pestalozzi ✓✓
Urs Schenker Baker & McKenzie ✓✓✓
Eric Stupp Bär & Karrer ✓✓
Oliver Triebold Schellenberg Wittmer ✓
Rudolf Tschäni Lenz & Staehelin ✓
Alexander Vogel Meyerlustenberger Lachenal ✓✓
Rolf Watter Bär & Karrer ✓✓
Martin Weber Schellenberg Wittmer ✓✓
Philippe Weber Niederer Kraft & Frey ✓✓✓
Name Firm
Andreas Rötheli ✓
Partner
Lenz & Staehelin
Geneva
Tel: +41 58 450 70 00
Email: andreas.roetheli@lenzstaehelin.com
Web: www.lenzstaehelin.com
See biography on page 82
TAIWAN / PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHIES
IFLR1000 / LEADING LAWYERS 2014 85
Biography:
Ken-Ying’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions. She has
extensive experience in cross-border M&A transactions having
advised multinational companies on compliance, procedure and
requisite applications in respect of this particular branch of the law.
She currently heads the M&A practice group (non-financial sector)
of Lee and Li and she was recognised as the Asia leading lawyer in
the M&A field in 2013 and 2014.
Ken-Ying also advises clients on inbound and outbound investment
matters and onshore and offshore IPO matters. She is advising the
Taiwan government on the liberalisation and reforming of its
foreign investment regulations. She also assisted the government in
promoting foreign/PRC investments in Taiwan. In 2010, she
delivered a presentation on ECFA and investment in Taiwan for
CEPD’s “Investing Taiwan” project in New York, San Francisco and
Los Angeles.
Other than the above, Ken-Ying has formed the Personal Data
Protection Practice Group at Lee and Li and was nominated as an
Internet, e-commerce and data protection expert by WHO’S WHO
LEGAL in 2012 and 2013.
Recent transactional highlights:
• Advising on Micrel’s acquisition of Phaselink, Yahoo!’s
investment in Gomaji.
• Advising on the restructuring of the Mstar Group.
• Advising on the transfer of the CNS Group (the largest MSO in
Taiwan) to MBK.
• Advising on the merger of Taimall Shopping Mall and GIC.
• Advising on Eaton’s tender offer for Phonixtec Power.
• Advising on Arrow’s two trenches of tender offer of Ultra Source
and the subsequent delisting of Ultra Source.
Practice areas: M&A
Sector specialisations:
TMT Personal data protection
E-commerce
Languages: Mandarin, English
Bar admissions: Taiwan, New York
Academic qualifications:
LLM, Harvard Law School, 1998
LLM, National Taiwan University, Graduate Institute of Law, 1995
LLB, Department of Law, 1993
Ken-Ying Tseng
Partner
Lee and Li
Taipei
Tel: +886 2 21832179
Email: kenying@leeandli.com
Web: www.leeandli.com
TAIWAN / LEADING LAWYER TABLE
86 IFLR1000 / LEADING LAWYERS 2014
Banking and
finance
Capital
markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
William Bryson Jones Day ✓
Chao-Tung Chang Lee & Li ✓✓✓
Henry Chang Baker & McKenzie ✓
Robin Chang Lee & Li ✓✓
Victor Chang LCS & Partners ✓
Tommy Chen Jones Day ✓
Alex Chiang Baker & McKenzie ✓✓
Amy Chin LCS & Partners ✓✓
John Eastwood Eiger Law ✓
Mark Harty LCS & Partners ✓✓✓
Echo Hsu Russin & Vecchi ✓
C Y Huang Tsar & Tsai ✓
Jack Huang Jones Day ✓
Nathan Kaiser Eiger Law ✓
Wen-Yen Kang Baker & McKenzie ✓✓
Li-Pu Lee Formosan Brothers ✓✓✓
Jackie Lin Tsar & Tsai ✓✓✓
Rich Lin LCS & Partners ✓✓
Chung-Ping Liu Jones Day ✓✓
Mike Lu Lexcel Partners ✓
Thomas McGowan Russin & Vecchi ✓
Abe Sung Lee & Li ✓✓
Ken-Ying Tseng ✓
Partner
Lee and Li
Taipei
Tel: +886 2 21832179
Email: kenying@leeandli.com
Web: www.leeandli.com
See biography on page 85
Name Firm
TAIWAN / LEADING LAWYER TABLE
IFLR1000 / LEADING LAWYERS 2014 87
Banking and
finance
Capital
markets
Mergers and
acquisitions
Jennifer Wang Chen & Lin ✓✓✓
Michael Wong Baker & McKenzie ✓
Wayne Yang Baker & McKenzie ✓✓✓
Dah-In Yeh Formosan Brothers ✓✓✓
Echo Yeh Lexcel Partners ✓
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