PARTNER IN AND HEAD OF ASIA ASSETS & STRUCTURED FINANCE GROUP

Madeline Leong joined Watson Farley & Williams in 2004 as a consultant and became a partner in 2005 in the firm's international Finance Group. Madeline has over 25 years’ experience practising law on an international basis. Her practice focuses on asset finance, project finance, leasing structures, ECA financings, structured finance, debt restructuring and work-outs. She has acted for most of the leading banks, leasing companies, other financial institutions and major sponsors, contractors, transportation, logistics and shipping companies/operators, and has particular experience in the transportation, natural resources and energy sectors. Recognised by Asia Pacific Legal 500 as possessing “mastery of the subject” of asset finance, a “star” who is “responsive, precise and knowledgeable” in banking and finance and an “intelligent, practical advisor" in the area of debt restructuring and insolvency.Madeline is head of the WFW Hong Kong office and has worked in Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore. She has considerable experience in Hong Kong, PRC and Korean transactions. She qualified as a solicitor of Western Australia (1989), in Hong Kong (1992) and in England and Wales (1992). Madeline is a regular speaker at maritime and finance international conferences and speaks fluent English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

2005-present: Watson Farley & Williams - Partner 2004-05: Watson, Farley & Williams, Singapore - Consultant 1995-2003: Johnson Stokes & Master, Hong Kong - Partner (from 1995 to 2000) and Consultant (2000 to 2003) 1992-95: Johnson Stokes & Master, Hong Kong - Associate 1990-91: Baker & McKenzie, Hong Kong - Associate.

English, Cantonese and Mandarin

Advocate & Solicitor of Western Australia and Australia Law Society of England & Wales Solicitor of Hong Kong.

University of Western Australia.