Vivian Lee > Maples Group > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile

Maples Group
26th Floor, Central Plaza
18 Harbour Road
Wanchai
Hong Kong
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Work Department

Corporate

Position

Vivian is of counsel of the Maples and Calder’s Corporate team in the Maples Group’s Hong Kong office. Her practice covers corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, securities issues, private equity, pre-IPO restructuring and financing, initial public offerings and listing of shares of Cayman Islands companies in Hong Kong and the United States and general corporate and commercial transactions. Vivian also advises on debt capital market transactions and general corporate lending transactions.

Career

Vivian joined the Maples Group in 2018. She was previously an Associate at Mayer Brown in Hong Kong and Paul Hastings in Hong Kong. Vivian is a native Cantonese speaker and is fluent in Mandarin.

Languages

Cantonese
English
Madanrin

Education

London School of Economics and Political Sciences, UK, LLB (Hons), 2011

University of Hong Kong, Postgraduate Certificate in Laws, 2012

Lawyer Rankings

Hong Kong > Offshore law firms

Ann Ng, Matt Roberts, and John Trehey jointly lead the team at Maples Group, which is hailed by clients as the ‘market leader for offshore law firms in Asia‘. Ng specialises in fund formation and often acts for investors and sponsors, Roberts primarily assists financial institutions and SPACs with corporate governance matters and the full spectrum of capital markets issues, and Trehey is known for his extensive cross-border disputes and insolvency expertise, often handling matters involving Cayman Islands and BVI structures. Derrick Kan often handles matters concerning listings in the US, China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, while Aisling Dwyer often appears before the Cayman Islands and BVI courts on behalf of private equity houses and ultra-high-net-worth families. Nick Stern is well-versed in cross-border insolvencies and restructurings. Terence Ho is well-known for his expertise in the structuring and formation of hedge, private equity, and venture capital funds, and Josie Ainley is recommended for her knowledge of downstream transactions and the maintenance of hedge funds. Key figures within the team include Vivian Lee, who routinely assists with the listing of Cayman Islands company shares in Hong Kong and the US, and Jessica Zhan often advises financial institutions and SOEs on series financings and SPACs.