Ms Melissa Ng > Clifford Chance > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile

Operating from its Singapore hub, Clifford Chance is well-positioned to advise both national and multinational clients on a broad range of complex corporate and M&A, restructuring, and capital markets transactions across the Philippines. The firm boasts a strong record of acting for lenders in relation to asset, acquisition, and project finance matters, in addition to international arbitrations. Co-leading the team is Melissa Ng with capabilities spanning M&A, joint ventures, and divestments, and Vicky Ma who is noted for her expertise banking and finance issues, with experience in advising financial institutions on international project financing within the energy and infrastructure sectors.

With more than two decades of experience advising on high-value corporate and M&A transactions across Southeast Asia, Melissa Ng heads the practice at Clifford Chance. The team has extensive experience handling a range of cross-border matters involving Indonesia, including transactions in sectors such as energy, oil and gas, and financial services. Shaun Langhorne is skilled at handling complex international restructuring work. With an expertise in construction and infrastructure projects, Matthew Buchanan is another recommended member of the team; he regularly advises on engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts as well as the financing of major development projects.

Clifford Chance maintains a strong offering in Vietnam, handling a broad range of mandates encompassing corporate and finance transaction, such as M&A, project finance and capital markets. The team is jointly led by Ross Howard, who advises clients on the development and financing of projects arising out of the infrastructure and renewable energy sectors, and Hans Menski, who handles large-scale projects, assisting with investments across the energy and power industries. Valerie Kong has built a strong portfolio, focusing on the consumer goods, retail and transport and logistics sectors, while Melissa Ng regularly advises on M&A, joint ventures, and divestments.

Noted for its expertise in the energy and infrastructure, financial services, consumer goods, life sciences, telecoms and technology sectors, Clifford Chance is well-placed to advise on Singapore, English and New York law, and maintains a track record in big-ticket M&A and private equity transactions. Managing partner Valerie Kong advises on cross-border deals in the consumer goods and retail industries, while Melissa Ng acts for multinational companies, regional conglomerates and financial sponsors in M&A, joint ventures and divestments. Kong and Ng jointly lead the team alongside Tom Lin, who stands out for his experience in handling private equity secondaries transactions. Other key contacts in the group include Jamie McLaren, who joined from Herbert Smith Freehills LLP in February 2024, and Ivan Chan.

Clifford Chance’s energy and resources team is co-led by Melissa Ng, who is particularly known for her work within the energy and natural resources sector, where she advises oil and gas companies, gas-to-power and renewable energy producers, as well as financial sponsors investing in the energy sector. Regionally, the team’s work includes completing M&As, advising on construction projects, and acting on disputes, all within the energy sector, spanning from power and renewables to oil and gas matters. Nicholas Wong often advises on the development and financing of major energy, oil and gas, infrastructure and mining developments internationally. Matthew Buchanan deals with the construction side of major energy projects across the region. Ross Howard specialises in advising sponsors and lenders in connection with the development and financing of complex and large-scale projects in the power, oil and gas, infrastructure, and renewable energy sectors.