Dentons Hong Kong

Structured Finance

Jeff Chen heads the structured finance practice at Dentons Hong Kong LLP with a coverage that spans all of Asia.

Jeff has over 18 years' experience in Asia as a legal practitioner in all areas of fixed income, including debt capital markets, securitization, structured finance, project finance and distressed debt. His practice is focused on limited recourse and cross-border financing structures of all types. He is also familiar with structured notes and derivatives. Jeff is currently involved in establishing distressed debt facilities and special situations funds for cross-border investments into NPLs, real estate and workout arrangements in China and Asia.

Jeff has consistently enjoyed prominent league table rankings:

Leading lawyer in Capital Markets: Securitisation in the 2022 Chambers Greater China and 2023 Legal 500 Asia Pacific guides Lead lawyer on IFLR 2020 Structured Finance and Securitisation Deal of the Year (with the same nomination on another deal in 2021) Acritas Star – independently rated lawyer in Thomson Reuters 2021 survey of global senior in-house counsels Leading lawyer in 2008 IFLR Global Guide to the World's Leading Structured Finance and Securitization Lawyers

Co-Chair, Committee on NPL Securitization, China Securitization Forum Asia-Pacific Legal and Regulatory Committee of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Professional Advisory Board, Asian Institute of International Financial Law, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong Member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

George Washington University School of Law, JD The University of Michigan, M.A. The University of Michigan, B.A.