
The banking and finance team at Ashurst is praised for its ability to ‘efficiently provide high-quality legal services’, handling a range of complex deals including project financing, real estate financing, and margin loans. Head of team Patrick Phua specialises in PRC laws, advising on major outbound and cross-border financing transactions, while Chin Chuan Chen is sought out by international and Chinese banks and financial institutions for complex, critical matters. Daniel Lau is a go-to for sustainability-linked loans, experienced in complex regulatory changes and their impacts.
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‘Ashurst has obvious advantages in the field of derivatives and global markets. It has a relatively large derivatives practice team that can efficiently provide high-quality legal services for transactions and compliance matters in this field.'
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Practice head
Patrick Phua
Other key lawyers
Chin Chuan Chen; Daniel Lau; Katherine Huang