Linklaters

Abreast of the fast-moving regulatory and legislative changes in the market, not only does Linklaters excel in helping banks navigate the new rules but is also able to ‘utilize their commercial and legal knowledge’ to assist stakeholders devise novel products and structures. For example, the ’excellent and professional’ Karen Lam recently advised the Honk Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited (HKMC) on the offering of the first infrastructure loan- backed securities in Hong Kong. ‘Extremely responsive’ and a ’safe pair of hands’, Stephen Song is also at the cutting-edge of new products/structures, recently advising the AIA Group on the establishment of the first ever guaranteed discounted VWAP share repurchase programme in Hong Kong. Team head Chin-Chong Liew draws upon deep regulatory and transactional nous to good effect (including on the development of digital assets in Hong Kong) for a variety of stakeholders, including in the context of transformational market infrastructure projects like the Swap Connect Scheme – which for the first time allowed participants outside the Mainland to trade on the China swaps market without being physically based in the PRC. The vastly experienced Victor Wan excels at structuring derivatives and securitisation transactions throughout Asia, including Japan, and is also a key member of the team that includes I-Ping Soong, who focuses her practice on regulatory issues concerning OTC derivatives.