Watson Farley & Williams LLP acts for a broad range of notable banks and financial institutions, and has extensive experience with both project finance and syndicated corporate lending. The group is also experienced working on deals with an ESG element. The group is led by Linh Doan, based in both Hong Kong and Hanoi, who is an expert in energy, infrastructure and corporate, and Matt Lorimer in Hanoi who specialises in banking and finance matters in emerging markets with ‘a highly pragmatic and commercial approach’.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Strong knowledge of the Asia Pacific banking and finance market.’
‘Matt Lorimer brings a highly pragmatic and commercial approach to advising on banking and finance transactions.'
Key clients
- Asian Development Bank
- Toyo Ink Group Berhad
- The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
- Citibank N.A., Hong Kong Branch
- HSBC Bank (Vietnam) Ltd., Hanoi Branch
- Japan International Cooperation Agency
- Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank
- JPMorgan
- Philippine National Bank
Work highlights
- Advising Asian Development Bank and Philippine National Bank on an English law facility to Buskowitz Solar to support clean and affordable solar energy for commercial and industrial consumers in the Philippines
- Advising Asian Development Bank, Export-Import Bank of China and ILX as both English and Vietnamese counsel on a facility to Lien Post Bank to finance micro loans to woman-owned Small and Medium sized Enterprises.
- Advising Toyo Ink Group Berhad, as project sponsor, in the development and financing of the 2,120 MW Song Hau 2 coal-fired BOT thermal power project in Hau Giang, Vietnam.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Linh Doan, Matt Lorimer