Mr Hallam Chow > Mayer Brown > Beijing, China > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Hallam Chow
Work Department
Finance.
Position
Hallam Chow is a partner of Mayer Brown LLP and Head of Projects, China of JSM. His practice primarily involves project finance, structured finance and energy & infrastructure and oil & gas joint ventures, as well as bank & acquisition finance and asset-based finance, including aircraft, equipment and facility leasing.
In the area of project finance, Hallam has worked with lenders and equity investors in projects involving gas-fired, coal-fired, alternative energy, renewable energy, infrastructure and manufacturing facilities. He has also worked with Chinese and international lenders and borrowers in major outbound and inbound bank & acquisition finance transactions in multiple sectors, including technology, energy, oil & gas, healthcare, real estate and logistic assets, as well as lessees, lessors and lenders in asset finance transactions involving aircraft, rail, hydroelectric, nuclear, coal & gas fired facilities, oil-drilling and other equipments.
Prior to joining the firm, Hallam worked in the New York, Hong Kong and Beijing offices of an international firm, where he was involved in a number of innovative project finance and bank & acquisition finance deals and a wide array of asset finance transactions. His international approach is gained from both his professional experience and personal background. Educated in Hong Kong, the United States and the United Kingdom, he is fluent in four languages, including English, French, Cantonese and Mandarin.
Career
Admitted in New York.
Languages
English, French, Cantonese, Mandarin and Shanghainese.
Education
Georgetown University Law Center, JD, cum laude, International Academy of Trial Lawyer’s Award for Juvenile Justice Clinic; Georgetown University, AB, magna cum laude; University of Oxford, St. Antony’s College, visiting student.
Lawyer Rankings
Hong Kong > Asset finance (including aviation and shipping finance)
With an ‘outstanding understanding and knowledge of the industry and industry players in Asia’, the team at Mayer Brown serves as a trusted adviser to major airlines and financiers across the aviation and shipping sectors, handling a broad spectrum of work encompassing multi-jurisdictional aircraft and ship leasing transactions, export financing, as well as aviation dispute management, litigation, and arbitration matters. Richard Stock
leads the aviation finance practice, representing clients in a range of proceedings seeking to navigate the challenges and opportunities in the aftermath of the pandemic within the aviation market, especially in China and Hong Kong. Counsel Evelyn Lok is another key team member, contributing not only to the commercial airline aspect but also to corporate and private jet financings. In the latter role, Lok regularly advises international banks providing financing for new and used corporate jets. Hallam Chow advises both Chinese and international lenders and borrowers in outbound and inbound aviation asset finance transactions. Following Conor Warde’s departure to CMS in February 2023, Maggie Cheung has taken the helm of the maritime finance offering. Cheung is particularly well-versed in handling PRC-related transactions within the realm of ship finance and leasing.