Mr Daryl Liu > Clifford Chance > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile

Managing partner Valerie Kong solely leads the team at Clifford Chance’s Singapore office following the relocation of former co-lead Johannes Juette to the firm’s London office; Juette remains an active member of the group. Kong frequently advises on cross-border M&A, with a focus on Southeast Asia, while Thomas England acts for banks and borrowers on new money and restructuring transactions. Nicholas Wong advises sponsors, investors, banks and export credit agencies on the structuring, development and financing of energy, oil and gas, infrastructure and mining development projects, and Gareth Deiner specialises in debt capital markets products. Daryl Liu is a member of the firm’s funds and investment management group. Key clients span the food and beverage, energy and resources, consumer goods, private equity and healthcare sectors, among others.

Clifford Chance has devoted considerable resources and senior expertise to its thriving investment funds practice. It represents a long list of regional and international fund managers, along with a number of sovereign wealth funds and other institutional investors. It has a primary focus on private funds, with additional expertise in retail funds and regulatory matters. US qualified Kai-Niklas Schneider, ‘the most genius lawyer in the universe’, is a long-serving partner in Singapore, who has built a fine reputation in private equity, real estate, infrastructure funds and credit funds. Daryl Liu is Singapore qualified and another pivotal member of the team. Lena Ng leads the financial regulatory practice in Singapore, while Luke Chen and Chloe Cheng are key figures at counsel level.