‘Awesome team, always responsive and creative with solutions.’

‘Kai-Niklas Schneider is the most genius lawyer in the universe. I have never met as creative, fast, business minded lawyer who really focuses on his client’s needs and even budget.’

‘Strong capabilities in Singapore for funds, tax and carbon markets. Very responsive, commercial and client-focused.’

‘The Clifford Chance funds’ practice is very international in nature and the breadth of the funds work that they do is impressive. They have offices and experienced attorneys in the key jurisdictions where funds are usually established. This enables the firm to provide legal services to their clients with cross-border fund products in a seamless and efficient manner.’

‘Kai-Niklas Schneider is a very experienced funds lawyer with an excellent grasp of both technical expertise and what is current market practice. He is also very client-focused and will always try to his best to help his clients meet their objectives.’

‘The Clifford Chance investment funds team led by Kai-Niklas Schneider has grown from strength to strength over the years. They are a leading investment fund formation team and well-recognised in the market for driving transactions forward, for their knowledge and experience on fund structures and for their commercial approach to transactions.’

‘Kai-Niklas Schneider is well-recognised as an industry leader for closed ended funds. He has expanded the Singapore team and has developed deep relationships with leading GPs, sponsors and investment managers in the region. Kai has deep relationships with his clients and is a trusted adviser.’

‘Luke Chen is an outstanding regulatory and funds lawyer. Very responsive and technically competent.’

‘A great team to work with. A very good balance between availability, response time, and technical knowledge. With extensive experience in the sector in which advice was provided (a start-up fund) the team was able to advise quickly and with authority on what was common practice and customary in the marketplace.’

‘We worked with Dean Collins and Thomas Kim. Thomas was stood out in terms of responsiveness and quality of advice – as senior associate and as partner.’

‘Experienced individuals who work well together as a team. Very responsive to client needs and flexible when working on first time or more innovative funds.’

‘We worked closely with both Dean Collins and Thomas Kim who were both excellent in understanding our needs and sharing their in depth experience and current market practice. They tailored their advice to the current market conditions for fund-raising and phased their work as we engaged more closely with prospective investors.’

‘Dean Collins and Thomas Kim are our trusted counsels on all things fund related, and they are responsive and attentive to details. We especially appreciate them checking in on us post-closing even though some time had passed, and so it definitely feels like a very collaborative working relationship with a team that has a deep understanding of our needs and concerns.’

‘Thomas Kim has been a great lawyer to have on your side. He pays attention to details and is able to provide useful insights to issues. He maintains his cool even under stressful situations, and is able to work well with his associates and clients alike. We never had any problems with deadlines when working with Thomas.’

‘Dean Collins is a pillar of knowledge in this industry. He can be relied on for quality advice and comes from having the best interests of his clients at heart.’

‘Thomas Kim is calm and composed, very well-versed with the intricacies of fund documentation, able to deliver within a compressed timeline, and an absolute pleasure to work with.’

‘Stand-outs are: Responsive, partner led, ability to source required specialists from the Akin network to provide a truly one stop service.’

‘Olivia Chung is the key relationship partner on funds and a first stop. David Tai has worked on numerous matters along with Olivia Chung and is a good addition. They stand out, being on top of the deals and all details, joining the dots on deals, taking time to understand what is important to us in the deal and driving deals forward.’

‘The Akin investment funds practice is an all-round practice that is efficient, cost-efficient and understands the client’s business. The team is able to put together legal engagements that work from the client’s perspective, taking into account the commercial requirements of a transaction whilst also bearing in mind the need to maintain cost efficiency in a transparent and meaningful manner.’

‘Olivia Chung is a versatile investment funds lawyer who has a good reputation amongst the investment funds community in Singapore. Olivia is adapted at advising both the liquid investment strategies and the illiquid investment strategies, including working on secondary transactions and other commercial seeding arrangements.’

‘The Jones Day Singapore team has a particular strength in the real estate and infrastructure funds space.’

‘Dennis Barsky leads the team and is very easy to deal with, commercial and client-friendly.’

‘Ben Witherall is gaining serious traction in the market.’

‘Very experienced and capable team that brings together expertise and resources from other offices/professionals. The team is able to advise clients and suggest commercial solutions to bridging differences efficiently.’

‘Extremely responsive, time efficient, commercial/practical, without any compromise on attention to detail.’

‘The ability to provide a full range of services.’

‘Shirin Tang has been a big supporter to our business, and she’s responsive and always been able to connect us with the right resources.’

‘We have been engaging Sidley for our registration of funds in Singapore as they are familiar with the regulation and understand the fund industry very well. They always respond to our queries promptly and provide valuable advice.’

‘Josephine Law and Zishen Chong are helpful and responsive to address our concern and queries. They will follow up with the regulator to ensure timely registration of funds in Singapore.’

‘Helpful to have a global law firm assist with regulatory matters in the UK and Singapore.’

‘Sidley provides full coverage and has extensive experience in funds globally. Apart from fund-raising related work, they have also helped us with regulatory advice, and M&A in the asset manager. We have found the team very capable and knowledgeable.’