Andrew Lockhart > Baker McKenzie > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile

Baker McKenzie regularly advises lessors and lenders on aviation finance mandates, and is commended for ‘its expensive experience acting for a broad range of clients across multiple jurisdictions in the aviation market’. Andrew Lockhart leads the team and counts major airlines among his key roster of clients, frequently assisting clients in the aviation sector with structuring their assets. Allen Ng is also noted for his expertise in aviation leasing and financing matters, in addition to advising on aircraft transactions. Jane Wang is another key contact in the group.

Counting lenders and borrowers among its key roster of clients, Baker McKenzie is noted for its expertise in matters concerning leveraged finance, fund finance and private credit, and is complemented by the firm’s wider aviation finance and real estate finance groups. An expert in aircraft financing, Andrew Lockhart leads the group and Kenneth Ching acts for banks, alternative capital providers, private equity sponsors and corporate borrowers on a range of cross-border financing transactions. Sally Hung maintains a stellar reputation acting for lenders on structured financings, PRC-related financing, real estate financings and large cap syndicated financings.

The ‘responsive and proactive‘ team at Baker McKenzie FenXun leads in aviation finance, real estate finance, and project finance, along with growing strength in leveraged and acquisition finance, fund finance and private credit. Andrew Lockhart heads the team from Hong Kong, while Simon Leung handles cross-border financing matters from both Hong Kong and Beijing. In Beijing, Duan Cui focuses on China related outbound banking and finance matters. Grace Li is a key name in Shanghai, working with both domestic and international banks on their financing and business operation matters.