Mr Richard Stock > Mayer Brown > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile

Mayer Brown‘s team advises lenders and borrowers on the full spectrum of banking and finance transactions, including leveraged and acquisition finance, and bilateral and syndicated loans. Richard Stock, who has longstanding experience in assisting airlines, lessors and financial institutions with aviation-related transactions, leads the banking and finance practice in Asia from Hong Kong. Former Beijing partners Hallam Chow and Boya Shen departed in September 2023 to join Haiwen & Partners.

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.

Mayer Brown‘s Hong Kong practice is the go-to choice for a wide range of corporates and financial institutions seeking expertise across a broad spectrum of high-value derivatives and structured finance matters. The team handles a diverse portfolio, including intricate repackaging transactions, structured fund-linked financing, regulatory concerns, and multi-jurisdictional matters, with a notable focus on serving China-based multinational and local clients, an area in which the group has been notably active recently. Standing at the helm is Richard Stock, an accomplished banking and finance lawyer, while Vincent Sum oversees derivatives and structured matters, serving as a primary contact for major international and China-based banks.

Praised as ‘professional and responsive‘, Mayer Brown‘s Hong Kong office has developed a market-leading reputation representing major Chinese companies on the full spectrum of banking and finance transactions. A significant proportion of the deal flows relates to syndicated lending mandates, including in the context of acquisition, asset finance, as well as within the real estate and energy sectors. The team focuses its attention particularly on the aviation industry, and practice head Richard Stock has led on many of the firm’s high-profile matters relating to assisting airlines, lessors and financial institutions to document aircraft and aviation-related transactions. Francis Chen is also a key contact for international banks and corporates in cross-border financing structures, and his recent highlights include advising HSBC on a variety of sustainable-linked loans facilities. Fanny Wang retired in April 2023.