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Angelia Chia is a partner in Mayer Brown's Singapore office and a member of Mayer Brown's Global Finance Practice Group. Angelia has close to 20 years of experience in Trade and Trade Finance spanning the globe including from (i) the sale and purchase of goods (including commodities) and services across various industry segments; (ii) the financing of trade using a variety of financing products from traditional (or documentary trade) to open account (including supply chain finance techniques) and (iii) the mitigation or distribution of risks arising from trade (where her in-depth knowledge of trade finance products and processing ensures the organisation complies with its obligations set out in the distribution agreements). Angelia has a wealth of experience in different jurisdictions and how jurisdictional aspects impact industry rules (e.g., UCP600, URR725, URDG758 and ISP98), laws on assignment of financial assets, laws pertaining to negotiable instruments and enforcement over security. She has also been involved and resolved disputes (pre-litigation) deploying practical strategies in day-to-day issues faced by financial institutions.Angelia’s unique advisory capability stems from her in-house experience in Cargill, JPMorgan and most recently Standard Chartered Bank where she was global head of legal for trade, ensuring she can provide comprehensive end-to-end advice covering the myriad of issues faced by clients as they manage the interplay of laws, regulations, industry rules, systems and policies in the confines of the organisation’s operational requirements. Angelia is an active member of the ICC Legal and BAFT Committees, is internationally recognised for her trade advisory experience and speaks English and Mandarin.

Pieter de Ridder

Pieter de Ridder is the Managing Partner of the firm’s Singapore office and a member of the Global Tax Transactions and Consulting Group. Pieter was previously based in Indonesia and Hong Kong and has over 25 years of experience in Asia advising multinational companies and institutions with interests in one or more Asian jurisdictions on their inbound and outbound work.His practice focuses on advising tax efficient structures with respect to direct investment, restructurings, financing arrangements, private equity, supply chain, intellectual property and real property structures into or from Asia.Pieter regularly advises on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, private equity, administrative actions and tax rulings, coordinating unilateral and bilateral advance pricing arrangements, tax incentive negotiations with investment authorities, maritime, structured finance, trade, contract manufacturing as well as regional property investment structuring. In Indonesia, he advises on direct investment and financing matters. He also regularly advises on investment and restructuring matters into India, including tax strategies vis-a-vis India’s General Anti Avoidance Rule, and his work involves advising on and coordinating tax matters for clients doing business in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar and the Philippines. He is a member of the Think Tank of advisers to an Indian law firm in connection with the proposed Indian Draft Corporate Tax Code legislation.Chambers Global (2015) notes that “Singapore-based Pieter de Ridder advises a wide range of Asian clients on a variety of tax mandates”. He is known for his "long-standing experience" in the Asian market and is a "trusted source of advice" on local tax planning and deals and listed as one of five most highly regarded individuals in Asia by The International Who’s Who Legal: Corporate Tax (2013).

Nathan Dodd is a Partner in Mayer Brown's Singapore office and is a member of Mayer Brown's Global Projects Group. Nathan has more than seventeen years of experience on the development and finance side of projects in Asia and also regularly works on Asian investments into the Middle East and Africa. In addition to project finance, he has extensive experience on energy, natural resources and infrastructure M&A. He has worked on a number of award winning transactions, acting on the government, sponsor and lender side. Deal locations include Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Gabon, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the UAE and Vietnam.

Kayal Sachi is a partner in the Singapore office of Mayer Brown's Banking & Finance practice. She has a wealth of international experience gained across three continents having worked in Australia, United Kingdom and Singapore. With more than three decades of experience, Kayal's practice spans across a wide range of products including leveraged and acquisition finance, project finance, telecoms finance and asset finance, with a recent focus on debt funds, private equity financing and leveraged finance, and corporate and event-driven financings (including restructurings) in India and Southeast Asia.

Yu-Jin Tay is the managing partner of Mayer Brown's Singapore office and global co-head of the International Arbitration practice. Yu-Jin focuses on international arbitration arising from a broad range of commercial disputes across a range of sectors, including energy, natural resources, manufacturing, technology, construction and infrastructure, hospitality and real estate. Yu-Jin has experience of most of the world’s leading arbitral seats (including Paris, London, Geneva, Zurich, New York, Washington DC, Hong Kong, Seoul and Dubai) as well as under the rules of key arbitral institutions (including the ICC, SIAC, HKIAC, CIETAC, LCIA, DIAC, AAA-ICDR, KCAB, KLRCA, BANI, VIAC, ICSID and UNCITRAL Rules). Since 2001, Yu-Jin has advised or represented investors or states in investment treaty arbitrations and, since 2013, he has been a member of ICSID's panels of arbitrators and conciliators, designated by the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. In addition to counsel work, Yu-Jin has served as presiding, sole, or co-arbitrator in ICC, SIAC, LCIA, HKIAC, VIAC and ad hoc arbitrations. Before Mayer Brown, Yu-Jin practiced for over 16 years in international firms and has also worked in London, Paris and Washington DC. Prior to private practice, he served as counsel and military prosecutor in the Ministry of Defense in Singapore and trained as a barrister at Fountain Court Chambers in London. He speaks English and Mandarin.

Benjamin Thompson

Benjamin Thompson is a Partner in Mayer Brown's Singapore office and is a member of Mayer Brown's Global Projects Group. He has more than ten years' experience in project financings throughout Asia and has advised both sponsors and lenders on a number of the highest profile power projects in the Indochina region, including the Nam Ngiep 1 and Nam Ngum 3 hydropower projects in Laos PDR and the Nong Saeng and Gulf U-Thai IPP projects in Thailand. Ben also has substantial experience in Indonesia, and is at the forefront of developments in the emerging Myanmar power sector, where he has advised lenders and sponsors on a number of power projects, including the Myingyan IPP, Myanmar's first internationally tendered power project.