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Mr Jeff Chen

+852 2533 3616 jeff.chen@dentons.com

Work Department

Structured Finance

Position

Jeff Chen heads the structured finance practice at Dentons Hong Kong LLP with a coverage that spans all of Asia.

Jeff has over 18 years’ experience in Asia as a legal practitioner in all areas of fixed income, including debt capital markets, securitization, structured finance, project finance and distressed debt. His practice is focused on limited recourse and cross-border financing structures of all types. He is also familiar with structured notes and derivatives. Jeff is currently involved in establishing distressed debt facilities and special situations funds for cross-border investments into NPLs, real estate and workout arrangements in China and Asia.

Jeff has consistently enjoyed prominent league table rankings:

• Leading lawyer in Capital Markets: Securitisation in the 2022 Chambers Greater China and 2023 Legal 500 Asia Pacific guides
• Lead lawyer on IFLR 2020 Structured Finance and Securitisation Deal of the Year (with the same nomination on another deal in 2021)
• Acritas Star – independently rated lawyer in Thomson Reuters 2021 survey of global senior in-house counsels
• Leading lawyer in 2008 IFLR Global Guide to the World’s Leading Structured Finance and Securitization Lawyers

Memberships

• Co-Chair, Committee on NPL Securitization, China Securitization Forum
• Asia-Pacific Legal and Regulatory Committee of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA)
• Professional Advisory Board, Asian Institute of International Financial Law, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
• Member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

Education

• George Washington University School of Law, JD
• The University of Michigan, M.A.
• The University of Michigan, B.A.