Miss Trinh Hoang > DLA Piper > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile

Specialising in energy-related transactions, the DLA Piper banking and finance practice in Hong Kong is sought after for ESG linked financing and green lending. It also offers specialist expertise in fintech and digital forms of financing in the telecom and media industries. Matthias Schemuth, Paul Lee, and Trinh Hoang co-head the team, Schemuth offering Asia-wide experience and working between Singapore and Hong Kong, while Lee is a go-to for acquisition finance and Hoang focuses on financing and restructuring of debt facilities.

Through close collaboration with its litigation and finance departments, the DLA Piper restructuring group provides a full-service offering to domestic and international entities from across the energy, pharma, and financial services sectors. The practice has vast experience of handling complex enforcement actions and multi-jurisdictional insolvency disputes, alongside consistently supporting debtor companies and funds in winding-up proceedings and bond restructuring. Based out of Sydney, Naomi Moore co-heads the outfit, standing out for her work on distressed debt and private credit issues, whilst the other co-lead, Trinh Hoang, primarily focuses on special situations financing from the Hoing Kong office.

Having joined the team from Akin in May 2023, co-head Naomi Moore brings her vast expertise on cross-border insolvencies and restructurings to the DLA Piper practice. The firm leverages the strength in its litigation and finance teams when handling special situations, bank workouts, and bond restructurings. Co-lead Trinh Hoang is an expert in banking law, especially on the restructuring of debt facilities and acquisition finance.

DLA Piper’s energy and natural resources practice is widely acclaimed for its ‘extensive experience’ handling cross border and multi-jurisdictional project finance, development, M&A and disputes in the oil, power and mining spaces. The group is co-led by Russell Wilkinson, who leverages his expertise in the development, purchase and sale of LNG and gas assets and Carolyn Dong, who acts for overseas investors on acquisition financings, project development and joint ventures in the energy and infrastructure spheres. Dong splitting her time between Hong Kong and Beijing. Trinh Hoang is well-versed in handling financings, debt restructurings and corporate loans for private credit funds, investment banks and corporate borrowers. Matthias Schemuth relocated to Singapore.

DLA Piper showcases demonstrable experience in handling commercial matters, M&A and project finance work, with clients positioned in the public and private sectors. Jointly leading the practice, Trinh Hoang is well versed in financing and restructuring of debt facilities across a multitude of jurisdictions, while Samata Masagee advises on cross-border transactions in the energy sector, instructed by foreign energy companies with a nexus to Vietnam, with the final head of department, Philip Lee, being widely-renowned in capital markets. Noted for her extensive corporate experience, Thananan Sangnuan specialises in domestic, inbound, and outbound M&A, while Lauren Hurcombe specialises in technology and outsourcing transactions, particularly the exploitation of technology-related assets.