Profile
Work Department
Position
David is the Managing Partner of the Hong Kong and Shanghai offices and Local Corporate Group Head. He is also head of Asia Private Equity, M&A, and Corporate Restructuring.
Career
Recognised as a leading lawyer in each of his practice areas, David has been named Cayman Islands “Merger and Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year” for the last three years running, having completed transactions with an aggregate value in excess of USD100 billion during this time.
David’s corporate clients include Ascendent Capital Partners, Benchmark Asia, Celadon Partners, Goldman Sachs, MUFG, SoftBank Group Corp. and SoftBank Vision Fund.
On the restructuring side David has a wealth of knowledge and experience in advising clients on all aspects of offshore restructurings. Currently engaged on multiple mandates relating to the offshore bonds of Chinese real estate developers, David has led on many of the largest Cayman restructurings, particularly in the offshore oil and gas sector during the previous cyclical downturn.
Languages
Education
University of Cambridge (England)
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Capable, efficient and attuned with the market. Responsible and capable of meeting strenuous client demands. ’
‘Lorinda Peasland - very experienced and knowledgeable. Calm under pressure. Charles Wong - up-and-coming rising star. ’
‘The team at Appleby are very good at what they do. They are super attentive, proactive and able to distil the legal issues and provide very concise and commercial solutions for clients. ’
‘Vincent Chan is an excellent asset to have on any offshore transaction. Very fluent in English and Mandarin, Vincent brings with him a tremendous understanding of offshore laws that makes it very easy to work with him.'
'Regarding the strengths of their practice, I believe the team's comprehensive quality and diverse capabilities are a significant advantage. Many of the team members I've worked with possess a deep understanding of at least one business sector.'‘An outstanding partner I've worked with is Eason Huang, a partner at Appleby in Hong Kong. I'm incredibly satisfied with the service quality of Eason and his team.'
‘Great team. They deliver the work on time and with quality. Commercial and friendly.’
‘Fiona Chan and Judy Lee are my key contacts. Fiona Chan is my go-to person for finance work. Judy Lee is my go-to person for corporate work. They are very familiar with what clients expect and deliver solid work. I consider them to be the pillars of Appleby, Hong Kong.’
Key clients
- Hotel 101 Global Pte Ltd Ascendent Capital Partners Zhongliang Holdings Group China Everbright Greentech Limited CIMC Enric Holdings Limited China Everbright Water Limited J-STAR Co., Ltd. Ascendent Capital Partners Allied Group Cloud Light Technology Limited Hailan Holdings Limited