Mayer Brown’s team has expertise advising on structured lending and structured trade matters, as well as commodities cases. Practice head Doos Choi advises on numerous mandates, covering the entire spectrum of fund-level, fund manager and LP financing solutions. Also leading the team, Janelene Chen has extensive experience advising financial institutions, corporate borrowers and sponsors on a wide range of domestic and cross-border finance issues such as acquisition finance, event-driven financings and secondary market trading matters. Michael Kim joined the team in January 2025.
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Testimonials
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‘Janelene Chen brings an extensive experience dealing with Indonesian transactions.'
'They are one of the few law firms who are able to balance the legal guardrails and the borrower's commercial needs seamlessly. They are also very responsive when questions are raised and their responses address the key legal questions.’
‘The team handled a banking and finance transaction that was structured with trade financing capabilities.'
'Mayer Brown was well-organised with the file storage, tracking and sharing and dissemination of documents. The team was also very friendly and approachable and showed their knowledge by being able to cross-check and provide legal advice.'
‘Speed of execution, responsiveness, commercial sense and the hands-on approach by the firm all makes for an extremely pleasant working relationship across transactions.’
‘I have worked with Janelene Chen for a long time and there has not been a time where she has disappointed me. She has always been commercial, nimble, responsive, speedy and supportive throughout all my engagements with her. Her ability to grasp complex concepts and subsequently break them down to simple explanations allow her to stand out even more.’
Key clients
- HSBC
- ADB
- MUFG
- ING
- JP Morgan
- Deutsche Bank
- DBS
- OCBC
- SMBC
- UOB
- Silicon Valley Bank
- ANZ
Work highlights
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Richard Stock; Doos Choi; Janelene Chen
Other key lawyers
Michael Kim