Mayer Brown continued to expand its Singapore banking and finance team with the hire of structured trade and commodities finance specialist Janelene Chen from Norton Rose Fulbright in January 2024; she has a particular focus on Indonesia, which is a forte for the Singapore office along with Vietnam. The Singapore team is also making a further impression in fund finance and private credit, including subscription line financings, NAV financings, umbrella facilities, hybrids and GP facilities. It has additional expertise in structured lending, especially event-driven financings in Indonesia. Vietnam is another key market for the department, which advises an impressive list of international and regional commercial banks and development banks. Doos Choi is an experienced banking and finance practitioner, having previously practised in London and Hong Kong before relocating to Singapore; he continues to lead the Singapore office’s banking and finance efforts in multiple areas, especially fund finance and private credit.
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‘Mayer Brown is a counsel with combined strong capabilities across international practices and local Singaporean practices. The firm provides practical solutions to complex matters while not compromising on any legal protections for lenders. Mayer Brown is able to manage complex cross-border transactions offering comprehensive practices with a wide coverage on various local law matters out of Singapore.’
‘Doos Choi is an excellent and highly professional counsel with vast knowledge and experience in various banking practices. Doos has very strong knowledge of many different finance and capital market products and provides legal advice based on a very good understanding of underlying commercial transactions.'
Key clients
- HSBC
- ADB
- MUFG
- ING
- JP Morgan
- Deutsche Bank
- DBS
- OCBC
- SMBC
- UOB
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Janelene Chen
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Richard Stock
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Janelene Chen; Doos Choi