Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow has strong local and international teams in Singapore, covering a breadth of domestic and cross-border offerings. The Singapore team is equally strong in debt and equity, bringing further credibility in regulatory matters. It represents some of the biggest issuers in Southeast Asia, along with many of the leading banks and financial institutions in the region. The Singapore team has worked on a series of significant equity offerings in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, along with a pipeline of regional REIT-related issuances. Its cross-border capabilities are showcased in deals involving multiple Southeast Asia and South Asia jurisdictions, along with IPOs on Nasdaq. Ashok Lalwani is head of the international capital markets group and leads the India practice.
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- ‘I have had the pleasure to work with Ashok Lalwani on a few Malaysian IPOs and ECM deals. He is able to provide different perspectives based on his experience from deals in many other regions and this makes him different from other competitors.’
- ‘Baker McKenzie is able to tap on its wide network to provide effective on international transactions. They have many offices with a strong bench of lawyers in the key jurisdictions that we work in. This gives them a competitive edge as even where unexpected issues may arise in jurisdictions we were not contemplating, they would likely be able to assist given their network.’
- ‘Ashok Lalwani is an extremely strong and technical lawyer. Even as a senior partner, he is very hands on and always readily accessible, which allows us to tap on his wide experience and knowledge. He is very pleasant to work with and has a keen commercial sense.’
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Ashok Lalwani