Ahead of the International Bar Association's annual conference in Seoul, South Korea in September, we look at the most influential dealmakers across the Asia Pacific region. All rated lawyers here have worked on market-changing transactions in the past 12 months and will be highly rated in the upcoming edition of IFLR1000: the guide to the world's leading financial law firms.
The 2020 edition of IFLR1000 will be the most comprehensive analysis of law firms and lawyers based on the evidence of their transactional work ever conducted, and will be published to coincide with the event in Seoul.
IFLR will again be publishing the IBA Daily News, the official conference newspaper of the IBA Annual Conference and we look forward to seeing you there.
Asia Best Lawyer |
Country |
Firm |
Practices areas |
Industry Sectors |
Guy Alexander |
Australia |
Allens |
Capital markets: equity, M&A |
Energy, financial services, industrials and manufacturing, mining |
Peter Armitage |
Australia |
Ashurst |
Competition |
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Peter Cook |
Australia |
Gilbert + Tobin |
Capital markets: equity, M&A, private equity |
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Michael Corrigan |
Australia |
Clayton Utz |
Competition |
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Philippa Stone |
Australia |
Herbert Smith Freehills |
Capital markets: equity, M&A |
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Yuen-Yee Cho |
Australia |
King & Wood Mallesons |
Banking |
Banking, financial services, food and beverage, media, transport |
Bernard Tan |
Brunei |
Abrahams Davidson & Co |
Banking, investment funds, M&A |
Banking, real estate |
Youdy Bun |
Cambodia |
Bun & Associates |
Banking, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project finance |
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Siphana Sok |
Cambodia |
SokSiphana & Associates |
M&A |
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Richard Guo |
China |
Fangda Partners |
Investment funds, private equity |
Automotive, aviation, consumer goods and services, financial services, Industrials and manufacturing |
Michael Han |
China |
Fangda Partners |
Competition, M&A |
Banking, consumer goods, and services, energy, healthcare, natural resources, transport |
Kevin Wang |
China |
Global Law Office |
Energy and infrastructure, M&A, project development |
Construction and materials, energy, real estate |
Lv Hongbing |
China |
Grandall Law Firm |
Capital markets: equity, M&A, |
Healthcare, industrials and manufacturing |
Zhang Jiping |
China |
Haiwen & Partners |
Banking, capital markets: debt, capital markets: equity, M&A, private equity |
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Charles Li |
China |
Han Kun |
M&A, private equity |
Consumer goods and services, energy, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, technology and telecommunications |
Zhang Hongjiu |
China |
Jingtian & Gongcheng |
Capital markets: equity, M&A |
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Fang Yi |
China |
Junhe |
Banking, energy and infrastructure, project development, project finance |
Energy, oil and gas |
Wang Ling |
China |
King & Wood Mallesons |
Banking |
Banking, financial services |
Xiaolian Zhang |
China |
King & Wood Mallesons |
M&A, project development |
Automotive, aviation, healthcare, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, technology and telecommunications, transport |
Anthony Zhao |
China |
Zhong Lun Law Firm |
Capital markets: equity, M&A, private equity |
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Roger Lui |
Hong Kong |
Allen & Overy |
Banking, capital markets: structured finance and securitisation, project finance |
Energy |
Stephen Croswell |
Hong Kong |
Baker McKenzie |
Competition |
Energy, media, oil and gas, technology and telecommunications |
Mark Shipman |
Hong Kong |
Clifford Chance |
Financial services regulatory, investment funds, M&A |
Investment management, real estate |
Anthony Wang |
Hong Kong |
Clifford Chance |
Banking |
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David Lamb |
Hong Kong |
Conyers Dill & Pearman |
Capital markets: equity, M&A |
Healthcare, Technology and telecommunications |
Bonnie Chan |
Hong Kong |
Davis Polk & Wardwell |
Capital markets : Equity |
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Martin Rogers |
Hong Kong |
Davis Polk & Wardwell |
Financial services regulatory |
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Andrew Ostrognai |
Hong Kong |
Debevoise & Plimpton |
Investment funds, M&A, private equity |
Energy. real estate |
Mark Fairbairn |
Hong Kong |
DLA Piper |
Restructuring and insolvency |
Banking, financial services |
Robert Ashworth |
Hong Kong |
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
M&A, private equity |
Energy, food and beverage, insurance, technology and telecommunications |
Kyle Wombolt |
Hong Kong |
Herbert Smith Freehills |
Financial services regulatory |
Consumer goods and services, energy, financial services, transport |
Sam Farrands |
Hong Kong |
King & Wood Mallesons |
Energy and infrastructure, project development |
Mining, oil and gas, utilities |
David Irvine |
Hong Kong |
Kirkland & Ellis |
Banking, energy and infrastructure, project finance |
Utilities |
Neil McDonald |
Hong Kong |
Kirkland & Ellis |
Restructuring and insolvency |
Banking, financial services, real estate, technology and telecommunications |
William Liu |
Hong Kong |
Linklaters |
Capital markets: debt |
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Stuart Salt |
Hong Kong |
Linklaters |
Banking, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project finance |
Energy |
Greg Knowles |
Hong Kong |
Maples Group |
Banking |
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John Marsden |
Hong Kong |
Mayer Brown |
Restructuring and insolvency |
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Scott Peterman |
Hong Kong |
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe |
Investment funds, private equity |
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Jack Lange |
Hong Kong |
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison |
M&A, private equity |
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Effie Vasilopoulos |
Hong Kong |
Sidley Austin |
Investment funds |
Investment management |
Julie Gao |
Hong Kong |
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom |
Capital markets: debt, Capital markets: equity, M&A |
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Michael DeSombre |
Hong Kong |
Sullivan & Cromwell |
M&A, private equity |
Banking, financial services, media, mining, technology and telecommunications, transport |
Zia Mody |
]India |
AZB & Partners |
M&A |
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Ashwath Rau |
India |
AZB & Partners |
Investment funds, M&A, private equity |
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Yash Ashar |
India |
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas |
Capital markets: debt, private equity |
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Cyril Shroff |
India |
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas |
Banking, capital markets: debt, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project development, project finance |
Energy |
Amit Kapur |
India |
J Sagar Associates |
Banking, energy and infrastructure, project development |
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Haigreve Khaitan |
India |
Khaitan & Co |
Banking, M&A |
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Mohit Saraf |
India |
L&L Partners |
Banking, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project development, project finance |
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Atul Sharma |
India |
Link Legal India Law Services |
Energy and infrastructure, project development |
Energy |
Sandip Bhagat |
India |
S&R Associates |
Capital markets: debt, capital markets: equity, M&A |
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Prashant Gupta |
India |
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co |
Capital markets: debt, capital markets: equity |
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Shardul Shroff |
India |
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co |
Banking, capital markets: debt, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project development, project finance, restructuring and insolvency |
Government and public policy, media, oil and gas, technology and telecommunications |
Emir Nurmansyah |
Indonesia |
Ali Budiardjo Nugroho Reksodiputro |
Banking, capital markets, M&A, project finance, restructuring and insolvency |
Banking, energy, financial services |
Fikri Assegaf |
Indonesia |
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners |
Banking, capital markets, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project finance |
Energy, Oil and gas |
Daniel Ginting |
Indonesia |
Ginting & Reksodiputro |
Banking, capital markets, energy and infrastructure, project development, project finance |
Energy, transport |
Luke Devine |
Indonesia |
Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners |
Banking, energy and infrastructure, project finance |
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Indri Pramitaswari Guritno |
Indonesia |
Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners |
Banking |
Banking |
David Dawborn |
Indonesia |
Herbert Smith Freehills |
Banking, capital markets, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project development, project finance |
Energy, oil and gas, transport |
Tjahjadi Bunjamin |
Indonesia |
Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung |
Banking, capital markets |
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Hironori Shibata |
Japan |
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune |
Capital markets: equity |
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Hiroo Atsumi |
Japan |
Atsumi & Sakai |
Banking, capital markets: structured finance and securitisation |
Banking, financial services, government and public policy, investment management, real estate |
Hiroshi Maeda |
Japan |
Atsumi & Sakai |
Banking, energy and infrastructure, project finance |
Social infrastructure, transport, utilities |
Naoaki Eguchi |
Japan |
Baker McKenzie |
Banking, capital markets: structured finance and securitisation, energy and infrastructure, project finance |
Energy, oil and gas, social infrastructure |
Ken Lebrun |
Japan |
Davis Polk & Wardwell |
M&A, private equity |
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Jon Gray |
Japan |
Davis Polk & Wardwell |
Capital markets: debt, capital markets: equity |
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Masanori Sato |
Japan |
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto |
Banking, capital markets: structured finance and securitisation |
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Kenneth Siegel |
Japan |
Morrison & Foerster |
M&A |
Technology and telecommunications |
Hiroki Inoue |
Japan |
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu |
M&A, private equity |
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David Sneider |
Japan |
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett |
Capital markets: debt, capital markets: equity, M&A |
Financial services, industrials and manufacturing, insurance |
Mitsuhiro Kamiya |
Japan |
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom |
M&A, restructuring and insolvency |
Healthcare, technology and telecommunications |
Carlos D. Simões |
Macau |
DSL Lawyers |
Banking, capital markets, M&A, private equity, project development, project finance |
Banking, energy, gaming, real estate, technology and telecommunications |
Jorge Neto Valente |
Macau |
Jorge Neto Valente Advogados |
Banking, M&A |
Gaming, real estate |
Manuela António |
Macau |
Manuela António - Lawyers and Notaries |
Banking, M&A |
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João Nuno Riquito |
Macau |
Riquito Advogados |
Banking, M&A |
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Deepak Sadasivan |
Malaysia |
Adnan Sundra & Low |
Banking, capital markets, energy and infrastructure, islamic finance, project finance |
Banking, social infrastructure, technology and telecommunications, utilities |
Christopher Lee |
Malaysia |
Christopher & Lee Ong |
Banking, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project finance |
Energy |
Aidham Badri Andri |
Malaysia |
Kadir Andri & Partners |
Capital markets |
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Grace Yeoh |
Malaysia |
Shearn Delamore & Co |
M&A, project development |
Energy |
Dato' Philip Chan Hon Keong |
Malaysia |
Skrine |
Banking, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project development, project finance, real estate acquisitions |
Banking, financial services, gaming, investment management, real estate |
Mei Mei Loh |
Malaysia |
Zul Rafique & partners |
Banking, capital markets: debt |
Banking, financial services |
Daniel Mahoney |
Mongolia |
MahoneyLiotta |
Banking, capital markets, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project development, project finance |
Mining |
Swee Gim Cheah |
Myanmar |
Kelvin Chia Yangon |
Banking, capital markets: equity, investment funds, M&A |
Financial services |
James Gibson |
New Zealand |
Bell Gully |
Capital markets: equity, M&A |
Energy, financial services, technology and telecommunications |
John Strowger |
New Zealand |
Chapman Tripp |
Capital markets: equity, M&A |
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Andrew Harmos |
New Zealand |
Harmos Horton Lusk |
M&A |
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Cathy Quinn |
New Zealand |
MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
apital markets: equity, M&A, private equity |
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Francisco Ed Lim |
Philippines |
Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz (ACCRALAW) |
Banking, M&A |
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Rafael Morales |
Philippines |
Morales & Justiniano |
Banking, capital markets, M&A, project finance, real estate acquisitions |
Banking, energy, financial services, investment management, real estate |
Monalisa Dimalanta |
Philippines |
Puyat Jacinto & Santos |
Banking, project development |
Energy, oil and gas |
Ramil Bugayong |
Philippines |
Puyat Jacinto & Santos |
Banking |
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Dennis Quintero |
Philippines |
Quisumbing Torres |
Energy and infrastructure, M&A, project finance |
Energy, mining, natural resources, oil and gas |
Jose Salvador Mirasol |
Philippines |
Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles |
Banking, M&A |
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Perry Pe |
Philippines |
Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles |
Banking, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project development, project finance |
Energy, mining, oil and gas, transport, utilities |
Chee Wai Kok |
Singapore |
Allen & Gledhill |
Banking, energy and infrastructure, project development, project finance |
Energy |
Mei Lim |
Singapore |
Allen & Gledhill |
Capital markets: equity, M&A |
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Andrew Lim |
Singapore |
Allen & Gledhill |
M&A |
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Swee Gim Cheah |
Singapore |
Kelvin Chia Yangon |
Banking, capital markets: equity, investment funds, M&A |
Financial services |
David Zemans |
Singapore |
Milbank |
Banking, capital markets, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project finance, restructuring and insolvency |
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Patrick Ang |
Singapore |
Rajah & Tann |
Restructuring and insolvency |
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Bill McCormack |
Singapore |
Shearman & Sterling |
Banking, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project development, project finance |
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Wai King Ng |
Singapore |
WongPartnership |
M&A |
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Manoj Sandrasegara |
Singapore |
WongPartnership |
Restructuring and insolvency |
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Susan Wong |
Singapore |
WongPartnership |
Banking, project finance |
Banking |
Young Kyun Cho |
South Korea |
Kim & Chang |
Banking, energy and infrastructure, project finance |
Energy, transport |
Kyung Taek Jung |
South Korea |
Kim & Chang |
Competition, M&A |
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Wonkyu Han |
South Korea |
Lee & Ko |
Capital markets |
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Dong Eun Kim |
South Korea |
Lee & Ko |
Energy and infrastructure, project finance |
Energy, real estate, transport |
Hyun Ju Helen Pak |
South Korea |
Shin & Kim |
Banking, energy and infrastructure, project finance |
Energy |
Sai Ree Yun |
South Korea |
Yulchon |
Capital markets, competition, M&A |
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Stephen Jaggs |
Thailand |
Allen & Overy |
Banking, capital markets, energy and infrastructure, project finance |
Energy |
Jessada Sawatdipong |
Thailand |
Chandler MHM |
Banking, energy and infrastructure, project finance |
Energy, oil and gas, utilities |
Wilailuk Okanurak |
Thailand |
Linkslaters |
Banking, capital markets: debt, capital markets: equity, M&A, project finance |
Energy, oil and gas, utilities |
Passawan Navanithikul |
Thailand |
Weerawong Chinnavat & Partners |
Banking, project finance |
Banking, energy, food and beverage, shipping |
Weerawong Chittmittrapap |
Thailand |
Weerawong Chinnavat & Partners |
Banking, M&A |
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Duc Tran Anh |
Vietnam |
Allen & Overy |
Banking, capital markets, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project finance |
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Mark Fraser |
Vietnam |
Frasers Law Company |
Banking, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project development, project finance |
Energy |
Tony Foster |
Vietnam |
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
Banking, energy and infrastructure, M&A |
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Tran Tuan Phong |
Vietnam |
Vilaf |
Banking, capital markets, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project development, project finance |
Aviation, banking, construction and materials, consumer goods and services, energy, financial services, healthcare, oil and gas, technology and telecommunications, transport |
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Shardul S. Shroff Executive Chairman, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co New Delhi, India T: + 91 11 4159 0700 , 40606060 F: +91 11 2692 4900 E: shardul.shroff@AMSShardul.com W: https://www.amsshardul.com/ Shardul S. Shroff is the Executive Chairman at the Firm. He has over 38 years of experience and is a leading authority in General Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Insolvency and Bankruptcy, Securities Law, Disinvestment & Capital Markets. Mr. Shroff heads the Insolvency & Bankruptcy practice at the Firm Mr. Shroff has been on a number of high-powered committees appointed by the Government of India including member of the Insolvency Law Committee to review the implementation of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code; the JJ Irani Committee for amending the Companies Act, the Committee constituted to review decriminalization of offences under the Companies Act and the Committee on cross-border insolvency, both headed by Injeti Srinivas, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. Mr. Shroff has been recognised as one of 'The Game Changers of India, 2018' by The Economic Times for championing high impact legal services. He is also a recipient of the National Law Day Award from the President of India. He has been re-elected as the Chairman of the CII National Committee on Legal Services and Arbitration. Mr. Shroff has also been appointed as the Senior Vice President on the Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF). 
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Deepak Sadasivan Managing Partner, Adnan Sundra & Low Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia T: +(60)3 2070 0466 F: +(60)3 2078 3382 E: deepak.sadasivan@asl.com.my W: http://www.asl.com.my Legal Education: LLB (Hons), LLM (Hons), King's College London Bars Admissions: Bar of England & Wales (1993), Malaysian Bar (1994) Deepak's experience includes banking work such as capital market financing, security documentation and straight financing. He is particularly experienced in structuring and documenting Islamic financing transactions which include the world's first exchangeable Sukuk, Malaysia's first Islamic stapled securities transaction, Malaysia's first municipal bonds, and the world's first Green SRI Sukuk (2018). Deepak has also advised on the financing of significant Malaysian infrastructure and energy projects, including the privatisation of water supply, independent power plants and the construction of expressways. The firm is privileged to have received the following recognition for its banking and finance practice during Deepak's tenure as managing partner: ALB Malaysia Law Awards Managing Partner Of The Year 2016 Islamic Finance Law Firm Of The Year 2016-18 Banking & Financial Services Law Firm of the Year 2014-19 Islamic Finance News Law Awards 2018 Asian-Mena Counsel Awards 2018 Projects & Project Financing Law Firm Of The Year, Malaysia 
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Tran Tuan Phong Senior Partner, VILAF Hanoi, Vietnam T: +84 24 3934 8530 F: +84 24 3934 8531 Phong is recommended as a top-tier lawyer in Banking&Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A and Infrastructure&Energy by many reputable legal directories such as Chambers&Partners, Legal 500, IFLR 1000 and AsiaLaw. Market sources declare that Phong is "very well-known for business law". His broad experience includes representing international sponsors and lenders in relation to large-scale projects in oil&gas, power, chemical, automobile, aircraft, sea-port, highway, telecommunication, insurance, real estate, retail and distribution, and consumer goods industries. He is well-known for advising international businesses and banks on corporate restructuring and financing, share subscriptions, mergers and acquisitions, ECA and syndicated financing, asset financing, and project financing in Vietnam. Phong has been involved in almost all BOT and high-profile infrastructure projects in Vietnam including Phu My 2.2 BOT power project, Nghi Son 2 BOT power project, Mong Duong 2 BOT power project, Nam Dinh 1 BOT power project, Van Phong 1 BOT power project, Vinh Tan 3 BOT power project, Vinh Tan 1 BOT power project, CMX RE Sunseap Solar Power Project and Chevron-gas pipeline project. His banking clients include Citibank, HSBC, Standard Chartered, SMBC, and BTMU. He also advised in Vingroup's convertible bonds on the SGX, Vinacomin's international bonds, Vincom Retail and Vinhomes' Rule 144A international placement/HOSE listing and some overseas IPO/listing transactions. 
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