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In the inaugural 40 Under 40 list, ALB showcases 40 of the brightest young legal minds in the region. These are lawyers under the age of 40 who are doing important deals, key disputes and other high- quality work, earning accolades from their colleagues, superiors and clients in the process. The list is in alphabetical order.

METHODOLOGY The ALB 40 Under 40 was chosen from submissions received in July 2015. The list was open to both private-practice lawyers and in-house counsel across Asia, but law firms from Australasia and China were not considered. Lawyers were listed based on quality and complexity of work, career achievements, as well as recommendations from clients and superiors WWW.LEGALBUSINESSONLINE.COM : @ALB_Magazine : Connect with Asian Legal Business COVER STORY 25

Zhulkarnain ABDUL RAHIM, 34 PARTNER Panuwat CHALONGKUAMDEE, 34 Rodyk & Davidson, Singapore SENIOR ASSOCIATE Weerawong, Chinnavat & Peangpanor, Bangkok A disputes partner, Zhulkarnain has notched up notable wins, including one Currently on secondment to an international law firm in involving a subsidiary of a Singapore- Hong Kong, Panuwat was part of the team in ThaiBev’s listed entity in an LCIA arbitration in $11.7 billion acquisition of a stake in Singapore’s F&N, London, in relation to a shipbuilding and also represented Univentures on its voluntary tender contract dispute worth more than $15 offer of more than 50% shares of Golden Land Property million. He was also lead counsel in a Development in a deal worth $290 million. Specialising High Court trial in a property dispute in M&A, he counts Siam Commercial Bank, PTT, Berli Jucker and E for L Aim worth more than S$4 million ($2.8 as clients. “Panuwat has proved himself to be an exceptionally diligent and million), and advised a Jakarta-listed intelligent lawyer, with an impressive ability to combine a growing legal and company in successful court proceedings commercial knowledge with practical common sense,” says Fergus Evans, office which led to client being awarded S$20 managing partner of Clifford Chance Thailand. A client says he was “impressed million in damages. A client praises him with Panuwat’s client service and knowledge in all areas of law in relation to the as having “been effective and efficient transaction.” When asked about what motivates him, Panuwat replies: “I want to in his legal guidance to our company on help my clients and make a difference and the only way I can do that is to have a several occasions, always with a quick practice that will sustain myself and the client. This creates a bond between us, and clear understanding of our interests and such bond can develop into a friendship.” and a plan on how to serve it best.”

Arie ARMAND, 38 capital markets, include representing Next Generation Nationwide Broadband PARTNER the founders of Infosys Limited and their Network (NGNBN) fibre-to-home project. DNC Advocates at Work, Jakarta families on an offer for sale as well as In addition, she assisted the IDA on advising on the concurrent qualified instituting and developing a neutral A banking and institutions placements of equity shares Internet exchange in order to strengthen capital markets and ADR offering by HDFC Bank. He also Singapore’s position as an infocomms partner, Armand provided counsel on the concurrent rights hub and acted for Oji Paper Co. Ltd, a in 2013 assisted issue of equity shares and ADR offering by Japanese company listed on the Tokyo Indonesia’s Indoritel Tata Motors, advised on the restructuring stock exchange, in its $103 million Makmur Internasional of foreign currency convertible bonds by acquisition of and joint venture with (previously known as Suzlon Energy, represented Idea Cellular Panindo Investment. Dyviacom Intrabumi) Limited in relation to its QIP, and assisted in the biggest rights Yes Bank in relation to its Qualified issue in the country’s capital markets, Institutions Placement and counseling Roy CHAN, 39 amounting to approximately $300 million. SKS Microfinance in relation to its QIP. CONSULTANT He has also represented a consortium of Stephenson Harwood, Hong Kong banks on $288 million bridge facilities to a rubber plantation company with assets Charmian AW, 33 A shipping specialist, Chan was the lead in Indonesia, a group bank on $114 million DIRECTOR lawyer on Project Submarine, a new legal financing to a coal company in Indonesia, Drew & Napier, Singapore practice at Mayer Brown JSM during the and Singapore in a recession period post-Lehman Brothers structured repurchase transaction with Promoted to director that helped that firm’s shipping team an Indonesian state-owned bank worth at Drew & Napier survive a “perfect storm,” turning a deficit approximately $180 million. Key clients last year, Aw’s key into profit within only 12 months. His more include Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, practice areas are recent work includes representing Hong Barclays Bank, , DBS, Deutsche corporate, TMT and Kong’s Assistant Director of Marine over a Bank and JPMorgan Chase. data protection. misconduct in public office charge related Career highlights to the 2015 Lamma Island ferry collision, include advising the and helping to close phase one of a JV Yash ASHAR, 38 Infocommunications project in a Brunei-based shipping and PARTNER Development Authority of Singapore logistics operation for import and export Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Mumbai (IDA), the country’s telecoms regulator of non-petroleum products – the first FDI on competition and regulatory issues project in logistics in Brunei funded by its Notable deals in the past year for Ashar, concerning infrastructure and open sovereign fund. A client describes him as who specialises in securities law and access, in relation to the Singapore “very professional and proactive.” ASIAN LEGAL BUSINESS 26 COVER STORY SEPTEMBER 2015

Barclays’ banking operations in a number linked instruments throughout the Asia- Alan CHIU, 37 of African countries, represented HSBC Pacific region.” PARTNER Holdings on its 12.5 billion pound ($19.1 Hogan Lovells, Hong Kong billion) 5-for-12 fully underwritten rights issue – the biggest US rights issue at the GOH Gin Nee, 36 An IP litigator, Chiu’s notable work in the time it completed, and assisted Iberia on PARTNER past year has included advising a music- the English law aspects of its merger with WongPartnership, Singapore streaming service on a range of IP and British Airways. A colleague describes related issues in Hong Kong and China, her as being “extremely highly regarded A capital markets specialist, Goh’s career advising a US luxury fashion brand on as a dynamic and commercially minded highlights include acting for DBS Bank customs seizures, trademark enforcement dealmaker.” as bookrunner and underwriter in FCL and shadow company name issues in Treasury’s issue of S$200 million bonds Hong Kong and China, handling various and advising Sembcorp Industries in its trademark enforcement matters for a Somboon EARTERASARUN, 37 maiden issue of S$200 million perpetual global luxury group, and others. “He DIRECTOR securities issued under its S$2 billion keeps the client interest in mind when Tilleke & Gibbins, Jakarta multicurrency debt issuance programme advising on matters. Client advisory in 2013. He assisted in FCL Treasury’s and service is excellent. Good command After leading Tilleke’s Bangkok office’s first issue of S$600 million perpetual and knowledge of Hong Kong IP laws. overseas division, Somboon now heads securities in 2014 – the largest perpetual We appreciate his attention to details the firm’s Jakarta office, having been securities deal by a Singapore non- and patience when addressing clients in the role since September 2013. An IP bank corporate since July 2012 – and concerns,” says a client. practitioner, Somboon acted as counsel represented Swiber Holdings Limited for Carabao to negotiate a worldwide as sole transaction counsel in its issue settlement agreement with Red Bull’s of 450 million yuan ($70.7 million) fixed Kee-Hong CHUN, 39 U.S. and Austrian legal teams after more rate notes, the first time that a non-bank SENIOR ATTORNEY than four years over a dispute related Singapore company issued offshore Kim & Chang, Seoul to the alleged similarity between the renminbi debt in Singapore. A client parties’ marks. More recently, he opposed describes her as “diligent and dedicated.” An antitrust and competition specialist, the Luck-tex trademark in Indonesia, Chun has represented clients in a number which became the first case in which an of international cartel cases, including opposition was won at the Trademark Emmanuel HADJIDAKIS, 39 the Japanese TFT-LCD case, and also Office even though his client had not PRINCIPAL in deals such as eBay’s acquisition of yet filed in Indonesia. His other clients Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow, Singapore G-market and ABI’s acquisition of OB include Rolex, Starbucks, Playboy, Prada Beer. Recently, he was part of the Kim & and Gucci. Banking and finance lawyer Hadjidakis Chang team that successfully negotiated, led a cross-border team representing a on behalf Naver Corporation and Naver number of banks on the 1.35 billion pound Business Platform, the first consent Andy FERRIS, 39 financing of the Battersea Power Station, decree to be adopted by the Korea Fair PARTNER one of the largest real estate financings Trade Commission (KFTC) in that latter’s Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee, Singapore in the UK in recent years. He also acted KFTC’s investigation of alleged abuse for the mandated lead arrangers – CIMB of market dominant position and unfair Co-head of Hogan Lovells’ international and Maybank – in the 404 million pound trade practice. A client describes Chun debt capital markets practice in Asia, land loan facility and 750 million pound as “extremely capable,” adding that he and head of international debt capital development financing to Eco World- “was very responsive and efficient in markets practice in Singapore, Ferris is Ballymore Holding Company Limited successfully meeting our in-house needs.” also head of the firm’s Malaysia desk. for the acquisition and the long-term Aside from advising issuers, underwriters development of Arrowhead Quay, Phase 2 and corporate trustees in relation to bond Embassy Garden and Phase 2 of London Emma DE RONDE, 35 offerings across the world, particularly City Island. He counts a number of banks PARTNER in the Asia-Pacific region, he is also an in Southeast Asia and beyond as among Norton Rose Fulbright, Hong Kong expert in restructuring and enforcing his clients. defaulted foreign currency convertible De Ronde is a corporate partner whose bonds (FCCBs) in India. Says Stephanie track record includes advising econtext Keen, Singapore managing partner of Paul HASWELL, 38 Asia Limited, listed on the Hong Kong Hogan Lovells: “In a relatively short PARTNER Stock Exchange, on its privatisation by its period, Andy has paved the firm’s Pinsent Masons, Hong Kong controlling shareholder and subsequent representation of top-tier international delisting, implemented by way of scheme and large local underwriting banks, A technology partner, Haswell has acted of arrangement. She also advised issuers, bond/security trustees and in a variety of IT and telecommunications Barclays on its disposal to Absa Group of investors on issues of debt and equity- matters in Asia and Europe. He WWW.LEGALBUSINESSONLINE.COM : @ALB_Magazine : Connect with Asian Legal Business COVER STORY 27

represented a global telecoms network of Lehman Brothers Commercial of a dispute in connection with the provider in a dispute relating to the roll- Corporation Asia Limited on a variety construction of North Luzon Expressway out of a new network in Hong Kong as of issues arising out of its liquidation (NLEX) in the Philippines. On the non- well as an IT supplier on claims against and also acted on the restructurings of contentious side, Holden has been the Hong Kong government. In addition, the Dubai World and the Dubai Group. involved in projects like The Venetian he assisted an IT supplier on claims and Hern is a “seasoned professional, who is Macao, Sands Cotai Central in Macau, potential liability relating to a troubled peerless in terms of energy, enthusiasm NLEX and the Panama Canal expansion. delivery of a new supply chain system and and commitment to clients,” says a A colleague describes her as a “great advised a Hong Kong entity on the risks client. “What a bonus that he is also an asset to the firm” who will “no doubt involved with the procurement of cloud extremely nice person and a pleasure to make a significant mark.” computing services. Colleagues describe work with.” him as “leading from the front in terms of the profile he is generating.” Gregg JOHNSTON, 38 Brooke HOLDEN, 35 PARTNER PARTNER Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance, Fraser HERN, 39 Gall, Hong Kong Singapore PARTNER Walkers, Hong Kong During her career, Holden successful Head of the shipping and offshore finance transitioned from having a pure practice in Singapore, Johnston has Hern is the head of Walkers’ Asia construction industry focus to specialising advised DNB Bank on a $600 million Insolvency, Restructuring & Dispute in general commercial litigation and syndicated pre- and post-delivery Resolution (IDR) group, which has gone arbitration. Her contentious work has financing to Hyundai Merchant Marine from one lawyer in Hong Kong to 13 included representing Walter Kwok in a for the acquisition of five mega container across Asia (including three partners multi-billion dollar dispute over the Kwok vessels as well as Nordea Bank on a in Singapore) under his leadership. He family trust, and acting for a Philippine $325 million syndicated pre- and post- was offshore counsel to the liquidators concessionaire in relation to settlement delivery financing for the acquisition

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and refinancing of six VLCCs. He also Bank in various acted for ICON Investments on two major Posit LAOHAPHAN, 35 dispute cases regarding the validity of deals: a $153 million leveraged sale and PARTNER currency derivative product, KIKO, which leaseback of three pipe-lying construction Latham & Watkins, Hong Kong has been a major issue in Korea due to its barges involving Leighton Holdings and a large claim amounts and potential effect sale and leaseback involving DVB Group Head of Latham & Watkins’ Thailand on the economy. Notable transactional Merchant Bank as senior lender for the practice, and global co-chair of the firm’s work includes advising DIP Holdings in its vessel “Crest Olympus.” Colleagues Financial Institution Group, Posit has acquisition of ClearEdge Power in the U.S. describe him as “one of the best asset represented Qihoo 360 Technology on and merger of Fuelcellpower in South finance lawyers in the market.” its $1.035 billion convertible bond, the Korea, guiding Doosan Corporation in largest-ever convertible bond issuance its sale of its KFC business as well as the by a US-listed Chinese company, and C.P. sale of its mixed concrete business. He Han-Cheol KANG, 36 Foods on its $290.4 million exchangeable also guided Mozido in its acquisition of its SENIOR ATTORNEY bond, the first exchangeable bond in Asia Corfire business from SK C&C. Kim & Chang, Seoul to structure a stock borrowing facility utilising the stock underlying the bond. Specialising in white-collar defense and He assisted in Bangkok Dusit Medical Raymond MAH, 34 corporate investigations, anti-corruption Services’ $311 million convertible bond, MANAGING PARTNER and corporate compliance, digital the first ever zero-coupon convertible MahWengKwai & Associates, Kuala Lumpur forensic and e-discovery, and health, bond by a Thai issuer as well as the first Kang has advised on the establishment convertible bond issued by a Thai issuer One of two managing of a global compliance standard of to the international market in over three partners on this practice for Boehringer Ingelheim, Takeda years. He has also acted on TAL Education list, Mah took over Pharmaceuticals and Covidien. He also Group’s $230 million convertible senior the leadership of represented BMS and Eli Lilly during notes due 2019. MahWengKwai & Korea Fair Trade Commission’s first and Associates at the second rounds of investigations into the age of 29 in 2010, pharmaceutical industry for unfair trade Guo Sun LEE, 35 and since then has practices, and advised on regulatory PARTNER tripled the size of the matters in connection to M&A for Pfizer, King & Wood Mallesons, Hong Kong team to 30. In 2015, the firm jointly won Janssen, Abbott and Medtronic. “He not the Litigation Law Firm of the Year award only has a deep understanding in the field Notable deals for investment funds at the ALB Malaysia Law Awards, and of digital forensic and e-discovery, but partner Lee have included acting for Equis was also nominated in three categories: also takes care of the client’s needs,” says on its $2.3 billion fund establishment Real Estate Law Firm of the Year, KLRCA a client. and acting for AIGF Advisors (ASEAN Arbitration Law Firm of the Year and Industrial Growth Fund) on its $300 Malaysia Law Firm of the Year. A client million third-party fund setup as well describes him as “a true professional“ KOH Swee Yen, 34 as Boustead Singapore on its S$250 who is “very knowledgeable and always PARTNER million co-investment partnership with there to provide timely legal advice WongPartnership, Singapore an Abu Dhabi institutional investor to whenever required.” develop and redevelop modern logistics Koh was promoted to partner at her firm and high-quality industrial facilities in within four years of starting practice, and Singapore. He also advised a Middle East Guillaume MASSIN, 38 is one of the youngest to be made partner. institutional investor on its $225 million PARTNER Litigation cases include successfully co-investment partnership with Shui On DFDL, Phnom Penh invoking the subpoena process to compel Land to develop, own and operate mid- a third-party accounting firm to provide size, mixed-use knowledge communities Managing director of Cambodia for records relating to an audit conducted and represented the private equity arm DFDL, and head of the regional real on disputes over gaming investments of a large international bank on the estate practice group, Massin’s work with claims in excess of $1 billion. In the structuring of a global carried interest has included advising VINCI on the arbitration sphere, she has successfully scheme. establishment of a subsidiary, licensing challenged the jurisdiction of the ICSID and renovation of all Cambodia’s tribunal over Papua New Guinea in airports, representing Ciputra on the relation to alleged expropriation claims Young Min LEE, 36 IPO of its Singapore-based subsidiaries, involving shares in a mining company. SENIOR ATTORNEY and guiding Chevron Cambodia on land A client says she has “great ability to Kim & Chang, Seoul structuring, land use rights, construction quickly grasp her clients’ perspective permits, land acquisitions and sales. He and understand their commercial A member of Kim & Chang’s M&A, also assisted in restructuring the share issues;” another notes her “keen sense of corporate governance, PE, and real estate capital of Asian Development Bank’s strategy.” practice groups, Lee has represented Cambodian subsidiary and prepared a WWW.LEGALBUSINESSONLINE.COM : @ALB_Magazine : Connect with Asian Legal Business COVER STORY 29

shareholders agreement for the drafting approved. She is a “fast-rising star in the Walmart division in its 51 percent of the New Law on Commercial Contracts space,” according to a client. increased investment in Yihaodian. in order to provide new types of specific contracts to be used by merchants in Cambodia. Samuel NG, 38 Paul SEAH, 35 OF COUNSEL PARTNER Morrison & Foerster, Hong Kong Tan Kok Quan Partnership, Singapore Anna Mitchell, 32 MANAGING ASSOCIATE A capital markets lawyer, Ng prepared A disputes partner who also works in Linklaters, Hong Kong the Hong Kong Stock Exchange policy insolvency and restructuring, Seah paper on VIEs, which set the regulatory represented one of the defendants in As a founding member of the standards for all subsequent Hong Kong the City Harvest Church trial, one of competition/antitrust team at Linklaters’ IPOs using this structure. Additionally, he the largest and highest-profile white- Hong Kong office, Mitchell was the devised the opt-in offering structure in collar crime cases in Singapore’s history. first competition lawyer on the ground. the Hong Kong IPO of Renhe Commercial He also acted for the liquidators of a Notable work has included preparing a Holdings, creating a landmark precedent company in its claim for fraudulent settlement agreement with the UK Office followed by all subsequent Hong Kong trading and preferential payments by of Fair Trading in relation to alleged IPOs with a reduced offer price range. its former directors, and the case is anti-competitive conduct by The Royal He also handled and approved the Hong commonly cited as the leading decision Bank of Scotland (RBS) in the market for Kong IPO and listing applications of in Singapore on numerous insolvency loans to professional services firms. She Bank of Communications Co Ltd (worth issues. “He always brings to the table also advised Anglo American on its 1.8 HK$17 billion or $2.1 billion) and China a new angle and strategy,” says Marina billion pound joint venture with Lafarge Construction Bank Corp (valued at HK$73 Chin, the firm’s joint managing partner. SA, a case which was referred to the UK billion) – the first and second PRC banks “He… has the added advantage of having Competition Commission and required to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. been lead counsel in a fair number of divestment of several assets before it was Ng was also involved in advising a cases.”

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in an originating summons and 14 other necessary sparring-partner,” says the Jaikanth SHANKAR, 35 interpleader summonses. testimonial of a client. DIRECTOR Drew & Napier, Singapore Kate SHERRARD, 37 Andrew SUTEDJA, 28 A disputes specialist, PARTNER MANAGING PARTNER Shankar became a Norton Rose Fulbright, Singapore Sutedja & Associates, Jakarta director at Drew & Napier at the age Sherrard is the only lawyer to have acted Sutedja is the second of just 31. He has on all the floating storage regasification managing partner as undertaken a broad unit (FRSU) and floating storage and well as the youngest range of work in production unit projects in Indonesia. She among the lawyers commercial litigation acted for the lenders on the West Java on this list. Among and international FRSU project, and was part of the deal his notable work commercial arbitration, including JV and team acting in the restructuring for PT was acting for an shareholder disputes, claims involving Arpeni. A recent deal involved advising a Indonesian Company fraud, breach of directors’ duties and syndicate of lenders on more than $300 in multiple court complex contractual disputes. He has million of financing to PT Hoegh LNG proceedings in disputes arising from also acted in defamation suits and white- Lampung for the purpose of financing the loading of an Indonesian nickel collar crime cases. Notable cases have the construction of an FRSU and the ore cargo and the vessel’s detention in included a dispute over a $800 million procurement of a tower yoke mooring Indonesia with a successful settlement joint venture agreement between BCBC system. “I have always found Kate to approximately worth $3.9 million. Singapore and Bayan Resources, in which be extremely knowledgeable, forward- He also drafted and advised a coal he represented the latter; and a dispute leaning and always available to – both on mining company in a sale and purchase related to the collapse of OW Bunker request and through it being volunteered agreement valued at $60 million as well Group, in which he represented ING Bank – provide specific advice and act as a as represented an Indonesian company

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in multiple arbitration proceedings in disputes arising from blistering of the loading of mother liquor cargo with a Sania WU, 36 claim worth over $2 million. PARTNER Yang & Co., Jakarta

Allen TAN, 34 A corporate/M&A lawyer, Wu is also adept at WTO PRINCIPAL laws. Prior to joining her current firm, she worked as a Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow, Singapore senior manager at one of the largest pulp and paper companies in the world. Notable career highlights include Significant work by tax expert Tan has representing Indonesian and Chinese clients’ interests in included advising a global brand on the acquisition of several pulp mills in the U.S., Canada, restructuring its Asian operations which and France, advising Chinese clients in the acquisition of a packaging mill in span 18 jurisdictions, representing a Finland, and acting on various anti-dumping proceedings related to imports of leading Fortune 500 multinational paper and paper products from Indonesia to various countries. More recently, corporation in planning its global tax she has represented exporters and producers in China, Thailand and India on structure, and assisting a major EU an anti-dumping investigation over the import of a kind of polyster film called multinational in the consumer products BOPET, initiated by Indonesian Anti Dumping Committee (KADI). She also advised industry on the tax restructuring of its and exporters and producers from China with regard to an investigation initiated Asia Pacific supply chain. He also advised by the Indonesian Safeguard Committee (KPPI) over dextrose monohydrate. U.S. multinational companies in several “Knowing that my clients are depending on me to help them deal with their deals, including an electronics MNC on its important legal issues is what motivates me to work tirelessly for them,” says Wu. acquisition strategy and post-acquisition integration options for its purchase of a significant part of another MNC’s business in the same industry, as well as months, he acted as its extension) with a notional value of 2.5 a major U.S. manufacturing MNC on its Indonesian counsel billion pounds; successfully settled three internal corporate restructuring. for two companies: employee-related litigation matters in for Triputra Group Singapore, Thailand and Australia where – shareholder of PT ICAP was the plaintiff against former Karnan THIRUPATHY, 38 Puninar Saranaraya employees; and was involved in successful PARTNER – on the formation launch of new businesses. In her current Kennedys Legal Solutions, Singapore of a joint venture role, she has built and grown the legal, with Kerry Logistics regulatory and policy function of the FIA, Thirupathy assisted in establishing Network, and for JTB Group – Japan’s and also established and leads the Legal, the arbitration practice at one of his largest tour operator – in the regional Risk and Compliance Committee. earlier law firms, Oon & Bazul, and was acquisition of Tour East Group Entities appointed as the group’s head. Following from Holidays Tour and Travel. He that, he joined Kennedys as its first also the Indonesian Deposit Insurance Nisha UBEROI, 36 Singaporean partner in the marine and Institution in divestment of shares in PARTNER international trade team. Notable cases connection with J-Trust Bank’s takeover Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Mumbai include acting for a major U.S. defense of Bank Mutiara as well as a major contractor in the arrest of the Asian Atlas Indonesian conglomerate in acquiring a Uberoi heads Cyril Amarchand’s in Hong Kong for claims arising out of stake in a publicly listed bank. competition law practice, which she set an allision in the Mississippi – the first up in 2011. She has obtained the highest case of its kind in Hong Kong where a number of Form I (short form) merger vessel was arrested for a contingent Phuong TRINH, 33 control clearances in India and is the only financial liability. He also acted in the GENERAL COUNSEL competition lawyer in India to obtain Hyundai Fortune case, in what has FIA Asia, Singapore clearances for seven out of eight valid become one of Singapore’s leading cases Form II (long form) merger notifications. on the enforceability of foreign exclusive Trinh was previously She is also the only competition lawyer jurisdiction clauses. with the legal team in India to have acted on the two of brokerage ICAP, transactions where the Competition where she rose to Commission of India conducted a Phase II Abadi Abi TISNADISASTRA, 38 become head of investigation. In addition, she represented PARTNER legal for Asia-Pacific. Daichii and Ranbaxy in the first Phase II AKSET Law, Jakarta In that role, she investigation in the pharmaceutical sector successfully led a as well as advised on merger control in Tisnadisastra is one of the founding significant cross- transactions aggregating over $50 billion partners of AKSET Law. In the past 12 border structured finance transaction (and from 2014 to 2015. WWW.LEGALBUSINESSONLINE.COM : @ALB_Magazine : Connect with Asian Legal Business COVER STORY 33

was associate general counsel with APG also advised the global coordinator and Sue Wan WONG, 38 Asset Management, before joining his joint bookrunners on the $3 billion IPO PARTNER company. In the last 12 months, he has of Maxis Communications and acted for Wong & Partners, Kuala Lumpur advised on the $1.9 billion privatisation Keppel Land as the sponsor for K-REIT of OmniVision Technologies, structured Asia in the issue of up to S$440.1 million Wong acted as counsel to Kirin in relation and led the execution of a highly complex in K-REIT Asia units listed on SGX. to its S$2.7 billion offer for the food & financing transaction (target raise 6 beverage business of F&N as well as the billion yuan) for a private equity platform sale of Kirin’s stake in F&N to Thai-owned on China’s Third Board, and put together Hao ZHOU, 37 TCC Assets Limited S$2.03 billion. This and led on a logistics real estate fund for PARTNER transaction was named as M&A Deal of the an e-commerce logistics player in China. King & Wood Mallesons, Hong Kong Year at the 2014 ALB Malaysia Law Awards. Additionally, she advised BIMB Holdings Upon joining KWM as a partner, Zhou on its acquisition of a 49 percent stake in Leon YEE, 39 set up the first U.S. securities unit within Bank Islam, Malaysia’s oldest and largest MANAGING DIRECTOR an Asian-headquartered international standalone Islamic bank, and advised Duane Morris & Selvam, Singapore law firm. Deals that Zhou has worked on Sime Darby Berhad in the acquisition of the include the CNOOC Finance $4 billion Battersea Power Station in the UK. Yee was named managing director of the SEC registered notes, the biggest Asian firm at 37, and has worked on a number dollar bond since 2003; the State Grid of notable deals during his career. This Corporation of China’ $2 billion notes Yong Kai WONG, 37 includes representing Heineken on its under Rule 144A/Reg S; and the debut HEAD OF LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE S$5.6bn takeover of APB and advising offshore bond issue by State Grid. He also CITIC Capital, Hong Kong Morgan Stanley as the financial adviser to worked on Guangzhou R&F Properties’ OUB on the competing S$5 billion bids by $150 million Senior Notes, the first high After stints in private practice in the UOB and DBS as part of the consolidation yield bond issued by a PRC H-share U.S., UK, China and Hong Kong, Wong of the Singapore banking market. He company.

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