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Trends and Developments Contributed by: Hui Choon Yuen, Smitha Menon, Trevor Chuan and Felix Lee WongPartnership LLP WongPartnership LLP has its headquarters in Sin - gapore, where it is a market leader and one of the largest law firms in the country. Through the firm’s WPG regional law network, its clients benefit from unparalleled legal expertise and tailored solutions across Asia and the Middle East, encompassing other key markets such as Abu Dhabi, China, Dubai, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The lawyers’ expertise spans the full suite of legal services, including advisory,

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disputes, regulatory and transactional work, and the firm has been involved in landmark corporate trans - actions, as well as complex and high-profile litigation and arbitration matters. The firm is also a member of the globally renowned World Law Group, one of the oldest and largest networks of leading law firms. WongPartnership is committed to providing its clients with the best possible advice and service throughout the regions covered by its networks.

Authors

Hui Choon Yuen is the head of WongPartnership’s financial services group (which encompasses four practices, namely asset management and funds, banking and finance, capital markets and financial services

Institute of International Affairs, and Asia group leader of the World Law Group’s restructuring and insolvency practice. She is on the SIAC Specialist Panel of Arbitrators for Restructuring and Insolvency Disputes, the Income Tax Board of Review Panel and the Shanghai Arbitration Commission Panel of Arbitrators.

regulatory). He also leads the debt capital markets and insurance practices and is a partner in the financial services regulatory and private wealth practices. His main practice areas are debt capital markets, securitisations, insurance and financial services regulatory compliance. Choon Yuen is a consistently top-ranked capital markets lawyer, recognised by Chambers and Partners and other organisations for his exceptional expertise, commerciality, technical depth, and trusted client counsel across Asia-Pacific markets.

Trevor Chuan is a partner in WongPartnership’s debt capital markets and sustainability and responsible business practices. His main areas of focus are debt capital markets, securities offerings,

structured products and general corporate law. Leveraging off his experience in sustainable financing, Trevor is a member of the Singapore Sustainable Finance Association (SSFA)’s Transition Finance Workstream and actively contributes to the real estate sector sub-group, while also speaking at seminars and conferences on sustainability issues.

Smitha Menon heads WongPartnership’s restructuring practice and is a partner in the international arbitration, India and special situations advisory practices. Smitha holds key appointments as

Felix Lee is a partner in WongPartnership’s banking and finance and private credit practices. His main areas of practice include private equity/credit financing, acquisition financing, green/ sustainable financing, subscription

vice president of the International Insolvency Institute, assistant secretary of the Financial Women’s Association (Singapore), board member of the Stichting Bob Wessels Insolvency Law Collection, council member of the Singapore

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