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

METHODOLOGYThe 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

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Zhulkarnain ABDUL RAHIM, 34

Panuwat CHALONGKUAMDEE, 34

PARTNER
Rodyk & Davidson, Singapore

A disputes partner, Zhulkarnain has
notched up notable wins, including one
involving a subsidiary of a Singaporelisted entity in an LCIA arbitration in
London, in relation to a shipbuilding
contract dispute worth more than $15
million. He was also lead counsel in a
High Court trial in a property dispute
worth more than S$4 million ($2.8
million), and advised a Jakarta-listedcompany in successful court proceedings
which led to client being awarded S$20
million in damages. A client praises him
as having “been effective and efficientin his legal guidance to our company onseveral occasions, always with a quick
and clear understanding of our interests
and a plan on how to serve it best.”

Arie ARMAND, 38

PARTNERDNC Advocates at Work, Jakarta

A banking andcapital markets
partner, Armand
in 2013 assisted
Indonesia’s Indoritel
Makmur Internasional(previously known as
Dyviacom Intrabumi)in the biggest rights
issue in the country’s capital markets,
amounting to approximately $300 million.
He has also represented a consortium ofbanks on $288 million bridge facilities toa rubber plantation company with assets
in Indonesia, a group bank on $114 million
financing to a coal company in Indonesia,
and Bank of America Singapore in a
structured repurchase transaction withan Indonesian state-owned bank worth
approximately $180 million. Key clients
include Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ,
Barclays Bank, Citibank, DBS, Deutsche
Bank and JPMorgan Chase.

Yash ASHAR, 38

PARTNER
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Mumbai

Notable deals in the past year for Ashar,
who specialises in securities law and

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SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Weerawong, Chinnavat & Peangpanor, Bangkok

Currently on secondment to an international law firm inHong Kong, Panuwat was part of the team in ThaiBev’s$11.7 billion acquisition of a stake in Singapore’s F&N,
and also represented Univentures on its voluntary tender
offer of more than 50% shares of Golden Land Property
Development in a deal worth $290 million. Specialisingin M&A, he counts Siam Commercial Bank, PTT, Berli Jucker and E for L Aim
as clients. “Panuwat has proved himself to be an exceptionally diligent andintelligent lawyer, with an impressive ability to combine a growing legal andcommercial knowledge with practical common sense,” says Fergus Evans, officemanaging partner of Clifford Chance Thailand. A client says he was “impressedwith Panuwat’s client service and knowledge in all areas of law in relation to thetransaction.” When asked about what motivates him, Panuwat replies: “I want tohelp my clients and make a difference and the only way I can do that is to have apractice that will sustain myself and the client. This creates a bond between us,
and such bond can develop into a friendship.”

capital markets, include representing
the founders of Infosys Limited and theirfamilies on an offer for sale as well asadvising on the concurrent qualified
institutions placements of equity shares
and ADR offering by HDFC Bank. He also
provided counsel on the concurrent rights
issue of equity shares and ADR offering by
Tata Motors, advised on the restructuringof foreign currency convertible bonds by
Suzlon Energy, represented Idea Cellular
Limited in relation to its QIP, and assisted
Yes Bank in relation to its Qualified
Institutions Placement and counseling
SKS Microfinance in relation to its QIP.

Charmian AW, 33

DIRECTOR
Drew & Napier, Singapore

Promoted to director
at Drew & Napier
last year, Aw’s key
practice areas arecorporate, TMT anddata protection.
Career highlights
include advising the
Infocommunications
Development Authority of Singapore(IDA), the country’s telecoms regulator
on competition and regulatory issues
concerning infrastructure and open
access, in relation to the Singapore

Next Generation Nationwide Broadband
Network (NGNBN) fibre-to-home project.
In addition, she assisted the IDA on
instituting and developing a neutral
Internet exchange in order to strengthen
Singapore’s position as an infocomms
hub and acted for Oji Paper Co. Ltd, aJapanese company listed on the Tokyo
stock exchange, in its $103 million
acquisition of and joint venture with
Panindo Investment.

Roy CHAN, 39

CONSULTANT
Stephenson Harwood, Hong Kong

A shipping specialist, Chan was the leadlawyer on Project Submarine, a new legal
practice at Mayer Brown JSM during therecession period post-Lehman Brothers
that helped that firm’s shipping teamsurvive a “perfect storm,” turning a deficit
into profit within only 12 months. His more
recent work includes representing Hong
Kong’s Assistant Director of Marine over a
misconduct in public office charge related
to the 2015 Lamma Island ferry collision,and helping to close phase one of a JV
project in a Brunei-based shipping andlogistics operation for import and exportof non-petroleum products – the first FDI
project in logistics in Brunei funded by its
sovereign fund. A client describes him as“very professional and proactive.”

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Alan CHIU, 37

PARTNER
Hogan Lovells, Hong Kong

An IP litigator, Chiu’s notable work in thepast year has included advising a musicstreaming service on a range of IP and
related issues in Hong Kong and China,
advising a US luxury fashion brand on
customs seizures, trademark enforcement
and shadow company name issues inHong Kong and China, handling various
trademark enforcement matters for a
global luxury group, and others. “Hekeeps the client interest in mind whenadvising on matters. Client advisoryand service is excellent. Good commandand knowledge of Hong Kong IP laws.
We appreciate his attention to details
and patience when addressing clientsconcerns,” says a client.

Kee-Hong CHUN, 39
SENIOR ATTORNEY
Kim & Chang, Seoul

An antitrust and competition specialist,
Chun has represented clients in a numberof international cartel cases, including
the Japanese TFT-LCD case, and also
in deals such as eBay’s acquisition of
G-market and ABI’s acquisition of OB
Beer. Recently, he was part of the Kim &Chang team that successfully negotiated,on behalf Naver Corporation and Naver
Business Platform, the first consent
decree to be adopted by the Korea Fair
Trade Commission (KFTC) in that latter’s
KFTC’s investigation of alleged abuseof market dominant position and unfair
trade practice. A client describes Chunas “extremely capable,” adding that he“was very responsive and efficient insuccessfully meeting our in-house needs.”

Emma DE RONDE, 35

PARTNER
Norton Rose Fulbright, Hong Kong

De Ronde is a corporate partner whose
track record includes advising econtext
Asia Limited, listed on the Hong Kong
Stock Exchange, on its privatisation by its
controlling shareholder and subsequentdelisting, implemented by way of schemeof arrangement. She also advised
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Barclays’ banking operations in a numberof African countries, represented HSBC
Holdings on its 12.5 billion pound ($19.1
billion) 5-for-12 fully underwritten rights
issue – the biggest US rights issue at thetime it completed, and assisted Iberia on
the English law aspects of its merger with
British Airways. A colleague describes
her as being “extremely highly regarded
as a dynamic and commercially minded
dealmaker.”

Somboon EARTERASARUN, 37
DIRECTOR
Tilleke & Gibbins, Jakarta

After leading Tilleke’s Bangkok office’s
overseas division, Somboon now heads
the firm’s Jakarta office, having beenin the role since September 2013. An IP
practitioner, Somboon acted as counsel
for Carabao to negotiate a worldwide
settlement agreement with Red Bull’s
U.S. and Austrian legal teams after morethan four years over a dispute related
to the alleged similarity between theparties’ marks. More recently, he opposed
the Luck-tex trademark in Indonesia,
which became the first case in which an
opposition was won at the Trademark
Office even though his client had not
yet filed in Indonesia. His other clients
include Rolex, Starbucks, Playboy, Pradaand Gucci.

Andy FERRIS, 39

PARTNER
Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee, Singapore

Co-head of Hogan Lovells’ international
debt capital markets practice in Asia,and head of international debt capital
markets practice in Singapore, Ferris isalso head of the firm’s Malaysia desk.
Aside from advising issuers, underwriters
and corporate trustees in relation to bondofferings across the world, particularlyin the Asia-Pacific region, he is also anexpert in restructuring and enforcing
defaulted foreign currency convertible
bonds (FCCBs) in India. Says Stephanie
Keen, Singapore managing partner of
Hogan Lovells: “In a relatively shortperiod, Andy has paved the firm’s
representation of top-tier international
and large local underwriting banks,
issuers, bond/security trustees andinvestors on issues of debt and equity-

linked instruments throughout the AsiaPacific region.”

GOH Gin Nee, 36

PARTNER
WongPartnership, Singapore

A capital markets specialist, Goh’s career
highlights include acting for DBS Bankas bookrunner and underwriter in FCLTreasury’s issue of S$200 million bonds
and advising Sembcorp Industries in its
maiden issue of S$200 million perpetualsecurities issued under its S$2 billion
multicurrency debt issuance programmein 2013. He assisted in FCL Treasury’s
first issue of S$600 million perpetualsecurities in 2014 – the largest perpetualsecurities deal by a Singapore nonbank corporate since July 2012 – andrepresented Swiber Holdings Limited
as sole transaction counsel in its issueof 450 million yuan ($70.7 million) fixed
rate notes, the first time that a non-bank
Singapore company issued offshore
renminbi debt in Singapore. A client
describes her as “diligent and dedicated.”

Emmanuel HADJIDAKIS, 39

PRINCIPAL
Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow, Singapore

Banking and finance lawyer Hadjidakis
led a cross-border team representing a
number of banks on the 1.35 billion pound
financing of the Battersea Power Station,
one of the largest real estate financingsin the UK in recent years. He also acted
for the mandated lead arrangers – CIMB
and Maybank – in the 404 million pound
land loan facility and 750 million pounddevelopment financing to Eco WorldBallymore Holding Company Limited
for the acquisition and the long-term
development of Arrowhead Quay, Phase 2
Embassy Garden and Phase 2 of London
City Island. He counts a number of banks
in Southeast Asia and beyond as among
his clients.

Paul HASWELL, 38

PARTNER
Pinsent Masons, Hong Kong

A technology partner, Haswell has acted
in a variety of IT and telecommunications
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of a dispute in connection with theconstruction of North Luzon Expressway(NLEX) in the Philippines. On the noncontentious side, Holden has been
involved in projects like The Venetian
Macao, Sands Cotai Central in Macau,
NLEX and the Panama Canal expansion.
A colleague describes her as a “great
asset to the firm” who will “no doubt
make a significant mark.”

represented a global telecoms network
provider in a dispute relating to the rollout of a new network in Hong Kong aswell as an IT supplier on claims against
the Hong Kong government. In addition,
he assisted an IT supplier on claims andpotential liability relating to a troubled
delivery of a new supply chain system andadvised a Hong Kong entity on the risks
involved with the procurement of cloudcomputing services. Colleagues describe
him as “leading from the front in terms of
the profile he is generating.”of Lehman Brothers Commercial
Corporation Asia Limited on a variety
of issues arising out of its liquidation
and also acted on the restructurings ofthe Dubai World and the Dubai Group.
Hern is a “seasoned professional, who ispeerless in terms of energy, enthusiasm
and commitment to clients,” says aclient. “What a bonus that he is also an
extremely nice person and a pleasure towork with.”Fraser HERN, 39

PARTNER
Gall, Hong Kong

PARTNER
Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance,
Singapore

During her career, Holden successfultransitioned from having a pureconstruction industry focus to specialisingin general commercial litigation andarbitration. Her contentious work has
included representing Walter Kwok in a
multi-billion dollar dispute over the Kwok
family trust, and acting for a Philippine
concessionaire in relation to settlement

Head of the shipping and offshore financepractice in Singapore, Johnston has
advised DNB Bank on a $600 million
syndicated pre- and post-delivery
financing to Hyundai Merchant Marine
for the acquisition of five mega container
vessels as well as Nordea Bank on a$325 million syndicated pre- and postdelivery financing for the acquisition

PARTNER
Walkers, Hong Kong

Hern is the head of Walkers’ Asia
Insolvency, Restructuring & Dispute
Resolution (IDR) group, which has gonefrom one lawyer in Hong Kong to 13
across Asia (including three partners
in Singapore) under his leadership. He
was offshore counsel to the liquidators

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and refinancing of six VLCCs. He also
acted for ICON Investments on two major
deals: a $153 million leveraged sale andleaseback of three pipe-lying construction
barges involving Leighton Holdings and asale and leaseback involving DVB Group
Merchant Bank as senior lender for thevessel “Crest Olympus.” Colleagues
describe him as “one of the best asset
finance lawyers in the market.”

Han-Cheol KANG, 36
SENIOR ATTORNEY
Kim & Chang, Seoul

Specialising in white-collar defense andcorporate investigations, anti-corruption
and corporate compliance, digitalforensic and e-discovery, and health,Kang has advised on the establishmentof a global compliance standard ofpractice for Boehringer Ingelheim, Takeda
Pharmaceuticals and Covidien. He also
represented BMS and Eli Lilly during
Korea Fair Trade Commission’s first andsecond rounds of investigations into thepharmaceutical industry for unfair tradepractices, and advised on regulatory
matters in connection to M&A for Pfizer,
Janssen, Abbott and Medtronic. “He not
only has a deep understanding in the fieldof digital forensic and e-discovery, butalso takes care of the client’s needs,” saysa client.

KOH Swee Yen, 34

PARTNER
WongPartnership, Singapore

Koh was promoted to partner at her firm
within four years of starting practice, andis one of the youngest to be made partner.
Litigation cases include successfully
invoking the subpoena process to compel
a third-party accounting firm to provide
records relating to an audit conducted
on disputes over gaming investmentswith claims in excess of $1 billion. In thearbitration sphere, she has successfully
challenged the jurisdiction of the ICSID
tribunal over Papua New Guinea in
relation to alleged expropriation claims
involving shares in a mining company.
A client says she has “great ability toquickly grasp her clients’ perspective
and understand their commercial
issues;” another notes her “keen sense of
strategy.”

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Posit LAOHAPHAN, 35

PARTNER
Latham & Watkins, Hong Kong

Head of Latham & Watkins’ Thailand
practice, and global co-chair of the firm’s
Financial Institution Group, Posit has
represented Qihoo 360 Technology on
its $1.035 billion convertible bond, thelargest-ever convertible bond issuanceby a US-listed Chinese company, and C.P.
Foods on its $290.4 million exchangeablebond, the first exchangeable bond in Asia
to structure a stock borrowing facility
utilising the stock underlying the bond.
He assisted in Bangkok Dusit Medical
Services’ $311 million convertible bond,the first ever zero-coupon convertible
bond by a Thai issuer as well as the first
convertible bond issued by a Thai issuer
to the international market in over three
years. He has also acted on TAL Education
Group’s $230 million convertible seniornotes due 2019.

Guo Sun LEE, 35

PARTNERKing & Wood Mallesons, Hong Kong

Notable deals for investment funds
partner Lee have included acting for Equis
on its $2.3 billion fund establishment
and acting for AIGF Advisors (ASEAN
Industrial Growth Fund) on its $300
million third-party fund setup as well
as Boustead Singapore on its S$250
million co-investment partnership with
an Abu Dhabi institutional investor todevelop and redevelop modern logistics
and high-quality industrial facilities in
Singapore. He also advised a Middle Eastinstitutional investor on its $225 million
co-investment partnership with Shui On
Land to develop, own and operate midsize, mixed-use knowledge communities
and represented the private equity armof a large international bank on the
structuring of a global carried interest
scheme.

Young Min LEE, 36
SENIOR ATTORNEY
Kim & Chang, Seoul

A member of Kim & Chang’s M&A,
corporate governance, PE, and real estatepractice groups, Lee has represented

Standard Chartered Bank in various
dispute cases regarding the validity ofcurrency derivative product, KIKO, which
has been a major issue in Korea due to its
large claim amounts and potential effecton the economy. Notable transactional
work includes advising DIP Holdings in its
acquisition of ClearEdge Power in the U.S.
and merger of Fuelcellpower in South
Korea, guiding Doosan Corporation inits sale of its KFC business as well as thesale of its mixed concrete business. He
also guided Mozido in its acquisition of its
Corfire business from SK C&C.

Raymond MAH, 34

MANAGING PARTNER
MahWengKwai & Associates, Kuala Lumpur

One of two managing
partners on thislist, Mah took overthe leadership of
MahWengKwai &Associates at theage of 29 in 2010,and since then has
tripled the size of theteam to 30. In 2015, the firm jointly won
the Litigation Law Firm of the Year award
at the ALB Malaysia Law Awards, andwas also nominated in three categories:
Real Estate Law Firm of the Year, KLRCA
Arbitration Law Firm of the Year andMalaysia Law Firm of the Year. A client
describes him as “a true professional“
who is “very knowledgeable and always
there to provide timely legal advice
whenever required.”

Guillaume MASSIN, 38
PARTNERDFDL, Phnom Penh

Managing director of Cambodia for
DFDL, and head of the regional realestate practice group, Massin’s work
has included advising VINCI on theestablishment of a subsidiary, licensing
and renovation of all Cambodia’s
airports, representing Ciputra on the
IPO of its Singapore-based subsidiaries,
and guiding Chevron Cambodia on land
structuring, land use rights, construction
permits, land acquisitions and sales. He
also assisted in restructuring the sharecapital of Asian Development Bank’s
Cambodian subsidiary and prepared a

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approved. She is a “fast-rising star in thespace,” according to a client.

Walmart division in its 51 percent
increased investment in Yihaodian.

Samuel NG, 38

Paul SEAH, 35

A capital markets lawyer, Ng preparedthe Hong Kong Stock Exchange policy
paper on VIEs, which set the regulatory
standards for all subsequent Hong Kong
IPOs using this structure. Additionally, hedevised the opt-in offering structure in
the Hong Kong IPO of Renhe Commercial
Holdings, creating a landmark precedent
followed by all subsequent Hong Kong
IPOs with a reduced offer price range.
He also handled and approved the Hong
Kong IPO and listing applications ofBank of Communications Co Ltd (worth
HK$17 billion or $2.1 billion) and China
Construction Bank Corp (valued at HK$73
billion) – the first and second PRC banks
to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Ng was also involved in advising a

A disputes partner who also works ininsolvency and restructuring, Seah
represented one of the defendants in
the City Harvest Church trial, one of
the largest and highest-profile whitecollar crime cases in Singapore’s history.
He also acted for the liquidators of acompany in its claim for fraudulent
trading and preferential payments by
its former directors, and the case iscommonly cited as the leading decisionin Singapore on numerous insolvency
issues. “He always brings to the tablea new angle and strategy,” says Marina
Chin, the firm’s joint managing partner.
“He… has the added advantage of having
been lead counsel in a fair number ofcases.”OF COUNSEL
Morrison & Foerster, Hong Kong

Anna Mitchell, 32
MANAGING ASSOCIATE
Linklaters, Hong Kong

As a founding member of thecompetition/antitrust team at Linklaters’Hong Kong office, Mitchell was thefirst competition lawyer on the ground.
Notable work has included preparing asettlement agreement with the UK Officeof Fair Trading in relation to allegedanti-competitive conduct by The RoyalBank of Scotland (RBS) in the market forloans to professional services firms. She
also advised Anglo American on its 1.8
billion pound joint venture with Lafarge
SA, a case which was referred to the UK
Competition Commission and requireddivestment of several assets before it was

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DIRECTOR
Drew & Napier, Singapore

A disputes specialist,
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in an originating summons and 14 otherinterpleader summonses.

necessary sparring-partner,” says thetestimonial of a client.

Kate SHERRARD, 37

Andrew SUTEDJA, 28

Sherrard is the only lawyer to have acted
on all the floating storage regasification
unit (FRSU) and floating storage andproduction unit projects in Indonesia. She
acted for the lenders on the West JavaFRSU project, and was part of the deal
team acting in the restructuring for PT
Arpeni. A recent deal involved advising a
syndicate of lenders on more than $300
million of financing to PT Hoegh LNG
Lampung for the purpose of financing
the construction of an FRSU and the
procurement of a tower yoke mooring
system. “I have always found Kate to
be extremely knowledgeable, forwardleaning and always available to – both on
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Sutedja is the second
managing partner aswell as the youngest
among the lawyers
on this list. Among
his notable work
was acting for an
Indonesian Company
in multiple court
proceedings in disputes arising fromthe loading of an Indonesian nickel
ore cargo and the vessel’s detention inIndonesia with a successful settlement
approximately worth $3.9 million.
He also drafted and advised a coalmining company in a sale and purchaseagreement valued at $60 million as well
as represented an Indonesian company

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in multiple arbitration proceedings in
disputes arising from blistering of theloading of mother liquor cargo with aclaim worth over $2 million.

Allen TAN, 34

PRINCIPAL
Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow, Singapore

Significant work by tax expert Tan has
included advising a global brand on
restructuring its Asian operations whichspan 18 jurisdictions, representing aleading Fortune 500 multinational
corporation in planning its global tax
structure, and assisting a major EU
multinational in the consumer products
industry on the tax restructuring of its
Asia Pacific supply chain. He also advised
U.S. multinational companies in several
deals, including an electronics MNC on its
acquisition strategy and post-acquisition
integration options for its purchaseof a significant part of another MNC’sbusiness in the same industry, as well asa major U.S. manufacturing MNC on its
internal corporate restructuring.

Karnan THIRUPATHY, 38

PARTNER
Kennedys Legal Solutions, Singapore

Thirupathy assisted in establishing
the arbitration practice at one of his
earlier law firms, Oon & Bazul, and was
appointed as the group’s head. Following
that, he joined Kennedys as its firstSingaporean partner in the marine andinternational trade team. Notable cases
include acting for a major U.S. defense
contractor in the arrest of the Asian Atlasin Hong Kong for claims arising out ofan allision in the Mississippi – the firstcase of its kind in Hong Kong where avessel was arrested for a contingent
financial liability. He also acted in the
Hyundai Fortune case, in what has
become one of Singapore’s leading caseson the enforceability of foreign exclusive
jurisdiction clauses.

Abadi Abi TISNADISASTRA, 38
PARTNERAKSET Law, Jakarta

Tisnadisastra is one of the founding
partners of AKSET Law. In the past 12

Sania WU, 36

PARTNER
Yang & Co., Jakarta

A corporate/M&A lawyer, Wu is also adept at WTO
laws. Prior to joining her current firm, she worked as asenior manager at one of the largest pulp and paper
companies in the world. Notable career highlights include
representing Indonesian and Chinese clients’ interests inthe acquisition of several pulp mills in the U.S., Canada,
and France, advising Chinese clients in the acquisition of a packaging mill in
Finland, and acting on various anti-dumping proceedings related to imports ofpaper and paper products from Indonesia to various countries. More recently,
she has represented exporters and producers in China, Thailand and India onan anti-dumping investigation over the import of a kind of polyster film called
BOPET, initiated by Indonesian Anti Dumping Committee (KADI). She also advisedand exporters and producers from China with regard to an investigation initiatedby the Indonesian Safeguard Committee (KPPI) over dextrose monohydrate.
“Knowing that my clients are depending on me to help them deal with theirimportant legal issues is what motivates me to work tirelessly for them,” says Wu.

months, he acted as
Indonesian counsel
for two companies:
for Triputra Group– shareholder of PT
Puninar Saranaraya– on the formationof a joint venturewith Kerry Logistics
Network, and for JTB Group – Japan’slargest tour operator – in the regional
acquisition of Tour East Group Entities
from Holidays Tour and Travel. He
also the Indonesian Deposit InsuranceInstitution in divestment of shares inconnection with J-Trust Bank’s takeoverof Bank Mutiara as well as a major
Indonesian conglomerate in acquiring a
stake in a publicly listed bank.

Phuong TRINH, 33
GENERAL COUNSELFIA Asia, Singapore

Trinh was previouslywith the legal teamof brokerage ICAP,
where she rose to
become head oflegal for Asia-Pacific.
In that role, she
successfully led asignificant crossborder structured finance transaction (andits extension) with a notional value of 2.5
billion pounds; successfully settled three
employee-related litigation matters in
Singapore, Thailand and Australia where
ICAP was the plaintiff against former
employees; and was involved in successful
launch of new businesses. In her current
role, she has built and grown the legal,
regulatory and policy function of the FIA,and also established and leads the Legal,
Risk and Compliance Committee.

Nisha UBEROI, 36

PARTNER
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Mumbai

Uberoi heads Cyril Amarchand’scompetition law practice, which she set
up in 2011. She has obtained the highest
number of Form I (short form) merger
control clearances in India and is the only
competition lawyer in India to obtainclearances for seven out of eight valid
Form II (long form) merger notifications.
She is also the only competition lawyer
in India to have acted on the twotransactions where the Competition
Commission of India conducted a Phase IIinvestigation. In addition, she represented
Daichii and Ranbaxy in the first Phase IIinvestigation in the pharmaceutical sector
as well as advised on merger control intransactions aggregating over $50 billion
from 2014 to 2015.

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Sue Wan WONG, 38

PARTNER
Wong & Partners, Kuala Lumpur

Wong acted as counsel to Kirin in relation
to its S$2.7 billion offer for the food &beverage business of F&N as well as thesale of Kirin’s stake in F&N to Thai-owned
TCC Assets Limited S$2.03 billion. Thistransaction was named as M&A Deal of theYear at the 2014 ALB Malaysia Law Awards.
Additionally, she advised BIMB Holdings
on its acquisition of a 49 percent stake inBank Islam, Malaysia’s oldest and largest
standalone Islamic bank, and advised
Sime Darby Berhad in the acquisition of theBattersea Power Station in the UK.

Yong Kai WONG, 37

HEAD OF LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE
CITIC Capital, Hong Kong

After stints in private practice in the
U.S., UK, China and Hong Kong, Wong

was associate general counsel with APG
Asset Management, before joining his
company. In the last 12 months, he has
advised on the $1.9 billion privatisationof OmniVision Technologies, structured
and led the execution of a highly complex
financing transaction (target raise 6billion yuan) for a private equity platform
on China’s Third Board, and put together
and led on a logistics real estate fund foran e-commerce logistics player in China.

also advised the global coordinator andjoint bookrunners on the $3 billion IPO
of Maxis Communications and acted for
Keppel Land as the sponsor for K-REIT
Asia in the issue of up to S$440.1 million
in K-REIT Asia units listed on SGX.

Leon YEE, 39

Upon joining KWM as a partner, Zhou
set up the first U.S. securities unit within
an Asian-headquartered internationallaw firm. Deals that Zhou has worked on
include the CNOOC Finance $4 billion
SEC registered notes, the biggest Asian
dollar bond since 2003; the State Grid
Corporation of China’ $2 billion notes
under Rule 144A/Reg S; and the debut
offshore bond issue by State Grid. He also
worked on Guangzhou R&F Properties’$150 million Senior Notes, the first highyield bond issued by a PRC H-sharecompany.

MANAGING DIRECTOR
Duane Morris & Selvam, Singapore

Yee was named managing director of thefirm at 37, and has worked on a numberof notable deals during his career. This
includes representing Heineken on its
S$5.6bn takeover of APB and advising
Morgan Stanley as the financial adviser to
OUB on the competing S$5 billion bids by
UOB and DBS as part of the consolidationof the Singapore banking market. He

Hao ZHOU, 37

PARTNERKing & Wood Mallesons, Hong Kong

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