International law firm Eversheds has appointed leading structured finance and derivatives lawyer Kingsley Ong as Partner in its Hong Kong banking and finance team.
Kingsley, who has over ten years experience at both Mayer Brown (Hong Kong and London) and Clifford Chance (London), will be responsible for spearheading the structured finance and derivatives group in Hong Kong. He has extensive experience in setting up securitisations, derivative products and other structured finance transactions, as well as the unwinding of complex securitisation structures and close out of derivatives, repo and securities lending contracts.
Kingsley is the Secretary-General of the Asia-Pacific Structured Finance Association (APSA), and was recently cited as a leading authority on structured finance, derivatives and securitisation in the US court by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). He is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese Chinese.
Nick Seddon, Managing Partner in Eversheds’ Hong Kong office, comments:
“Kingsley is a highly recognised and respected practitioner in the structured finance and derivatives market, and his expertise will drive forward our banking and finance team in Asia. The new group practice will complement and reinforce the firm’s existing capabilities. We are committed to investing in new talent to grow our business in Asia and it is with great pleasure that I welcome Kingsley to the team.”
Kingsley said:
“Eversheds has a strong banking and finance group and a clear strategy for expanding its Asia practice. I look forward to working with the team to develop and expand the firm’s product offering to potential and existing clients.”
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