Experience

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  ADV Partners Limited

  • Hong Kong

  • Managing Director & General Counsel

    • Jun 2017 - Present
    • Hong Kong

    Managing Director & General Counsel at ADV Partners, a leading private equity firm with a focus on mid-market opportunities in China, India and South-East Asia.Leveraging off my 20+ years of PE legal and related business management experience in Asia, and my deep understanding of the diverse nuances and cultures across Asia, to steer all important decisions at ADV.Active hands-on involvement with the legal and business aspects of every investment at ADV, throughout their investment lifecycle. Represent ADV on investee boards and at creditors committees, to drive positive change / impact for the benefit of ADV and other business partners.Help build, maintain and enhance the firm’s institutional quality operations platform, across the 4 offices of ADV.Actively involved with fundraising initiatives, investors communications, regulatory licensing, compliance, ESG and strategic projects for the firm.

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  Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

  • Hong Kong

  • Counsel

    • Oct 2016 - Jun 2017
    • Hong Kong

    Senior member of the private equity team, handling a wide range of unique, debt and equity investments across Greater China, particularly in the special situations space.

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  J.P. Morgan

  • Hong Kong

  • Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel

    • Jun 2010 - Sep 2016
    • Hong Kong

    Head of Legal APAC, JPMorgan's Global Special Opportunities Group (GSOG). Hands-on partner to the investment team on structuring and negotiating JPM's proprietary investments in SMEs across China, India, South East Asia and Australia.

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  Latham & Watkins

  • Hong Kong

  • Senior Associate

    • Oct 2006 - Jun 2010
    • Hong Kong

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  Norton Rose Fulbright

  • Hong Kong

  • Associate

    • Oct 2003 - Sep 2006
    • Hong Kong

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  SNR Denton

  • Hong Kong

  • Trainee Solicitor

    • Sep 2001 - Sep 2003
    • Hong Kong