With a client roster spanning custodians, brokers, and sovereign wealth funds, Clifford Chance carries out cross-border mandates across Europe, the US, Singapore and other APAC jurisdictions. Lena Ng leads the team and advises on the full range of matters relating to financial services and market products, including securities, futures, derivatives, funds and payment services. Also leading the team between Singapore and Hong Kong, Francis Edwards is well regarded for his regulatory advice concerning derivatives and structured finance, including in relation to securitisation regulations and OTC derivatives regulatory reforms. Mae Yen Teoh advises financial institutions and corporates on a wide range of derivatives transactions, structured note programmes and other financial market products.

The Singapore team at Linklaters provides end-to-end support to clients on the establishment of derivatives and structured products, including project bonds, securitisations, and repackaging transactions. The team also advises on key domestic regulatory issues, such as initial margin implementation and interest rate reform. Practice head Evan Lam oversees a practice spanning transactional and regulatory aspects of derivatives and structured products, with expertise in structured repos, securities and commodities lending, and derivatives safe harbours. Jonathan Han remains a key individual, handling matters concerning loan facilities and asset backed securitisation.

The team at Norton Rose Fulbright advises a whole host of clients across Asia and the Middle East on a variety of financial markets issues, including debt, securitisations, covered bonds and convertible and exchangeable bonds. The firm also has a strong portfolio of acquisitions of energy derivatives contracts. Colin Rice advises global investment banks, commodities houses and corporates and service providers in relation to derivatives, repos and stock lending and derivative-linked debt securities.