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What the Team is Known For

Clients benefit from Latham & Watkins' strong global footprint as well as its impressive local expertise in complex restructuring. The law firm caters to a broad spectrum of Chinese, regional and international clients, including liquidators and debtors in distressed situations. It is active on bond defaults, advising both bondholders and corporates, and is also skilled in contentious matters that include enforcement action.

Work Highlights

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  • Latham & Watkins advised the ad hoc committee of offshore bondholders on the restructuring of USD guaranteed bonds issued by Zhenro Properties Group.

Strengths

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Latham & Watkins are very experienced and give a lot of useful solutions.

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They are very strong on the restructuring side and have a nice presence in the region and a good bench.

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The have very quick turnarounds.

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Notable Practitioners

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Howard Lam
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Howard Lam
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Howard Lam heads Latham & Watkins' restructuring and insolvency group. The lawyer remains sought after for his language skills and regularly advises on debt and bond restructurings, as well as on enforcement matters.

Howard is a bright guy and always comes up with a good strategy.

He is able to provide advice which is useful and effective instead of just legal jargon. He points to the most effective direction for us to go and is able to speak Mandarin, Cantonese and English.

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