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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

  • Latham & Watkins advised the ad hoc committee of offshore bondholders with respect to Zhongliang Holdings Group, a Chinese real estate developer, on the restructuring of its 5 series of USD guaranteed bonds with face value of approximately USD929 million.

Strengths

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They provide quick responsiveness to queries, attention from partners and overall flexibility.

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The team possesses a deep understanding of complex and cutting-edge legal issues and effectively balances legal compliance with commercial considerations.

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The legal support is comprehensive and adds a lot of value. They are able to help process bold ideas too and translate it into something feasible from a legal perspective.

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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. He remains sought after for his language skills and regularly advises on debt and bond restructurings, as well as enforcement matters.

Howard has a strong commercial sense and very sophisticated understanding of the legal framework and details of restructuring.

Howard has good legal knowledge in cross-border insolvency matters.

His responsiveness, clarity in communication and ability to handle intricate negotiations under pressure were greatly appreciated.

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