GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - China
Stephanie Cheung of Melco Crown Entertainment
Stephanie Cheung is the long-standing Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice-President of Melco Resorts & Entertainment, one of the world’s largest integrated resort operators. Her legal career started in the corporate departments of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Stikeman Elliott and Troutman Sanders, prior to moving in-house in 2006. She progressed within the organisation to her current role in 2008 and has since played a significant role on several important deals for the company. In 2016 she spearheaded one of Asia’s largest high-yield issues, the USD1.2 billion senior secured notes offering made by Studio City, a Macau-based entertainment resort and subsidiary of Studio City International Holdings, of which 60% was held indirectly by Melco Crown Entertainment. More recently, she played a key role in the company’s successful spin-off and listing on the New York Stock Exchange of Studio City International.