Vincent Sum

Practice Areas

Vincent Sum is a partner of Mayer Brown. He focuses on complex capital markets matters, including structured products, securitisations, derivatives (including equity derivatives, credit derivatives, corporate derivatives, fund derivatives and commodity derivatives), retail and non-retail funds (including SFC approved funds, UCITS and ETFs), secured lending and financing and debt capital markets matters. He advises underwriters, arrangers, portfolio managers, issuers, trustees and institutional investors, and is qualified to practice in Hong Kong, New York, and England and Wales. Vincent has practised in New York for almost 10 years and has also practised in Tokyo and London prior to relocating to Hong Kong.

Vincent has been ranked as a leading individual in Capital Markets: Derivatives & Structured Products and Securitisation in Chambers Greater China Region (2022, 2023), Chambers Asia Pacific (2013-2021) and Chambers Global (2013-2023). He was accredited as a recommended lawyer in Structured Finance and Securitisation (Hong Kong) in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2013-2023) and a highly regarded/leading Lawyer in both Capital Markets: Derivatives and Capital Markets: Structured Finance and Securitisation (Hong Kong) in IFLR1000 (2013-2023). Clients told IFLR 1000 (2021) that “Vincent Sum provides practical advice which really adds value to the organisation.” and “Vincent was very strong at providing practical cost effective legal solutions.”.