Conyers Dill & Pearman has made up five lawyers to partner from its British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Hong Kong and Singapore offices, raising total partnership numbers for the firm to 42.
In Asia the firm has promoted Richard Hall from the Hong Kong corporate practice and Kung Whooi Phing from the Singapore corporate practice to partner. Both lawyers specialise in capital markets and advise BVI, Bermuda and Cayman companies on their IPOs.
Hall’s recent work includes advising on Cayman and BVI laws in Glorious Property Holding’s restructuring of promissory notes - the ALB China Real Estate & Construction Deal of the Year. Phing, a former Allen & Gledhill lawyer, has worked on the first listings by Bermuda companies on the Malaysian stock exchange, for Xingquan International Sports Holdings and Multi Sports Holdings.
In May Conyers secured roles on three major debt market transactions for Chinese property companies Renhe, Agile, and Fantasia – which collectively issued US$720m in high-yield notes in the month.
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