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The Institute of International Banking Law & Practice is a not-for-profit educational and
research organization dedicated to the harmonization of letter of credit law and practice.
Headquartered in the United States with Associate Directors in Singapore and Ireland and
Associates and Fellows in more than 15 countries, the Institute sponsors, undertakes, and
cooperates in projects, programmes, and publications related to letter of credit law and
practice.
Since its formation in 1987, the Institute has been a leading force in the letter of credit world,
bringing together bankers, lawyers, regulators, academics, and corporate users in forums
and educational events. It has formulated widely used practice rules, worked with leading
organizations, published books, and conducted highly influential programmes. The Institute
has worked with organizations such as the UN Commission on International Trade Law,
SWIFT, BAFT, the International Chamber of Commerce, ICC National Committees in more
than 15 countries, and various trade organizations and academic institutions around the
world. The Institute has also been at the forefront of combating commercial fraud, seeking
to encourage the exchange of information and proactive educational activities. In addition
to its work in the field of commercial fraud, the Institute has been involved in issues related
to trade based financial crime compliance. Its model sanctions clause for letters of credit
has been widely praised for its balance and restraint. It has offered seminars on trade based
financial crime compliance in New York, Chicago, Tampa, Atlanta, London, Hong Kong, Dubai,
and Stockholm.
You can learn more about the Institute’s products and services by visiting
www.iiblp.org.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
2021 APAC Online Annual LC Survey Conference Programme ..................................................... 4
APAC Online Annual LC Survey Conference Co-Sponsors ............................................................. 9
Panelist Biographies .......................................................................................................................... 16
Links to Online Resources
2021 APAC Online Annual LC Survey – Links to Informational Resources ................................. 3 1
Case Analysis & Materials
“2020-2021 Letter of Credit Cases of Interest”
Prepared by Carter Klein, Jenner & Block LLP ........................................................................ 3 3
Bank of China Ltd, Singapore Br. v. BP Singapore Pte Ltd
by Dr. SOH Chee Seng ................................................................................................................ 4 3
CAMA (Luoyang) Aviation Protective Equipment Co. v. UBAF (Hong Kong) Ltd.
by Jun XU ...................................................................................................................................... 46
Leonardo S.p.A. v. Doha Bank Assurance Co. LLC
by Dr. Karl MARXEN .................................................................................................................... 5 8
Louis Dreyfus Company Suisse SA v. International Bank of St. Petersburg ................................. 64
Punjab National Bank v. Malayan Banking Bhd
by Dr. SOH Chee Seng ................................................................................................................ 66
Salam Air SAOC v. Latam Airlines Group SA ................................................................................. 72
United Coals, Inc. v. Attijariwafa Bank
by Jacob MANNING ................................................................................................................... 7 3
Yapi Kredi v. Shenyang Yuanda Aluminum Industry Engineering Co.
by Jun XU ...................................................................................................................................... 75
Additional Resources
Spring 2021 ICC Opinions – Capsules ............................................................................................ 8 5
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2021 APAC Online Annual LC Survey Programme
Thursday-Friday, 22-23 July 2021
(Programme and panelist participation is as of 18 July and subject to change)
Thursday, 22 July
8:30 – 9:00 Online Check-In and Entry to Day 1 Session
9:00 – 9:10 Welcome and Introduction
Welcome Remarks: Michael BYRNE (IIBLP)
9:10 – 10:00 The Brave New World for Global Trade
• Where Trade Is & Where We’re Headed: Light at the End of the Long, Dark
COVID Tunnel?
• Alleged Unfair Standby LC Draws
• Ripe or Hype? The Market for Secondary Risk Participation in Trade Finance
Deals
• Force Majeure and ICC Rules: Lessons Learned
• Fallout from Singapore’s Commodity Financing Scams
Moderator: Vin O’BRIEN (ICC UAE)
Panelists: SOH Chee Seng (ABS; IIBLP); Girish HANUMEGOWDA (IHS
Markit); Jun XU (Bank of China); Laxman SANKARAN (TradeAssets)
10:00 – 10:40 A Sign of the Times: Signatures and Authentication
• Signatures vs. Authentication: Lines Blurred
• Documents Deemed to Have been Signed
• Digital Negotiable Instruments
• Risks & Benefits of Using Platform-Based Solutions for Digital Signatures
Moderator: Boon-Teck YEO (BofA)
Panelists: Jun XU (Bank of China); Alan DAVIDSON (Univ. Queensland)
10:40 – 10:55 Virtual Coffee Break
10:55 – 11:35 Commercial LC Cases and Practice Considerations
• Bank of China Ltd, Singapore Br. v. BP Singapore Pte Ltd [Singapore]
• Punjab National Bank v. Malayan Banking Bhd [Malaysia]
o Negotiating Documents Based on Fax Copies
o Acceptability of Freight Forwarder’s Bill of Lading
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o Court’s Acceptance (or not) of ICC Official Opinions as Evidence
• United Coals, Inc. v. Attijariwafa Bank [USA]
o Bank Contracted/Promised to Issue LC
• Galleria (Hong Kong) Ltd. v. DBS Bank [Hong Kong]
o Fraudulent B/Ls
Moderator: SOH Chee Seng (ABS; IIBLP)
Panelists: TOH Kian Sing (Rajah & Tann); Boon Teck YEO (BofA); Michael
YAU (Eversheds)
11:35 – 12:05 Confronting LC Practice Controversies
• Significant ICC Final Opinions from Fall 2020 and Spring 2021
Moderator: Khalil MATAR (Alinma Bank)
Panelists: Gabriel SHAM (Consultant); Ahmir MANSOOR (MCB Bank)
12:05 – 12:35 Virtual Lunch Break
12:35 – 13:05 Applicant’s and Beneficiary’s Corner
How LC Banks can Better Serve Their Customers
Moderator: Sammy YU (JP Morgan)
Panelists: Fabian TAN; Clara TOH
13:05 – 13:35 What about Automating Document Examination?
• Examination Efficiency: Striking the Right Balance between Speed vs. Skill
• Smart Use of OCR, AI, and Machine Learning
• Third Party Documents: Digital or Not?
• Regulatory Issues
Moderator: Tat Yeen YAP (MonetaGo)
Panelists: Robert KOH (HSBC); Marc SMITH (Conpend)
13:35 – 13:45 Islamic Trade Finance: 2021 Status Report
Speaker: Nizardeen K (CIB)
13:45 – 14:00 Virtual Coffee Break
14:00 – 14:15 SWIFT Update
• Cat 7 Changes Slated for November 2021
• Message Type 765 – SBLC/DG and Authentication
Speaker: Mukta KADAM (SWIFT)
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14:15 – 14:50 Standbys: Time to Stand Up
Moderator: Vin O’BRIEN (ICC UAE)
Panelists: Nesarul HOQUE (Mutual Trust Bank); Ana KAVTARADZE
(Consultant); Ashish MADAN (Adam Smith Associates)
14:50 – 15:00 Summary, Lucky Draw, and Closing Remarks
Friday, 23 July
8:30 – 9:00 Online Check-In and Entry to Day 2 Session
9:00 – 9:05 Welcome and Introduction
Welcome Remarks: Michael BYRNE (IIBLP)
9:05 – 9:15 Introduction to Shipping & AIS
• What is AIS and how does it work?
• Ship, ships, and more ships
Co-Panelists: Michael BYRNE (IIBLP) and Rishad LILANI (IHS Markit)
9:15 – 9:55 Sanctions & Compliance
• Russia | Iran | North Korea | Venezuela
• Myanmar: real time dealings with business co-owned by a sanctioned military
• China Anti-Sanctions Law
• The Biden Administration: 6-month report card
• OFAC enforcement trends for 2021 and beyond
Moderator: Alma ANGOTTI (Guidehouse)
Panelists: Sally PENG (FTI Consulting); Nizardeen K (CIB)
9:55 – 10:25 ESG and Sustainable Trade Finance
• ESG Due diligence and disclosures on supply chain impacts
• ESG Risks and “Green Crime”
• EBA’s draft RTS on ESG Disclosures
• Identifying ESG risk via SWIFT KYC Registry
• Green credits in practice
Moderator: Michael BYRNE (IIBLP); SOH Chee Seng (ABS, IIBLP)
Panelists: Chi Hoong CHANG (HSBC); Kamran KHAN (Deutsche Bank)
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10:25 – 10:35 Virtual Coffee Break
10:35 – 11:15 Standby & Guarantee Cases and Practice Considerations
• Leonardo S.p.A v. Doha Bank Assurance Co. [Qatar]
• Salam Air SAOC v. Latam Airlines Group SA [England]
• Louis Dreyfus Company Suisse SA v. International Bank of St. Petersburg
[England]
• Skanska USA Civil Southeast Inc. v. UP Community Fund, LLC [USA]
• Standard Chartered Bank & Anor v. Registrar of Companies [England]
• AXA InPL v. Chui Teng Constructions PL [Singapore]
Moderator: Dr. Alan DAVIDSON (University of Queensland)
Panelists: Angelia CHIA (Mayor Brown); Andrew TAM (ANZ); Kim SEAH
(Incisive Law); Michael YAU (Eversheds)
11:15 – 11:45 Introducing The ISDGP
• “Authenticated”
• When is a Guarantee Issued?
• Advising Bank as Agent of Guarantor
• Standard of Determining Compliance
• Time Frame for Making of Payment
Moderator: SOH Chee Seng (ABS; IIBLP)
Panelists: GAO Xiang (China U. of Political Science & Law); ZHU Hongsheng
(CMBC)
11:45 – 12:15 Virtual Lunch Break
12:15 – 12:45 Guarantee & Standby Cases from the PRC
• CAMA (Luoyang) Aviation Protective Equipment Co.
v. UBAF (Hong Kong) Ltd.
• Yapi Kredi v. Shenyang Yuanda Aluminum Industry Engineering Co.
Moderator: SOH Chee Seng (ABS; IIBLP)
Panelists: JIN Saibo (Beijing Jincheng Tongda & Neal); Jun XU (Bank of China)
12:45 – 13:25 2021 Developments in SCF
• Off Balance Sheet, What are the Challenges?
• What’s New and What are the Risks/Rewards?
Moderator: Chi Hoong CHANG (HSBC)
Panelists: Angelia CHIA (Mayor Brown); K. Nizardeen (CIB); John
TURNBULL (Bank ABC); Boon-Teck YEO (BofA)
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13:25 – 13:35 Virtual Coffee Break
13:35 – 14:15 Digitalisation of Trade
• Blockchain Platforms for LCs
• Fintechs and Financial Institutions Collaboration
• Mixed Presentations
• Enforceability of Electronic Bills of Lading
• Uniform Rules for Digital Trade Transactions (URDTT): How will they work
in practice?
Moderator: Vin O’BRIEN (ICC UAE)
Panelists: Joel SCHREVENS (CHINA SYSTEMS); Andrea FROSININI
(Hyperledger); Venkatraman P. (HSBC); Chi Hoong CHANG (HSBC)
14:15 – 14:45 Trade Based Money Laundering
• Price checking and over/under invoicing
• Open account trades
• Complicated STR/SAR filings drive TBML
• Time for STR/SAR reporting standards?
Moderator: Tat Yeen YAP (MonetaGo)
Panelists: Fatima VALLAR (ING); Radish SINGH (Deloitte)
14:45 – 15:00 Summary, Lucky Draw, and Closing Remarks
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2021 APAC Online Annual LC Survey Sponsors
The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) plays an active role in promoting and representing the
interests of the commercial and investment banking community in Singapore. Established in 1973, it has
over the past 40 years, represented the interests of its members in through strategic engagement with its
stakeholders – banks, regulators and customers. The Association also works with its members to establish
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best practices as well as on projects that are of mutual benefit to face the challenges of the financial and
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in developing and maintaining a sound financial system in Singapore.
Today, ABS has a membership of 142 local/foreign banks and financial institutions.
Further information on ABS is available on the website: www.abs.org.sg.
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Maritime and
Trade Capabilities
for Trade Finance
& Compliance
Regulation covering Trade Finance continues to grow, from the latest OFAC
advisory notices on North Korean illicit shipping practices to new guidelines
on identifying and managing red flags from the Wolfsberg Group, Financial
Action Task Force and the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Understanding the levels of risk associated with any trade begins with the
customer on-boarding process and the financing details and counterparties
involved. There is also the detail of the trade; what commodity is being
shipped, the destination of the shipment, the price of the commodity and its
volume, tracking its journey in real-time and ensuring that documentation
surrounding the transaction meets agreed standards.
IHS Markit is uniquely placed to help financial institutions uncover red flags
through the use of rich datasets. Discover our unique product solutions
that support all areas across the trade compliance workflow.
Know your customer (KYC)
Who is your customer and what are their business activities?
The ability to perform client due diligence on public and private
entity information including corporate registration details, high-
risk countries and industry assessments, financial information,
company hierarchy and ownership is a major component in the
validation process.
Document processing with OCR technology
Manage the extraction of key data fields from trade documents
The ability to digitise paper files used in documentary credits
and other trade finance products is a core enhancement on the
path to a more efficient trade finance operation, minimising
the time and effort taken to detach and screen content against
various sanction watch-lists.Vessel identification and Import and export statistics
sanctions screening How to identify if the shipment of
Who is the owner and operator goods makes economic sense
of the vessel identified in the With an extensive trade database
transportation document? providing insights into the movement
Vessels are often the subject of sanctions of goods around the world, a direct line
and it is important that checks by trade of sight is available highlighting what a
finance teams can reference all vessels country exports and imports. Through the
and their owners who are associated with use of such an extensive dataset, trade
sanctioned activity. A ‘Seven Levels of finance practitioners can determine if a
Ownership’ is employed to determine if the transportation document stating that
vessels are connected with a sanctioned coal is being shipped and discharged at
group or party on the OFAC, UN or EU Richards Bay, South Africa makes sound,
watch-lists. economic sense.
Vessel tracking – real-time Dual-use goods screening
and historical Can the commodity be used for both
Where is the vessel going, where has it civilian and military purposes?
been, and has it engaged in any suspicious The identification of an item as dual-use
activity in high-risk locations? is difficult. Trying to determine if resin
AIS vessel tracking technology allows yarn or rubbing alcohol is used in the
customers to monitor the vessel on its production process of a military item
current journey and also pinpoint its poses a challenge. To help in this process
previous voyages as a means to identify a multi-level mapping of commodity
any sanctioned port calls. Furthermore, names and codes facilitates the search for
the implementation of this technology also a dual-use item on the European Union
highlights activity by the vessel in terms of 428/2009 dual-use document.
ship-to-ship cargo transfers or ‘going dark’.
Commodity classification & pricing
What is the true cost of the goods
being transported?
All tradable commodities are assigned to
their relevant Harmonised System (HS)
code with a corresponding value and unit
price assisting with the analysis of the true
costs of traded goods. Our Global Trade
Statistics uses official import and export
statistics from sources around the world
and compiles this into a comprehensive
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Eversheds Sutherland has a long history of advising banks in relation to commodity, trade and export
finance transactions, often linking up with various of our international offices.
Physical and financial trading in goods and commodities dominates the global economy. However, the
complexity of the contractual, regulatory and financial landscape can create pitfalls for the unwary.
We have over 60 dedicated lawyers around the world who provide advice to banks, financial institutions,
traders, brokers, ship owners, insurers, producers and industrial end users in connection with all aspects of
physical and financial trading in hard and soft commodities. We also advise traders and other market
participants on the acquisition and management of distribution and warehousing assets, and have a leading
litigation and international arbitration practice which is highly rated for its commodities work.
Focused on the key trading centres of London, Hong Kong and Geneva, but with offices in the fast
growing or emerging economies of Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, and the Middle East, the Eversheds
international trade and commodities team offers clients a global platform. Given our involvement in all
aspects of the physical and financial supply chain we are also well placed to provide clients with a holistic
view of the issues they face.
Our Hong Kong team has acted for over 27 domestic and international banks on developing their trade
finance and/or receivables purchase documentation and supply chain programmes. We regularly oversee
drafting and negotiations of commercial contracts and the provision of related regulatory advice for banks,
financial institutions and corporates across all sectors. We have also advised major banks in Hong Kong
on the enforcement of security and lifting stop payment orders in the PRC, as well as on preparing investment
and derivatives product documentation for their corporate and retail customers.
For more information, contact Michael Yau, Partner: michaelyau@eversheds-sutherland.com
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Established in 1983, China Systems is known in the trade solutions industry for its scalable, future proof
and cloud enabled technology platform Eximbills, which utilises an OpenAPI design to facilitate both
WebServices and Microservices platforms crucial for today’s multi-channel, hyper-connected, and highly
interoperable environments. China Systems provides an integrated front-end and back-office platform
catering for internal and external deployment at a domestic, regional or global level. Eximbills, our proven
flagship solution, can be tailored to adapt to changing real-world requirements in any business or regulatory
environment for Trade Finance, Payments, and Supply Chain Finance without the need for programming
modification.
China Systems was judged Best Trade Finance Software Provider in the 2020 Leaders in Trade awards
of Global Trade Review magazine, the ninth time since 2006 that GTR has given this prestigious award to
China Systems.
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Coastline Solutions is a technology partner of the ICC responsible for the delivery of online training and
information services. Banks, traders, logistics companies and law firms from over 120 countries use these
services to save time, reduce costs, and keep their staff up to date with the latest international trade
practices.
Coastline’s services include:
ICC Digital Library – Trade Finance Channel
Coastline is ICC’s partner in the development and delivery of all of ICC’s Trade Finance
publications through the ICC Digital Library (formerly DC-PRO).
Contents:
ICC Trade Finance Rules
ICC Opinions
ICC Docdex Decisions
IIBLP Legal Case Summaries
Discussion Forum
News
Articles on Trade Finance
And more…
Online Training:
• TBFC: Trade Based Financial Crimes training
• Sustainability in Trade and Trade Finance
• Introduction to Trade Finance
• ISBP Online: Comprehensive training in the revised ISBP 745
• Collections Online Training: Comprehensive training in collections and URC 522
• Mentor 600: Comprehensive training in letters of credit and UCP 600
• DC Master: Advanced training in letters of credit
• ISP Master: Advanced training in ISP98 and independent undertakings
• URDG Master: Comprehensive training in Demand Guarantees and URDG 758
• Incoterms® 2020 Online Training: Online Training in Incoterms® 2020
• ICC Arbitration: Online Training in ICC Rules of Arbitration
• Going Global - ICC Training on Trading Internationally (Available in English, Spanish and Portuguese)
• URBPO Online Training: Online training in the new BPO Rules
Contact: www.coastlinesolutions.com
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Documentary Credit World (DCW) is the world’s only monthly journal dedicated to field of letter of
credit law and practice. Published in partnership with BAFT, DCW is linked to the most important players
in the industry to bring its readers valuable information and the latest news of developments affecting
commercial LCs, standbys, and independent guarantees. From its focus on new rules, regulations, and
electronic innovations impacting traditional trade products to its regular discussion of recent court cases,
DCW covers a host of topics and is essential for any serious trade finance professional. In addition to
individual subscriptions, DCW Global Licenses are available for bank-wide access.
To view our latest issue’s Table of Contents or for more information, contact DCW at
info@doccreditworld.com or visit www.doccreditworld.com
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PANELIST AND SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES
Panelist and speaker participation subject to change.
No endorsements of any sort by organizations are made or implied.
Alma ANGOTTI is a Partner in Guidehouse’s Financial Services Segment,
and Global Legislative and Regulatory Risk Lead. Alma is a recognized expert
in compliance and investigations with an emphasis on anti-money laundering
(AML), combatting the financing of terrorism (CFT) and economic sanctions
compliance.
Alma has over 10 years of consulting experience and has counselled her clients
in a variety of projects, managed gap analyses, compliance program reviews,
risk assessments, remediation efforts, investigations, and historical transaction
reviews. Her clients include large, complex, global financial institutions, global
payments institutions, mid-sized banks, broker-dealers, and Fintech and digital
assets companies, hedge funds, casinos, and multinational corporations. She
leads the firms cryptocurrency, digital assets and fintech projects.
Alma has also held interim senior compliance leadership positions at several global and regional financial
institutions providing day-to-day management of their compliance programs and assisting them with
remediation efforts, often in the context of a regulatory or criminal enforcement action. She has trained and
advised the financial services industry and regulators and government officials worldwide on AML, sanctions,
CFT, and other regulatory compliance issues.
In her 25 years of experience in regulation and enforcement, Alma held senior enforcement positions at the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes
Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority). In these positions,
she was responsible for investigations and enforcement of the Bank Secrecy Act, the federal securities
laws, and FINRA rules. At FinCEN and FINRA, she designed and lead the AML enforcement programs.
Chi Hoong CHANG is the APAC Lead Counsel for HSBC’s Global Trade
and Receivables Finance (GTRF) business. He is responsible for coordinating,
developing, executing and leading the delivery of regional legal solutions whilst
playing a key role in shaping the legal risk management and governance
infrastructure for GTRF in APAC. He has deep and broad experience as an
international finance lawyer (Islamic and Conventional) working with
international law firms like Simmons & Simmons, Norton Rose and Allen &
Overy as well as international financial institutions. He has lived and worked in
the UK, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, UAE, and Vietnam. He joined HSBC
from BNP Paribas where he was the Regional Legal Counsel (Director) for
Corporate & Institutional Banking. Chi Hoong is a Barrister-at-Law (Lincoln’s
Inn) (non-practising) and is admitted to practice law in the United Kingdom,
Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. Chi Hoong is Singapore’s representative to the ICC Banking Commission
Task Force on Guarantees.
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Angelia CHIA is a partner in the Singapore office of Mayer Brown and a
member of the Global Finance Practice Group. Angelia has more than 20
years of experience in Trade and Trade Finance spanning the globe including
from (i) the sale and purchase of goods (including commodities) and services
across various industry segments; (ii) the financing of trade using a variety of
financing products from traditional (or documentary trade) to open account
(including supply chain finance techniques) and (iii) the mitigation or distribution
of risks arising from trade (where her in-depth knowledge of trade finance
products and processing ensures the organisation complies with its obligations
set out in the distribution agreements).
Angelia has a wealth of experience in different jurisdictions and how
jurisdictional aspects impact industry rules (e.g., UCP600, URR725, URDG758
and ISP98), laws on assignment of financial assets, laws pertaining to negotiable
instruments and enforcement over security. She has also been involved and resolved disputes (pre-litigation)
deploying practical strategies in day-to-day issues faced by financial institutions.
Angelia’s unique advisory capability stems from her in-house experience in Cargill, JPMorgan and most
recently Standard Chartered Bank where she was global head of legal for trade, ensuring she can provide
comprehensive end-to-end advice covering the myriad of issues faced by clients as they manage the interplay
of laws, regulations, industry rules, systems and policies in the confines of the organisation’s operational
requirements. Angelia is an active member of the ICC Legal and BAFT Committees, is internationally
recognised for her trade advisory experience and speaks English and Mandarin.
Alan DAVIDSON is a solicitor and barrister of the Supreme Court of New
South Wales and of the High Court of Australia and continues to practice as a
consultant. He is a member of the Law Faculty, University of Queensland. He
practiced law for more than a decade before moving into academia full time.
He has been acting Head of School at the Queensland University of Technology
and Associate Dean at James Cook University before commencing at the
University of Queensland in 1997.
Dr Davidson was appointed as Fellow of IIBLP in 2006. He specialises in
International Trade Law and Electronic Commerce Law.
In 2011 Dr Davidson was invited to speak with Professor James Byrne at the
UNCITRAL Colloquium on Electronic Commerce at UN Headquarters; his topic was Electronic Letters of
Credit. Since 2014 Dr Davidson has been a delegate at all UN sessions of Working Group IV (Electronic
Commerce), and in 2015 was invited to join its Panel of Experts. Dr Alan Davidson is a Director and Fellow
of UNCITRAL National Co-ordination Committee Australia (UNCCA) and is its Education Director arranging
for Australian Law students to attend UNCITRAL Working Groups (60+ to date).
Dr Davidson presents courses in International Trade Law, International Trade Finance Law and Law and
Technology. He has been a visiting academic in the USA, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore and China. His
books include Social Media and Electronic Commerce Law in two editions by Cambridge University Press;
The Internet for Lawyers and The Internet for Accountants. He has more than 200 publications.
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Andrea FROSININI is Andrea is TFG’s in house Incoterms and shipping
expert, dealing with freight forwarding matters, customs practises and export
operations.
Professor Xiang GAO is the immediate past Dean of the College of
Comparative Law of the China University of Political Science & Law (CUPL)
in the PRC, the Director for the Centre of International Banking Law & Practice
at CUPL. He is a member of the Legal Committee of the ICC Banking
Commission and the Group of Experts in International Settlement of the ICC
China Banking Commission, the President of Beijing Banking Law Society, the
Executive Chairman of ICC China Commission for Commercial Law and
Practice, an arbitrator for the China International Economic & Trade Arbitration
Commission and a member of the Advisory Council for the Institute of
International Banking Law and Practice in the US. He was a judge of the
Supreme People’s Court of the PRC, drafter of the Rules of the Supreme
People’s Court concerning Several Issues in Adjudicating Letter of Credit Cases
in the PRC. He was consulted for the drafts of the Several Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court
concerning Adjudicating Cases of Independent Guarantees in the PRC. His works on the law of letters of
credit have been abstracted in law textbooks in the US and UK, and cited by courts in the US and Canada.
Girish HANUMEGOWDA is the Asia Regional Subject Matter Expert for
Trade Compliance solutions at IHS Markit based out of the Singapore office.
His role is to provide solutions to customers by helping them address the
challenges faced with respect to Trade Finance and to help them achieve
transparency through incorporating technological solutions. He has around ten
years of experience in the banking sector across varied roles of Relationship
Management, Corporate Lending, Trade Finance, Regulatory Compliance and
Anti Money Laundering. Previously, he was leading the Corporate Banking
Compliance team at ICICI Bank Limited, Singapore. He holds a degree in
Electronics & Communication Engineering and MBA in Finance & Banking.
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ATM Nesarul HOQUE is Vice President at Mutual Trust Bank Limited
(MTB) with responsibility for looking after MTB Financial Institutions along
with Offshore Banking activities. Prior to joining at MTB, he was with the
Bank Asia Limited at the inception of his banking career in 2005 as Management
Trainee. In his experience since, he has dealt with a wide range of facets in the
International Trade Banking Business.
Mr. Hoque has achieved several professional certifications, including his
Certificate for Documentary Credit Specialists (CDCS) in 2009, Certificate in
International Trade and Finance (CITF) in 2011, and Certificate for Specialists
in Demand Guarantee (CSDG) in 2015 from the London Institute of Banking
& Finance (LIBF), UK. He has also been awarded as a Certified Trade Finance
Professional (CTFP) by ICC Academy, Certified Standby & Guarantee Professional (CSGP) by the Institute
of International Banking Law and Practice (IIBLP) in 2017, and gained his Certificate in Trade Finance
Compliance (CTFC) in 2020.
Mr. Hoque is accredited as a panel of experts member of ICC’s Documentary Instruments Dispute Resolution
Expertise (DOCDEX) Services. He has written numerous articles on issues pertinent to the documentary
credit business and currently is Contributing Editor of Trade Service Updates (formally known as LC Monitor),
a quarterly LC Magazine, and an Editorial Advisory Member of Documentary Credit World (DCW), the
monthly journal published by IIBLP. Mr. Hoque is also a regular research member on various trade service
related issues organized by Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM). He has frequently appeared
as a speaker and panel member at various international trade seminars, workshops, and conferences held in
Bangladesh and abroad.
An MBA with specialization in management from the University of Chittagong, the leading public university
of Bangladesh, Mr. Hoque had also earned his BBA from the same institution.
Saibo JIN, lawyer, litigator, arbitrator, and lecturer of PR China, is Senior
Partner at Beijing Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm. He received his Master
of Laws (LL.M.) and Ph.D. from University of International Business and
Economics (UIBE) in Beijing. Mr. Jin was admitted to the bar of China and
began his practice in Zhejiang Province in 1993. Mr. Jin has co-tutored at the
Law School of Tsinghua University and Beijing University, giving lectures on
International Standard Banking Practice. In 2000, he was a visiting scholar at
the School of Law of University of Arizona.
Jin is vice director of the Banking & Securities Commission of the All China
Lawyers Association (ACLA), assisting the Association in drafting Guidelines
for Letter of Credit Litigations in China, vice director of the Commercial Banking
Committee of Beijing Lawyers Association (BLA), director of Research Center
of Banking Law & Practices, Shanghai Law Society (SBL&P), and a former vice director of CIETAC’s
Special Arbitration Commission on Financing Disputes, assisting CIETAC in drafting Arbitration Rules on
Financing Disputes. He a member of the Task Force of Guarantee of the ICC Banking Commission and a
member of the Legal Committee of FCI. He also serves as a member of the Chinese delegation on
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UNCITRAL WORKING GROUP 6 on Security Interests and is a member of the FCI delegation on the
UNIDROIT project on Model Law of Factoring.
Jin has been invited to attend discussions of the PRC Supreme People’s Court relating to the drafting of the
judicial interpretation Provisions of Some Issues Concerning the Trial of Cases of Disputes over Letters of
Credit (PRC New LC Rules). In March 2012, he presented to the PRC Supreme People’s Court his first
proposed draft of the Provisions on Some Issues Regarding the Trial of Disputes over Demand Independent
Guarantees (New Rules of Independent Guarantees in China). He is participating on the Expert Team on
Assignment and pledging of receivables and Factoring Contract in New China Civil Code.
Jin’s main practice area is disputes on International Trade, LCs, Guarantees, Standby LC, Negotiable
Instruments, Factoring, Forfeiting, Anti Commercial and Financial Fraud and other Crime such as Money
Laundering.
As an invited expert, Jin has regularly participated in the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice’s
Annual Survey of LC Law & Practice conference series in US, Europe, HK, Singapore and Beijing, delivering
his opinions on trade financing, international commerce, and banking law of PRC.
Mukta KADAM is a 14-year plus experienced BFSI expert, who has worked
with many service based companies as SWIFT Payments and Trade Finance
analyst helping various large Indian and multinational banks. With comprehensive
understanding of SWIFT MTs and ISO20022 messaging Standards formats,
she possesses robust domain expertise in the business areas of Payments, Cash
management and Trade Finance space accolades even by the Corporate
customers.
In her current role working with SWIFT, she is involved in the development of
SWIFT Standards for Trade Finance which are undergoing significant changes
over the recent years as per industry demand. To pave the way for Trade
Digitalisation, her active interaction with various industry experts and the
contribution to harmonise and standardise the various formats used for data exchange, is significant.
Mukta holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering in Computer Science and is based out of Mumbai. She is
fluent in Hindi, English and Marathi.
Ana KAVTARADZE is an Advisor to Commercial Director at BASISBANK
Georgia, in charge of Strategic Business Development of the Bank’s Business.
With 16+ years’ experience in trade finance, supply chain finance (SCF), global
banking, client relationship management, business strategy formulation, as well
as cutting-edge innovation and digitalization Ana has expanded Global Banking
network bringing in full scope business cooperation opportunities including Trade,
Funding, Treasury, and Correspondent Banking.
Laterally to her banking carrier in her private consultancy capacity, Ana has
provided technical advisory to Private and Public Sectors with focus on market
development, implementing effective, innovative and digital business solutions
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in international trade, transaction banking, transport/logistics, customs, e-services on Trade and Supply Chain
finance domain involving complex banking/funding structures and de-risking techniques.
Ana has broad experience cooperating with commercial banks and financial institution worldwide and strong
knowledge and coverage in the regional business environment. Over the years, she has been a frequent
speaker at Global Banking events and conferences worldwide. Ana has been a regular provider of workshops
and webinars globally for corporates, SME’s, trade finance professionals, bankers as well as government
agencies and regulators.
Passionate towards development of International Banking and Trade & SCF Business, Ana has organized
and managed various global events related to Trade and Supply Chain Finance held in Tbilisi throughout the
last five years, including playing an instrumental managing role in ICC Georgia & ICC China’s partnership
in the ‘Silk Road Technical Trade Forum’, the ICC Banking Commission Meeting Technical Meeting in
Tbilisi, and the FCI Factoring Conference.
Previously, Ana headed the Trade and Structured Finance Department at one of the largest UK premium
listed bank in Georgia, Bank of Georgia (BOG), for over a decade. She has represented as an Executive
Member of Banking Commission, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Paris, 2017-2021, and as an
Editorial Advisory Board Member of Documentary Credit World and Trade & Investment Commission
co-chair, ICC Georgia, since 2021. Ana graduated with honors from Tbilisi State University, Georgia with
Master’s Degree in Banking and Finance.
Kamran KHAN is Managing Director and Head of Environment, Social and
Governance (ESG) for Asia Pacific at Deutsche Bank. In this newly established
client - facing position, he is responsibility for defining and executing the bank’s
ESG strategy in the region across all business divisions.
Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Mr. Khan established Infra-Tech Capital, an
impact fund investing in companies utilizing technology to provide infrastructure
services and achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals. In 2013 he was
appointed by the Obama White House to serve as the head of global investments
and operations at the US Millennium Challenge Corporation, where he managed
a USD 10bn portfolio and led a USD 1.5-2bn annual investment program globally.
Previously, Mr. Khan held senior executive roles at the World Bank and helped establish the World Bank
Group regional hub in Singapore, comprising the World Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC) and
Multilateral Insurance & Guarantee Agency (MIGA). Prior to his time at the World Bank, Mr. Khan
worked on M&A transactions and advisory mandates at JP Morgan and LEK. He also served as a US
Foreign Service Officer with the US Agency for International Development (USAID), where he led operations
for the project finance and guarantees facility.
Mr. Khan served as an Advisor on Infrastructure Finance to APEC, ASEAN, and the G-20. He is a
member of the Senior Advisory Board at Fudan University Fintech Centre in Shanghai with a mandate to
advise on Belt and Road Initiative projects. He has also served on the Board of Advisors at a variety of
market-leading companies using technology to achieve ESG goals. He is a frequent speaker at events such
as World Economic Forum, ASEAN Summit, APEC Summit, and in major international media.
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Robert KOH has extensive experience in trade banking, having worked in
several international trade banks across the Asia Pacific Region. He brings
with him a wealth of trade experience, spanning from traditional core trade
products to specialist trade products like supply chain, receivables finance,
structured trade and commodities. He also has deep experience in managing
trade-based financial crime risks. He headed the trade banking operations in
HSBC for Hong Kong and Macau for 6 years and is currently leading the
Global Trade Transformation project for HSBC in the Asia Pacific Region. He
is a regular panelist on the Hong Kong Annual Survey and the Guarantee and
Standby Forum.
Rishad LILANI is Associate Director at IHS Markit with over 15 years of
professional experience, including ten years in client-facing roles focusing on
Sales & Relationship Management/Consulting.
Ashish MADAN has over two decades of experience in the trade finance
business, with special focus on Letters of Credit. He runs a boutique trade
advisory firm, Adam Smith Associates Pvt ltd, based in India. The firm offers
advisory, structuring and management services related to trade finance,
commodities funding, structured trade finance other trade related services
including logistics -with India and Asia as centerpieces of operations. The firm
has run prestigious receivable financing mandates for large number of corporates
including multinationals.
Ashish’s educational qualifications include an M.SC. in Finance (Economic
Policy) from SOAS University of London. Additionally, he holds a Masters in
Finance and Control (MFC) and BA Economics (Honors) from University of
Delhi.
He is co-author of the book, REVIEW OF COURT JUDGMENTS ON LETTERS OF CREDIT, (co-authored with Vincent
O Brien, Member-ICC Banking Commission) published by LexisNexis. Ashish provides consultancy services
on a regular basis to banks, law firms and large commodity firms.
He is a member of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) India - Working Group on Banking and
Finance.
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Ahmir MANSOOR is a seasoned banker with strong focus in International
Trade Finance and Foreign Exchange. He has worked for over 30 years with
extensive experience in foreign and local banks in Pakistan, U.A.E, Egypt &
UK in various roles and assignments such as Head of Trade/Operation Manager
& Auditor. He has conducted numerous workshops & seminars on the subject
of ICC’s Uniform Customs & Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP 600),
Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees (URDG 758), Incoterms 2010, ISBP
745, Trade Based Money Laundering, Trade Finance Fraud and Letters of
Credit related issues confronting banks, Importers and Exporters, providing
customize in-house training programme for MNCs. He also has a distinction
of being a member of the ICC Banking Commission of the International
Chamber of Commerce since 2003.
He is an MBA from Sheffield Business School (UK), a qualified DAIBP & a Certified International Trade
Specialist—Institute of International Trade of Ireland & Electronic Business School of Ireland (eBSI). He is
also Docdex expert since 2004 and a member of ICC Financial Crime Risk and Policy. He has written many
articles on topics relating to Documentary Credits, Guarantees which were duly recognised and published in
a leading industry journal ‘Documentary Credit World’, IBP journal and Value Chain.
Khalil MATAR CDCS, CCSA, CRMA, CIA, CFSA, MBA is Deputy General
Manager, Internal Audit Group, Alinma Bank, Saudi Arabia. Mr. Matar has
been involved in trade finance since 1992. He worked for a number of banks in
the Middle East. He contributed articles to renowned international trade finance
publications and websites including Documentary Credit World, Documentary
Credit Insight and DCProfessional. He conducted several training sessions in
a number of locations in Asia, North America, Europe and Africa on trade
finance, internal auditing and operational risk management. He is a member of
the IIBLP Middle East Advisory Board, and member of Council on International
Standby Practices (CISP).
K Nizardeen is an Executive Committee Member of ICC Banking Commission.
Well known Islamic Trade Finance expert. COO of FIB, Malaysia and
previously the Head of Transaction Banking at Emirates Islamic (Bank), Dubai,
United Arab Emirates (ENBD Group). Prior to joining EI, he has held several
similar positions in leading banks such as COO, Country Head of Operations,
Head of Service Delivery, Head of Credit & Finance Operations and Head of
Trade & Corporate Services. A Certified Documentary Credit Specialist
(CDCS) and a holder of Certificate in Trade Finance Compliance (CTFC) –
IFS, University College, UK and a qualified Trade Finance banker with an
MBA in Banking and Finance.
He is a member of DCW Advisory Board (Documentary Credit World) USA,
Advisory Group member of Dubai Multi Commodity Centre (DMCC), Advisory Board member of LC
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Monitor, a member of ICC working group on Digitization (revising eUCP and eURC) and Vice Chair of ICC
UAE. He is also a well-known speaker, writer of several articles on UCP/Islamic banking, and an expert
trainer.
He conducts training on Trade Finance, Islamic Banking, Operations, CDCS and AML (TBML). He has
extensive experience in system implementations and product implementation. Invented and implemented the
first Islamic online internet end-to-end trade platform for Islamic Trade Finance and also implemented
Blockchain technology for Islamic goods inspection.
Vincent O’BRIEN is Member Executive Committee of ICC Banking
Commission and Director of the International Chamber of Commerce, United
Arab Emirates.
He has been actively involved in trade finance for more than a quarter of a
century and has delivered technical assistance for trade finance in more than
100 countries. Vincent’s primary activity is trade facilitation with the major
Multilateral Development Banks and his recognized specialty is trade related
dispute resolution where he often acts as Expert Witness in Trade Disputes
and Legal Cases.
Vincent also holds the position of Associate Director of the Institute of
International Banking Law and Practice (IIBLP) and acts as Advisor on Innovation and Market Intelligence
at China Systems Corporation. He may be contacted at: vob@iccuae.com
Sally PENG is a Managing Director in the Export Controls & Sanctions practice
at FTI Consulting and is based in Hong Kong. She is an expert in export controls
and economic sanctions, international trade strategy, and global supply chain
optimisation and compliance.
Sally has extensive experience advising public-listed companies on their complex
encryption programmes under US and Hong Kong laws and in other Asia
Pacific jurisdictions, including representing her clients in front of relevant
government agencies in those jurisdictions. She also advises several China-
based clients regarding US sanctions regulations and has preformed on-site
impact analysis. In addition, she works closely with her clients’ legal,
procurement and logistics teams to build best-in-class Export Control and
Sanction compliance programmes. Her industry coverage includes banks,
telecommunications, national defense contractors, heavy machinery, and research universities.
Sally has been a trusted advisor for many MNCs on their international trade and customs issues. She served
as team leader for several global retailers in large-scale customs duty-saving projects in over ten Asian
countries. She also assisted multiple Asia-based companies in defending antidumping and countervailing
cases with US Department of Commerce and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). During the on-
going US-China trade war, Sally is sought after by her clients to advise them on mitigating strategies against
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US section 301 and 232 retaliation tariffs, free trade agreements, trade preference programmes and country
of origin issues. Her industry coverage includes apparel, footwear, handbag & leather goods, hardline goods
and consumer electronics.
Sally takes her passion for international trade beyond individual companies, having participated in negotiations
of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), as
well as serving as a key member on numerous trade missions, including to China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia,
Bangladesh, and various African countries. She is also highly involved in the American Chamber of Commerce
in Hong Kong, serving on several committees, including as Co-Chair of the Apparel, Footwear & Supply
Chain Committee. She is also a Senior Advisor to the Hong Kong General Chamber of Textiles Limited.
Prior to FTI Consulting, Sally was based in Beijing & Hong Kong for over ten years and served as the Asia
Pacific practice leader of a US-based law firm focused on International Trade and Customs.
Sally holds a J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, a Diploma from Peking University
Law School in Beijing, and a B.A. from National Chengchi University College of Law. She is a native
Mandarin speaker and is fluent in English.
Kaushika RUWANGALLA is currently the Global Head of Financial Crime
Compliance of HSBC’s Global Trade & Receivables Finance business, the
world’s largest trade finance bank.
He has broad-ranging experience in Risk at a senior leadership level across
Trade Finance, Payments, Commercial Banking and Retail Banking.
Kaushika has previously held positions of Global Head of Sanctions for HSBC’s
Commercial Banking & Transaction Banking business and Regional Chief
Control Officer for Europe covering all risks as the business head of risk.
He Co-Chairs the ICC Banking Commission’s Compliance & Policy Group
and have been on the Advisory Board of RUSI’s publication of Financial Crime
relating to FTZs. Kaushika is also a regular panelist on Financial Crime Compliance events by the ICC and
LIBF, among others.
Joel SCHREVENS is Global Solutions Director at China Systems, responsible
for Product Strategy on Trade and Supply Chain Finance. He is the main contact
for organisations such as SWIFT, Contour and Marco Polo and other business
and technology partners.
Thirty years ago, Joel started his career at KBC Bank, where he worked for
seven years in their Foreign Trade Operations. He is still grateful that he was
given the opportunity by the bank to take a leading role in the automation of
their trade back-office operations. It provided him with a blend of business,
operational and technical expertise and also the mind-set to continuously think
about how to optimise intra- and interbank business processes and customer
service.
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While he is ‘notoriously’ known for his attention to detail, he takes some pride in his ability and creativity to
think at the trade ecosystem level. He is passionate about the potential of new technology, but is also
convinced that, as our data processing environments will become increasingly hybrid, it is essential to well
understand the present in order to efficiently handle a long period of transformation and create a bright future
for Trade.
Kim T.K. SEAH holds law degrees from the University of Singapore and
Harvard Law School. After completing postgraduate studies in the U.S.A. as
a Fulbright Scholar, he was a full-time academic at the Faculty of Law of the
National University of Singapore teaching courses in Banking, Company Law
and Employment Law. He was Vice-Dean of the Law Faculty before leaving
for private law practice.
Mr Seah has been a practising lawyer for more than 30 years and is currently
a Consultant to Incisive Law LLC - the Singapore law arm of the international
law firm Ince & Co, well-known for its maritime, insurance and finance practices.
Mr Seah is the long-time legal adviser to the Association of Banks in Singapore
(ABS), a Fellow & Principal Mediator of the Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC)
and a member of the Panel of Experts, International Chamber of Commerce
(ICC) Rules for Documentary Instruments Dispute Resolution Expertise (DOCDEX). He is a member of
the ICC Banking Commission. Mr Seah’s practice encompasses Banking & Finance, Corporate, Commercial
and Employment Law.
Gabriel SHAM is currently an independent consultant based in Singapore
providing trade finance training and advice mainly to banks. Formerly Head of
Trade Services Asia, GTS Product, for Royal Bank of Scotland.
Radish SINGH leads the Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) team within
Deloitte Forensic in Singapore and Southeast Asia. She has extensive experience
in Compliance and AML, corporate governance, risk and financial services
regulations.
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Marc SMITH is a Financial Services Technology Entrepreneur with more
than 15 years of experience in optimizing Trade Finance Transaction processing
and compliance. With the mission is to help Banks on their journey from paper
to digital trade, Conpend provides technology enabled Document Examination,
Compliance and AML using Artificial Intelligence to save time and reduce
risk.
SOH Chee Seng is Non-Exclusive Technical Consultant on Trade Finance
Issues for the Association of Banks in Singapore and some international banks
in Asia Pacific. He has more than 25 years experience in trade finance
operations with local and foreign banks in Singapore and Malaysia. He served
as a member of the UCP600 Drafting Group commissioned by the ICC Banking
Commission to revise UCP500. He served as a member of the task force on
international standard banking practice for documentary credits. Dr. Soh is
also a member of the Panel of Experts, International Chambers of Commerce
(ICC) Rules for Documentary Credit Dispute Resolution Expertise (DOCDEX).
Dr Soh has been invited by a number of financial institutions and bankers
associations in South East Asia to conduct workshops on international trade
finance, risks in trade finance, ISBP, UCP, ISP98 and Incoterms 2010. He received his Bachelor of Commerce
degree with first class honours major in Economics from Nanyang University, Singapore, in 1973.
He received his PhD in Law from the China University of Political Science and Law in 2011. Dr Soh is also
co-author of UCP600: AN ANALYTICAL COMMENTARY with Late Prof. James E. Byrne.
Andrew TAM is heads a team of senior lawyers in Hong Kong and Singapore
who provide legal coverage for lending, trade, supply chain, and payments &
cash businesses for ANZ across its international footprint. The team provides
pragmatic commercial deal structuring and execution coverage and also
proactively advises on strategic product governance issues eg. capital allocation,
documentation and process simplification initiatives.
He is a current member of the ICC Legal Committee and has 20 years private
practice and in-house experience from leading law firms and financial
institutions. Andrew also has experience in acquisition financings, project
financings, export credit agency supported financings, syndicated loan
transactions.
Andrew is Australian Chinese and has been in Hong Kong for over a decade. He is an avid rugby enthusiast
and has been coaching junior rugby in Hong Kong for over 10 years.
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