HFW has launched a China transactional practice with the hire of partner Daniel Leung and associate Ren Furong from Squire Patton Boggs, and the relocation of partner Stephen Marais and senior associate Gordon Inkson to Shanghai from HFW's offices in Hong Kong and Singapore, respectively.

Leung specializes in cross-border transactions, including M&A, inbound and outbound Chinese investments, corporate restructuring, and investment funds work. He acts for Chinese and multinational corporations, private equity and other fund sponsors, institutional investors and high-net-worth clients. 

Marais's practice focuses on banking and asset finance. He has experience in ship finance, commodity and trade finance, aviation finance and structured transactions, in particular sale and leaseback transactions, orphan trust arrangements, Islamic finance and export credit-supported transactions.

HFW has been in Shanghai for 20 years. In 2016, it entered into a local association with Chinese firm Wintell & Co, becoming only the second international law firm to do so under the Shanghai FTZ rules.

The firm currently has more than 200 lawyers in seven offices in Asia Pacific – in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Jakarta, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. 

原美国翰宇国际律师事务所合伙人和律师加入夏礼文律师事务所开启中国交易业务

原美国翰宇国际律师事务所合伙人梁毅翔律师和任芙蓉律师近期加入英国夏礼文律师事务所（HFW），夏礼文律师事务所也开启了中国交易业务。同时，夏礼文律师事务所香港办事处合伙人Stephen Marais和新加坡资深律师Gordon Inkson均调往HFW上海办事处。

梁毅翔律师的主要执业领域为跨境商业交易，包括并购、国外企业在中国境内投资和国内企业在境外投资、公司重组、投资基金等事项。梁毅翔律师经常代表中国企业、跨国企业、私募和其他基金客户、机构投资者、高净值客户处理全球投资或公司经营有关的法律事务等。

Marais的主要执业领域为银行与资产融资，并在船舶融资、大宗商品和贸易金融、飞机融资与结构性交易方面具备丰富经验，尤其在售后回租交易、孤儿信托结构、伊斯兰金融和出口信贷交易等方面。

夏礼文律师事务所在上海成立办事处已有20年。2016年，与瀛泰律师事务所达成联营，成为在中国（上海）自由贸易试验区设立联营办公室的第二家国际律所。

夏礼文律师事务所目前在亚太地区设有七家办事处，200多名律师分别遍布于香港、上海、新加坡、雅加达、墨尔本、悉尼及珀斯办事处。

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