Expands Corporate Finance Division in Singapore and Hong Kong with Joining of A&O Shearman Duo from Allen & Overy
In a strategic move to bolster its Asian finance team, global law firm Reed Smith has announced the hiring of Tim Beech and Regina Lui as corporate finance partners.
Tim Beech, with 25 years of experience in debt capital markets transactions, started his legal career at Allen & Overy in London in 2002. He later moved to Singapore in 2017. Beech's expertise spans across corporate and financial institution debt, regulatory capital, subordinated debt, equity-linked products, repackagings, CLOs, securitisations, covered bonds, and infrastructure and project finance. He advises trustees on defaults, modifications, waivers, restructurings, liability management, and litigation.
Regina Lui, who brings over a decade of experience in advising on loan financing transactions, began her career with Reed Smith in London for three years before joining legacy Allen & Overy in 2015. Lui's experience includes real estate financing, project financing, and structured financing. She provides support to corporate trustees on post-issuance matters, including defaults and restructurings.
Lui's expertise also encompasses debt capital market and loan financing transactions, covering areas such as standalone issues, MTN programmes, equity-linked products, repackagings, and securitisations.
Their arrivals at Reed Smith follow a series of departures from A&O Shearman, with Adam Moncrieff, Alun Evans, Alexander Stathopoulos, and Chris Mainwaring-Taylor joining Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Sidley Austin, Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, and Bae Kim & Lee respectively. Michael Sinn and Patrick Wong are among the partners who have exited Reed Smith in Hong Kong.
The Asia Business Law Journal has reported the hires, though the specific details about their previous firms are not mentioned in the available search results. Reed Smith now has 24 partners in Hong Kong and 13 in Singapore after the arrival of Tim Beech and Regina Lui.
For more specific details about their individual backgrounds and the specific roles they held before joining Reed Smith, it is recommended to consult official sources such as Reed Smith's press releases or announcements.
The hires of Tim Beech and Regina Lui are part of Reed Smith's broader strategic initiatives to strengthen its Asian finance team, as highlighted by the Asia Business Law Journal.
Tim Beech and Regina Lui, with extensive experience in debt capital markets transactions and loan financing, respectively, have joined Reed Smith's corporate finance team, marking a significant step forward in the firm's litigation-focused business and finance industry strategies. Their expertise, covering areas such as defaults, restructurings, and securitisations, could potentially play a key role in the firm's future litigation cases related to finance matters.
