Banking & Finance lawyers

Adedapo Tunde-Olowu SAN

MANAGING PARTNER

AELEX

Adel Wardani

Adel Wardani is a senior Attorney in the Litigation Department. Specialized in civil and commercial law, as well as labor law and investment law, he has experience in law of over 27 years.

Tumi Law Firm

Adeleke Alex-Adedipe

Managing Partner - Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe

Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe

Adeline, Kuei Jeng Chan

Senior Legal Assistant

David Allan ST Advocates

Adeniyi Duale

Partner - Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe

Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe

Adeola Adeyemi

Partner

Walkers

Adeola Sunmola

Partner

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

Aderonke Alex-Adedipe

Aderonke Alex-Adedipe is the Managing Partner and a Founding Partner at Pavestones. She is a corporate and commercial lawyer with extensive experience in advising local and multinational businesses including one of the largest Technology Companies, on navigating the Nigerian regulatory landscape. Her areas of expertise include Finance, Technology, Foreign Investment, M&A, amongst others. She has participated in and facilitated numerous trainings, seminars, and conferences on fintech regulation, artificial intelligence, startup advisory within and outside Nigeria. Aderonke has co-authored the Nigerian chapter for several notable international publications on Acquisition Finance and Commercial Law, including Getting the Deal Through. She also contributed to the text on Banking, Theory, Regulation and Law Practice which was edited by Dr. Dapo Olanipekun. She has been consistently recognised by global legal directories, including the Chambers and Partners 2026 directory, where she is ranked as a Leading Lawyer in Fintech. She has also been ranked by IFLR1000, a guide to the world’s leading financial law firms, as a Highly Regarded Lawyer in Banking and Finance (2023) and as Notable Practitioner (2024 and 2025). She was also named among the 40 outstanding lawyers under 40 by the Esquire Nigerian Legal Awards and recognised as one of the 50 Women Tech Titans shaping the future of technology in Nigeria. She holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Obafemi Awolowo University and a Master of Laws degree from George Washington University. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Directors and currently serves as the Legal Director (Non-Executive) of the Women in Tech Global Movement (Nigeria Chapter). Aderonke is also the immediate past Chairman of Agric Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association – Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL). She has led teams in several transactions including the following; • Acted as legal adviser to SeaOwl Nigeria in connection with its share restructuring, dilution and management buy-out of its local partner; • Acted as legal adviser to a consortium of 9 financial institutions in connection with a $660Million financing for the acquisition of partial interests in OML 19; • Legal adviser to an SPV for the purpose of obtaining equity financing for the construction of a world class shopping center in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Part of the advise included drafting and reviewing of Shareholders Agreement, Share Acquisition Agreements and providing general legal advise on local laws as they may have impacted the transaction; • Issued complex legal opinions to a consortium in respect of a lease and buy back agreement in connection with the shares and assets of a major household product manufacturer in Nigeria; • Issued several publications and newsletters which in respect of capital markets regulations in Nigeria. With a reputation for strategic insight and commercial savviness, Aderonke continues to play a pivotal role in shaping regulatory compliance, enabling market entry for investors, and supporting the growth of innovation-driven businesses across Nigeria and beyond.

Pavestones

Adi Hoffman

Partner

S. Horowitz & Co

Adi Shlomo

Partner

S. Horowitz & Co

Adil Hussain

Adil Hussain is a partner and the Global Head of Islamic finance at Baker McKenzie. He is based in Dubai and also leads the Firm’s Banking and Finance practice in the Middle East. Prior to joining the Firm, he worked for an international law firm in Dubai. Adil focuses particularly on conventional, Shariah compliant and multi-sourced financing matters and has been involved in a number of leading financing transactions in the Middle East region and internationally. He has also advised on the structuring and development of a number of first-of-their-kind financing products. Adil has built up a wealth of regional experience having previously worked in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia for a number of years. Adil is regularly cited in legal directories as being a leading banking lawyer and draws particular praise for his Islamic finance knowledge.

Baker McKenzie LLP

Adil Khawaja

Partner. Adil Khawaja has two decades' experience and in-depth knowledge in real estate, environmental and planning law, commercial litigation and arbitration. He is one of the most renowned lawyers in Kenya with respect to real estate, project development, planning and environmental law. He has dealt with complicated land issues in Kenya and undertaken many complex company restructurings, realizations and schemes of arrangement for banks.

Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews

Adina Damaschin

partner

Schoenherr si Asociatii SCA

Adina Nanescu

Counsel, Finance

CMS

Aditi Mathur

Aditi Mathur heads the Firm’s India Practice. She is a partner in the Banking & Finance practice and the Environmental, Social and Governance practice of the Firm. She is a triple-qualified lawyer, with extensive experience in and qualifications to practice Singapore, Indian and English laws. She has expertise over a wide range of finance transactions including green and sustainable finance, acquisition finance, structured finance, real estate finance, ship finance, project finance, inter-bank borrowings and Indian external commercial borrowings. She brings value to her clients having handled deals from varied perspectives including that of lenders, borrowers, agents and trustees. Aditi works regularly with leading Indian banks and corporates in cross-border transactions. Her key strengths are her deep knowledge and expertise of the legal, regulatory, cultural and business environment in India and her ability to act as a link for clients in India looking to do business in Singapore and the South-East Asian region, and vice versa. Prior to joining Shook Lin & Bok, Aditi was an in-house legal counsel at the corporate legal department of one of India’s leading private sector banks, where she handled their acquisition financing and international corporate assets portfolios.

Shook Lin & Bok LLP

Aditya Rebbapragada

Norton Rose Fulbright

Adnaan Kariem

Dr. Adnaan Kariem is a Director in our Banking, Finance & Projects practice. He specialises in corporate finance (debt and equity finance), project finance, corporate law, investment management related matters, financial services law and education sector transactions. Adnaan structures and negotiates the transactions in his field, drafts the necessary agreements and attends to regulatory matters.

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Adonis Sfyris

Associate Adonis is an associate with the Firm and a member of the Banking, Finance & Capital Markets team. He acts in debt capital markets transactions, with a focus on debt programs establishment and securities offerings. He advises extensively on financial services regulation, compliance and corporate governance. Adonis has experience in drafting and negotiating bond loan agreements and related ancillary documents, advising on general corporate law matters and conducting due diligence exercises in the context of corporate mergers & acquisitions. Prior to joining the firm, he worked as a Supervision Analyst at the European Central Bank, where his expertise related to assessing governance arrangements of significant banks.

Bernitsas

Adonis Zachariou

Associate

Elias Neocleous & Co LLC

Adrian C.K. Wong

Adrian joined the Bar in 2011 upon completion of his pupillage with Mr. Edwin Choy S.C., HH Judge Andrew SY Li, Mr. Kumar Ramanathan S.C., Mr. Andrew Mak, Mr. Ambrose Ho S.C. and Mr. Paul Shieh S.C.. He has been with chambers since its founding in 2022. Adrian has a broad civil practice which covers the full range of commercial, banking, companies, trust and probate, land, personal injury and employment disputes, with extensive experience in the insolvency area. He has appeared at most levels of courts as well as arbitrations, conducting trials and appeals both in his own right and as a led junior. He also provides advisory work on the above matters, both locally and for matters in mainland PRC. Adrian also takes a keen interest in teaching and promoting the rule of law and advocacy. He has been teaching as course lecturer at the Peking University Faculty of Law “Common Law-Public Law Course”. He has also been a Part-time Lecturer in Civil Advocacy, PCLL as well as a moot coach in multiple international moots at the University of Hong Kong. RECENT HIGHLIGHTS China CITIC Bank Corporation Ltd. & Ors, Tianjin Branch v Silver Starlight Ltd– HCCW 295/2021: Acting for the Respondent in a winding-up petition allegedly based on loans of HK$8 billion secured by charges over shares and mortgage over pieces of land in Tianjin The Official Receiver v Samuel Ajmal Victor– [2021] HKCFI 2441: Acting for the Respondent in a 3-days trial in the ORO’s application for disqualification of director under Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32) s. 168D/168H based on a “start-up” company’s alleged failure to ensure due payment of wages of employees. The Respondent was cleared of all allegations. Asian Creative Capital Ltd. v Li Qing- HCA 1735/2019: Acting for the Defendant in the dismissal of an O. 14 application concerning alleged loans of US$47M based on case of waiver, collateral agreement and estoppel Up Profit Ltd. v Wat Fung Ying v Chu Kong (3rd Party)– HCA 197/2017: Acting for the Defendant director in a derivative action alleging breach of fiduciary duties, successful third-party application for indemnity against 3rdparty who instigated the same derivative action Xing Fa (Hong Kong ) Imp. & Exp.v Sunsan International Co. Ltd– [2019] HKCFI 271: Acting for the Plaintiff in a successful mareva injunction application involving US$6.6M in a letter of credit fraud case against a suspected accomplice Bio Chem Technology (HK) Ltd. v Rich Leaf International(HK) Ltd- HCA 476/2017: Acting for the Defendant in a dismissal of an O.14 application and applying for stay of proceedings under s. 20 of the Arbitration Ordinance for US$3.8M claim and US$5M cross-claim regarding cross-border sale of feed additive from PRC via HK to Pakistan Multiple bankruptcy/winding-up related matters, including: Resisting of bankruptcy petitions based on abuse of process/damage to surety Multiple successful sale of co-owned properties and equitable accounting actions based on Partition Ordinance (Cap. 352) acting for bankruptcy trustees Multiple successful bankruptcy petitions based on loans, guarantees and/or mortgages acting for banks Advice and resisting of derivative action/ unfair prejudice claim against directors for alleged misuse of company properties Multiple banking related matters, including: Setting aside of judgment and writ of fi fa against bank based on alleged overcharging of interest Application for O.88 mortgage enforcement against defendant alleging clog of equity of redemption Advice and action on credit card debts against defendant alleging unauthorized use of card via Apple Pay payment services Resisting of O. 14 application against bank for alleged receipt of deposit as agent for sale of real properties in Mainland PRC Advice and action on business loans against defendant alleging wrongful freezing of accounts OTHER NOTABLE CASES Bankruptcy (On-going) Resisting of on-going simultaneous bankruptcy petitions claims against same Respondent on grounds of inter alia abuse of process Wong Kwok Ki Stephen & Anor v Wong Kin Keung & Anor, HCA 594/2017, [2018] HKCFI 178 : successful striking out of parts of defence on ground of irrelevance, claim involves application for sale under Partition Ordinance (Cap. 352) by bankruptcy trustees Application for sale under Partition Ordinance (Cap. 352) by bankruptcy trustees, including: Re Lo King Leung & Anor, DCCJ 1112/2021 Re Lam Ming Fung Clarence & Anor, DCCJ 1716/2020 Re Lo Bun Hung William, DCCJ 6344/2020 Re Fan Yuen Ping, DCCJ 5122/2020 Re Lau Yu; Patrick Cowley & Anor v All Poweful Holding Ltd & Anor, HCB 104/2017, [2018] HKCFI 1802, [2018] HKCFI 2542: led by Mr. Ambrose Ho S.C., resisting of proprietary injunction based on Chabra jurisdiction against assets of companies shares of which owned by bankrupt defendant Re Fook Hau Trading Company (a firm), HCB 6222/2016, [2018] HKCFI 165: successful bankruptcy application against partnership, partners located in PRC/passed away, enforcing debts worth HK$22M Re Moran Wayne AnthonyHCB 108/2021: successful bankruptcy application against professional alleging reasonable prospect to repay debt by selling of yachts/vessels owned but delay in so selling caused by COVID Re Cheng Tun Sang HCB104/2017, [2018] HKCFI 58 Re Tsang Hing WongHCB 7696/2012 Re 李偉賢HCB4815/2012 Re Gin Yiu Chung JamesHCB 5685/2011 Re: Krzysztof Marszalek, Yu Shin Leung Grady[2012] 3 HKLRD 431 Banking and Finance (On-going) Successful Setting aside of judgment and writ of fi fa against bank based on alleged overcharging of interest invoking international legislations and banking regulations (On-going) Application for O. 88 possession order enforcing mortgage, defendant’s case that unconstitutionality of letter of no consent issued by police affects legality of bank’s actions/inactions rejected (On-going) successful resistance of Resisting of O. 14 application against bank for alleged receipt of deposit as agent for sale of real properties in Mainland PRC Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited v Pak Kwan Ho, HCA 1269/2015: successful O.14 application enforcing guarantee for claims in the sums of HK$14M and US$2M Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited v Shayne Chandler LimitedDCCJ 1855/2020 Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd. v Ease Keen International Ltd., HCMP 2687, 2688/2016 Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited v Lie Farren, HCMP 78/2021, [2021] HKCFI 3429 Standard Chartered Bank & Anor v Ease Keen International Ltd & Others, HCA 1622/2016 Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited v Ravissant LtdHCMP 306/2016 Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited v Hong Kong Tun’s Paper LimitedHCMP 1752/2016 Advised on credit card debts against defendant alleging unauthorized use of card via Apple Pay payment services Advised on business loans against defendant alleging wrongful freezing of accounts Advised on (in Chinese to Mainland-PRC clients) legality of Loan Agreements and Charges over shares under HKSAR Law Land Sea Reach Limited v Chu Siu FaiHCA 1014/2015: successful resisting of O.14 summary judgment application in case regarding possible development and/or sale and purchase of Ding House Superene Ltd. v Metro Fair Ltd., CACV230/2013: led by Mr. Edward Chan S.C., successful opposition to appeal regarding dispute over ownership of external wall of building Hung Shun Yee v Secretary for Justice, HCA 1809/2015: successful application for injunction in adverse possession claim regarding unleased government land The IO of Jing Hui Garden v Ng Kei Sang, CACV 242/2010: appeal regarding enforcement of DMC and contempt of court proceedings The IO of Fu Fai Gardens v China Concept Technology Co. Ltd., DCCJ 4044/2013- successful enforcement action of DMC against unauthorized partitioning of flat Advised on issuance of proceedings, lis pendens registration and effect of the same on possible attempts to sell flat by defendant in wrongful ownership/possession of real property Advised on building management/DMC disputes regarding alleged denial of access and wrongful possession of common parts Advised on claim for implied grant of right of way by way of simultaneous disposition Advised on terms and conditions of sale/Government grant and obligation of purchase of land in the preservation, conservation and/or compensation of particular trees in the Lot Advised on issues regarding legality of “Ding” house sale and purchase agreements Garnishee proceedings Eferton DMCC v Standard Chartered Bank (HK) Ltd (as Garnishee), HCCT 32/2016: resisting of garnishee and discovery proceeding based on a UK arbitration award to the value of US$37M Depula & Clark Inc. v Mulimba Ndumbi & SCB (HK) Ltd, DCCJ 4013/2014: resisting of garnishee proceeding based on claim of email fraud by person unknown Trusts and Estates Lily Dorothy Chan & Anor v Chan Orlando Yiu-Kui, HCMP 1043/2018, [2020] HKCFI 388: defending of application for change of executor of estate valued at more than CAD$20M Advised on the proper administration and distribution of estate Insurance AIA International Limited v Cheung Siu Yin, DCCJ 1456/2014: successful summary judgment application on behalf of insurance company in agency contract/advancement dispute against insurance agent) AIA International Limited v Wong Yuet Yue, DCCJ 4054/2014: assessment of damages on behalf of insurance company in agency contract/advancement dispute against insurance agent Personal Injury Man Yun Fei Angela v Chan See King & Anor, DCPI 1744/2013: representing defendant in a 3 day personal injury trial, defendant pleaded guilty to careless driving charge, causation disproved and quantum adjudicated at HK$0 Advised on Evidence, Liability, Quantum and Sanctioned Offers/Payments for personal injury claims for both plaintiffs and defendants Arbitration Conducted 5-day ad-hoc arbitration trial in US$3.9 claim and US$5M counterclaim in international sales of goods case from PRC to Pakistan via Hong Kong Successful US$2.3M claim for a PRC telecom company against a Taiwan computer chip manufacturing company in the HKIAC on contract for development of chips (both initial 1 month trial and subsequent re-hearing on limitation issue) Advised on garnishee proceedings based on London arbitration award against sums in bank accounts in Hong Kong and set-off thereof Criminal HKSAR v Rafael Hui & Ors, HCCC 98/2013, CACC 444/2014, [2017] 2 HKLRD 1: bribery/misconduct in public office charge against the former Chief Secretary of Hong Kong, at trial and on appeal Others Advised on limitation of action related matters Advised on taxation of costs and “indemnity principle” Advised on trademark and product description related matters of alcohol hand sanitizer products sold in USA Advised on claim for return of money advanced to money exchanger subsequently frozen by Bank/Police Force under letter of no consent Advised on company dispute and interpretation of Memorandum/Articles of Association Advised on possible judicial review application regarding environmental issues by nearby manufacturing plant Advised on family status discrimination against employee Advised on alleged disability discrimination by employee against employer PUBLICATIONS 收回土地條例>>補償 ─ 土地發展潛力的非黑即白 article regarding Lands Resumption Ordinance (Cap. 124) and the test for assessing development potential of land. Article:“Hong Kong court upheld arbitration clause and rejected attempts to argue limited scope and waiver (Bio-Chem Technology (HK) Ltd v Rich Leaf International (HK) Ltd)” Seminars “Hong Kong Legal Topics Seminar (Dongguan)” hosted by the Guangdong Lawyers Association and Dongguan Lawyers Association, Topic, “Mainland China and Hong Kong cross-border recognition and enforcement of civil judgments and arbitration awards” (2018)

Rede Chambers

Adrian Chee

Head of Corporate M&A Partner

Christopher & Lee Ong

Adrian Dan

Dr. iur., Attorney at Law, Partner

Kellerhals Carrard

Adrian Daniels

Partner, HighTech

Arnon, Tadmor-Levy

Adrian Dörig

Partner, Head of Banking & Finance Practice Group. Adrian Dörig is primarily active in banking and finance. He specialises in structured finance transactions, in particular acquisition, restructuring and lease financing. He also deals with regulatory and contractual issues relating to financial services, collective investment schemes and asset management. In addition, he advises clients on M&A projects and real estate transactions.

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