Michael has more than 15 years of experience in cross-border capital market transactions, particularly issuance of a wide range of debt securities and liabilities management. His clients include leading investment banks and Chinese state-owned and private companies engaging in the construction, real estate development, financial services, automobile manufacturing and distribution, consumer, energy and mining etc.
Michael has participated as lead attorney in a number of high profiled offshore bond issuances by large SOEs and well known private companies, for example:
- State-owned Enterprises (financial institutions): Bank of China, China Everbright, China Cinda, China Exim Bank, Industrial Bank, Bank of Shanghai, Guotai Junan International, China CITIC Bank International, China Merchants Securities, Zhongtai Securities, GF Securities, Dongxing Securities, China Industrial Securities and CDB Leasing.
- State-owned Enterprises (non-financial institutions): China National Nuclear Corporation, China General Nuclear Power Group, China North Industries Group, CNOOC, China Tourism Group, China National Gold Group, China Merchants Group, CSSC Shipping and China Reform Holdings Corporation.
- Private companies:Zhejiang Geely, ENN Ecological, AAC Technologies, Foxconn Industrial Internet, Ming Yang Smart Energy Group and CNGR.
Michael was named the “Next Generation Partner” in Debt Capital Markets by Legal 500 Asia Pacific in 2023 and 2024, the “Rising Star Partner” by IFLR1000 from 2022 to 2024, and “Leading Lawyer” in Debt Capital Markets (International Firms) by Chambers & Partners (Asia Pacific) from 2021 to 2024. He was also shortlisted as the "Young Lawyer of the Year" by Asia Legal Business Hong Kong Awards in 2019.
Michael practiced at a Wall Street law firm and a leading UK law firm before joining KWM. He is admitted to practice in the State of New York, United States and is registered as a Foreign Lawyer in Hong Kong. He speaks native Mandarin and Cantonese and fluent English.