Legal Counsel, IBD Legal, Legal

Key Areas of Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day legal support to investment banking team bankers primarily based in Hong Kong and countries in APAC
• Cover all types of Equity Capital Markets transactions, namely, IPOs (HK, US and elsewhere), blocks and placements, equity-linked product transactions and M&A advisory work (including public and private M&As)
• Review and negotiate various transaction documents, such as sponsor-OC mandate, third-party engagements, underwriting agreements, comfort packages, legal opinions as well as regulatory submissions
• Advise deal teams on various legal, regulatory, structural, reputational and other transaction-related issues
• Prepare and draft engagement letters, confidentiality agreements and other documents as needed and work on building up the firm’s templates and know-how.
• Maintain and enhance template agreements, standard forms, and internal legal know-how to improve efficiency and consistency across transactions.
• Collaborate closely with the Investment Banking Compliance team on regulatory matters, including securities laws, listing rules, and cross-border requirements.
• Monitor, interpret, and advise on emerging legal and regulatory developments in APAC capital markets that may impact the firm’s investment banking business.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or above in Law
• Minimum 2 years of post-qualification experience as a capital markets lawyer qualified in Hong Kong or U.S. or another major jurisdiction
• Possess solid HKIPO execution experience. Good knowledge of Hong Kong regulations (such as the SFO, HKEx listing rules, Takeovers Code and SFC Code of Conduct)
• Good knowledge of the regulatory framework applicable to investment banks in Hong Kong (in particular the SFC sponsor regime and OC-CMI regime)
• Being comfortable to handle and advise bankers of all levels. A partnerable team-player.
• Strong analytical and interpersonal organizational skills
• Excellent command of both English and Chinese
• Able to review and draft documents in Chinese is a must, conversational Mandarin is required