Loeb Smith Attorneys: Full-Service Offshore Law Firm

Background

Hong Kong

u003cp style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eu003cemu003eLoeb Smith Hong Kong office is a full service offshore law firm offering award-winning legal services, governance and regulatory compliance, managed corporate services and consulting to clients based in or doing business across Asia.u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003ernu003cp style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eFor the Asia region, we focus on international finance and corporate with a particular emphasis on investment funds, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and finance. We also have a private wealth practice, which advises high-net-worth individuals and families throughout Asia, as well as intellectual property, dispute resolution practice and restructuring and corporate recovery legal services.u003c/pu003ernu003cp style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003e* Please note that Loeb Smith Attorneys is registered as a Foreign Law Firm in Hong Kong and does not practise Hong Kong Law.u003c/pu003e

Room 306, 3rd Floor Printing House, 6 Duddell Street, Central, Hong Kong
info@loebsmith.com
+(852) 3583 5000

Loeb Smith-Corporate Offshore Law Firm-Hong Kong office location

Why Hong Kong?

u003cp style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eLoeb Smith Hong Kong advises financial, institutional, business and private clients. Our Hong Kong legal services include a wide scope of practice areas built to help our clients with all their needs.u003c/pu003ernu003cp style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eLocated in the heart of Hong Kong’s financial district, our legal services team advises on the laws of the British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands delivering Asian time zone convenience to cater international clients doing business in and from Hong Kong, mainland and the wider Asian region and provide advice in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese. We don’t practise Hong Kong law.u003c/pu003e

Our legal experts in Loeb Smith’s Hong Kong office are acclaimed for providing client-focused, success-driven services in an ample range of practices.

Practice Areas

u003cp style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eOur Hong Kong firm offers practical, intuitive advice that is tailored to each client. The attorneys work hard to give customized advice regarding registration of security and enforceability of security documentation, parent and sister company guarantees and first demand guarantees, asset-backed and receivable financing.u003c/pu003ernu003cp style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eIncluded in the banking u0026amp; finance legalities are:u003c/pu003ernrnu003culu003ern tu003cliu003eComplex group financingsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eCorporate debt refinancingu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eComprising syndicated loan agreementsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ePrivate placements and inter-creditor agreementsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eDebt subordination issuesu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003e
Our attorneys are very experienced in blockchain technology, fintech and cryptocurrency transactions with this fast-paced and rapidly growing industry and ready to assist with: -rnu003culu003ern tu003cliu003eCounseling clients on their initial coin or token offerings or security token offerings (ICOs/ITOs/STOs) in the Cayman Islands, including structuring issues, SAFT/SAFTE agreements, reviewing the White Paper and the terms and conditions of the blockchain platform, and drafting the token sale documentationu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eAdvising clients on issues related to offshore investment funds investing in digital assets and specific risk factorsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eAdvising on tokenized funds investing in venture capital or real estateu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eAdvising on corporate, financing and intellectual property issues related to investments in blockchain companies and joint venture projectsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eAdvising token issuers and cryptocurrency funds on compliance with the Cayman Islands Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations.u003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003e
u003cp style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eOur Hong Kong firm has proficient attorneys on hand to create innovative solutions that meet our client’s objectives in capital markets. In addition to our one-to-one client consultations, our team in Hong Kong have been deeply involved in directing issuers, lead u0026amp; investment managers, underwriters, arrangers, trustees and more with a broad scope of international debt offerings.u003c/pu003ernrnu003culu003ern tu003cliu003eMedium-term note programsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eHigh-yield bondsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eConvertible and exchangeable bondsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eTender offersu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eSovereign debt offeringsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eLoan participation notesu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eVariable funding notesu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eAnd moreu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003e
u003cp style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eWe provide our clients in Hong Kong with issues about shareholder disputes, fiduciary issues, issuing legal opinions, legal due diligence reports, and more. In doing so, we make sure our clients acquire insightful, practical advice that will deal with their primary concerns. These include:u003c/pu003ernrnu003culu003ern tu003cliu003eLegal due diligence reportsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eIssuing Legal Opinionsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eCross border joint venture transactionsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eSolvent group reorganizations via scheme of arrangementu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eAcquisition and disposal of shares and business assetsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eRe-domiciliation of corporate vehicles from other jurisdictions to Hong Kongu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eMigration of corporate vehicles from Hong Kong to other jurisdictionsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eShareholder disputes, including derivative actions and class actionsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eAnd moreu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003e
Enforcement of security, asset tracing, schemes of arrangement and other Court driven restructurings, and voluntary liquidations. Our team is experienced in: -rnu003culu003ern tu003cliu003eDebt u0026amp; Equity Rescheduling u0026amp; Refinancingu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eDistressed situations, asset investing, Mu0026amp;A, funds and private equityu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eFunds restructuringu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eWinding-up proceedingsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eLiquidationsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eAnd more…u003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003e
u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eOur investment funds group has extensive experience in advising on the formation, structuring and launch of a broad range of investment funds in the Cayman Islands, including the following asset classes: -u003c/spanu003ernu003culu003ern tu003cliu003eHedge Fundsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ePrivate Equity Fundsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eVenture Capitalu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eInfrastructure Project Fundsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eCryptocurrency Fundsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eOpen-ended Fundsrnu003culu003ern tu003cliu003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eRegistered Fundsu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eAdministration Fundsu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eLimited Investoru003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eListed Fundsu003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eu003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eAnd more ….u003c/spanu003eu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003e
u003cp style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eOver the past few years, there have been dramatic changes in the way high-net-worth (HNW) families in Hong Kong, Singapore and Asia Pacific. Cayman Islands have a wide variety of succession planning options that a HNW family will consider attractive, including: -u003c/pu003ernrnu003culu003ern tu003cliu003eIPO planningu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eStructuringu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eFamily office set up and governanceu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eTrust Advisory and establishmentu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eDeveloping Policies and Procedures and Best Practicesu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eRegistration of Intellectual Propertyu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eBusiness succession planningu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eLegacyu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eAnd much more….u003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003e
u003cp style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eWe have an entity management services team assisting in setting up and maintenance of companies are suitable for startups, international corporates, financial institutions, private wealth clients, there expertise includes advising on: -u003c/pu003ernrnu003culu003ern tu003cliu003eCayman Islands AML / CFT trainingu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ePrivate Wealth and Family office Servicernu003culu003ern tu003cliu003eTrust and Foundations advisoryu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eFamily Officeu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eCompanies and family limited partnershipsu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eEmployee incentives and Pensionu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eESGu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eInvestor Servicesu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003ernu003culu003ern tu003cliu003eRegistrar Serviceu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eFATCA and CRS Complianceu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eAML serviceu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003ernu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eCorporate Administrationu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eRegistered Office / Registered Agent and domiciliation serviceu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eAnd more …u003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003e
u003cp style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eOur work includes launching sustainable investment (SI) and impact funds, advising on green, social and sustainable bonds/loans as well as other sustainability linked financings and related structures. We can advise on the incorporation of ESG and/or impact objectives into private wealth and other structures and help clients mitigate risk in the context of ESG and sustainability under BVI and Cayman laws.rnOur expertise includes advising on:u003c/pu003ernrnu003culu003ern tu003cliu003eSustainable investment consultingu003c/liu003ern tu003cliu003eRegulatory consultingu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003e