Florence Lau Tak Wei

Senior Knowledge lawyer

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Knowledgeable lawyer with experience in international banking transactions for the

Hong Kong Banking Team of Norton Rose Fulbright

tadpole_kd@yahoo.com.hk
WORK EXPERIENCE
(44) 7389782896 / (852)
94328682
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Hong Kong
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Date of Birth: 2nd June 1970 Senior Knowledge Lawyer

Norton Rose Fulbright
2005 – present

LANGUAGE SKILLS  advising on issues across global banking practice (including

structuring advice)
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 developing and maintaining bespoke precedents and developing
automation of precedents
Cantonese
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 leading internal legal training for banking and finance lawyers
English
  providing bespoke banking and finance legal training to clients

Mandarin  keeping lawyers across the banking and finance practice updated
 on current legal and commercial issues

 drafting external and internal briefings on development of law

WRITING SKILLS  conducting research on complex legal issues

___________________________ Managing Associate

___ Linklaters
1997 – 2005

Chinese (traditional and

simplified)  extensive transactional experience in international and cross-
 border transactions

English  advising lenders and borrowers on syndicated finance, real estate

 finance, acquisition finance and project finance

 advising on bank mergers and transfer of banking business

OTHER SKILLS
 advising on banking structure in PRC transactions
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___  restructuring work including advising on strategy and debt
restructuring structure
 Negotiation
 Public speaking

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 Training
 Teamwork
 Emotional intelligence
 Computer skills

Associate Solicitor
Johnson Stokes & Master
1995 - 1997

 extensive transactional experience in ship finance transactions

 advising on purchase of new built and second-hand vessels in various

jurisdictions

 advising on registration of vessels in various jurisdictions

Trainee Solicitor
Johnson Stokes & master
1993 - 1995

 advising on property financing involving sale and purchase of property

and land in Hong Kong

 advising on shipping finance

 conveyancing work

 litigation work

QUALIFICATION
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 Solicitor, qualified in Hong Kong

Qualified in 1995

 Solicitor, qualified in England & Wales

Qualified in 1997

EDUCATION
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 University of Hong Kong

Law Degree: First Class Honour (1989 – 1992)
Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (1993)

 Diocesan Girl’s School

Secondary education

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