Yvonne has a broad finance and transactional regulatory practice. Yvonne has extensive experience on a wide range of structured finance transactions including repackagings, total return swap structures, structured equity derivatives trades (including margin loans and collar financing), covered bonds, securitisations, credit-enhanced bond structures and other asset-backed securities and structured securities for leading banks, investment houses and private capital houses. She has also advised on a wide range of OTC derivatives matters relating to ISDA and GMRA documentation (including close-out procedures and collateral structured arrangements). She has advised on OTC derivatives regulatory reform including margin for uncleared swaps, mandatory clearing and reporting in Hong Kong and other APAC jurisdictions as well as iBOR remediation.
In addition, Yvonne has experience in advising in relation to complaints of mis-selling regarding derivatives products and other derivatives disputes. On the regulatory front, Yvonne’s experience includes advising on disclosure of substantial shareholder interests and market misconduct in Hong Kong.
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Yvonne specialises in derivatives and structured finance and is qualified in Hong Kong and England and Wales.
Expertise
Industries
Experience
Pro bono
Advising on the application for refugee status in a third country jurisdiction.
Speaking Engagements
- She regularly presents at and participates in industry conferences and other events, including ISDA
Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations
Law Society, Hong Kong
Recognition
“Yvonne Siew offers strong communication and is able to distil client concerns and provide commercial solutions targeted at non-lawyers.”
Chambers, 2024
“Yvonne is great; she's a phenomenally good lawyer.”
Chambers, 2024
Awards
- Leading Individual: Structured Finance and Securitisation (Hong Kong), The Legal 500, consecutive years
Qualifications
Admissions
Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 1996
Admitted as solicitor, Hong Kong, 2009
Academic
MA, Law, University of Cambridge, 1991
BCL, Oxford University, 1992
Languages
English
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.