Beech joins from A&O Shearman where he was the co-managing partner of its Singapore office and Asia Pacific corporate trust and agency team lead.
He has almost 25 years’ experience, advising corporate trustees and agents across the market on the full range of debt capital markets transactions, including corporate and financial institution debt, regulatory capital and other subordinated debt, equity-linked products, repackagings, CLOs, securitisations, covered bonds and infrastructure and project finance. He also advises trustees on defaults, modifications, waivers, restructurings and liability management, as well as disputes and litigation.
With over a decade’s experience, Lui also joins from A&O Shearman where she was counsel in its corporate trust and agency team based in Hong Kong. She previously trained with Reed Smith in its London office.
Lui advises corporate trustees and agents on a wide range of debt capital market and loan financing transactions, including standalone issues, MTN programmes, equity linked products, repackagings and securitisations. Her experience covers real estate financing, project financing and structured financing. Lui also regularly advising corporate trustees on all post-issuance matters, including defaults and restructurings.
Beech will be based in Reed Smith’s Singapore office and Lui in its Hong Kong office.
Praj Samant, Reed Smith’s Asia-Pacific managing partner, said: “We are thrilled to welcome lawyers of Tim and Regina’s calibre to the firm. They are standout names in the market and their arrival will prove a huge asset to our financial industry clients in Asia, many of whom are already very familiar with them both.”
Panos Katsambas, co-chair of Reed Smith’s Financial Industry Group, added: “Our market-leading global corporate trust and agency practice possesses deep industry and subject matter expertise to meet the needs of our clients across the full range of capital markets, structured finance, project finance, real estate, loan agency, royalty and settlement trusts and banking transactions throughout the life cycle of those transactions. With Tim and Regina on board we are now even more well equipped to support our clients on a global scale and on their most complex matters in this space.”
Beech commented: “I am delighted to be joining Reed Smith’s leading corporate trust and agency practice. The firm is known for its collaborative approach, fielding cross-border teams of hugely talented lawyers to find innovative solutions for its clients. I look forward to working with the wider team to help grow our offering in Asia and globally.”
Lui added: “It’s great to be back at Reed Smith. Having trained with the firm, I am already very familiar with their client-centric culture and willingness to go above and beyond to deliver the very best service. It’s an exciting time to be joining the firm as it continues to grow.”