Senior Partner

Shanghai

+86 13817636767

Highly regarded

English and Mandarin


Bar admissions:

China

Jurisdictions:

China

Practice areas:

Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation


Frank qualified as a Chinese lawyer in 1998 and joined Dentons Shanghai in 2001. He is co-head of financial institutions sector and leader of financial derivatives group in China region. He has extensive experience in advising domestic and international clients on both inbound and outbound transactions. 

  • Represented China Financial Futures Exchange on the establishment of CENEIX (China Europe International Exchange) with Shanghai Stock Exchange and Deutsche Borse AG in Frankfurt.
  • Provided legal retainer services to Shanghai Stock Exchange.
  • Advised on the ISDA agreement signed for Financial Derivatives trade conducted by Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. and Bank of China and issued revise advice under PRC Law.
  • Advised on the syndicated loan transfer from Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank Hong Kong Branch to Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank.
  • Advised China Development Bank on its US dollar finance to the Greenland Group’s Jeju Island Project (approximately USD47million).

  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Derivatives
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • M&A
  • Structured finance/securitisation

  • Banking
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Investment management
  • Real estate

  • China
  • Singapore

  • Vice Chairman of Futures Practice Committee, Shanghai Bar Association
  • Adjunct professor of Law School, Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade
  • Postgraduate tutor of Graduate School of East China University of Political Science and Law
  • Member of Financial Business Commission of Shanghai Law Society
  • Member of Case Hearing Committee of China Financial Futures Exchange
  • Member of Supervisory Committee of Dalian Commodity Exchange
  • Arbitrator of Dalian/Harbin/Weifang/Tangshan/ Arbitration Commission

Doctor of Business Administration, Singapore University of Social Sciences, 2021.
Master of Science in Finance, Singapore Nanyang Technological University, 2009.
LL.M, East China University of Politics Science and Law, 2005.
LLB, Heilongjiang University, 2001.