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Frances Woo |
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Managing Partner - Hong Kong
Corporate & Commercial
Frances Woo is Managing Partner of the Hong Kong office and Local Practice Group Head of both the Corporate and Commercial and Private Client and Trusts Practice Groups. She practises a full range of corporate and commercial law particularly specialising in mergers and acquisitions, advising on public and private offerings of debt and equity, restructurings, structured and other finance matters and funds work (mutual funds, unit trusts, limited partnerships, private equity). Clients include global and regional financial institutions, multi-national organisations, listed entities and private equity houses.
Prior to joining the group in 1994, Frances practised corporate and commercial law in Toronto, Canada. She became a partner of Appleby in 1997 and managing partner of the Hong Kong office in 2000.
Frances was born and educated in Toronto, Canada. She holds a B.Sc. Honours Degree from the University of Toronto graduating in 1987 with distinction. She went on to study law at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University obtaining a LL.B. degree in 1991. Frances is a barrister and solicitor in Canada, a solicitor in England and Wales (now non-practising), Hong Kong and in the British Virgin Islands and is registered with the Bermuda Bar.
Frances is fluent in English, Cantonese and Putonghua. She is a member of the International Bar Association, the Inter-Pacific Bar Association, the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Law Society of Hong Kong and a non-practising member of the Law Society of England and Wales. She is also a founding member of the Asia Pacific Offshore Institute and is a frequent speaker at conferences in the region.
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| Hong Kong |
| 8th Floor |
Bank of America Tower
12 Harcourt Road |
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| Hong Kong |
| Team / Area of Practice |
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Insurance
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Funds & Investment Services
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Banking & Asset Finance
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Islamic & Structured Finance
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Corporate Finance
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Insolvency & Restructuring
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Private Client & Trusts
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Fund Disputes
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Mergers & Acquisitions
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Mutual Funds
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Public & Private Offerings of Debt & Equity
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Reconstructions & Reorganisations
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Telecommunications & Technology
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| Education |
| University of Toronto (Canada) |
| York University (Canada) |
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| British Virgin Islands, 2004
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| Bermuda, 1998
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| Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong (non-practising), 1995
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| Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England & Wales (non-practising), 1994
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| Bar of Ontario (non-practising), 1993
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