OVERVIEW
Irena is an associate of Maples and Calder's Finance team in the Maples Group's Hong Kong office. She has been practising offshore law since 2007 and has extensive experience advising clients on both British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands law principally assisting international financial institutions and public companies listed on various stock exchanges on corporate finance transactions. She advises on conventional bilateral and syndication lending, project finance, asset and property financing, capital markets and mergers and acquisitions.
BACKGROUND
Irena first joined the Maples Group in 2007. She has worked for another international law firm and for Zul Rafique & partners in Malaysia prior to moving to Hong Kong. Irena is fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka and Malay.
BAR ADMISSIONS
2001 – Called to the Bar of England and Wales (not practising)
2003 – Admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya (Malaysia) (not practising)
2003 – Admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia) (not practising)
2011 – Admitted as a Barrister of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)
2011 – Admitted as a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong (not practising)
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
FinanceLANGUAGES
Cantonese
English
Hakka
Malay
Mandarin
EDUCATION
University of Cardiff, UK, Diploma in Bar Vocational Studies, 2001
University of Sheffield, UK, Bachelor of Laws, 2000
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KNOWLEDGE
- Innovations in Global Investment Fund Transactions and Jersey with Jersey Finance 27 September 2023
- Privy Council Upholds Shareholder Arbitration Agreement and Stays Just and Equitable Winding Up Petition 21 September 2023
- BVI Business Companies Requirements for New Annual Returns 19 September 2023
- Co-Invest and Carried Interest Solution for Private Equity Firms with Employees in India 19 September 2023
- Chambers Private Wealth Guide 2023: Cayman Islands 19 September 2023
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Welcomes Record Number of Newly Qualified Caymanian Lawyers in 2023 28 September 2023
- Maples Group's Leading London Investment Funds & Management Team Welcomes Three New Associates 26 September 2023
- Maples Group Represents Mountain Co SPAC Merger with FC Barcelona's Media Division 20 September 2023
- Maples Group Welcomes Cayman Islands Government's Expansion into Asia 18 September 2023
- Maples Group's International Tax Teams Recognised for Excellence by International Tax Review 06 September 2023