Biography: Banking

Doreen Sim is a partner in Rodyk & Davidson LLP's finance practice group.

Doreen specialises in general banking, finance and security transactions. She advises banks, financial institutions and borrowers on a wide range of loan and other debt related transactions (both locally and internationally) including bilateral, club and syndicated loans (encompassing cross border and multi-currency transactions), project finance, acquisition and asset financing, risk and funded sub-participations, transferable loans, loans with embedded debt-instrument or share conversion options, assignment and novation of loans and securitisations.

Doreen has been involved in the structuring of loans and other financial transactions and is familiar with a myriad of loan and security documentation, including, debentures, assignments, charges, deeds of subordination and funding undertakings as well as guarantees and indemnities, priority sharing deeds and inter-creditor agreements.

Doreen has advised on banking and other financial laws and regulations, electronic banking and derivative transactions, bankruptcy and insolvency laws and debt restructuring and has undertaken the review of account opening and other standard forms and banking documents for banks and financial institutions.

Doreen is named as a leading lawyer for banking in IFLR 1000 and a leading individual for banking & finance in Chambers Global 2010 as well as Chambers Asia 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions.

Doreen has given talks and written articles on banking and banking related issues.