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Withers KhattarWong (WKW), the Singapore office of Withers, has hired two banking and finance lawyers from Morgan Lewis Stamford, including partner Chen Guan Feng.

Chen, who has more than 25 years of experience, advises on cross-border banking and finance, and private corporate debt restructurings and insolvency in Singapore and Indonesia.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis Stamford, Chen was with White & Case for nearly two decades, where he co-headed the firm’s banking and restructuring practice. He worked in the firm’s Singapore, Hong Kong, and London offices

With the hire of Chen, WKW currently has 27 partners.

 

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