David Tsai

Practice Areas

David Tsai is experienced in a wide range of international bond offerings, medium term note programmes, hybrid securities and equity-linked products such as convertible bonds and exchangeable bonds.

David has represented issuers and underwriters, including advising leading banks, financial institutions, corporates and state-owned enterprises from the Greater China region, in a wide range of debt capital markets transactions, such as the first ever offshore Renminbi-denominated "dim sum" bond issuance carried out by a corporate, the first offshore bond offering from a PRC corporate involving credit enhancement via a keepwell deed and deed of equity interest undertaking structure and the first offshore corporate hybrid bond offering from a PRC corporate.

Career

University of Auckland (L.L.B.) 2001

University of Auckland (L.L.M). (Commercial Law) 2006

Admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong 2014

Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2013

Admitted as a barrister and solicitor in New Zealand 2001

Joined Clifford Chance 2014

Partner since 2017