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Wayne W. Yang

Partner
Baker & McKenzie

Biography

Wayne Yang is a senior partner at Baker McKenzie's Taipei office, where he is knowledgeable in banking and finance, and securities law. He has extensive experience advising local and foreign financial institutions, arrangers, and equity participants on a wide range of transactions, including asset financing, syndicated loans, project finance, and structured finance. Wayne also advises clients on banking regulatory and advisory matters, such as bank mergers and acquisitions. He has acted for airlines, leasing companies, and other clients in structuring, negotiating, and arranging aircraft finance, sales, and leasing transactions. Additionally, Wayne has assisted foreign issuers in issuing New Taiwan Dollar-denominated bonds, as well as American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) and Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs). Furthermore, Wayne has been recognized as one of Taiwan's Top 100 Lawyers by the Asia Business Law Journal for consecutive years since 2019.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Acted for a major Taiwan bank in a NTD 4,119 billion term loan facility project in National Housing and Urban Regeneration Center.
  • Acted for arrangers in various finances for solar power projects and gas-fired power projects.
  • Acted for arrangers for finance and re-finance for major cable TV group in Taiwan.

Professional Honors

  • Named Recognized Practitioner by Chambers Greater China Region Guide (2024)
  • Named Recommended Lawyer by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2024)
  • Named A-List of Taiwan's Top 100 Lawyers by Asia Business Law Journal (2023)
  • Named Leading Lawyer – Highly Regarded by IFLR1000 (2024)

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Taipei Bar Association
  • New York Bar Association

Admissions

  • New York~United States (1994)
  • Taipei~Taiwan (1990)

Education

  • New York University (M.C.J.) (1993)
  • National Taiwan University (LL.B.) (1986)

Languages

  • Chinese
  • English