Carmen Cheng, a partner at Zhong Lun Law Firm LLP leads the Banking and Finance team of the Hong Kong office. She has extensive experience in the areas of syndicated loans, acquisition finance, real estate finance, asset finance, cross-border finance, project finance, margin finance, structured finance and debt restructuring, consistently delivering exceptional legal services to numerous prominent domestic and foreign financial institutions, sponsors, issuers, arrangers and corporate borrowers. Carmen has also passed all stages of examination for Hong Kong Legal Practitioners to practice in the Greater Bay Area. This allows her to tap the opportunities emerging from the nation's rapid development.

Her leadership has seen the notable growth of the firm’s Banking and Finance practice, handling high-profile deals and representing over 30 financial institutions and sponsors, including the four largest commercial banks of the PRC, the policy banks of the PRC, and the four largest national asset management companies of the PRC. Carmen’s contribution extends beyond the office. She regularly provides bespoke training and seminars for clients and publishes articles on legal insights and updates in the Banking and Finance practice.

Carmen is recognised as one of the go-to lawyers for banking and finance work with numerous prominent financial institutions and sponsors. Clients commend Carmen as one of the best young lawyers in the Banking and Finance practice, who remains highly responsive and pragmatic even in very challenging circumstances.