Bryson, William E.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Bill Bryson represents lenders, borrowers, arrangers, and investors in the negotiation, documentation, and closing of a wide variety of financial transactions, including syndicated loans, asset finance (vessels, aircraft, real estate), securitization and other structured transactions, acquisition finance, and distressed debt acquisitions, resolution, and servicing. He also has represented banks, insurance companies, and private equity funds in M&A transactions. Bill leads the Firm's Greater China Banking & Finance Practice.

Bill has broad experience in financial transactions. He is a leading lawyer in Taiwan in both distressed debt and securitization transactions, acting as lead counsel on more than 120 such deals in Taiwan, China, the Philippines, and Thailand in a three-year period. Bill also has led many deals that are "firsts" in the Taiwan market, most recently representing a foreign investor in its acquisition of a controlling stake in a listed financial holding company in Taiwan. He also is active in insolvency and restructuring matters, recently assisting in the restructuring of real estate-related loans in China and assisting the Lehman bankruptcy estate in the resolution of Lehman-related assets in Taiwan.

Bill is recognized as a leading lawyer in Taiwan by the Chambers Asia and Global guides, PLC Which lawyer?, Asia Pacific Legal 500, and Asialaw Leading Lawyers. He also received two Distinguished Service Awards from the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan for his leadership in the Chamber's lobbying efforts.

Areas of Practice

• Banking & Finance
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Real Estate
• Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances
• Construction
• Financial Services
• Hospitality
• M&A Transactions
• Real Estate Capital Markets

Representative Cases

• Ambac Assurance serves as guarantor in issuance of notes by Hsinchu International Mortgage Loan 1 Limited
• Chinfon Global Corp divests interest in Chinfon-Manulife Insurance Corp
• Industrial Bank of Taiwan arranges securitization to finance the expansion of Chi Mei Optoelectronics , (2009)
• Lehman Brothers acquires NPL and ROPOA portfolios in the Philippines
• Lehman Brothers acquires NPLs from First Commercial Bank of Taiwan , (2009)
• Merrill Lynch acquires NLP from Cosmos Bank , (2009)
• Merrill Lynch Real Estate acquires three Taipei industrial properties, with subsequent sale-leaseback
• Micron Technology enters into joint venture with Nanya Technology relating to Inotera Memories
• Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds acquire NPL from Huarong , (2009)
• S&P acts as rating agent in JSB Taiwan Auto One securitization transaction
• S&P serves as rating agent in Cosmos Bank securitization transaction
• Shinsei Bank and Capital Target Ltd. acquire control of Jih Sun Financial , (2009)
• Shinsei Bank Limited acquires 35% interest in Jih Sun Financial for $382 million , (2009)
• Sysware sells Kimo.com, Taiwan's No. 1 website, to Yahoo!
• Yulon Group forms joint venture with Level 3 Communications , (2009)

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Commercial Banks, Commercial Leasing, Commercial Leasing, Commercial Real Estate, Condemnation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Conveyancing, Corporate Governance, Credit Unions, Debtor/Creditor, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Eminent Domain, Formation & Business Planning, Franchising, International Banking, Joint Ventures, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Lending & Secured Transactions, Limited Liability Companies, Loan Workouts, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Public Finance, Real Estate Law, Reorganizations, Residential Real Estate, Savings & Thrifts, Shareholders' Rights, State & Municipal Bonds & Financing, Title Insurance, Trade Associations, Venture Capital

Bar Admissions

• Illinois
• New York

Education

• Duke University
• Tulane University

Published Works

• New Securitization Legislation in Taiwan: A Comprehensive Review, International Securitization & Structured Finance Report, 2002

Address

8th Floor
2 Tun Hwa South Road, Section 2
Taipei 106, Taiwan

Phones

886.2.7712.3214 (Business Phone)
86.10.5866.1111 (Other Phone)

Faxes

886.2.2704.6791 (Business Fax)
86.10.5866.1122 (Other Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com