Dr. Gregory Xu
Partner
Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance

Dr Gregory Xu leads in the general banking and project financing offering for Southeast Asia out of the Singapore office. He has over 15 years' experience structuring, documenting, restructuring and enforcing high value transactions across a range of complex multi-jurisdictional matters.

ILFR1000 recognises him as a 'key figure' of the Singapore office and The Legal 500 lists him as a 'Next Generation Partner' and 'Recommended Lawyer', highlighting his skills "for financing that requires structuring against a combination of limited recourse and non-recourse syndicated and bilateral transactions".

Gregory advises on multi-million-dollar transactions across a diverse range of sectors, including transportation (shipping and aviation), trade, life sciences, energy and technology. He has particular expertise in project finance and asset finance, and the India Business Law Journal lauds his "extensive experience in asset finance, particularly shipping and transport”. He also has particular expertise in green and sustainability-linked loans.

His clients include financial institutions, funds, export credit agencies, leasing houses, asset owners and Fortune 500 companies. Gregory regularly advises on corporate and commercial law instructions, and his expertise also extends to multi-jurisdictional competing security enforcement actions and restructurings, particularly those arising from insolvency and distressed situations. He is featured as a recommended lawyer in a number of Asia-Pacific jurisdictions by independent legal directories, and is recognised by The Legal 500 for his "broad practice, technical capabilities and commercial acumen".
Gregory is presently admitted to practice law in New York, England & Wales, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand and is an elected Council Member of the Law Society of Singapore. He is a committee member with the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA), and participates in initiatives of the Singapore Institute of Legal Education and the Law Society Pro Bono Services Office. He is also a regular speaker at industry conferences.

"Gregory Xu brings extensive multi-jurisdictional expertise, an outstanding ability to build consensus, and a constructive approach to all transactions: always a pleasure to work with."
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023