Aaron S. T. Ko

Associate

Hong Kong
aaron.ko@lw.com
+852.2912.2720

PRACTICES

  • Banking
  • Capital Markets
  • Derivatives, Equities & Structured Products
  • Greater China Practice
  • Structured Finance

INDUSTRIES

  • Financial Institutions

BAR QUALIFICATIONS

  • Hong Kong (Solicitor)
  • New South Wales (Australia)

EDUCATION

  • Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, College of Law, 2012
  • Bachelor of Law (Hons), University of Technology, Sydney, 2011
  • Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, University of Technology, Sydney, 2011

PROFILE

Aaron Ko is an associate in the Hong Kong office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Corporate Department.

Aaron advises international banks, financial institutions, corporates, and high net worth individuals on a range of structured finance, derivatives, capital markets, and banking transactions.

EXPERIENCE

Aaron’s recent experience includes advising on:

  • Offerings of debt, equity-linked, credit-linked, and hybrid securities such as convertible and exchangeable securities
  • Margin loans and other share backed financings secured on Hong Kong, US, Thai, and Indian listed securities
  • OTC derivatives across different asset classes including interest, FX, equity, and credit
  • Structured products and establishment of structured and repackaging programs