Ling Yan Pang

As a senior associate in the Auckland office, Ling Yan specialises in debt capital markets and structured finance, in particular securitisations and covered bonds. Her work highlights include acting on ASB Bank’s USMTN and covered bond programmes, Goodman Property Trust's inaugural green bond issuance and New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency's debut sustainable financing bond issuance.  

Ling Yan also regularly advises corporates and financial institutions on financial services regulation, such as the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003, the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 and the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013. She is actively involved in legislative developments, including submissions on the Deposit Takers Bill and appearing before Parliament's Finance and Expenditure Committee on the Financial Markets Infrastructure Bill.

Ling Yan has advised both New Zealand and international clients on a broad range of transactions, including:

• Acting for ASB on its USMTN programme, including the US$600 million tier two issuance under that programme.

• Acting for Goodman Property Trust on its inaugural green bond issuance.

• Acting for the New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency on its debut $1.1 billion sustainable financing bonds, syndicated bond offers, and establishment of its AU$2 billion debt programme.

• Acting for the arrangers (including BNZ and Westpac) on issuances out of Resimac's RMBS programme.

• Acting for ASB on its UK listed covered bonds programme and issuances under the programme.

• Acting for Argosy Property on its debut debt issuance, being the first issue of green bonds by a New Zealand corporate.

• Acting for the trustee on issuances out of Bluestone's RMBS programme.

• Acting for ANZ, ASB, BNZ and Westpac on the joint submission on the Reserve Bank's proposed RMBS structure for registered banks.

LLB (Hons), BSc, University of Auckland

Ling Yan began her career at Russell McVeagh. She worked at Linklaters LLP in London in the structured finance group before returning to Russell McVeagh in 2017. 

Ling Yan was recognised for Structured Finance Law by the Best Lawyers 2023 guide, and was named a Rising Star 2021 by NZ Lawyer.

Ling Yan is a contributor to the New Zealand Securitisation chapter for the 2022, 2023 and 2024 Chambers and Partners Global Practice Guides.