Tien Tai

About Tien

Tien is a Partner in HFW’s Shipping team. He is a finance lawyer specialising in structured trade, commodity finance and ship finance and has been based in the UAE for over 18 years.

Tien also specialises in asset and international finance including acting for financial institutions (including commercial and development banks), international corporations and shipping companies in relation to the financing, chartering, newbuilding and sale and purchase of ships and yachts including Islamic finance techniques.

Tien was previously seconded to the in-house legal team of a major banking client in the Dubai International Financial Centre.

Along with Andrzej Czernis, Tien contributed the UAE chapter of Getting the Deal Through Ship Finance Handbook 2023, which contains international insights into all areas of finance and vessel ownership affecting the international shipping industry. It is available to download by clicking here.