Dhevine Chandrapala has been a crucial part of Sidley’s international restructuring practice, having been a founding member of the Hong Kong restructuring team since 2022.

Dhevine has significant experience in leading complex cross-border restructuring across the capital structure, and particularly on the debtor side and across Asian and European situations. He has advised on a number of high-profile Chinese real estate restructurings, including Sunac, Sino-Ocean, Kaisa, and Shimao, all which have earned numerous accolades such as GRR Awards, FT Innovative Lawyers APAC Awards, IFR Asia, China Business Law Journal, and IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards.

He also advises private equity and credit houses, hedge funds, and investment banks in their review and diligence of Asian and European investment opportunities in stressed and distressed transactions.

Dhevine is recommended for Restructuring & Insolvency by Legal 500 Asia Pacific and UK, noted for being a key figure in high-value China real estate restructurings.