Commercial litigation
Raiffeisen Bank International
Acting for the bank to recover a majority equity stake in a HK listco.
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Acting for the retired administrators of the Estate of Nina Wang.
Phillips auction house
Acting in HK litigation; title and contractual lien dispute.
Professional and management liability
Accountancy/ insolvency
Office holder PI defence.
Advisory re regulatory investigations.
Advsiory re risk and reputation issues.
Audit negligence; prosecute and defend.
Fraud and asset recovery
Global bank
US$89 million bunker fuel fraud: HK Mareva injunctions, disclosure and tracing orders against multiple Ds, proprietary claims; appointment of provisional liquidators; working with the HK Commercial Crime Bureau.
European MNC
US$20 million email fraud: PRC and HK investigations; HK Mareva injunction and disclosure orders; working with the HK Commercial Crime Bureau.
US listco
HK injunction and disclosure orders to trace misappropriated equity investment proceeds; managed further litigation in the PRC and Liechtenstein.
US receivers
Advised on recovery of PONZI proceeds wired through HK and PRC bank accounts.
Restructuring and insolvency
Shanghai Huaxin
Advising liquidators: debt restructure; sale of HK properties; asset stripping investigation; garnishee disputes; AR claims.
CECEP Costin
Advising liquidators: HK listco restructure; asset stripping investigation; examination proceedings against ex-auditor.
Family Office
Advising in respect of PRC / HK / Mauritius restructuring and related Singapore litigation.
Winsway (now E-Commodities)
Company side: US$350 million debt and equity restructure of a HK listco via parallel HK and BVI schemes of arrangement and US Chpt 15 recognition. Shortlisted for Finance Deal of the Year: Restructuring & Insolvency at The Asia Legal Awards and also for Restructuring Team of the Year at the British Legal Awards. Awarded “most important recognition decision” at the GRR Awards.
Coastal Oil
Advising liquidators and bankruptcy trustee - bunker fuel fraud: asset stripping investigation; asset recovery litigation.