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Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms) - China

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What the Team is Known For

Clifford Chance offers an internationally renowned dispute resolution team advising an impressive roster of international clients, including high net worth individuals and major financial institutions. The team is based in Hong Kong and is highly regarded for its outstanding work on multi-jurisdictional commercial disputes, with experience handling significant financial services litigation and insolvency disputes. It is also able to advise high net worth individuals on contentious trust and estate matters and regularly assists clients with securing interim measures.

Work Highlights

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  • Clifford Chance represented Citibank before the Court of Final Appeal in its defence against a 2007 claim by its former client, Asuransi Tugu Pratama, for reconstitution of its account by excluding wrongful debits, or alternatively a claim in damages for breach of Quincecare duty.

     

Strengths

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I rate them highly. They are always easy to work with and very accessible and quick to respond.

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Clifford Chance are very diligent, knowledgeable of the relevant law and court process and proactive in case management. Their hard work has helped reduce the pressure our company faced.

Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms) respondent
Greater China Region

They are a lean and effective team with very little duplication and the ability to deliver in a very tight timeframe. They are top of the class in terms of technical skills and knowledge.

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Notable Practitioners

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Donna Wacker
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Donna Wacker
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Donna Wacker is frequently called on by high-profile banking and financial services clients to advise on insolvency litigation, contentious regulatory matters and fraud claims. She also handles audit negligence claims. She is based between the firm's Hong Kong and Sydney offices.

Donna is terrific at what she does.

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Soo Khim Keoy
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Soo Khim Keoy
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Band 4

Soo Khim Keoy advises clients across the construction, financial services, energy and real estate sectors on a range of commercial disputes, with additional strengths advising private individuals.

Soo Khim is a very experienced and seasoned litigation lawyer in Hong Kong and the Asia region.

He's an absolute class act who is an extremely knowledgable and thoughtful commercial litigator. He gives clear, simple advice and is a master stratgeist.

He is good at building a rapport with the client and responds very well. He works to ensure different teams from different jurisdictions work in concert with each other to present a common front.

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Michael Wang
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Up and Coming

Michael Wang is a partner in the firm's Hong Kong office who is particuarly strong in advising on banking and finance litigation. His clientele includes prominent international banks, accounting firms and financial institutions.

He has a good portfolio of clients, with particular expertise in banking and finance.

He's a true trilingual lawyer in the litigation space. He is always there, very responsive and commercial. He's able to deliver.

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Donna Wacker
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Donna Wacker
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Soo Khim Keoy
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Soo Khim Keoy
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Michael Wang
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Up and Coming
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