Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms) - China
Band 4
What the Team is Known For
Karas So LLP in association with Mishcon de Reya has won notable recognition as a dedicated litigation firm in Hong Kong. The firm handles a wide range of contentious issues, including large project litigation, shareholder disputes, insolvency disputes and asset-freezing orders. It is also experienced in audit negligence cases and high-value trust and estate-related litigation.
Strengths
They are very serious about their litigation and are technically very able, with a very client-focused approach.
The team provide timely, commercial and practical advice. They are able to identify legal issues promptly and provide viable, innovative and practical solutions.
Karas So is known in the market to be a formidable team of disputes lawyers.
Work Highlights
Karas So advised the court-appointed liquidators of China Evergrande Group, Edward Middleton and Tiffany Wong of Alvarez & Marsal Asia on investigating and pursuing claims against various targets with a view to making recoveries for Evergrande's affected creditors.
Notable practitioners
Jason Karas is the managing partner of Karas So. He has considerable experience handling a range of commercial disputes and is often singled out for his deft handling of insolvency cases.
Jason is very good. He's gets very involved in the nitty gritty of the legal side as well as the client side.
Jason has a very good insolvency practice acting for liquidators.
Jason produces absolutely first-class work that is at the cutting edge.
Kevin So handles a robust variety of commercial disputes, with a particular focus on debt and insolvency matters, as well as trust and probate disputes.
Kevin’s past experience in the top litigation teams in Hong Kong and exposure to some of the most high-profile disputes gives him a definite edge and experience in handling a broad range of disputes.
Kevin can identify the issues promptly and with a distinct point of view. His advice is innovative, customised and very practical.
He's always very switched on and smart about everything. His ability to understand the issues and catch on to things is better than most solicitors.
Alex Wong is an increasingly prominent adviser to a range of high net worth individuals on estate disputes and asset recovery litigation. He also handles a range of other commercial disputes.
He's intelligent, technically sound and pragmatic.
Alex provides a very high level of dedicated services with in-depth analysis. He has lots of experience.
He is a good lawyer who is on the ball and works well with the team.
