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Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms) - China
What the Team is Known For
King & Wood Mallesons' deeply experienced Hong Kong bench is bolstered by a significant Mainland China team offering clients extensive coverage in the region, backed by a wider global network. King & Wood Mallesons acts in a wide range of commercial and financial disputes for major listed companies and SOEs. The team possesses additional expertise in shareholder disputes, insolvency litigation, cross-border enforcement actions, compliance matters, debt recovery, copyright claims, competition disputes, probate litigation and fraud claims. It is also noted for its expertise in construction and infrastructure disputes.
Strengths
It's a really impressive team and really fun to work with too. They provide the correct service for what's needed in a particular situation, whether that's very technical, commercial or aggressive.
They have excellent connections in the Chinese market, which is a real differentiator. They're outstanding lawyers who are very thorough and hard-working.
This is a quality team of litigators. Their preparation is thorough and meticulous, and they are careful to protect their clients’ interests to the best of their ability. They are very professional.
Work Highlights
King & Wood Mallesons acted for Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings in contested winding-up proceedings instituted against it by a creditor.
Notable practitioners
He's a very good litigator insofar as he can do both construction and commercial litigation. He's good at helping PRC clients deal with the Western side of the work.
He works very well with clients and contractors.
Peter Bullock remains a strong adviser on TMT disputes, with additional expertise in shareholder disputes and debt recovery matters.
Peter Bullock is a solid lawyer and a good team leader who cares about his clients and the outcomes of cases and always behaves properly and carefully. He's a very safe pair of hands, in my view.
Paul Starr is as shrewd and capable as anyone in this space based in Hong Kong.
Rachel Yu wins recognition from the market as a partner in the ascendancy who is capable of handling a variety of commercial litigation, including shareholder disputes and the enforcement of loans and arbitral awards.
She is very capable and trilingual too.
She's always impressed me as a very well-rounded litigator and is very skilled in a wide variety of issues. She's technically very good, in writing and client management.
Rachel is a very good lawyer; I like her. She's very respectable and decent. She'll tell her client if they're doing something silly.