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Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms) - China

4
Band 4

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.

Work Highlights

  • King & Wood Mallesons acted for Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings in contested winding-up proceedings instituted against it by a creditor.

Strengths

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They have excellent connections in the Chinese market, which is a real differentiator. They're outstanding lawyers who are very thorough and hard-working.

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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.

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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.

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Notable Practitioners

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5
Edmund Wan
5
Band 5
Edmund Wan maintains a solid reputation for his admirable work on a range of contentious issues, including competition and construction disputes. He acts for corporates, high net worth individuals and independent statutory bodies.

He works very well with clients and contractors.

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.

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5
Peter Bullock
5
Band 5

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.

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6
Paul Starr
6
Band 6
Paul Starr is best known for handling contentious construction and infrastructure matters, as well as insolvency disputes. He is head of King & Wood Mallesons' dispute resolution practice in Hong Kong, with additional strengths in arbitration.

Paul Starr is as shrewd and capable as anyone in this space based in Hong Kong.

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Rachel Yu
U
Up and Coming

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.

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.

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.

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King & Wood Mallesons

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Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
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Edmund Wan
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Band 5
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Peter Bullock
5
Band 5
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Paul Starr
6
Band 6
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Rachel Yu
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Up and Coming
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