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What the team is known for

Kirkland & Ellis's dispute resolution practice in Hong Kong is held in high regard for its deep experience in professional negligence cases, as well as in acting for liquidators in insolvency litigation. The team is also regularly mandated to handle fraud recovery matters and pursue bond defaults, in addition to a variety of other commercial litigation.

Strengths

"They offer top-notch judgement and skill to settle commercial disputes based upon Kirkland's deep bench of talented lawyers who are legally astute, commercially minded and formidable negotiators. They are the go-to for the most formidable and crisis situations."

"They're really amongst the most competent and well-versed solicitors I've seen. They're really knowledgeable about audit negligence cases and have a track record in the area."

Notable practitioners

Fergus Saurin is one of the heads of the Kirkland & Ellis disputes practice in Hong Kong and is rapidly winning a stellar reputation for handling professional negligence, bond default and fraud recovery disputes. "Fergus has quickly become one of the most trusted litigation advisers to his bondholder clients in Asia and internationally. He brings a strong work ethic, a commercial mindset and years of experience to legal negotiations." "Fergus is a strategic legal thinker with tactical acumen honed over decades of experience who provides razor-focused advice and clear recommendations."

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