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Provided by Andrew Thorp
International Arbitration
Litigation & Insolvency
Investigations, Corporate Crime & Fraud
Trusts & Private Client Litigation
Restructuring
Distressed Funds
Andrew Thorp is a partner in our Litigation, Insolvency and Restructuring group in the BVI, where he specialises in cross-border asset recovery and insolvency work. His clients include law firms, banks, funds, private equity houses and trust companies.
Andrew is a recognised industry leader and largely focuses on pre-emptive remedies, including freezing orders, provisional liquidations and discovery orders, often against a background of fraud. He has a prolific track record of successful asset retrieval operations across CIS, Latin America and Asia. He is known for his strategic approach and effectiveness; clients benefit from his commerciality and insight. Additionally, Andrew has pioneered a number of cross-border protocols between court officers and are regularly retained to advise on the restructuring of international distressed structures.
His leadership roles include serving as a director of INSOL Global and as chairman of RISA. He is also an honorary member of COMBAR and the Chancery Bar Association.
Acting as offshore counsel to HKSE-listed PRC property development firm Kaisa Group in a US$2.77 billion debt restructuring via a scheme of arrangement.
Acting for Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world’s largest telecommunications equipment maker and supplier, in a dispute concerning the appointment of a liquidator of C-Mobile Services.
Advising a shareholder of one of the top 10 New York hedge funds on a petition brought to prevent the US$350 million restructuring of a NYSE-listed BVI company invested in a Chinese aluminium wheel business.
Acting for LeniGas Cuba on its reverse takeover of Knowlton Capital Inc. by way of a BVI scheme of arrangement. The restructuring was intended to enable major foreign direct investment into Cuba’s growing economy.
Advising FTI as liquidator of a number of Pacific Andes entities connected with the high-profile US$1.6 billion insolvency matter involving multiple cross border proceedings. The case is one of the largest ever insolvency matters to be heard by the BVI court.
Acting for Grant Thornton as provisional liquidators of BVI-incorporated financing entities related to the OAS Group international bankruptcy involving US$943 million in debt and courts in New York, the BVI and Brazil.
Provided by Chambers
Andrew Thorp is a senior and respected member of the team who is well versed in liquidation, asset tracing and insolvency matters involving multiple jurisdictions.