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Kathleen Aka

Kathleen Aka

Greater China Region 2026

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Practice Areas

Kathleen has extensive experience advising both debtors and creditors in relation to contentious and non-contentious restructuring and insolvency matters in the Asia-Pacific region. She is skilled in guiding clients through the most challenging and complex processes of financial restructuring, creditor enforcement, formal insolvency, insolvency litigation, distressed M&A, and distressed secondary debt trading. Kathleen has diverse experience advising clients across industries and in the full gamut of distressed situations, including bondholders, trustees, credit and distressed investment funds, banks, insolvency practitioners, shareholders, and distressed corporations.

Professional Memberships

Admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong and New South Wales, Australia.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Greater China Region

Restructuring/Insolvency (International Firms) - China

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Kathleen Aka possesses expertise advising liquidators and bondholders on cross-border restructurings. She also offers advice in relation to enforcement issues and distressed situations.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Kat is proactive and easy to deal with. She's also very well connected to the marketplace.

    Restructuring/Insolvency (International Firms)Chambers Greater China Region
  • Kathleen is a highly experienced professional who is knowledgeable and ensures that clients receive timely and reliable legal advice.

    Restructuring/Insolvency (International Firms)Chambers Greater China Region
  • Kathleen is a good partner. She's easy to get along with and has technical legal understanding.

    Restructuring/Insolvency (International Firms)Chambers Greater China Region

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