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Katherine regularly advises clients on general commercial disputes and financial services regulatory matters with an emphasis on cross-border disputes. Katherine is a native Mandarin speaker, and she is fluent in English and Cantonese.
Katherine's commercial litigation and arbitration experience covers general contractual disputes, shareholder disputes, regulatory investigations, contentious insolvency matters, and professional services matters.
Katherine has represented clients in international arbitrations conducted under various institutional and ad hoc rules, including those of the HKIAC, UNCITRAL, and LCIA. She also advises on regulatory investigations and represents clients in SFC and HKMA matters, including defending clients before the Market Misconduct Tribunal. In addition, she advises clients in relation to ICAC investigations.
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Representative Transactions
- Acting for founders of a PRC-based financial leasing company in an HKIAC arbitration in which an investor has asserted a claim of over US$300 million for failure of the company to achieve an IPO within the time specified in the relevant agreements, governed by Hong Kong law, the award in which is still pending.
- Acting for a Hong Kong investment management company in an HKIAC arbitration in relation to a complex fund investment structure involving claims of more than US$400 million arising under the various transaction documents containing differing governing law/disputes clauses (including Hong Kong, Swiss and English law to be resolved in competent courts of those jurisdictions) and Cayman Islands law in the case of the agreement containing the clause providing for HKIAC arbitration, the latter having resulted in an award in favor of the client.
- Acting for the PRC largest financial asset management company in a debt recovery action involving taking actions in multi-jurisdictions (PRC, BVI, Cayman and Hong Kong) against the issuers/ guarantors.
- Acting for a Hong Kong subsidiary of a Hong Kong-listed PRC real estate company in an HKIAC arbitration of disputes with Cayman Island companies investing funds controlled by a large US private- equity firm involving claims in excess of US$160 million.
- Acting for a Chinese state-owned asset management company in a HKIAC arbitration in relation to the dispute arising out of a shareholders and noteholders agreement.
- Advising a leading PRC commercial bank in a claim in relation to a multi-million dollar loan. The instructions involve extensive cross border and offshore co-operation as the loan is guaranteed by Hong Kong, PRC and offshore entities by way of a series of share charges and personal guarantees.
- Acting for a high net worth individual in a dispute in relation to the clients’ commission entitlement under a joint venture. There are parallel proceedings in Australia and in HK. The dispute involves breach of contract, constructive trust based on Pallant v Morgan equity, breach of fiduciary duties and knowing receipt.
- Defending a high net worth individual in two HKIAC arbitrations conducted in Chinese. The dispute involves allegations of fraud, validity of guarantee, negligence, defamation, harassment
- Advising a subsidiary of a HK listco in relation to its investment under a note.
- Acting for various overseas companies in online fraud cases.
- Acting for a PRC state-owned energy company in respect of its dispute with a foreign petroleum supplier under a long term oil supply contract.
- Defending a PRC state-owned enterprise in a Hong Kong arbitration arising from a dispute in connection with the consultancy fees for power plant projects in Nigeria.
- Acting for an Australian mining and resources company in respect of its enforcement proceedings for a London arbitration for an award arising out from a charterparty agreement.
- Acting for a Japanese contractor in a multi-million dollar dispute with its joint venture partner concerning the second Bangkok International Airport.
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- Speaker at a China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission seminar on corporate financing models and financing related dispute resolution, December 3, 2021.
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Banking & Financial Institutions
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