Since joining Kirkland & Ellis, Kate’s experience includes the following:
- Advising a US bank in a case arising out of cross border email fraud, including in a successful application for Mareva and proprietary injunctions before the Hong Kong Court, and subsequent enforcement proceedings in Hong Kong
- Advising a subsidiary of a leading investment bank in HKIAC arbitration following a note default, including a successful Emergency Arbitration application against the issuer for Mareva-style relief
- Advising a large private equity firm on the interpretation and enforcement of a right of first refusal (ROFR)
Prior to joining Kirkland & Ellis, Kate’s experience includes the following:
- Acting for liquidators in an English Court action against a large PRC conglomerate, including a successful two week trial in London; interlocutory anti-suit proceedings; enforcement proceedings in Hong Kong; an appeal before the Court of Appeal; and a successful application for permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court
- Acting for a large PRC steel producer in two London arbitrations and subsequent London High Court arbitration appeals
- Defending IDC investors in Hong Kong proceedings involving allegations of inducing/procuring breach of contract and conspiracy following a bond default by co-investors
- Acting for shipowners in a complex fraud that involved bringing Court proceedings in India and Singapore and arbitration proceedings in Hong Kong
- Acting on a variety of charterparty disputes for charterers, owners and financing banks
- Acting for a number of international parties to recover the proceeds of email fraud where funds were remitted to Hong Kong
