Amy Ngan

Professional Negligence

• Acting for a big 4 accounting firm on its defence of a US$800 million professional negligence claim in the Hong Kong High Court.
• Acting for a big 4 accounting firm on its defence of a US$100 million professional negligence claim in the Hong Kong High Court.
• Acting for a big 4 accounting firm on its defence of a US$550 million professional negligence claim in the Hong Kong High Court.
• Acting for a big 4 accounting firm on its defence of a HK$25 million professional negligence claim in the Hong Kong High Court.
• Acting for the Hong Kong liquidators of Peace Mark (Holdings) Limited on claims against the company’s former directors and officers.

Litigation

• Acting for the judgment creditors in obtaining recognition of US$900 million English judgment in Hong Kong, including obtaining appointment of interim receivers and receivers by way of equitable execution.
• Acting for the ad-hoc committee of offshore bondholders in US$1.4 billion keepwell claim against a Chinese SOE in the Hong Kong High Court.
• Acting for the successful appellant/intervener in China Life Trustees Limited v China Energy Reserve and Chemicals Group Overseas Company Limited before the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (FACV 9/2023).
• Acting for the ad-hoc committee of offshore bondholders of Tsinghua Unigroup Co., Ltd. in keepwell claim in the Hong Kong High Court (HCA 1269/2021) and obtaining US$480 million landmark judgment, as well as ancillary Mainland recognition and enforcement proceedings.
• Acting for global biotechnology company in obtaining gag orders and third-party disclosure orders following sophisticated cyber-fraud.
• Acting for private equity fund in its depositor claims against Silicon Valley Bank, including Chapter 11 proceedings in New York and litigation proceedings in California and New York.
• Acting for private equity fund in successfully obtaining a worldwide Mareva injunction from the Hong Kong High Court in support of substantive litigation proceedings in Shanghai, China.
• Acting for Chinese conglomerate in US$150 million debt claims against various companies in the aviation and tourism industry.
• Acting for Emerald Plantation Holdings Limited in successfully defending application to set aside its US$23 million statutory demand against New Plantations Limited in the BVI High Court.
• Advising the Board of the Sino-Forest Litigation Trust on claims arising out of Sino-Forest collapse, including litigation proceedings in Canada, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Arbitration

• Acting for a global investment firm on its defence of a US$100 million shareholder dispute in HKIAC arbitration, including application to modify an emergency arbitration award and application to set aside the Hong Kong court order enforcing the emergency arbitration award.
• Acting for a private equity investment firm in a US$150 million redemption dispute in HKIAC arbitration, including ancillary Mainland asset preservation proceedings.
• Acting for a major North American pension fund on a successful US$200 million shareholder claim in HKIAC arbitration, including obtaining ancillary injunction and disclosure orders in Hong Kong and Cayman Islands and subsequent enforcement proceedings in the United Sates, Mainland China, BVI and the Cayman Islands.

Insolvency and Restructuring

• Acting for the ad-hoc committee of offshore bondholders of China Evergrande Group (HCCW 220/2024), including securing the winding-up of the Group.
• Acting for the ad-hoc committee of noteholders of XJ International Holdings Co Ltd (HKSE:1765) in winding-up proceedings (HCCW 187/2024) and subsequent appeal to Court of Appeal (CACV 372/2024).
• Acting for Hilong Holdings Limited (HKSE:1623) in related to its proposed offshore debt restructuring of its US$397 million senior secured notes and the ancillary winding-up proceedings.
• Advising a Hong Kong listed company on its provisional liquidation and appointment of provisional liquidators in Cayman Islands, following release of a short seller report.
• Acting for a global art advisory and appraisal group on the consignment of artwork from Hong Kong court-appointed receivers.
• Acting for the lenders under the US$1.5 billion term loan facility of Byju’s, an Indian education technology company, including multiple litigation and insolvency proceedings in India (at all levels including NCLT, NCLAT, Civil Court, Commercial Court and Supreme Court), voluntary and involuntary Chapter 11 proceedings in Delaware, litigation proceedings in Miami, Delaware and New York, and receivership process in Singapore.
• Acting for a global asset manager to obtain appointment of provisional liquidators in the Cayman Islands and advising the provisional liquidators on ancillary legal proceedings in Mainland China.

Special Situations and General Advisory

• Advising US private equity fund on shareholder disputes and joint ventures in crisis in Mainland China.
• Advising a private equity fund on the impact of a Privy Council decision on its investment in a China-based biopharmaceutical company.
• Advising a private equity fund on its redemption rights under a shareholders agreement following failure to complete QIPO.
• Acting for the Audit Committee of a Hong Kong listed company in response to whistleblower complaints in connection with its China operations.
• Advising a private equity fund on its indemnification claims against various sellers and management shareholders for breaches of various representations and warranties under a share purchase agreement.
• Advising a high net worth individual in United States bribery and money laundering proceedings, including interviewing and preparing witness statements for over 30 individuals in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.
• Advising a major commercial bank in respect of its exposure to a multibillion dollar commodities and trade finance fraud in the ports of Qingdao, Mainland China.

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