Kevin Yeung

Prior to joining Kirkland & Ellis, Kevin’s representative matters included:

• Acting for a PRC financial institution in an application to set aside an interim arbitral award on jurisdiction, in what remains a landmark Hong Kong case on the compatibility of multiple arbitration agreements with different appointment procedures.
• Acting for a motor company in a multibillion-dollar dispute with its joint venture partner in China, involving arbitration proceedings in Hong Kong and applications before the Hong Kong courts for anti-suit injunctions to restrain PRC court proceedings.
• Representing a PRC-listed oil and gas company in an LCIA arbitration arising from disputes over the acquisition of a Trinidad oilfield.
• Advising creditors of a trust company in its insolvent liquidation arising from the collapse of individual trust investment schemes.
• Advising the liquidators of a formerly listed company in Hong Kong on a creditor-opposed application for recognition of Bermuda soft-touch liquidation and a stay of winding-up proceedings.
• Advising a precious metals trader in defending a representative action brought by over 1,300 individuals alleging a fraudulent investment scheme, including resisting applications for interim injunctive relief.
• Advising a multinational bank in mis-selling claims involving accumulators, foreign exchange derivatives and vulnerable customers.