Delivering ‘creative and nimble solutions for complex disputes’, Stephenson Harwood acts in a range of contentious matters, including corporate, finance, trust, and insolvency and restructuring matters. The team is also able to offer PRC legal advice through its Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) with Guangzhou-based Wei Tu Law Firm. In Hong Kong, Ian Childs acts in complex civil litigation; Ivan Ng is an experienced commercial litigator; Jamie Stranger is another disputes expert; and Emily Li is ‘an excellent junior partner’. Shanghai-based Evangeline Quek specialises in commercial dispute resolution.
Testimonials
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‘Stephenson Harwood has unique insights into the global market, leveraging connections in Hong Kong, Mainland China and elsewhere in the world to offer creative and nimble solutions for complex disputes.’
‘Strongly recommended.'
‘An exceptionally strong team.’
‘Elizabeth Sloane, who leads Stephenson Harwood's marine and international trade team in Hong Kong, is truly exceptional. She brings her experience to bear on the most complex of cases and is a delight to work with.'
‘Ivan Ng is one of the smartest and most pragmatic litigation lawyers in Hong Kong. His knowledge of practice and the market is without equal.'
'Emily Li is an excellent junior partner who is calm and will plan all the steps to take from the outset. ’
‘Very commercial and practical advice.’
Key clients
- Purple Surgical UK
- Employees of China Shanshui Investment
- United Overseas Bank
- Dan Form International
- Société Générale
- OCBC Wing Hang
- OCBC
- ICBC
- Deloitte
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Bank of East Asia
- FTI Consulting
Work highlights
- Acted for over 2,000 employees and minority shareholders of China Shanshui Investment Company in a dispute concerning China Shanshui Cement Group Company.
- Acted for the administrators of the estate of LSK, in relation to the proposed sale of a mansion house.
- Acting for Purple Surgical UK, which in May 2020 entered into a sale and purchase agreement to purchase five million 3M surgical masks (which were allegedly never delivered) from the defendants for $27m.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ian Childs