Advising on the full spectrum of distressed work, from formal insolvency to multi-jurisdictional bond restructurings, the Hogan Lovells team is regularly lauded as ‘fabulous’ by the international financial institutions and real estate investment groups it represents. The practice has vast experience in assisting court-appointed liquidators, often in relation to winding up petition proceedings, with practice head Jonathan Leitch being highly knowledgeable on all aspects of special situations and corporate finance issues. Chris Dobby is described as an ’exceptional litigator’, regularly handling high-profile insolvency claims, while Derrick Lau mainly focuses on debt investments. Yolanda Lau concentrates on fraud and shareholder disputes, and Teresa Kwok is also cited as a key port of call.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Fabulous team.’

  • ‘Chris Dobby is an exceptional litigator. Gets great results.’

Key clients

  • Oaktree Capital Management
  • Ares SSG
  • Vontobel Asset Management Asia Pacific Limited
  • SC Lowy
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Kroll
  • FTI Consulting
  • JPMorgan
  • HSBC
  • China Construction Bank (Asia)
  • Maybank
  • Madison Pacific
  • Citicorp International Limited
  • Traxys

Work highlights

  • Advised an ad hoc committee of bondholders on the restructuring and compromise by way of a Cayman Islands Scheme of Arrangement of US$194,506,648 9.5% senior notes due 2026 issued by Yestar Healthcare Holdings Company Limited.
  • Advising an ad hoc group of bondholders in relation to a convertible bond issued by Novaland, one of Vietnam’s largest real estate developers which is in the process of restructuring certain of its financial obligations.
  • Advising Oaktree Capital Management and its appointed receivers in relation to a secured senior term loan facility over HK$7.6 billion to a distressed Chinese property developer secured by a luxury residential development in Hong Kong and the subsequent enforcement and related litigation proceedings in respect of the development.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jonathan Leitch

Other key lawyers

Chris Dobby, Derrick Lau, Yolanda Lau, Teresa Kwok