Characterised as ‘approachable, original, and friendly’, Stephenson Harwood's team has extensive experience in acting for major liquidators and receivers in all aspects of winding up petitions and multi-jurisdictional restructurings. On the contentious side, the firm consistently handles claims concerning post-termination rights and avoidance proceedings, with practice head Jamie Stranger being an expert in advising bankruptcy trustees in formal insolvency cases. The ’devoted’ Alexander Tang is a commercial litigation and defamation specialist, Simon Wong is highly knowledgeable in the aviation space- focusing on aircraft financing and leasing, whilst Ivan Ng concentrates on shareholder disputes. Dorothy Siron has vast knowledge of asset tracing and recovery.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Knowledgeable and able to think out of the box.’

  • ‘Approachable, original, and friendly.’

  • ‘The Stephenson Harwood team is well known in the restructuring and insolvency field to get the job done quickly and efficiently.’

  • ‘Alexander Tang of Hong Kong office is well known for his restructuring and insolvency expertise and knowledge. He is devoted to his clients and gets the job done quickly and efficiently.’

Key clients

  • JIC Leasing Co., Ltd
  • United Overseas Bank Limited
  • Grant Thornton Luxembourg
  • PwC
  • Madison Pacific
  • Société Générale
  • FTI Consulting
  • Grant Thornton HK
  • Finance & Risk Services Limited (Bermuda)

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jamie Stranger

Other key lawyers

Alexander Tang, Simon Wong, Ivan Ng, Dorothy Siron, Emily Li, Teresa Tsoi