Baker McKenzie boasts a sizeable team of eleven partners, each with extensive experience in both Hong Kong and PRC landscapes. This composition lends the practice a distinct edge in handling PRC-focused matters, fortified by its collaboration with FenXun Partners, a prominent Chinese firm. These adept partners possess a diverse skill set, spanning various restructuring and insolvency projects; their expertise encompasses areas such as listco matters, regulatory and tax-related mandates, intellectual property considerations, and derivatives intricacies. Leading the group is Kwun Yee Cheung, an authority in company insolvency and court restructuring work. Cheung excels in cross-border commercial litigation pertaining to insolvency, and her current endeavors include assisting several PRC property developers facing distress situations in both Hong Kong and the PRC.

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Testimonials

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  • 'The partners and associates are able to provide prompt and professional advice from a practical perspective.'
  • 'Kwun Yee Cheung and Edmund Ma are reliable professionals and they understand the internal procedural requirements of our institution and are able to provide very useful legal opinions.'
  • 'I am impressed by the team's diversity and collaboration functions. Also, they are super friendly and professional.'
  • 'Ronald Sum has been offering us his perfect services with professional understanding on complicated cases.'

Key clients

  • Chong Hing Bank Limited
  • KPMG
  • FTI Consulting Ltd
  • CWT International Limited
  • Guardian Trust Company (Asia) Limited
  • The Official Receiver of Hong Kong and KPMG
  • Samson Paper Holdings Limited

Work highlights

  • Acting for members of KPMG as the liquidators in the ongoing liquidation of EganaGoldpfeil (Holdings) Ltd and its group, since the Company was first placed in provisional liquidation in 2008 and 2011.
  • Advising a client on a complex liquidation involving one of the region's largest liquidations of a financial institution and one of the largest banking collapses in history, which was facilitated by the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong.
  • Advising Deloitte on their capacity as soft-touch provisional liquidators of Samson Paper Holdings Limited, a Bermuda-incorporated and Hong Kong-listed company, after successfully seeking recognition in Hong Kong in 2020.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Kwun Yee Cheung

Other key lawyers

Gary Seib, Ronald Sum, JP, Edmund Ma