Restructuring and insolvency: local firms

Shook Lin & Bok LLP

Shook Lin & Bok LLP’s well-established practice advises on the full range of matters, from distressed M&A, divestment of assets and debt restructurings to liquidations, bankruptcies, receiverships, judicial management and schemes of arrangement. Noted for its cross-border capability, the multi-disciplinary team has demonstrable experience advising lenders and creditors, and is well-placed to draw on the expertise of other departments in the firm. Highly-regarded Sarjit Singh Gill, SC jointly leads the team alongside David Chan, who stands out for his experience in domestic and cross-border insolvencies. ‘Fantastic operator’ Daniel Tan is another key contact in the group.

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Testimonials

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‘Quick turnaround times and able to provide sound advice.’
‘Daniel Tan’s acumen facilitates a smooth and understandable journey for international financial institutions and multinationals, concurrently managing expectations and delivering welcome results.’
‘A well-coordinated team with a great sense of commercial imperatives that drive clients. Collaborate well with foreign counsel on large cross-border work.’
‘Daniel Tan is a fantastic operator and thinks outside the box.’
‘The Shook Lin & Bok team was able to get up to speed very quickly on a complex cross-border matter, so collaboration with them has been seamless. They are also very responsive.’
‘Shook Lin & Bok is a well-regarded R&I team. They have strong bench strength with a good mix of experienced lawyers and up and comers.'
‘Offers sound and strategic advice, as well as being commercially minded.’
‘Daniel Tan is exceptionally good at what he does ; he is always responsive and provides practical and workable advice.’

Key clients

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited
Gulf Petrochem FZC / GP Global
KPMG
Deloitte
PricewaterhouseCoopers
DBS
Maybank
FTI Consulting
Industrial Bank of Korea

Work highlights

Acting for the liquidators of the Envy Companies in the Suit brought against the former directors and/or representatives of the Envy Companies to recover unauthorised/fraudulent transactions made out of investors' funds.
Advising the joint and bankruptcy trustees of Ng Yu Zhi, KPMG and Reliance Audit, on all aspects of the bankruptcy, following the bankruptcy order obtained by liquidators of the Envy Companies.
Acting for the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the single largest creditor of Hin Leong Trading, in the collapse of the Hin Leong group of companies.

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