Litigation

• Defending a global audit firm against one of the largest audit negligence claims in history
• Defending global audit firms against substantial audit negligence claims brought by the liquidators of Hong Kong-listed companies along with their associated companies and assignees
• Defending an international law firm against a high-value claim in professional negligence arising from investigative work into the affairs of a major Chinese bio-tech company
• Defending former liquidators against large civil claims and committal proceedings brought by a sizeable regional manufacturer
• Advising and assisting on submissions to the Supreme Court of India on the application of legal professional privilege to in-house counsel

Advisory

• Advising a large banking conglomerate on dealing with assets subject to both international sanctions and local restraints
• Advising a large state-owned enterprise with global operations on listing and securities regulatory matters, specialist contracts, corporate governance and liability
• Advising bourse operators on both domestic and international national security and sanctions-related matters
• Advising on resisting the rights of re-entry or forfeiture on special government leases
• Advising non-governmental organisations on internal policies and regulatory compliance

Regulatory

• Representing investment banks in regulatory investigations by the Securities and Futures Commission
• Advising on a challenge of a foreign regulator’s jurisdiction to directly issue subpoenas against persons resident overseas and documents custodied abroad
• Assisting in the defence of an international quantitative trading firm against allegations of market manipulation in India and related cross-border investigations