Mr Paul Quinn > Kirkland & Ellis > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile

Kirkland & Ellis
26TH FLOOR, GLOUCESTER TOWER
THE LANDMARK, 15 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
HONG KONG
Hong Kong
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Work Department

Litigation

Position

Partner

Career

Paul is based in Hong Kong and advises clients on a wide range of complex domestic and international commercial disputes, both in court and arbitration. He has particular experience dealing with professional negligence, insolvency, fraud, urgent asset preservation, investigations, litigation funding, shareholder disputes, director’s duties, privilege disputes and conflict of law issues.

Education

University of Tasmania, Bachelor of Laws, 2008

University of Tasmania, Bachelor of Civil Engineering, 2005

Lawyer Rankings

China > Dispute resolution: Litigation: foreign firms

Kirkland & Ellis International LLP‘s team is routinely instructed by clients facing bet-the-company claims across Greater China. Cross-border dispute specialist Tiana Zhang, who has litigation experience in both the US and China, leads the Mainland China litigation practice from Shanghai, where Yue Qiu also acts in cross-border litigation. The Hong Kong practice is co-led by Paul Quinn, who focuses on professional negligence, cross-border claims, insolvency, fraud, directors’ duties, and shareholder disputes; financial disputes expert Amy Ngan, who is ‘always across the detail‘; and Fergus Saurin, a specialist in capital markets, M&A and shareholder disputes, as well as banking and international trade and investment cases. The other key figures are former practice co-head Kelly Naphtali, whose wide-ranging practice covers asset recovery, professional negligence, borrower default, and fund and shareholder disputes; Cori Lable, who leads the investigations and white-collar practice; and Jodi Wu, an expert in internal investigations, compliance and cross-border litigation.