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Mr Terence Tung

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+852 2843 4428 terence.tung@mayerbrown.com

Work Department

Litigation & Dispute Resolution.

Position

Terence Tung is the senior partner of Mayer Brown in Hong Kong and leads the firm’s practice in Asia (excluding Japan). He has extensive experience and knowledge in cross-border litigation disputes and is particularly experienced in various aspects of contentious matters at the level of the People’s Supreme Court, the People’s Higher Court of various provinces and municipalities, and the People’s Intermediate Courts of various municipalities in Mainland China and the High Court of Hong Kong.

His practice is not limited to the courts. He is also very experienced in liquidation and debt restructuring and led the Guangdong International Trade & Investment Corporation (GITIC) liquidation case, which was one of the largest and the first bankruptcy of a financial institution in China. As the Chinese government steps up its enforcement efforts, Terence has also been involved in counselling foreign companies to conduct internal investigations and assisting in investigations initiated by Chinese authorities. He has also diversified his practice to cover regulatory and compliance issues.

Terence is a member of the Mayer Brown Pro Bono committee. He has been awarded the silver award by the Law Society of Hong Kong Pro Bono and Community Work Recognition Programme in 2015.

Terence is also a China-Appointed Attesting Officer (appointed by the Ministry of Justice of PRC) and an arbitrator for the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC). He speaks English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Shanghainese.

Career

Admitted in Hong Kong, England and Wales, Australia, and Singapore.

Languages

English, Cantonese, Mandarin and Shanghainese.

Education

The University of Hong Kong, LLB.

Lawyer Rankings

China > Restructuring and insolvency: foreign firms

Mayer Brown is a ‘commercially-minded and exceptionally supportive‘ full-service restructuring practice with extensive experience in both contentious and non-contentious matters. The team’s expertise covers bond restructurings, trust asset claim adjudication and cross-border enforcement. The practitioners act for creditors, issuers, insolvency practitioners and corporate trustees, with notably clients such as CDB, ICBC and Maybank. The head of practice, John Marsden, represents clients in a wide range of matters and is highly knowledgeable in financing transactions, non-performing loan disposals and corporate restructurings. The team also includes Terence Tung , who has extensive experience in cross-border disputes; the highly experienced Pierre Dzakpasu, and Benjamin McCosker, whose expertise covers complex, multi-jurisdictional restructuring transactions.

Asia Pacific: Regional International Arbitration > Leading firms

Mayer Brown has international arbitration practices spanning the region, notably with extensive experience in Hong Kong, Singapore and Seoul. Energy sector knowledge is a particular strength of the team, with LNG sector disputes, oil & gas, energy-related commodities, and renewable power all falling under the remit of practitioners within the team. Also of note is the work the team undertakes related to the Asian infrastructure sector, along with financial disputes and insurance disputes practices. In the Hong Kong office, Menachem Hasofer and Geoffrey Chan lead the team, with Terence Tung acting as head of the China arbitration practice. Based in Singapore, Yu-Jin Tay is the head of the practice, with Kay-Jannes Wegner, Paul Teo, and Kate Apostolova all key names.

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