Baldwin Cheng > White & Case > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile

Frequently acting for petitioners in major bankruptcy claims and assisting groups of noteholders in liquidation cases, White & Case houses a multilingual and multidisciplinary team which represents domestic and international clients. Since joining in September 2023, practice head Sophie Lyall brings vast expertise in all aspects of restructuring, insolvency, and special situation issues to the outfit, Baldwin Cheng primarily focuses on the contentious side of liquidations, while Wilfred Ho is an international arbitration expert. Eugene Man predominantly advises banks and corporates, and Jessica Zhou is also highlighted as a key member of the team.

Praised as ‘commercial, practical and efficient’, the ‘excellent team’ at White & Case acts for lenders, sponsors and borrowers on big-ticket, cross-border transactions across Greater China and the wider APAC region. ‘Top notch’ Eugene Man leads the team and maintains a strong track record in structured private debt and credit financing mandates, in addition to leveraged finance matters in Greater China. Baldwin Cheng counts private equity funds among his key roster of clients, and Clara Shirota, who splits her time between the firm’s Hong Kong and Tokyo, advises on deals concerning leveraged acquisition and take-private finance, refinancings, dividend recapitalisations and restructurings, debt buy-backs and bank/bond transactions. Sabrina Lee is another key contact in the group.