The Hogan Lovells litigation team is well-versed in assisting clients in complex, high-profile matters in both local and international courts. Recent caseload features a broad range of corporate shareholder disputes, high-value fraud, corporate investigations, construction disputes, regulatory issues and insolvency matters. The practice is led by Chris Dobby, whose practice covers a broad range of cross-border commercial work, including insolvency fraud-related disputes. Mark Lin has extensive experience in commercial disputes and contentious regulatory investigations. Byron Philips is also a key contact, particularly in technology-related litigation.
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‘The Hogan Lovells team is knowledgeable in the relevant fields and is always very supportive of its clients. It understands the needs of its clients and is always able to deliver efficient solutions taking into account the relevant circumstances.’
‘Mark Lin is good at looking at the overall picture, overseeing his team and understanding the clients. He offers great help when you need it just in time.’
‘Mark Lin is our main contact for the Asia Pacific region. He is the recognized expert in the dispute resolution realm.’
‘Byron Phillips is friendly, charismatic and very knowledgeable on the law. He is on top of new legal developments and is very well acquainted with Court procedural rules as well (even though he also conducts a fair share of arbitration work). Byron is very personable and has great relationships with his teammates and barristers.’
Key clients
- FTI Consulting
- Kroll
- Citicorp International Limited
- Standard Chartered Bank
- Perun Consultants
- China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited
- Frost Bank
- Madison Pacific Trust Limited
- Traxys Europe S.A.
- UEFA
Work highlights
Successfully secured a landmark win for Citicorp International Limited, the trustee of a tranche of defaulted USD450,000,000 6% guaranteed bonds issued by an indirect subsidiary of the Chinese state-owned Tsinghua Unigroup Co. Ltd.
Acted for Traxys, a global leader in the mineral, mining and energy industries, in a dispute relating to a USD12 million loan facility granted by Traxys to an exploration and mining company with a complex corporate structure including holding companies in Hong Kong focused on development of mineral deposits in the Russian Far East.
Acted for Oaktree in relation to a secured senior term loan facility over HKD7.6 billion (approximately USD950 million) extended to GT for the purpose of refinancing in order to complete the construction of Grand Homm, a luxury development in Ho Man Tin.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Chris Dobby
Other key lawyers
Mark Lin; Byron Phillips