Cheri is an associate at the Litigation Department of our Hong Kong office. She joined the firm in 2016 and qualified as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 2019.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Advising a motor vehicle services company in its application for judicial review against the decision of the Director of Lands in Hong Kong refusing to process the company’s in-situ land exchange application in respect of a purchase of a large piece of the land in the New Territories for a consideration of over US$ 49.2 million.
Acting for a Chinese technology company in a Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) arbitration against its private equity fund investor regarding a redemption of shares priced at over US$ 50 million with implications on related Cayman winding-up proceedings.
Acting for the offshore holding company and PRC subsidiaries of a Chinese internet group defending a HKIAC arbitration commenced by its shareholder regarding redemption of shares.
Advising a motor vehicle services company in its application for judicial review against the decision of the Director of Lands in Hong Kong refusing to process the company’s in-situ land exchange application in respect of a purchase of a large piece of the land in the New Territories for a consideration of over US$ 49.2 million.
Acting for a Chinese technology company in a Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) arbitration against its private equity fund investor regarding a redemption of shares priced at over US$ 50 million with implications on related Cayman winding-up proceedings.
Acting for the offshore holding company and PRC subsidiaries of a Chinese internet group defending a HKIAC arbitration commenced by its shareholder regarding redemption of shares.
Acting in various arbitrations commenced at the HKIAC, including a cross-border arbitration in respect of a contractual warranty dispute on defective manufacturing facilities involving an escrow amount of RMB 100 million.
Acting for HK listed companies in respect of investigations and document disclosure requests from the Securities and Futures Commission under sections 179 and 182 the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571).
Advised and acted for creditors in issuing statutory demands in HK and potential insolvency/ winding up proceedings.
Acted for joint and several liquidators in the recognition of a winding-up order made in the BVI and subsequent distribution of funds in the company’s HK bank account.
Advising on charterparty disputes in respect of various issues including late redelivery and short loading.
Advising a global e-commerce company on various health and safety legal issues for specific commodities in HK.
Acting for the minority shareholder in a company shareholders’ disputes and derivative action.
Acting for an international ship management and chartering company in a tortious claim of approximately USD 1 million against shipowners in respect of an oil pollution matter in Hong Kong.
Acting for and advising claimants (employees) in various employment and labor disputes as well as personal injuries claims against employers.
Credentials
Education
Education
- University of Hong Kong, 2016, PCLL
- University of Hong Kong, 2015, J.D.
- University of British Columbia, 2011, Bachelor of Arts