Paul Quinn

Professional negligence

• a Big 4 accounting firm on its defence of a US$100 million professional negligence claim in the High Court of Hong Kong
• a Big 4 accounting firm on its defence of a US$550 million professional negligence claim in the High Court of Hong Kong
• a Big 4 accounting firm on its defence of a US$150 million professional negligence claim in the High Court of Hong Kong
• a Big 4 accounting firm on its defence of a US$800 million professional negligence claim in the High Court of Hong Kong
• a Big 4 accounting firm on its defence of regulatory proceedings brought by the HKICPA
• the Australian branch of a leading international accounting firm on the risks associated with accepting an audit engagement of a dual listed (HKEX/ASX) business with operations spanning China and Asia Pacific
• Hong Kong liquidators named as defendants to a professional negligence claim in the High Court of Hong Kong
• the bondholders of a former Hong Kong ListCo on potential claims against the ListCo’s auditors
• Hong Kong liquidators of Allied Weli Developments Limited on claims against the company’s former auditors and solicitors
• Trustee of the Sino-Forest Litigation Trust on claims against the company’s former professional advisors

Litigation

• a Hong Kong ListCo on the successful resolution of a US$50 million dispute with its founding partner, disposing of claims threatened across the Hong Kong SAR, Mainland China, Cayman Islands and the USA
• an Israeli technology company on its defence of a breach of contract claim commenced in the High Court of Hong Kong
• a Hong Kong-based, US-listed technology company on avenues to expedite proceedings in the High Court of Hong Kong
• bondholders on enforcement action in the High Court of Hong Kong against a Canadian issuer
• minority dissenting shareholders on a contentious take private of a US listed, Cayman Islands company, seeking to relist in Mainland China
• a Canadian listed technology company on its pursuit of breach of contract claims
• a top 20 ASX-listed company on its defence of a claim alleging misuse of confidential information
• a government research organisation on royalty rights following a third-party acquisition of its US-based licensee and various novations of the licence agreement
• the Trustee of the Sino-Forest Litigation Trust on numerous Court claims, including obtaining worldwide, ancillary and third-party freezing orders in multiple jurisdictions

Arbitration

• a major North American pension fund on a successful US$200 million HKIAC arbitration claim, including obtaining ancillary injunction and disclosure orders in the Hong Kong SAR and Cayman Courts
• a major US retailer on its defence of an HKIAC arbitration claim arising out of related Chapter 11 proceedings in the US
• a Hong Kong SAR ListCo on the successful resolution of various threatened HKIAC arbitration claims
• trustee of the Sino-Forest Litigation Trust on numerous arbitration claims stemming from one of Mainland China and the Hong Kong SAR’s largest corporate frauds
• a Mainland China-based medical products distributor on an ICC arbitration governed dispute with its supplier

Insolvency and restructuring

• liquidators of Allied Weli Developments Limited on their successful application for examination orders against nine former officers, directors and professional advisors
• Hong Kong SAR trustees in bankruptcy on their investigations into a bankrupt’s business activities and assets across Europe, the Middle East and the US
• a major US retailer on its creditor rights in the context of a group insolvency across BVI and the Hong Kong SAR
• a cryptocurrency lender on a proposed restructuring of its business across Singapore, the Hong Kong SAR and the Caribbean
• a bondholder group on a contentious restructuring of a Southeast Asian energy business pursued primarily through the Singapore Courts
• a global retailer in Chapter 11 proceedings in the US on a recognition application in the Hong Kong SAR
• Special Purpose Liquidators appointed by the Australian Court on a recognition application in the Hong Kong SAR
• European creditors on their pursuit of a creditor’s voluntary winding up of a Hong Kong SAR debtor
• a Hong Kong Court-appointed receiver on litigation strategy to secure shares held in Mainland China
• liquidators of The Grande Holdings Limited (in liquidation) on various actions in the High Court of Hong Kong arising from a contentious restructuring, numerous challenges by creditors, and parallel claims against its former directors
• liquidators of Akai Holdings Limited, one of Hong Kong’s largest corporate collapses, on various claims including a bankruptcy petition against a former director
• creditors of a Thailand-based pipes, fittings and parts manufacturer on litigation strategy and potential asset recovery following defaults by the debtor

Litigation funding

• Hong Kong SAR liquidators on their application to the High Court of Hong Kong for sanction of a litigation funding agreement
• Hong Kong SAR liquidators on the negotiation of multiple litigation funding agreements
• Hong Kong SAR liquidators on the use of After The Event insurance policies
• Hong Kong receivers on the permissibility of third-party funding in Hong Kong
• various bondholder groups on establishing litigation trust structures to fund and pursue claims arising out of restructurings
• an asset management fund on the potential acquisition and funding of litigation claims stemming from the collapse of an Indonesian bank and the value impact of related proceedings in Mauritius, the US, Singapore and Japan

Directors’ duties

• the Board of a Hong Kong SAR shipping group on their duties as directors in the context of an internal reorganisation
• the Board of a major hotel and casino on their duties as directors in connection with plans to expand and raise capital
• the Board of the Hong Kong SAR division of a major US retailer in Chapter 11 proceedings in the US
• the Board of a global commodities trader on their duties as directors in the context of a restructuring
• Hong Kong SAR liquidators of a financial services company on potential claims against the company’s former officers and directors

Crisis management and investigations

• several major US private equity funds on shareholder disputes and joint ventures in crisis in the Hong Kong SAR and Mainland China
• the Audit Committee of a Hong Kong SAR-listed company in response to whistleblower complaints in connection with its China-based operations
• a major US private equity fund on an internal investigation arising from suspected employee misconduct

Corporate advisory, strategy and risk

• a leading private equity fund on litigation risk associated with a potential US$1 billion investment
• Bain Capital on its US$3.16 billion take private of Chinadata Group
• The Carlyle Group in the US$1.8 billion sale of its stake in the strategic partnership that operates and manages McDonald's franchised businesses in China and the Hong Kong and Macau SARs to McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD). This transaction was named “Best Private Equity Deal - China Offshore” by FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2024.
• Carlyle on the acquisition of HCP Global, a leading Chinese packaging firm, from Baring Private Equity Asia. This transaction was named “Deals of the Year 2022” by China Business Law Journal.
• Blackstone Group on its acquisition of all of the issued share capital of Interplex Holdings Pte. Ltd., which was indirectly owned by funds managed by Baring Private Equity Asia, in a transaction valued at approximately US$1.6 billion
• Bullish, a technology company focused on developing financial services for the digital assets sector, on its proposed agreement to go public on the New York Stock Exchange through a merger with Far Peak Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: FPAC), a special purpose acquisition company, for approximately US$9 billion