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Henry Cheung
Lawyer
Hong Kong
Champion Tower, 25th Floor
3 Garden Road
Central, Hong Kong
+852 2127 3212
Hong Kong
Champion Tower, 25th Floor
3 Garden Road
Central, Hong Kong
+852 2127 3212

Henry Cheung has extensive experience representing clients in bondholder disputes and debts enforcement with a nexus to the Asia-Pacific region. Mr. Cheung also represents institutional clients in devising cross-border strategies in support of restructuring negotiation and enforcement of foreign judgment and awards.

Mr. Cheung is specialized in pursuing creditors’ claims involving suspected fraud and regulatory elements, including accounting fraud, asset dissipation, business diversion, fraudulent misrepresentation and conspiracy.  

With a deep understanding of the region, Mr. Cheung helps clients to devise to maximize their return of investment in matters involving international judgment enforcement. Mr. Cheung is familiar with urgent injunctive relief, freezing/gagging applications, as well as the enforcement of foreign/PRC judgment and arbitral awards in Hong Kong.

Furthermore, Mr. Cheung is well-versed in dealing with complex and multi-jurisdictional shareholder and joint venture disputes. He has rich experience dealing with winding up proceedings, asset tracing and recovery. He also maintains practice in general commercial litigation and arbitration, including on contractual dispute, breach of trust and fiduciary duties, professional negligence, intellectual property disputes, defamations, etc. 

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Cheung practiced in King & Wood Mallesons as well as Fairbairn Catley Low & Kong.

Admissions

  • Solicitor Advocate, Hong Kong Higher Rights of Audience
  • Solicitor of the High Court, Hong Kong
  • Accredited Mediator (HKMAAL)

Education

  • University of Hong Kong, PCLL
  • University of Hong Kong, LLB

Languages

  • Mandarin
  • Cantonese

Select Engagements

  • Represent Asia-based hedge fund Pinpoint Asset Management Limited in a claim of US$30 million for default distressed note against PRC Gangtai Group Co. Ltd.
  • Represent minority shareholder of regional automobile parts manufacturer in pursuing derivative actions against company directors, exercising shareholders rights of inspection of company records and commencing contempt proceedings against counterparty.
  • Represent holding company of PRC real estate developer in a multi-jurisdiction shareholder dispute involving enforcement of a HKIAC arbitration award in Hong Kong seeking specific performance.
  • Represent U.S. law firm to monetize over US$60 million arbitral award in Hong Kong and Japan.
 

Credentials

Admissions

  • Solicitor Advocate, Hong Kong Higher Rights of Audience
  • Solicitor of the High Court, Hong Kong
  • Accredited Mediator (HKMAAL)

Education

  • University of Hong Kong, PCLL
  • University of Hong Kong, LLB

Languages

  • Mandarin
  • Cantonese

Engagements

  • Represent Asia-based hedge fund Pinpoint Asset Management Limited in a claim of US$30 million for default distressed note against PRC Gangtai Group Co. Ltd.
  • Represent minority shareholder of regional automobile parts manufacturer in pursuing derivative actions against company directors, exercising shareholders rights of inspection of company records and commencing contempt proceedings against counterparty.
  • Represent holding company of PRC real estate developer in a multi-jurisdiction shareholder dispute involving enforcement of a HKIAC arbitration award in Hong Kong seeking specific performance.
  • Represent U.S. law firm to monetize over US$60 million arbitral award in Hong Kong and Japan.