Ashley Bell Legal Analyst - Asia Pacific DEBTWIRE

Prior to joining Debtwire, Ashley was a Partner at DLA Piper in Hong Kong with a practice focused on contentious cross-border restructuring and insolvency matters. Ashley regularly advised financial institutions, investors, debtors and insolvency practitioners in connection with a range of high-profile restructuring matters in Asia involving schemes of arrangement, contested winding-up proceedings, light-touch offshore proceedings, debtor-in-possession matters and cross-border recognition applications.

Mark Fairbairn Founder FAIRBAIRN & CO

Mark is a Restructuring and Insolvency lawyer who has accomplished over three decades of experience leading some of the most pivotal engagements in China and elsewhere in Asia. Mark has been a partner at leading Hong Kong and International law firms and is recognised as one of the leading practitioners in the region. Mark has been a pioneer in the development of law and practice especially in relation to cross-border assignments and the compromise of public securities through schemes of arrangement. He is recognised as a Senior Statesman by Chambers and was previously ranked in Band 1 by both Chambers and The Legal 500.

Since 2022, Mark has been a sole practitioner and has continued to advise on high profile matters. From November 2024, Mark will join the Restructuring & Insolvency team of Linklaters in Hong Kong. Described by some as a “titan” of the profession, his ability to continue to lead prominent transactions is a testament to his reputation and his delivery of high-quality, technically strong legal services.

Over his career, Mark has advised the liquidators of Lehman Brothers in Hong Kong on novel schemes of arrangement to resolve complicated “waterfall” controversies; the managers and provisional liquidators of HIH Insurance; the main creditor of Legend International Resorts; the foreign bank creditors in the restructuring of SK Global in South Korea; the main creditor and officeholders of Jinro in Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan; the provisional liquidators in the restructuring of FuJi Foods in Hong Kong and the Cayman Islands, the Noteholders in the Blue Ocean scheme in Singapore; the officeholders in the restructuring of Luckin Coffee in China and the USA; the bank creditors in the restructuring and Chapter 11 of China Fisheries and most recently the creditors and liquidators of China Properties Group; the receivers of Shandong Ruyi (Lycra); certain Noteholders in the restructuring of Logan Property Group; and the holders of Bonds issued by Kaisa Group in China and listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

Mark’s extensive track record and technical innovation enables him to navigate complex financial restructurings and insolvency proceedings, providing clients with strategic leverage in challenging situations.

Claire Fulton Partner Mourant Ozannes

Claire is a Partner at Mourant Ozannes (Hong Kong) LLP in our Banking and Finance team. Claire has extensive finance and restructuring experience, advising major financial institutions, creditors, corporations, private equity and hedge funds and insolvency practitioners on a range of transactions throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Claire specialises in advising clients on realising value in distressed situations, including security enforcements, special situations, debt restructurings and voluntary liquidations, and am regularly approached to advise on offshore statutory merger regimes. She has significant experience helping clients on a broad range of banking and finance transactions, including cross-border leveraged buyouts, public-to-private acquisitions, bilateral and syndicated loans, real estate finance and structured finance.

Daniel Margulies Partner Dechert

Daniel Margulies is a partner in Dechert’s financial restructuring practice, concentrating on cross-border restructuring, insolvency and special situations financing matters across Asia. Mr. Margulies has particular experience acting for debtor, creditor, financial institution, private equity and hedge fund clients across Asia, with a focus on South East Asia and has extensive experience working with sponsors on difficult portfolio company situations in emerging markets and finding appropriate solutions to exit such investments.

Tiffany Wong Managing Director Alvarez & Marsal

Tiffany has extensive knowledge and experience in corporate restructuring and dispute resolution in Hong Kong and the PRC. She combines international restructuring regimes with local characteristics of China, and provides professional advises and resolutions to clients for challenging cross-border projects.

Tiffany is an Executive Director of Insol International and member of the Standing Committee on Company Law Reform appointed by the Financial Secretary of the government of the HKSA. She has been recognised by Who’s Who Legal as a Global Thought Leader in Restructuring & Insolvency in 2022 and 2023.