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Prior to joining the firm, Stephen has advised on the following matters:

Commercial Litigation:

• Acted on behalf of liquidators against directors of a Hong Kong publicly listed company claiming breach of fiduciary obligations and director’s duties and damages of over HK$100 million.
• Acted on behalf of shareholders in a statutory derivative action alleging unlawful conspiracy by directors to injure a Hong Kong company claiming damages of over US$40 million.
• Asset tracing and recovery on behalf of U.S. based corporation to obtain successful Mareva (freezing) injunction orders against parties involved in internet and email fraud schemes.

International Arbitration:

• HKIAC arbitration on behalf of a large New York-listed pharmaceutical company in relation to a sellers’ warranties dispute over a manufacturing site in China producing animal vaccines.
• SIAC arbitration on behalf of a multinational India-listed tech company in a telecommunications and digital transformation project dispute with a well-known telecommunications, mobile and broadband provider in Hong Kong.
• HKIAC Ad-Hoc Arbitration representing claimant from Dubai against respondents in Egypt involving supply of iron ore.
• ICC international arbitration representing a well-known brand in Hong Kong involving disputes between parties in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Korea for breach of licensing agreements and claim of damages of over US$20 million.
• HKIAC arbitration representing a respondent in a dispute of breach of commercial agreements and loans exceeding US$10 million.

Fintech and Cryptocurrency:

• Acted for and advised victims of cryptocurrency fraud and scams, asset tracing, freezing and court ordered disclosure of KYC/AML documents of customers.
• Advised a well-known Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange on the virtual asset service provider (VASP) opt-in licensing regime operated by the Hong Kong SFC.
• Advised various Fintech and Virtual Asset operators in respect of spot exchange, derivative exchange, lending and borrowing cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and stored value facilities (SVF) and automated trading services (ATS).

Employment Law:

• Successful claim for discretionary bonus and establishment of the implied term of anti-avoidance in Hong Kong (HCA 322/2008 and CACV 12/2015).
• Springboard injunction proceedings acting on behalf of former employees and Hong Kong based companies in relation to post-termination restrictions.

Intellectual Property Disputes:

• High Court proceedings acting on behalf of a Hong Kong publicly listed company seeking a permanent injunction to restrain a defendant from using its registered company name and registered domain name.
• Acted on behalf of major international architectural firm against allegations of passing-off and malicious falsehood.
• Acted on behalf of multi-national company in the first proceeding in Hong Kong under Section 55 of the Registered Designs Ordinance (Cap. 522) seeking declaration of non-infringement of a Hong Kong registered design.