Commercial Litigation – KEMP | YOUR GOALS ARE OURS

Our clients count on us to be the tip of the spear in their most high-stakes commercial disputes.

Whether bringing a claim or defending a dispute, we provide our clients with litigation strategy that’s powerfully focused on advancing their interests.

Multi-jurisdictional complexity requires a sophisticated, nimble approach. Our practice is led by skilled advocates with long experience in handling disputes at the intersection of law and innovation. From the UK Supreme Court to Hong Kong’s Final Court of Appeal, and in trial, appellate, regulatory and alternative resolution settings, we act for individual entrepreneurs, public companies, and state-owned enterprises.

Minimising pain points. Maximising opportunities.

Illuminating the way forward.

Notable Deals

Acting for claimants over properties in Hong Kong and New York valued in excess of US$20 million. Successfully obtained an injunction order over a valuable property situated in Hong Kong to restrain the property being dealt with pending the trust claims being resolved. Worked with offshore law firm resulting in the successful transfer of the New York property to the client.

Acting for a government on its asset tracing efforts in relation to funds misappropriated by various government officials (and their family members and associates). Liaised extensively with the Department of Justice. The value of assets in excess of HK$300 million was successfully traced and restrained.

Acted against a PRC bank in recovering property seized under a mortgage executed post liquidation.

Advised various banks and financial institutions on factoring issues.

Acted for GE Commercial in GE Commercial v Lafe involving major claims of insurance and factoring issues.

Acted in the landmark case involving service out of the jurisdiction, Intex Corporation, as well as with injunctions and discovery orders in support of arbitration.

Acted in numerous disputes 'relating to shareholders' disputes, breach of contracts, tort, defamation, unjust enrichment, breach of fiduciary duties, derivative actions in Hong Kong.

Advised and prepared a detailed opinion on force majeure for a major Italian multinational oil and gas company in relation to its operations in Iraq.

Advised a major British multinational oil and gas company in relation to drilling of an oil well in Trinidad and Tobago under the PSCs and JVAs.

Advised a multinational Canadian oil and gas company in relation to forfeiture and insolvency related clauses in their joint operating agreements and production sharing contracts concerning their oil and gas interests in Iraq.

Advised a major British multinational oil and gas company in relation to drafting optimal dispute resolution clauses in their oil and gas contracts.

Advised a leading Polish oil company in relation to terminating its long-term and short-term contracts with a Danish oil company.

Advised a leading independent exploration and production oil company in relation to a loan obligation under a Joint Operating Agreement.

Advised and finalised a settlement agreement for an oil major in relation to its dispute with a drilling equipment and services company in UAE.

Advised an oil major in relation to withdrawal of its joint venture partner in its operations in Iraq.

Advised the largest Russian international oil company on joining as a third-party intervener in a case in the Court of Appeal in England.

Advised a Fortune 500 infrastructure and construction company in relation to arbitration agreements in a number of connected agreements.

Advised UK’s leading generators of renewable power on a dispute concerning an operational and maintenance contract related to its wind farms in Europe.

* Include matters by our partners while in previous firms

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Abdul Manan

Consultant

Abu Dhabi

Alessandro Repossi

Managing Associate

London Milan

Chiara Eleonora Magnani

Managing Associate

Milan

David A. Vincenti

Managing Associate

Milan

Elisabetta Piazza

Associate

London Milan

Emanuele Alemagna

Partner

Milan

Giovanni Tranchida

Partner

London Milan

Guijun Wang

Legal Director

Hong Kong

Ivor Shrago

Consultant

London

Malcolm Kemp

Partner

Hong Kong London

Salah Mattoo

Partner

London

Utkarsh SANGHAVI

Senior Associate

Abu Dhabi

Yeeling Wan

Lead Partner

Hong Kong

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