Four Carey Olsen lawyers star in Asian Legal Business Asia Top Offshore Litigators List
四位凯瑞奥信律师入选《亚洲法律杂志》“最佳离岸诉讼律师”榜单
Carey Olsen Singapore partners James Noble and Helen Wang and Hong Kong partners Jeremy Lightfoot and Matthew Watson have been featured In the Asian Legal Business (ALB) Asia Top Offshore Litigators list for 2024.
凯瑞奥信 (Carey Olsen) 新加坡办公室合伙人詹诺倍 (James Noble) 和王怡佶 (Helen Wang) 以及香港办公室合伙人赖晋美 (Jeremy Lightfoot) 和麦德生 (Matthew Watson) 入选 2024 年《亚洲法律杂志》(Asian Legal Business,简称“ALB”)“最佳离岸诉讼律师”名单。
This list identifies outstanding offshore law dispute practitioners who have successfully handled significant cases and exceeded client expectations.
James Noble TEP is Carey Olsen's head of litigation, insolvency and restructuring in Asia and leads the largest offshore litigation team in Singapore. Now recognised in the ALB Top Offshore Litigators list for four consecutive years, James is the only Cayman and BVI admitted (and Bermuda registered) litigation partner in Singapore. He regularly acts in market leading, complex and multi-jurisdictional cases and has specialist expertise in appellate matters in both the Court of Appeal and the Privy Council. James is consistently ranked by Chambers Asia and is recognised as a Leading Individual by Legal 500 Asia. He was most recently named as an INSOL Fellow, having completed the prestigious INSOL Global Insolvency Practice Course for 2023/2024 and is the author of the 2023 textbook "Commercial Litigation and Enforcement" published by the Global Legal Post.
Helen Wang is a partner in the litigation, insolvency and restructuring practice in the Singapore office. Helen specialises in complex offshore disputes and her expertise spans commercial litigation, shareholder disputes, and insolvency matters, particularly within the legal frameworks of Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, and Cayman Islands. Helen has been recognised by The Legal 500 Asia 2024 Guide as a Next Generation Partner and China Business Law Journal's 2023 A-List as a Rising Star. She has also been included in the prestigious ALB Super 50 Disputes Lawyers list for 2024, Offshore Client Choice list for 2024, Top 10 Offshore Litigators list for 2023 and Asia 40 under 40 List for 2023.
Jeremy Lightfoot leads the firm's litigation, dispute resolution and insolvency practice in Hong Kong. He focuses on high value and complex commercial and corporate litigation, as well as insolvency and restructuring matters under the laws of Bermuda, the BVI and the Cayman Islands. Jeremy is recognised as a 'Leading Individual' by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, is ranked in Chambers Asia Pacific Offshore Dispute Resolution Guide and has been named one of the Top 10 Offshore Litigators by Asian Legal Business since 2020. He is described in Legal 500 as "an intellectual heavyweight whose urbane charm makes him a firm favourite with clients" and "an outstanding litigation lawyer and an impressive critical thinker". He is also featured in Asia Business Law Journal's Offshore Top 50 A-List.
Matthew Watson is a partner in the firm's Hong Kong dispute resolution and litigation practice. Matthew is named in this list for the first time, having joined the firm's Hong Kong office a year ago. He brings on-the-ground Bermuda law expertise to clients in the Asia region having previously practiced in Bermuda for a substantial number of years. Matthew acts for high-net-worth clients and major corporations in insolvency and restructuring contexts often involving companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, shareholder disputes, fair value appraisal actions arising out of mergers, and complex trust and estate litigation under the laws of Bermuda. Matthew is ranked in leading legal directories including Chambers and the Legal 500, where he has been described as, "an absolute delight to work with: incredibly hard working, excellent commercial brain, superb attention to detail and a first-rate lawyer".
The ALB Asia Top Offshore Litigators list can be viewed in full at Asian Legal Business.
该名单旨在表彰在离岸法律争议方面拥有杰出表现、成功处理重大案件并超越客户预期的执业人员。
詹诺倍律师 (TEP) 是凯瑞奥信亚洲地区的诉讼、破产和重组业务主管,并领导着新加坡规模最大的离岸诉讼团队。如今,詹诺倍律师已连续四年入选《亚洲法律杂志》最佳离岸诉讼律师名单,更是新加坡唯一一位同时获得开曼群岛和英属维尔京群岛 (BVI) 执业资格(并在百慕大注册)的诉讼合伙人。他经常代理具有市场引导性且涉及多个司法管辖区的复杂案件,在上诉法院和枢密院的上诉事务方面拥有深厚的专业知识。詹诺倍律师连续多年入选《钱伯斯亚洲》(Chambers Asia) 榜单,并被《法律 500 强》(Legal 500) 亚洲地区指南评为“领先律师”。他最近完成了著名的 2023/2024 年 INSOL 全球破产实践课程,并随之成为国际破产协会 (INSOL International) 的Fellow级会员,也著有由全球法律邮报 (Global Legal Post) 出版的 2023 版教材《商业诉讼与判决执行》。
王怡佶律师现任新加坡办公室合伙人,负责诉讼、破产和重组业务。她专攻复杂的离岸争议,其专业领域涵盖商业诉讼、股东争议和破产事宜,尤为擅长处理有关百慕大、英属维尔京群岛和开曼群岛法律的案件。王怡佶律师曾在《法律 500 强》2024 年度亚洲地区指南中获评“明日之星”,并在 2023 年度《商法》(China Business Law Journal) A-List 法律精英榜单中获评“律师新星”。她还入选了著名的《亚洲法律杂志》(Asian Legal Business) 2024 年度“50 佳争议解决律师”名单、2024 年度“客户首选离岸律师”名单、2023 年度“十佳离岸诉讼律师”名单以及 2023 年度“亚洲 40 位 40 岁以下杰出律师”名单。
赖晋美律师负责本事务所在香港地区的诉讼、争议解决和破产业务。他专攻高价值、复杂的商业和公司诉讼领域,以及百慕大、英属维尔京群岛和开曼群岛法律下的破产和重组事宜。赖晋美律师被《法律 500 强》亚太地区指南评为“领先律师”,荣登《钱伯斯亚太法律指南》“离岸争议解决律师”榜单,并且自 2020 年以来连续多年入选《亚洲法律杂志》“最佳离岸诉讼律师”名单。《法律 500 强》称赞他“学富五车,温文尔雅,是一位深受客户青睐的重量级人物”以及“杰出的诉讼律师和令人敬佩的批判性思考者”。此外,他还入选了《亚洲商法》(ABLJ)“离岸法律精英 50 强”名单。
麦德生律师现任凯瑞奥信香港办公室合伙人,负责争议解决和诉讼业务。麦德生律师于一年前加入本所的香港办公室,这是他首次入选该名单。在此之前,他曾在百慕大执业多年,如今,他利用这些深入实地的百慕大法律专业知识为亚洲地区的客户服务。麦德生律师主要为高净值客户和大型企业处理破产和重组事务,通常涉及在香港证券交易所上市的公司、股东争议、合并引起的公允价值评估以及受百慕大法律管辖的复杂信托和遗产诉讼。麦德生律师入选了《钱伯斯》和《法律 500 强》等知名法律名录,并被称赞为“技术一流的律师和极其完美的合作对象:工作极其努力、具有卓越的商业头脑且高度关注细节”。
如需获取“最佳离岸诉讼律师”榜单的完整名单,请参阅《亚洲法律杂志》。