Jojo Fan
Jojo leads our business in China and is a commercial litigation lawyer with nearly 20 years of experience. She is trusted adviser to many clients' senior-decision makers on complex, high-value commercial litigation and bet-the-company cases.
Fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin, Jojo specialises in providing advice on contentious issues facing Chinese and international financial services providers. She has extensive experience in restructuring- and insolvency-related defence litigation, particularly involving multibillion-dollar claims for fraudulent trading and Quincecare breaches. She also regularly handles complex financial disputes including mis-selling, unauthorised trading, debt recovery, enforcement of security and cyber fraud. She has represented financial services clients in a wide range of regulatory inquiries/investigations, disciplinary enforcement proceedings and civil proceedings in the High Court of Hong Kong.
In addition to advising banks, financial institutions and corporates, she has also helped clients across a wide range of industries on various types of disputes and contentious matters, including post-M&A disputes involving breach of warranty claims, shareholder and boardroom disputes, joint venture disputes, fraud cases, misrepresentation and economic tort claims. Her clients extend to state-owned PRC companies, global manufacturers, major international corporations, Hong Kong listed companies, distressed funds, private equity funds, and those in the fintech, TMT and consumer sectors.
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
Banks and financial services sector
- an IPO sponsor in liquidation defence against allegations of dishonest assistance, knowing receipt and fraudulent trading by Liquidators for over HK$5 billion
- two Chinese banks against multibillion dollar Quinecare claims, with quantum of over HK$1 billion and US$500 billion respectively
- various leading Chinese and European private banks in relation to allegations of unauthorised trading and mis-selling by their ultra high-net worth customers
- China Everbright Securities in pursuing winding up proceedings where the underlying petition debt involves arbitration, leading to a landmark Court of Appeal decision in Re Simplicity (CACV 183/2023) and subsequently applied in a Privy Council decision
- a US distress debt fund in respect of enforcement of a US$100 million loan against a Chinese real estate developer
Other sectors
- BYD Company in defending a set of complex and highly contentious litigation proceedings brought by Foxconn in various jurisdictions (Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and US) involving allegations of breach of confidence, inducement, procurement of breach of contractual and fiduciary duties, conspiracy, constructive trust and dishonest assistance in the Hong Kong High Court relating to mobile phone handset assembly, and counterclaiming against Foxconn for wrongful and unlawful interference with business and economic interests, defamation and slander
- a leading biopharmaceutical company on urgent Hong Kong Court and HKIAC arbitration strategies to secure a landmark reverse takeover listing
- a semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in the Netherlands and backed by a Chinese shareholder on a high profile, cross border insolvency and arbitration arising from the transfer of control, and coordinating parallel Hong Kong, UK, Germany and Netherlands proceedings to protect contractual, shareholder and strategic interests
Background
Jojo graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Government and Laws) (First Class Honours) degree, and a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree, before completing the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws at the same university. She is dual qualified as a solicitor in Hong Kong and in England & Wales.
Accolades
- 2022 Chambers & Partners, Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms) - China - Up and Coming Individual
- 2022 Legal 500 Hong Kong: Dispute Resolution: Litigation - Next Generaton Partner
Both Chambers and Legal 500 have recommended Jojo for dispute resolution, describing her as a lawyer who frequently handles litigation for a range of Chinese banking clients, is "efficient, responsible and approachable" and "superbly client-oriented and knowledgeable; always ready to help at all hours". Clients also praise Jojo for "understanding [their'] concerns and providing advice beyond the law". - 2021 In-House Community, Commended External Counsel of the Year, where in-house clients said that "Jojo is a proactive lawyer who provides us with sound and valuable legal and commercial solutions".
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