Jamie Chan is a Senior Associate of Karas So LLP. She specialises in commercial dispute resolution, cross-border insolvency matters, regulatory investigations and probate/inheritance disputes.
Jamie has acted for listed companies, financial institutions, securities firms, high-net-worth individuals and insolvency practitioners on complex shareholders’ disputes, contractual and defamation claims, winding up proceedings, debt restructuring and injunction applications.
In addition to commercial litigation, Jamie also has experience in contentious private wealth, probate and estate administration matters. She is involved in family trust disputes and cases on removal and replacement of executors/administrators.
Jamie is a dual-qualified solicitor (in Hong Kong and England & Wales) and is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
Key Experience
Commercial litigation, liquidation and insolvency
- Advising the liquidators and receivers in multiple proceedings against the affiliates of a Hong Kong conglomerate in relation to a large-scale asset-striping scheme.
- Advising the founder of a well-known PRC coffee chain in Hong Kong legal proceedings and debt restructuring issues.
- Representing a Macanese tycoon in Hong Kong legal proceedings against a PRC state-owned enterprise in relation to a significant real estate development project in Macau.
- Advising a Korean tycoon in Hong Kong legal proceedings and injunction applications.
- Advising beneficial noteholders on issues relating to standing to petition for the winding up of the issuer of the notes.
- Advising a listed company in Hong Kong in a scheme of arrangement application for the purpose of restructuring a US$800 million+ debt.
- Advising in cyber fraud cases, involving applications to obtain Mareva injunctions, ancillary disclosure orders and garnishee orders.
Probate / inheritance disputes
- Advising in a contentious probate dispute relating to a prominent Hong Kong tycoon.
- Advising in a family trust dispute involving a well-known family in Hong Kong / Macau.
- Advising executors of high-net-worth individuals’ estates on various estate administration issues.
- Advising in cases involving removal and replacement of executors / administrators.
Regulatory investigations
- Advising a securities firm in an SFC investigation on conducting regulated activities without the appropriate licence.
- Advising a director of a company listed in Hong Kong in audit investigations.
Career History
- Senior Associate, Karas So LLP, 2024
- Associate, Karas So LLP, 2022
- Associate, Howse Williams, 2021
- Trainee Solicitor, Howse Williams, 2018
- The University of Hong Kong, Postgraduate Certificate in Laws, 2018
- The University of Hong Kong, Bachelor of Laws, 2017
- The University of Hong Kong, Bachelor of Social Sciences (Government & Laws), 2015
Admissions
- England & Wales, 2023
- Hong Kong, 2021