Michael Popkin

Partner at Mourant (Hong Kong)

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I'm a Partner at Mourant Ozannes (Hong Kong) LLP in our Litigation and Restructuring & Insolvency practice.

Before joining Mourant in 2022, I worked with Campbells in Hong Kong and the Cayman Islands for six years. Prior to that I practised for 14 years in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution department of Allens in Sydney, Australia and for 10 years with leading law firms in Bangkok, Thailand and Phnom Penh, Cambodia. During the course of my career I have worked on matters involving transactions in most jurisdictions in Asia.

I advise on all aspects of offshore disputes and distressed situations, including applications for urgent injunctive or other relief. I am particularly experienced in disputes relating to investment funds and significant financial transactions and disputes between stakeholders. I regularly act for insolvency practitioners, creditors, directors and directors’ committees, fund managers and administrators, trustees, investors and major shareholders or beneficiaries. Most of the matters that I work on are multi-jurisdictional in scope and I specialise in efficiently and effectively coordinating with legal and counsel teams across jurisdictions worldwide.