Michael Popkin

Partner at Mourant (Hong Kong)

Speaker

Michael is a Partner in Mourant's Litigation and Restructuring and Insolvency practice.

Before joining Mourant in 2022, he worked with Campbells in Hong Kong and the Cayman Islands for six years. Prior to that he 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 his career he has worked on matters involving transactions in most jurisdictions in Asia.

He advises on all aspects of offshore disputes and distressed situations, including applications for urgent injunctive or other relief. Michael is particularly experienced in disputes relating to investment funds and significant financial transactions and disputes between stakeholders.

He regularly acts for insolvency practitioners, creditors, directors and directors’ committees, fund managers and administrators, trustees, investors and major shareholders or beneficiaries.

Most of the matters that Michael works on are multi-jurisdictional in scope and he specialises in efficiently and effectively coordinating with legal and counsel teams across jurisdictions worldwide.