May Leung

I am an associate in the Hong Kong office of Bird & Bird. I have a broad civil and commercial disputes practice covering company and insolvency matters, shareholders' disputes, contractual disputes, fraud and asset recovery.

I have acted for international and local clients in a wide range of civil and commercial litigation and arbitrations, often with a cross-border element. I also have experience in advising individuals and corporates on regulatory compliance and investigations.

I believe that a disputes lawyer must assist clients in making informed decisions on the best strategy to solve their problems. With the clients' needs and goals in mind, I strive to provide clients with practical, commercial and cost-effective solutions.

I graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a double degree in Bachelor of Business Administration (Law) and Bachelor of Laws. I completed PCLL at the University of Hong Kong with distinction.

• Acted for a Hong Kong investment company in resisting anti-arbitration injunction application in a dispute with a subsidiary of a leading PRC private equity firm over shares in a listed company, involving parallel CIETAC arbitration, statutory derivative action and winding-up proceedings in Hong Kong.
• Acted for a former director of a Hong Kong listed company in defending a claim of approximately US$13 million based on breach of contract and director's duties, including resisting worldwide Mareva injunction application and applying to set aside leave to serve process out of jurisdiction.
• Acted for a high net-worth individual in a successful application for proprietary injunction in a cross-border dispute over the ownership of shares in a significant PRC pharmaceutical company held under a family trust.
• Acted for a US company in Mareva injunction application freezing approximately US$14 million worth of assets and disclosure order against a BVI company in aid of HKIAC-administered arbitration and US proceedings.
• Acted for a Hong Kong mining company in resisting winding up petition premised on an alleged debt of approximately US$16 million involving parallel proceedings in multiple jurisdictions including LCIA arbitration and foreign court proceedings.
• Acted for former managers of a prominent PRC video game developer in HKIAC-administered arbitration against the developer involving RMB15 million claims under share option agreements.