Practice areas

Joint ventures; Restructuring & insolvency; Succession planning (family office); Commercial litigation

Introduction

Mark Cheng co-heads the chinese-related investment disputes practice at Rajah & Tann. He specialises in complex commercial disputes, with particular emphasis on shareholders’ and joint venture disputes, often involving high-stakes and cross-border elements. He also has a wealth of experience in crisis management, working with and strategising for clients throughout the engagement.

Conversant in Mandarin, Cheng also has a keen appreciation of Chinese business culture. In addition, he has substantial experience representing clients across Greater China in high-profile disputes. Notably, he successfully acted for a Singapore listed company in relation to a dispute over the ownership of a hospital in China. He also successfully represented a court-appointed judicial manager of a Singapore holding company of a medical group, in pursuing claims against a defendant who had fraudulently siphoned off in excess of USD100 million through elaborately planned schemes to himself or his nominees in China. This required him to have a good appreciation of the Chinese healthcare and legal systems to deal with the concerns raised.

Another of his areas of practice is in insolvency and restructuring, having advised debtors, creditors and insolvency practitioners. He advised a hospitality group, which was badly affected by the covid-19 pandemic, to successfully restructure and turn around their finances, business and operations.

Cheng’s practice also includes advising high net-worth individuals and families to address their succession and estate structuring and planning needs.

He has consistently been recognised as a market leading lawyer by prominent legal directories and has been described as a “dynamic and knowledgeable partner, combining legal acumen with commercial awareness”. Recently, he was included in The A-List of elite lawyers for the Chinese market by China Business Law Journal and acknowledged as a highly regarded Restructuring & Insolvency lawyer by IFLR1000 Asia Pacific.

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