Practice areas

Litigation; Insolvency & restructuring; Trusts and estates; International arbitration

Introduction

Vicky Lord is the managing partner of Harneys Shanghai office in the PRC and is a highly regarded litigator in cross-border commercial cases in the British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands. As head of Harneys Shanghai litigation, restructuring and insolvency team, she obtains significant wins for clients in ultra-high-value, high-profile BVI and Cayman commercial disputes with cross-border elements.

Lord often acts as a specialist BVI and Cayman litigation co-counsel for PRC and US listed companies for IPOs in contentious scenarios. She has a wealth of experience in Cayman Islands s238 privatisations and BVI take-privates, as well as schemes of arrangements, acting company side to secure wins for clients. She has a proven track record of significant wins in shareholder and board-room disputes for new economy and tech companies.

Lord is listed as a next generation lawyer for offshore in Legal 500, an asset recovery specialist and Thought Leader in Who’s Who Legal. She also won Deal of the Year 2020 from China Business Law Journal for her work leading Wang Jing’s case against WeRide in the Caymans.

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