Viola Jing
Partner
Hong Kong
Viola Jing
Partner
Hong Kong
Contact Details
Viola has experience in advising on restructurings, insolvencies and workouts in a wide range of industries and jurisdictions.
She advises and assists debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, coordinating committees, creditors’ committees, debtors and insolvency practitioners on all aspects of financial restructuring and insolvency cases. Viola is highly experienced in advising steering committees of creditors on complex, cross-border financial restructurings involving PRC elements, and has particular experience in bankruptcy and insolvency litigation. Viola was voted Rising Star of the Year at the 2020 IFLR Asia Pacific Awards.
Qualifications
Professional
Academic
Diploma in Insolvency, Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 2012
PCLL, Law, The University of Hong Kong, 2007
LLB, Law, The University of Hong Kong, 2006
B.Sc., Mathematics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003
Related articles
Publications: 12 May 2023
Bankruptcy petition vs exclusive jurisdiction clause - Who has the last word?
In this client bulletin, we report on a Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal judgment that clarifies the proper approach in deciding whether to dismiss or stay a creditor’s bankruptcy petition before Hong…
Publications: 22 April 2021
Podcast: Hong Kong’s approach to cross-border and insolvency recognition
Publications: 31 August 2020
Experience highlights
A syndicate led by a leading PRC commercial bank on the restructuring of a multi-billion USD syndicated facility to one of the largest lithium producers in the world with investments and assets located in London, Australia, Chile, Hong Kong SAR and Mainland China.
ICBC (Asia) as senior secured lender and PwC as joint and several receivers on the receivership sale of the Kimberley Hotel (a four star hotel located in Hong Kong) and its associated business in Hong Kong.
Steering committee of creditors on the restructuring and amendment of approximately USD500m of obligations of a high profile PRC conglomerate, which is holding a controlling interest in a company listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
A leading Chinese bank as one of the key creditors of the Suntech Power group in an onshore restructuring under domestic PRC law, an on-going offshore liquidation and a consensual restructuring in connection with the client’s exposures to the European subsidiaries of the group.
Qualifications
Professional
Academic
Diploma in Insolvency, Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 2012
PCLL, Law, The University of Hong Kong, 2007
LLB, Law, The University of Hong Kong, 2006
B.Sc., Mathematics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003
Other noteworthy experience
Advising:
- A syndicate led by a leading PRC commercial bank on the restructuring of a multi-billion USD syndicated facility to one of the largest lithium producers in the world with investments and assets located in London, Australia, Chile, Hong Kong SAR and Mainland China.
- ICBC (Asia) as senior secured lender and PwC as joint and several receivers on the receivership sale of the Kimberley Hotel (a four star hotel located in Hong Kong) and its associated business in Hong Kong.
- Steering committee of creditors on the restructuring and amendment of approximately USD500m of obligations of a high profile PRC conglomerate, which is holding a controlling interest in a company listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
- A leading Chinese bank as one of the key creditors of the Suntech Power group in an onshore restructuring under domestic PRC law, an on-going offshore liquidation and a consensual restructuring in connection with the client’s exposures to the European subsidiaries of the group.
Published Work
- Jane Jiang, Viola Jing, Joanne Lau and Ella Richards (2020), “Cross-border Restructuring Involving Assets in the PRC – Are Onshore Assets Still out of Reach?”, INSOL World First Quarter 2020
- Richard Woodworth, Viola Jing and Alison Fok (2017) “Directors in the Twilight Zone – Hong Kong”, INSOL International
Recognition
She has an impressive track record on complex restructurings
IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards, 2020
Viola Jing regularly assists with multi-jurisdictional restructurings. A client describes her as ‘extremely experienced in understanding and guiding clients through the Chinese market’.
Chambers Asia Pacific, 2021
Viola Jing provides 'reliable support to her clients', which includes banks as creditors, on PRC-related cross-border restructuring matters
Legal 500, 2021
Awards & accolades
Rising Star of the Year
IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards, 2020
