Jamie Stranger

Jamie Stranger

Partner

Jamie has 20 plus years of Hong Kong experience in complex insolvency and commercial disputes. He heads up the Greater China restructuring and insolvency team.

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Awards and Recognition

Ranked restructuring and insolvency lawyer since 2011.

Chambers Asia and Greater China

Ranked disputes lawyer since 2015.

Chambers Asia and Greater China

Recommended restructuring and insolvency & disputes lawyer.

The Legal 500 & IFLR1000

"Jamie is not just a lawyer but a strategic advisor who can step into my shoes and think about what I'm concerned about and give solutions."

Chambers Asia 2025

"On a very complex multi-jurisdictional insolvency matter that required significant coordination but also numerous key strategic decisions, I was impressed by how the firm handled the matter. Jamie Stranger was extremely hands on."

Chambers Asia 2025

Biography

Language - English
Jurisdictions - Hong Kong, Australia

Jamie acts on: (i) insolvency matters for liquidators, provisional liquidators, receivers, bankruptcy trustees in formal insolvency proceedings as well as for creditors, debtors and shareholders in corporate restructuring, debt restructuring, schemes, buy-outs and other work-out arrangements; (ii) contentious probate matters for Court appointed administrators in family disputes; (iii) defence and reputational matters for professional services firms; and (iv) commercial disputes on audit negligence and other professional liability claims, shareholder disputes, fraud and injunction proceedings and jurisdiction disputes.

Jamie's clients include the Big 4, R&I and other professional service firms, family offices, banks and financial service businesses.

Jamie is an experienced and highly regarded lawyer in the Hong Kong market. He is a ranked and recommended lawyer across all the legal directories.

Experience

  • Restructuring and Insolvency

    Acting for liquidators to prosecute an audit negligence claim against a Big 6 auditor.

  • Commercial litigation

    Acting for the administrators in probate litigation concerning disputed Hong Kong and PRC assets.

  • Fraud and asset recovery

    USD $89m bunker fuel fraud claim involving Hong Kong Mareva injunctions, disclosure and tracing orders against multiple defendants, proprietary claims, appointment of provisional liquidators and co-operating with the Hong Kong Police.

  • Professional and management liability

    Office holder PI defence. Advisory re regulatory investigations.