Derek Yuen

Derek Yuen’s practice focuses on commercial litigation. He also has experience in winding-up litigation, contentious restructuring, and transactional matters.

Derek is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.

Recent experience includes: 

• Represented Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd. in the restructuring of approximately US$12.3 billion in offshore debt. The landmark restructuring was achieved through an innovative and highly complex dual scheme structure for both Kaisa and Rui Jing Investment Company Ltd., Kaisa’s subsidiary, across three jurisdictions. This deal was named “Restructuring Deal of the Year” at IFR Asia Awards 2025, “Restructuring and Insolvency Matter of the Year” at Law.com International’s Asia Legal Awards 2025, as well as “Deal of the Year” by China Business Law Journal 2024 and 2025.
• Advising Shimao Group Holdings Limited on the restructuring of its US$11.5 billion in offshore debt. The restructuring was conducted in parallel with bilateral restructurings of certain other offshore debts outside of the scope of the scheme totaling US$2 billion. This deal is one of the largest China real estate restructurings. The deal was named “Deal of the Year” by China Business Law Journal 2024 and recognized as “Best Property Deal: China Offshore” by FinanceAsia Achievement Awards in 2025.
• Advising and coordinating the legal strategy for a major P.R.C. real estate company on the scheme of arrangement of its offshore indebtedness in the Hong Kong Court, Cayman Islands Court, and British Virgin Islands Court. 
• Representing a Hong Kong-listed company in opposing a winding-up petition before the Hong Kong High Court.
• Representing a high-net-worth individual before the Hong Kong High Court to pursue claims against a private equity firm for partnership interest in a fund.
• Representing a Hong Kong-listed company before the Hong Kong High Court in setting aside the registration of a judgment in the P.R.C.