Seow, Iain C.L.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• Cantonese
• English
• Mandarin

Lawyer Overview

Iain Seow's practice focuses on commercial litigation and arbitration in areas such as banking and finance, insolvency, company and corporate law, employment, financial regulations, intellectual property, international trade, and shareholder and joint venture disputes. He has extensive experience before arbitration bodies such as the CIETAC, HKIAC, ICC, and SIAC.

Iain counsels clients on contentious regulatory issues relating to corporate misfeasance, customs and excise investigations, and money laundering. He is regularly called upon to assist with investigations relating to asset recovery, bribery and corruption, diversion of business, commercial fraud, and intellectual property theft.

Many of his representations involve complex, multijurisdictional, cross-border disputes. His recent work includes acting as Hong Kong counsel for Mattel in connection with congressional investigations related to toys containing trace levels of lead in paint, representing a Taiwanese conglomerate in an ICC arbitration concerning a shareholders' dispute, representing various Asian financial institutions in a series of complex and lengthy litigations related to fraudulent letters of credit, and representing the receivers of a collapsed hedge fund in tracing dissipated assets in Hong Kong and China. Iain is currently acting for a major Southeast Asian bank in litigation involving the enforcement of security in shares of a Philippine public company as well as an international private equity house in securities litigation concerning the placement of publicly listed Hong Kong shares.

Iain speaks and writes regularly on topics relating to arbitration, commercial fraud, corruption, money laundering, and corporate governance. He is also the Recruitment Partner for the Hong Kong Office.

Areas of Practice

• International Litigation & Arbitration
• Trial Practice
• Business Restructuring & Reorganization
• Labor & Employment
• Construction
• International Trade Disputes & Proceedings

Representative Cases

• European bank seeks advice in connection with default of US$500 million loan , (2009)
• European conglomerate restructures global debt , (2009)
• Fortune 100 company seeks consultation about employment termination dispute in China , (2009)
• Hong Kong property developer defends claims brought by the Hong Kong Housing Authority in connection with various public housing projects
• Hong Kong property developer in High Court proceedings , (2009)
• International finance company involved in arbitration against a Hong Kong telecommunications provider in relation to technical defects , (2009)
• International firm of contractors involved in arbitration against subcontractors in connection with construction projects in Hong Kong , (2009)
• International firm of contractors involved in High Court proceedings against subcontractors in connection with Hong Kong Jockey Club construction project , (2009)
• International firm of contracts involved in arbitration against subcontractor in connection with defective foundation work , (2009)
• International pharmaceutical company files action in Hong Kong and PRC against importers, distributors and manufacturers of counterfeit drugs
• NASDAQ technology company files action in PRC against Beijing company for anticompetitive practices and copyright infringement , (2009)
• Port operator involved in arbitration against a Japanese engineering company in connection with installation of rail-mounted gantry cranes , (2009)
• PRC corporation files action against a former director to recover funds and assets fraudulently misappropriated
• Public company defends accounting fraud, breach of regulations and other issues by the Securities and Futures Commission , (2009)
• Public company defends disciplinary action by the listing division of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
• Public company files judicial review application against the Hong Kong Housing Authority
• Southeast Asian bank involved in High Court proceedings against a Hong Kong public company
• Southeast Asian bank involved in proceedings before the High Court in relation to a multimillion-dollar damages claim
• Taiwanese conglomerate involved in arbitration against a U.S. venture capital firm in relation to a shareholders' dispute , (2009)
• Tanjong SPV obtains financing for acquisitions from EDF International , (2009)
• Three major Korean banks file series of complex litigation claims in Hong Kong against various international banks
• U.S. airline in High Court proceedings related to construction of passenger terminal at Hong Kong international airport , (2009)
• U.S. Fortune 100 company defends fraud investigation , (2009)
• U.S. Fortune 500 company files claim against former director in connection with misappropriation of confidential information

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Class Actions, Collective Bargaining, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, International Trade Litigation, Labor Arbitration, Labor Disputes, Labor Law, Labor Legislation, Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings, Litigation & Appeals, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, Unfair Labor Practices, Unions, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Wage & Hour Laws, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act

Bar Admissions

• Law Society of England and Wales
• Law Society of Hong Kong
• Law Society of Singapore

Education

• King's College - England

Published Works

• Arrangements for Reciprocal Enforcement of Commercial Judgments Between Mainland China and Hong Kong, 2006
• The Perils of Bad Contract Drafting: The Irony of Dispute-Resolving Provisions Becoming the Cause of Dispute, 2006
• Tackling the Problem of Company Name Piracy, 2006
• Arbitration in China, 2004

Address

29th Floor, Edinburgh Tower; The Landmark
15 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong

Phones

852.3189.7292 (Business Phone)

Faxes

852.2868.5871 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.jonesday.com