{"id":12940,"date":"2024-04-24T16:55:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T16:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prelive-tdw.visibleone.app\/our-people\/tim-au\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T09:31:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T09:31:58","slug":"tim-au","status":"publish","type":"our-people","link":"https:\/\/www.tannerdewitt.com\/zh-hans\/our-people\/tim-au\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Au"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"bg-whitemdlight \">\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"people-info \" id=\"people-info\">\n        <div class=\"basic-info-container relative\">\n            <a href=\"\/our-people\"\n                class=\"group flex flex-row items-center gap-[12px] cursor-pointer absolute left-0 top-7\">\n                <div \n                    class=\"flex flex-row justify-end items-center gap-[12px] cursor-pointer max-w-5\">\n\n                    <svg class=\"rotate-[180deg] fill-primary scale-[80%] group-hover:translate-x-[-20%] transition-all   \"\n                        xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\">\n                        <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_5462_6346)\">\n                            <path\n                                d=\"M19.2 3.19995L16.96 5.43995L25.92 14.4H0V17.6H25.92L16.96 26.56L19.2 28.8L32 16L19.2 3.19995Z\"\n                                fill=\"#656363\" \/>\n                        <\/g>\n                        <defs>\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_5462_6346\">\n                                <rect width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"white\" \/>\n                            <\/clipPath>\n                        <\/defs>\n                    <\/svg>\n\n                <\/div>\n\n                <span\n                    class=\"font-roboto font-[600] body-2 text-[#656363] hover:text-primary transition-colors whitespace-nowrap\">Back\n                    to\n                    All\n                    Lawyers<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n\n                        <h1 class=\"people-name !font-[400]\">Tim Au<\/h1>\n            \n            <p class=\"people-job-title\">Partner <\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"people-detail-icons-container\">\n                \n                            <\/div>\n\n\n            \n            \n\n\n            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"people-image\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tannerdewitt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TDW_April_20247032-1.png\" alt=\"logo\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"people-info-switch-tab flex items-center px-1 gap-3 sticky sticky-tabbar w-full bg-white\"\n    id=\"people-info-switch-tab\">\n    <div class=\"mb-prev 3xl:hidden\">\n        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"25\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 25\" fill=\"none\">\n            <path\n                d=\"M15.9707 2.92091L6.4249 12.2315C6.28024 12.3728 6.28024 12.627 6.4249 12.7683L15.9709 22.0789C16.118 22.2221 16.3527 22.2206 16.4979 22.0756L17.5735 21C17.6438 20.9297 17.6833 20.8341 17.6833 20.7349L17.6833 20.7323C17.6826 20.632 17.6418 20.536 17.5698 20.4661L9.37637 12.4999L17.5696 4.5337C17.6416 4.46375 17.6824 4.36781 17.6831 4.26747L17.6831 4.2649C17.6831 4.16566 17.6436 4.07008 17.5733 3.99976L16.4977 2.9242C16.3525 2.77918 16.1178 2.77772 15.9707 2.92091Z\"\n                fill=\"#3E3C3C\" \/>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n    <ul class=\"tab-links-container scroll-smooth px-2\">\n                                    <li class=\"tab-link\" data-tab=\"tab1\">\n                    <span>Biography<\/span>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"tab-link\" data-tab=\"tab2\">\n                    <span>Key Cases <\/span>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"tab-link\" data-tab=\"tab3\">\n                    <span>Awards\/Recognitions<\/span>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"tab-link\" data-tab=\"tab4\">\n                    <span>Speaking Experience<\/span>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"tab-link\" data-tab=\"tab5\">\n                    <span>Memberships &#038; 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Tim\u2019s focus is on restructuring and insolvency, with a particular focus on contentious matters. He regularly advises insolvency office-holders (including the \u2018Big Four\u2019 accounting firms and other prominent accounting firms with an insolvency practice) and corporate clients on all aspects of restructuring and insolvency issues. He advises on schemes of arrangement, recovery of assets in insolvency estates (in particular pursuing and defending transaction avoidance claims), cross-border insolvency issues such as recognition of foreign officeholders and foreign restructuring processes, examination of persons capable of assisting insolvency office-holders, all aspects of enforcement including debt recovery; and a wide range of court applications in relation to administrative matters in bankruptcies\/liquidations particularly concerning officeholders\u2019 remuneration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tim has a particular interest in schemes of arrangement with a cross-border element having acted on the Kaisa and the Burwill schemes. He also advises on contentious scheme matters and successfully opposed the sanctioning of the Century Sun scheme. Tim regularly appears in the Companies Court and Bankruptcy Court.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, Tim advises in relation to general commercial litigation matters including contractual disputes and banking litigation matters (such as debt recovery and security enforcement). Tim has extensive experience in trial work having conducted several High Court trials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tim completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Liverpool (Bachelor of Arts in History and Law) and obtained a Juris Doctor degree and a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. In 2024, Tim was recognised as one of Hong Kong Business Review\u2019s \u2018Most Influential Lawyers Under 40\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tim is fluent in English and Cantonese.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                    \n                \n\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"people-full-info-left-section editor-wysiwyg tab\">\n                <h3 class=\"text-black !heading3 !font-[400] full-detail-title mb-[20px] hidden\">Biography<\/h3>\n                \n                \n                                                                                <ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acting for and advising the liquidators (Alvarez &amp; Marsal) of China Evergrande Group and Tianji Holding Limited on various aspects of the liquidation, including recovery and realisation of assets of the estate and the formation and composition of any committee of inspection.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Acted for BVI and Cayman appointed liquidators (Quantuma, Kroll) in successful applications for recognition and assistance in Hong Kong, including for an order for production of documents by third parties.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Represented CFG Investment SAC in a claim worth over US$150 million involving the Pacific Andes group.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assisted China Singyes Technologies Holdings Limited in defending a winding-up petition and obtaining a validation order for restructuring costs, concerning debts exceeding US$500 million.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Represented PwC as the provisional liquidator of Burwill Holdings Limited in restructuring debts over HK$550 million.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Successfully opposed an appeal for Interactive Brokers LLC in bankruptcy proceedings against Mr But Ka Chon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assisted SES S.A. in the liquidation of Genting, involving debts up to US$2.77 billion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advised the bankruptcy trustees of Guy Kwok-Hung Lam on cross-border issues and recovery actions in Hong Kong.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Represented the Joint Provisional Liquidators of Global Blood Cord Corporation in obtaining interim injunction orders against directors of subsidiaries in Hong Kong, and continues to assist in securing the company\u2019s assets.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Represented Sure Lead Limited in resisting transaction avoidance claims brought by liquidators of various Hong Kong companies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Represented Maxwell Road Limited in a US$150 million debt recovery claim against the defendant, Mo Ah Man. We successfully defended a strike-out application brought by the defendant and are continuing to pursue this high-value claim.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                    \n                \n\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"people-full-info-left-section editor-wysiwyg tab\">\n                <h3 class=\"text-black !heading3 !font-[400] full-detail-title mb-[20px] hidden\">Biography<\/h3>\n                \n                \n                                                                                <ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hong Kong Business Review \u2018Most influential lawyers under 40\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                    \n                \n\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"people-full-info-left-section editor-wysiwyg tab\">\n                <h3 class=\"text-black !heading3 !font-[400] full-detail-title mb-[20px] hidden\">Biography<\/h3>\n                \n                \n                                                                                <ul>\n<li>Offshore Alert Bangkok, speaking on the panel &#8220;Intelligence Briefing: Hong Kong&#8221; (March 2025)<\/li>\n<li>Taylor David Lawyers Restructuring Conference (March 2025)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Training session on issues discussed in \u201cCross-border Insolvency in Hong Kong and Beyond: A Conversation with Hon. Justice Jonathan Harris\u201d (April 2023)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INSOL Focus Webinar: Navigating cross-border insolvencies \u2013 the Court\u2019s jurisdiction to wind-up entities and provide assistance to officeholders (September 2023)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Training session on Recent Developments in insolvency law in Hong Kong (July 2023)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                    \n                \n\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"people-full-info-left-section editor-wysiwyg tab\">\n                <h3 class=\"text-black !heading3 !font-[400] full-detail-title mb-[20px] hidden\">Biography<\/h3>\n                \n                \n                                                                                <ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Law Society of Hong Kong<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants Restructuring and Insolvency Faculty (RIF)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International Women\u2019s Insolvency &amp; Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Restructuring and Insolvency Faculty (RIF)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turnaround Management Association (TMA)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                    \n                \n\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"people-full-info-left-section editor-wysiwyg tab\">\n                <h3 class=\"text-black !heading3 !font-[400] full-detail-title mb-[20px] hidden\">Biography<\/h3>\n                \n                \n                                    <div class=\"flex flex-col xl:grid xl:grid-cols-[repeat(2,1fr)] mb-[20px] gap-[10px]\">\n                        \n\n                    <\/div>\n                \n\n            <\/div>\n            \n    <div class=\"people-full-info-right-section\">\n        <div class=\"people-detail-testimonials flex flex-col items-center \">\n                            <h2 class=\"testimonials-header !font-[400]\">Accolades\/Testimonials<\/h2>\n            \n            <div id=\"tdwSwiper\" class=\"swiper-container py-2.5 md:py-5  pb-[0px]\">\n                <div class=\"swiper-wrapper !z-[0]\">\n                                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide testimonials-body\">\n                                <div class=\"flex flex-col items-center gap-[20px] \">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"38\" height=\"38\"\n                                        src=\"https:\/\/www.tannerdewitt.com\/wp-content\/themes\/tanner-de-witt\/images\/tdw-people-detail-testimonials.svg\"\n                                        alt=\"logo\" class=\"hidden\" \/>\n                                    <div class=\"testiomials-body-text\">\n                                        <p>&#8220;Tim is a Partner in the Restructuring and Insolvency Practice. With a specific focus on contentious cases, he provides comprehensive advice to insolvency office-holders, including major accounting firms, and corporate clients on a wide range of restructuring and insolvency matters. His expertise covers schemes of arrangement, asset recovery in insolvency estates (including transaction avoidance claims), cross-border insolvency issues, examination of individuals assisting office-holders, enforcement, debt recovery, and court applications related to bankruptcies, liquidations, and remuneration of office-holders. Tim&#8217;s particular interest lies in cross-border schemes of arrangement, notably his involvement in the Kaisa and Burwill schemes. He also handles contentious scheme matters and has successfully opposed the sanctioning of the Century Sun scheme.&#8221;<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                                <div class=\"testimonials-image-and-label\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"w-full h-auto text-wrap text-left\">\n                                        <p>Hong Kong Business Journal &#8211; Hong Kong&#8217;s most influential lawyers under 40<\/p>\n                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"swiper-slide testimonials-body\">\n                                <div class=\"flex flex-col items-center gap-[20px] \">\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"38\" height=\"38\"\n                                        src=\"https:\/\/www.tannerdewitt.com\/wp-content\/themes\/tanner-de-witt\/images\/tdw-people-detail-testimonials.svg\"\n                                        alt=\"logo\" class=\"hidden\" \/>\n                                    <div class=\"testiomials-body-text\">\n                                        <p>\u201cTim Au is a quick and deep thinker. 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