Charis Ma
Solicitor
charis.ma@akingump.com
Areas of Focus
- Shareholder Activism
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Investment Funds Litigation
- Securities Enforcement & Litigation
- UK & International Finance Litigation
- Financial Restructuring
- International Disputes
- International Arbitration
- Commercial Arbitration & International Commercial Disputes
- International Investment Disputes
- Private Capital
Biography
Charis Ma is an associate in Akin Gump's Hong Kong office.
- Assists with complex commercial disputes, particularly in the private investment sector.
Charis Ma advises on a range of contentious issues concerning:
- Enforcement and recovery proceedings
- Shareholder disputes
- Corporate governance
- Compliance and regulatory matters.
Representative Work
- Acted for an international investment firm in connection with multiple enforcement and recovery proceedings before the courts in Hong Kong and the People’s Republic of China.
- Represented a U.S. hedge fund in shareholder inspection and unfair prejudice petition proceedings before the High Court of Hong Kong.
- Advises investors and corporations in shareholder activism and regulatory matters.
LanguagesCantonese
Mandarin
English
Cantonese
Mandarin
English
EducationJ.D., University of Hong Kong, 2015
P.C.L.L., University of Hong Kong, 2016
B.A., University of Southern California, 2013
J.D., University of Hong Kong, 2015
P.C.L.L., University of Hong Kong, 2016
B.A., University of Southern California, 2013
Bar AdmissionsSolicitor, Hong Kong
Solicitor, Hong Kong
Affiliations and Public Service
- Member, joint Chinese University of Hong Kong-New Territories East Cluster Clinical Research Ethics Committee.
