Cherry Ma focuses on international arbitration and commercial litigation. She handles disputes covering areas, including joint ventures, international trade and sale of goods, cryptocurrency, and general commercial disputes. Cherry represents clients in the High Court of Hong Kong and arbitrations seated in jurisdictions such as Hong Kong and Singapore.
Cherry guides and represents clients in international disputes, with experience in cross-border asset protection, anti-suit injunctions, and the enforcement or setting aside of arbitral awards.
Earlier in her career, Cherry was a capital markets lawyer, advising clients on Hong Kong initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, and general corporate matters.
Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
- Acting for a leading professional services firm in an injunction and subsequent proceedings before the Hong Kong High Court against former senior employees for breaches of fiduciary duties, including diversion of business opportunities and misappropriation of the firm’s assets.
- Acting for two investment firms in an HKIAC arbitration involving a contractual dispute with joint venture partners
- Acting for a leading cryptocurrency exchange in an HKIAC arbitration concerning the alleged theft of crypto assets
- Acting for a Korean insurance company in successfully staying proceedings brought against it in the Hong Kong High Court in relation to a tort claim
- Acting for a leading securities firm in a US$50 million claim, including obtaining a world-wide Mareva injunction
- Defending a pharmaceutical company in an HKIAC arbitration over claims of misrepresentation of its R&D capabilities and pipeline products
Compliance and Regulatory
- Represented a Hong Kong-listed property management company on the investigation of undisclosed related-party transactions by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and assisting in the application for resumption of trading
- Represented a Hong Kong-listed company on the investigation by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange regarding to delayed disclosure of annual results and reports, and assisting in the application for resumption of trading
Languages
- English
- Cantonese
- Mandarin
Admissions
- Hong Kong
Education
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, P.C.L.L.
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, J.D.; B.A.
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