Billy Tang

Of Counsel
About

Billy Tang is an experienced commercial litigator focused on high-stakes, complex and cross-border disputes. His practice primarily covers financial services, with significant experience across the insurance, technology, energy, life sciences and transport sectors.

Billy advises on a broad range of commercial disputes, including joint venture and shareholders’ disputes, insolvency and asset recovery, restructuring (including schemes of arrangement) and fraud tracing.

He has acted for regulators overseas and regularly assists clients with regulatory investigations and regulatory and compliance risk management. His work also extends to internal investigations and reviews of compliance frameworks, aligning local requirements with global policies and standards.

Having practised in both Hong Kong and Australia, Billy works closely with lawyers across APAC and the Chinese Mainland to develop coordinated litigation strategies, including parallel proceedings, asset preservation and cross-border enforcement.

Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the High Court of Hong KongSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and WalesSolicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria

EXPERIENCE

  • Acted for major banks in recovering substantial outstanding indebtedness owing by various companies and individuals by way of litigation and debt restructuring including cross-border enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards.
  • Acted for multinational corporates in recognition and enforcement proceedings between Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland, and in resisting the enforcement of United States court judgments in Hong Kong.
  • Advised liquidators and receivers on loan restructuring exercise and asset recovery projects with multi-jurisdictional elements.
  • Represented the founder shareholder of an Australian healthcare technology company in mediation, pre-action negotiations and litigation arising from oppressive conduct by the company and its controlling shareholder.
  • Advised a Hong Kong shipping company in a series of proceedings relating to a multi-jurisdictional shareholder dispute involving group entities.
  • Represented a Hong Kong-based shareholder in a dispute relating to a NYSE-listed life sciences company, including proceedings before the Cayman Islands courts.
  • Advised on contractual interpretation, dispute resolution strategy and risk issues in relation to network services and development agreements for multiple energy projects in Australia and Hong Kong.
  • Defended a Malaysian manufacturer in a contractual dispute with an Australian distributor regarding alleged conspiracy, breach of restraints and exclusivity provisions and defective product claims.
  • Advised logistics and transportation clients from a compliance perspective on agreements and regulatory frameworks.
  • Advised a German industrial multinational on its whistleblowing framework, including aligning Australian regulatory requirements with global policies and standards.
Languages
  • English
  • Chinese (Cantonese)
  • Chinese (Mandarin)
Education
  • The University of Hong Kong, L.L.B., 2010
  • The University of Hong Kong, P.C.LL, 2011

Connect

Phone

+852 2103 0644
(Work, Hong Kong)
+852 9547 7600
(Mobile, Hong Kong)