Crystal Au-Yeung

Partner

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Crystal Au-Yeung is a Partner in the Hong Kong Dispute Resolution practice.

Crystal is fluent in Cantonese Mandarin and English.

Crystal has extensive experience in cross-broader commercial disputes, as well as insolvency and restructuring matters. Crystal has acted for financial institutions, public companies, investment funds, directors of listed companies, high net worth individuals (in their capacities as investors of funds, shareholders, and beneficiaries of trusts and estates), and insolvency practitioners (liquidators, receivers, and trustees in bankruptcy).

Crystal regularly acts in contentious matters between shareholders in private business/investment structures, directors of listed companies, and private wealth beneficiaries. She is also very experienced in cross-broader debt enforcement matters, as well as insolvency and restructuring.

Crystal is well recognized by clients and legal professionals in Hong Kong and the PRC for her ability to acutely understand the commercial objectives and to deploy the most effective strategies for resolving disputes.

Crystal has been recognized in the 2025 edition of the Private Client Global Elite Directory and is currently a Branch Committee Member of STEP (The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) Hong Kong.

Jurisdictions

Experience

Prior to joining Conyers, Crystal has:

Acted for limited partner of a USD400m Cayman fund to petition for the winding up of the fund on just and equitable basis, together with an ex-parte application for appointment of JPL for asset protection.
Acted for PRC Securities Institution in a redemption related dispute concerning investment made into a Cayman SPC.
Acted for creditor of a high-profile crypto dispute to petition for the winding up of a Cayman entity.
Acted for a PRC bank in the first case where the BVI Court has recognised and enforced judgments issued by the PRC courts and obtained an order appointing post-judgment receivers. BVIHC(COM) 0032 of 2018)
Acted on behalf of minor beneficiaries in proceedings initiated by BVI Trustees for court directions on a proposed distribution plan.
Acted for trustee in proceedings commenced under section 48 of the Cayman Trust Law to seek directions on a proposed distribution plan. (A Trust, In the Matter of (17Jan2019))
Acted for minority shareholders in a Macau-based entity in an unfair prejudice claim under section 184I of the BVI Business Companies Act.