Emily Forbes

Liquidations Manager

Bermuda | T +1 441 299 4977
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Emily Forbes is a Manager in the Bermuda Liquidations Practice.

She has over 20 years of insolvency experience working in various international accounting firms in Hong Kong and Bermuda including 5 years as a Chief Insolvency Officer and the Assistant Official Receiver to the Bermuda Registrar of Companies. Emily has also assisted in insolvency matters in Southeast Asia, particularly in Hong Kong.

Emily has been active in several global fraud investigations and insolvency engagements in the areas of insurance and investments funds. Emily also has experience managing liquidation and bankruptcy cases.

 

Jurisdiction

Experience

  • Involved in the fraud investigations and assets recovery of the largest feeder fund in the British Virgin Islands of the Madoff’s Ponzi scheme
  • Facilitated the relocation of one of the world’s leading ocean liner and cargo shipping carriers from Hong Kong to an alternative jurisdiction by way of Members’ Voluntary Liquidation
  • Participated in the Official Liquidation of a Segregated Portfolios Company in the Cayman Islands
  • Oversaw the Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation of the Hong Kong subsidiary of an online global language provider based in London
  • Managed the Court Liquidation of a protected cell company in Guernsey;
  • Coordinated a cross-border insolvency and restructuring project of a financial group with subsidiaries in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, British Virgin Islands, Indonesia and Malaysia
  • Assisted the joint liquidators in Hong Kong and Bermuda of a Bermudian company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with subsidiaries in Taiwan, Macau, Hong Kong and China
  • Head of the Insolvency Department of the Registrar of Companies of the Bermuda Government

Qualifications

Professional Background

  • Assistant Official Receiver, Office of the Official Receiver, Bermuda
  • Chief Insolvency Officer, Office of the Official Receiver, Bermuda
  • Senior Manager, Krys Global, Bermuda
  • Manager, Corporate and Advisory, RSM Nelson Wheeler, Hong Kong
  • Assistant Manager, Corporate and Advisory, Alvarez & Marsal, Hong Kong
  • Assistant Manager, Corporate and Advisory, BDO, Hong Kong
  • Insolvency Administrator, Corporate and Advisory, Grant Thornton, Hong Kong

Education

  • Nottingham Trent University, Master’s Degree in Insolvency Laws (Distinction), 2015
  • The University of Westminster, Legal Practice Course (LPC), 2013
  • City University of Hong Kong, B.A. (Honours) in Accountancy, 1999

Associations

  • Member of the Chartered Professional Accountant of Bermuda, 2022
  • Member of the INSOL International, 2011
  • Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), 2006
  • Certified Public Accountant of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CPA), 2002

Languages

  • Cantonese
  • Mandarin