Norman Hau

Partner, Hong Kong Head of Disputes and Restructuring

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Norman Hau is a Partner and Head of the Hong Kong Disputes and Restructuring practice.

Norman is a seasoned commercial litigator with extensive experience in restructuring and insolvency matters and shareholders disputes in Hong Kong, Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands. Norman is a fluent English, Cantonese and Putonghua speaker.

Norman has acted for listed companies, liquidators, private equity houses, fund managers, and high net worth individuals in their contentious matters involving offshore laws. Norman is highly regarded by his clients and peers for his legal skills, commerciality and strategic mindset demonstrated in complex commercial disputes, insolvency and restructuring cases and asset tracing matters, having been recognised in the 2018 Edition of The Legal 500 for his “great client management and general litigation strategy” and his ability to provide “sensible and commercial advice”.

Norman has also been recognised in the 2020 Edition of IFLR1000. A client commented that Norman is “highly experienced and maintains good relationships with clients. He can provide pragmatic and innovative solutions to tackle problems and, at the same time, has strong technical skills at his feet. He is also able to understand the required work and provide a cost-effective quotation to suit a client’s needs.” Another client added Norman is “efficient and willing to listen.”

Norman has recently been recognized in the 2023 Edition of The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific as a leading individual. Clients comment that Norman “had a very deep understanding and knowledge of the litigation system and procedure. He is a strategic thinker and is always a few steps ahead of his opponents. I have never seen an unhappy client. He is also Hong Kong qualified and proficient in Chinese, which means that he is an excellent choice for cross-border or multi-jurisdictional litigation. He is one of the few people in the world who possesses such a unique combination of qualities.”

Jurisdictions

Experience

Cross-Border Disputes and Shareholder Litigation

Acting for Fang Holdings Limited (NYSE:SFUN) in defending a just and equitable winding up petition and application for provisional liquidators in the Cayman Grand Court.
Acting for minority shareholders in King Bun Limited & others v. Lau Man Sang, James & others in obtaining judgment against Hong Kong-based directors of Vanway International Group Limited for fiduciary breaches and undervalued asset sale.
Acting for displaced directors in Re Titan Petrochemicals Group Limited in appealing a Bermuda winding up order based on fraud by former management.
Acting for Kingboard Chemical Holdings Limited (HKSE:148) and Kingboard Laminates Holdings Limited (HKSE:1888) in defending a minority oppression claim in Bermuda involving their Singapore-listed subsidiary
Acting for China Zenix Auto International Limited (NYSE:ZX) in defending a minority oppression claim commenced by an institutional shareholder (settled pre-trial).
Acting for the managing shareholder of a five-star hotel in China in opposing interim receivership in the BVI and defending a minority oppression claim.
Acting for an investment fund in a just and equitable petition of a Cayman company holding a PRC VPN business.
Advising a Cayman fund on a US$25 million recovery via winding up petition (settled before presentation)
Acting for a Hong Kong-listed company in obtaining an interim injunction order refraining a creditor from presenting a winding up petition in the Cayman Islands.
Acting for a NYSE-listed, Beijing headquartered Cayman IT services company in its employment dispute involving share option validity.
Acting for numerous Hong Kong-listed companies in contentious shareholders’ meetings and boardroom disputes.
Advising a major provider of private preventive healthcare services in China in relation to a threatened winding up petition on mismanagement grounds.

Restructuring, Insolvency & Provisional Liquidation

Acting for Moody Technology Holdings Limited (HKSE:1400), Prosperity International Holding (H.K.) Limited (HKSE:0803), GTI Holdings Limited (HKSE:3344), and AID Life Science Holdings Limited (HKSE:8088) in restructurings through light-touch provisional liquidation proceedings.
Acting for FDG Electric Vehicles Limited (HKSE:0729) in opposing winding up petitions and its proposed debt restructuring.
Acting for Titan Petrochemical Group Limited (HKSE:1192) in opposing a winding up petition.
Advising Up Energy Development Group Limited (HKSE:307) on debt restructuring, defending winding up petition and appointment of provisional liquidators.
Acting for Grand TG Gold Holdings Limited (HKSE:8299) in its debt restructuring, defending winding up petition and its successful resumption.
Advising KDDI Corporation on the restructuring and liquidation of DMX Technologies Group Limited (Singapore-listed).
Acting for Jupiter Telecommunications Co Ltd. in pursuing winding up petition against its dissenting minority shareholder and successfully opposing an injunction (settled amicably).

Expertise

Qualifications

Professional Background

Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Associate, Tanner De Witt
Trainee Solicitor, Holman Fenwick & Willan

Education

The University of Hong Kong, PCLL, 2002
The University of Hong Kong, LLB, 2001

Bar Admissions

Cayman Islands, Attorney-at-Law, 2026
British Virgin Islands, Solicitor, 2012
Bermuda, Registered Associate, 2012
England and Wales, Solicitor, 2008 (not currently practising)
Hong Kong, Solicitor, 2005 (not currently practising)

Awards & Accolades

Recognised by Chambers Asia‑Pacific (Offshore: Dispute Resolution) in 2025 and 2026
Recognised as “Litigators of Asia 2025” by Asian Legal Business
Recognised as a “Leading Individual” by Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (offshore law) since 2023
Nominated as “Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year” by Asian Legal Business Hong Kong Law Awards 2025 (the only offshore lawyer nominated in this category)
Recognised as “Asia Top Offshore Litigators 2024” by Asian Legal Business Magazine
Recognised as a “Leading Individual” by Legal 500 Caribbean (foreign based expertise) since 2025 (and as a “Recommended Lawyer” in 2024)
Recognised in the 2022 and 2023 editions of Offshore Client Choice List by Asian Legal Business
Recognised as “Top 15 Offshore Litigator 2022” (and 2021) by Asian Legal Business Magazine
Recognised as “The A-List Top 50 Offshore Lawyers 2022” by Asia Business Law Journal
Recognised in the 2020 edition of IFLR1000
Recognised in the 2020 edition (and 2019) of Global Restructuring Review 100
Recognised in the 2018 edition of Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (offshore law)