Some of the representative matters led and handled by Valarie include:

• Acting for a Belgian client in an investment dispute arbitration before ICC International Court of Arbitration  
• Acting for a client in the electronic payment industry in an over US$100mn investment dispute litigation
• Acting for a director and shareholder in a shareholders’ disputes involving the largest gloves manufacturer in the world, including petition for winding up of the company and unfair prejudice remedy 
• Acting for the liquidators of a solvent company regarding a shareholders’ dispute and advising on all aspects of the liquidation 
• Advising a high net worth individual in a shareholders’ dispute involving litigation in the BVI court  
• Advising banks and listed companies on the regulatory requirements of SFC and HKMA  
• Advising a Thailand financial institution on the regulatory requirements concerning the potential acquisition of a HK private bank 
• Advising an international luxury fashion house on an ICAC investigation 
• Acting for a global IT solutions provider in a cyber fraud case  
• Advising a client in an anti-money laundering investigation conducted by UK Police 
• Acting for a listed company in disciplinary proceedings commenced by HKEX 
• Acting for a listed company in a raid conducted by SFC at the listed company’s office 
• Acting for investment bankers in various SFC and internal investigations involving false trading, price rigging, and stock market manipulation 
• Acting for over ten employees and former employees (including the Asia Pacific Vice Chairman) of an investment bank in a ICAC investigation
• Acting for a financial sponsor in a SFC investigation 
• Acting for the responsible officer of a licensed corporation in a SFC investigation  
• Acting for an executive director of a listed company in a SFC investigation involving disclosure of false or misleading information inducing transactions in shares 
• Acting for a former investment bank employee in a HKMA investigation
• Acting for a bank in a HKMA investigation
• Conducting FCPA audit on behalf of a multi-national toys manufacturer  
• Providing anti-corruption training to the management team of an HK-based airline  
• Providing anti-corruption training to a Canadian manufacturer 
• Advising an international bank on suspicious transaction report to be made to the Joint Financial Intelligence Unit on suspected money laundering activities 
• Advising court appointed receivers in High Court Proceedings, including in an application for release of books and records to the receivers 
• Acting for a Singaporean bank in bankruptcy proceedings against the Chairman of a listed company 
• Acting for an independent non-executive director in High Court civil proceedings commenced by SFC 
• Defending a PRC bank in a dispute involving a claim of US$410mn brought by its customer 
• Acting for a Belgium bank and its Mumbai branch in various litigations involving assignment agreements, bills of exchange, pledges and guarantees 
• Acting for an international bank in bankruptcy proceedings 
• Acting for a PRC bank in a court application for appointment of equitable receiver 
• Acting for the provisional liquidators of a listed company in winding up proceedings and in claims brought by and against subsidiaries of the listed company  
• Acting for the provisional liquidators of a listed company in court application for approval of scheme of arrangement 
• Acting for provisional liquidators in court application for sale of properties 
• Acting for the liquidators of a company with over 60 subsidiaries in investigations concerning misconduct by directors of the group  
• Acting for liquidator in section 252 application for removal of joint and several liquidator  
• Acting for liquidator in section 221 application for order for release of books and records of the company 
• Acting for liquidator in a dispute with a major TV broadcaster in Hong Kong 
• Advising client in a shareholders’ dispute including petitioning for unfair prejudice remedy and winding up  
• Acting for a logistics company with a Canadian listed subsidiary on a dispute involving breach of fiduciary duties 
• Acting for a private client in dispute with international accounting firm with a claim amount of over US$10mn and facilitating settlement 
• Acting for private clients in injunction proceedings concerning works of art and sale proceeds held by one of the largest auction houses in the world 
• Acting for a Japanese multinational corporation in a trade dispute