OVERVIEW
A barrister by training, Aisling specialises in complex, high value, international cross border litigation and acts in some of Asia's largest offshore corporate, insolvency/restructuring and shareholder disputes. She is an expert in contentious matters and has a particular interest in take-privates, statutory mergers, contentious valuations and schemes of arrangement.
BACKGROUND
Aisling joined the Maples Group in 2009 in the British Virgin Islands, and moved to the Hong Kong office in 2011. She was elected as a partner in 2017. Aisling was involved in some of the British Virgin Island's largest fund litigation following the global financial crisis. Prior to joining the Maples Group, she worked for another firm in the British Virgin Islands and before that, practised as a barrister in London for four years (having trained at the top ranking professional negligence, insurance and reinsurance set, 4 New Square). At the London Bar she appeared routinely in court as an advocate in commercial and common law matters, conducting her own trials and cross-examining witnesses, and was also led by various silks in multi-million pound commercial disputes.
Aisling currently serves as Asia Regional Director of IWIRC International and in 2021 won IWIRC's Fetner Award, which recognises exceptional contributions made by an international IWIRC member. She is consistently recognised as a leading individual in legal directories such as the Legal 500 and in Chambers and Partners. She has been listed in Who's Who Legal Thought Leader - Mainland China & Hong Kong SAR in the field of restructuring every year since 2021 consecutively. She has been named as one of Asia's Top 10 Offshore Litigators 2023 by Asian Legal Business and was included in "The Growth Drivers" category of the 2023 edition of China Business Law Journal's The A-List 2023, which identifies PRC lawyers and foreign firm lawyers most highly recommended by China's legal market.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Member and Past Co-Chair of the Hong Kong chapter of the International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)
Asia Regional Director of IWIRC International
Member and Director of the Company and Insolvency Law Society (COINS)
Member of the International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals (INSOL)
Fully qualified member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
Member of the Hong Kong chapter of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA)
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Dispute Resolution & Insolvency
BAR ADMISSIONS
2004 - Called to the Bar of England and Wales (not practising)
2008 - Admitted as a barrister of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)
2008 - Admitted as a barrister of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Anguilla) (not practising)
2011 - Admitted as an attorney to the New York State Bar (not practising)
EDUCATION
University College Cork, Ireland, BCL (1st Class) (Awarded Graduate of the Year)
London School of Economics, LLM (Distinction) (British Council Chevening Scholar)
College of Law, London, Bar Vocational Course (Outstanding) (Ranked 2nd in the Year and awarded the Buchanan Prize and the Hubert Greenland Scholarship by Lincoln's Inn)
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KNOWLEDGE
- Appointment of Liquidators: BVI Court Rejects 'Put-Up Job' Defences 14 June 2023
- Cayman Islands Schemes of Arrangement and Russian Sanctions 22 November 2022
- Reforms to Cayman Islands Restructuring Laws - The New Restructuring Officer Regime 29 July 2022
- Good News for Debtors Seeking Access to the Cayman Restructuring Regime 29 July 2022
- Privy Council Decision on Directors Duties and Concurrent Findings of Fact 18 May 2022
- Cayman Islands Debt Restructuring 01 July 2021
- Distress in the shipping sectors why use Cayman Islands debt restructuring tools 30 March 2021
- Maples Group Acts in BVI Commercial Court's First Remote Trial 17 July 2020
- Important Decision in Cayman Islands Merger Dissent Litigation 08 January 2020
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Advises Pantarei Asset Management Limited on Hong Kong Fund Launches 27 June 2024
- Maples Group Advises Drake & Scull International PJSC on Landmark Sukuk SPV Issuance 25 June 2024
- Maples Group Pledges US$ 70k to Support Inclusive Education in the BVI 19 June 2024
- Maples Group Advises on US$500 Million Fund Formation by Japan-focused Private Equity Firm 17 June 2024
- Maples Group Advises Screaming Eagle on US$4.6 Billion Combination with Lionsgate's Studio Business 14 June 2024