Senior Associate

Ada Lee

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English

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Ada Lee is a Senior Associate in the Restructuring & Insolvency Team in London. Ada has experience advising creditors, borrowers and insolvency practitioners in matters ranging from transactional banking to contentious and non-contentious restructuring and insolvency. Her sector experience includes construction, aviation, insurance, technology, leisure and car dealerships.

Prior to joining CMS in 2022, she worked as a restructuring and insolvency solicitor at Dentons in Sydney, head of engagement at the Australia Malaysia Business Council in Sydney, a journalist and editor in Sydney and Bangkok, and in the Co-Investigating Judge’s chambers of the United Nations Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Phnom Penh.

Relevant experience

The administrators in relation to the pre-packaged sale of an artificial intelligence company, including advising on issues arising under the National Security and Investment Act 2021.
The lender in relation to the debt restructuring of a video platform company.
The administrators of an energy company in relation to a remuneration challenge.
The liquidators of a pharmaceutical company in relation to creditor claims.
The insolvency practitioners advising on the restructuring options of a Pacific airline with a debt exposure of GBP 145m.
The lender in relation to the documentation, restructuring and standstill of transactions of up to GBP 45m to various borrowers including property developers, tourism operators, hotel operators and car dealerships.
The liquidator of a tech start-up in relation to a contractual dispute with the purchaser of the business.
The bankruptcy trustee in relation to the realisation of assets and creditor priority disputes.
The insurer in relation to an insurance indemnity claim by a liquidator arising from a fraudulently obtained loan.

Education

2017 - Bachelor of Laws, University of Sydney, Sydney.
2015 - Bachelor of Arts (Media & Communications and Government & International Relations) , University of Sydney, Sydney.

Practice Areas

Banking & Finance Restructuring & Insolvency Contentious Insolvency

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