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Leona Healey

Registered Foreign Lawyer, WA

Offices

Hong Kong SAR

Leona has experience in contentious and non-contentious cross-border restructuring, insolvency and workouts. 

She has advised listed companies, insolvency practitioners, leading international and regional accountancy practices, investment banks, commercial banking institutions, directors and shareholders. She has worked extensively on restructuring and insolvency matters across onshore and offshore jurisdictions, including Australia, Hong Kong, the United States, Singapore, India, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Island Bermuda.

Leona is qualified as a solicitor in Australia in 2011 and completed the Insolvency Education Program with the Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association in 2014.  She is the Vice-Chairperson of the International Women Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (Hong Kong).

She is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • Acting for the co-ordination committee of lenders under certain syndicated facilities to Sino-Ocean Group Holding Limited to effect a holistic restructuring of the group’s offshore debts.
  • Acting for the co-ordination committee of lenders under certain syndicated facilities to Shimao Group Holdings Limited to effect a holistic restructuring of the group’s offshore debts.
  • Acting for the co-ordination committee of lenders under certain syndicated and bilateral facilities to China Aoyuan Group Limited to effect a holistic restructuring of the group’s offshore debts.
  • Acting for the facility agent on behalf of the lenders under certain syndicated facilities to KWG Group Holdings Limited.

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Co-Chairperson of the Board of the Hong Kong Network, International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation

Awards

  • Rising Star Award 2023 Finalist – International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.