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Donna Wacker has over 10 years' experience in Hong Kong and Asia advising on complex insolvency, regulatory and banking litigation matters. Donna represents international financial institutions, brokerages and funds on a range of regulatory and contentious issues. Insolvency experience includes advising the liquidators of Peregrine, GITIC (HK), China Nonferrous Metals Group and Baker Group International Holdings, and advising financial institutions in respect of exposures to the bankrupt Lehman Brothers group.

University of Queensland (LLB with First Class Honours) 1998
Minter Ellison, Australia 1997
Admitted as a solicitor in Australia 1999
White & Case, Hong Kong 2000
Admitted as a solicitor Hong Kong 2001
Joined Clifford Chance Hong Kong 2002
Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2005
Partner since 2009

Member of the Hong Kong Law Society's Overseas Lawyers Committee since 2002
Member of the International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation

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