Blossom Hing

Blossom’s recent disputes related work includes the following:

• Obtaining a freezing order and an order for receivers to be appointed over the assets of GSF Capital Pte. Ltd and its controlling director on the basis that they had committed a fraud of some EUR560 million against Suntech Power Holding Ltd, a listed company on the New York Stock Exchange and the world’s largest producer of crystalline silicon solar power units.
• Obtaining judgment from the High Court and the Court of Appeal in favour of the founder and minority shareholder of Dovechem Holdings Pte Ltd (DHPL) which is part of the Dovechem group, a major solvent and chemicals group with interests in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, China and Vietnam.
• Obtaining an arbitration award of some US$93 million in favour of one of the largest privately own trading companies in the world.

Blossom’s recent restructuring and insolvency work includes the following:

• Advising Brightoil Petroleum (S’pore) Pte. Ltd. (“BOPS”), a subsidiary of the Hong Kong listed Brightoil Petroleum (Holdings) Limited (“BOHL”), in connection with the US$916 million debt restructuring of BOPS (see Re Brightoil Petroleum (S’pore) Pte Ltd [2022] SGHC 35). The debt restructuring of BOPS is undertaken as part of a holistic US$1.9 billion debt restructuring of BOHL and its subsidiaries.
• Advising the Securities Investors Association (Singapore), which represents the informal steering committee for the (a) S$400 million 6% cumulative non-convertible non-voting perpetual class A preference shareholders and (b) S$500 million 6% perpetual capital security holders (collectively “Holders”) issued by Hyflux Limited, in connection with the S$2.64 billion debt restructuring proposed by Hyflux Limited, of which the Holders are owed S$900 million.

Chambers Asia Pacific
Restructuring/Insolvency 2024 – Band 1 for 9 consecutive years
Dispute Resolution: Litigation 2024 – Leading Lawyer for 3 consecutive years; previously a recognised practitioner for 4 consecutive years (2017 - 2020)

"She possesses both elite litigation and business transaction skills, and consistently provides excellent advice and representation to help clients work through and emerge successfully from complex restructurings."

"Blossom is a very strategic and sophisticated litigator who is able to come up with out-of-the-box solutions to resolve disputes."

"Blossom is an inimitable combination of technical courtroom skills, client care skills and personality. When the situation demands it, she'll objectively advise you to settle or not to start legal proceedings at all."

One interviewee comments that she is "a highly-skilled litigator as well as advisor regarding complex cross-border restructuring matters", whilst another praises her as "razor sharp".

"I really like her - she is very smart, meticulous and active".

“She is someone who manages life and death and is someone who is very competent and whom you can trust; she has the decency to say: ‘Don't pursue this course of action, it's not commercial.”

She is the “go-to litigator.”

Clients note her for her “practical advice,"

A market source explains that she "has a disarming style and is pleasant to deal with and also very active and effective in court."

She is "the person I would go to for disputes and restructuring work in Singapore and South-East Asia."

“She is commercial and focused on delivering results.”

“She provides practical solutions to legal problems. She understands the commercial reality and explains the legal implications so that we can make informed decisions that suit our needs.”

Sources noting that she is “intelligent and someone you want on your side.”

“I find her to be very strong and very practical; she always gives us what we need.”

“Excellent lawyer who is very aggressive, intelligent and effective in litigation.”

Has “an incredible work ethic”

“Very competent, with lots of experience”

Chambers Global
Dispute Resolution: Litigation 2024 – Leading Lawyer for 3 consecutive years; previously a recognised practitioner for 4 consecutive years (2017 - 2020)

"Blossom is a very strategic and sophisticated litigator who is able to come up with out-of-the-box solutions to resolve disputes."

"Blossom is an inimitable combination of technical courtroom skills, client care skills and personality. When the situation demands it, she'll objectively advise you to settle or not to start legal proceedings at all."

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific
Dispute Resolution 2024 – Recommended lawyer for 7 consecutive years
Restructuring & Insolvency 2024 – Hall of Fame; previously Leading Individual (2023) and Recommended lawyer for 6 consecutive years (2017 - 2022)
International Arbitration 2024 – Leading Individual for 2 consecutive years; previously Recommended lawyer

“Blossom Hing is an outstanding litigator with a ferocious work ethic. I can also count on the undivided attention of her team which has depth and breadth. I value her for how she always goes beyond the call of duty”

“Drew & Napier has a strong bench of restructuring and insolvency partners and the standout partner is Blossom Hing. Blossom has many years’ experience in complex restructuring and insolvency matters.”

“Blossom Hing, Chan Wei Meng and Mohan Gopalan – I always have been impressed with the first-rate quality of their work and their dedication to helping their clients work through and emerge from difficult times.”

“Blossom Hing’s standing and leadership in the restructuring and insolvency arena is a major draw and benefit for clients. Blossom is tenacious in her pursuit of client goals and is highly creative and solutions-oriented in the restructuring arena”

“She is super responsive and sharp with an amazing work ethic. She is always available to address any concerns I have, I trust her implicitly. Extremely competent and commercial. A pleasure to work with.”

“Tenacious and strong litigator.”

“Highly-rated practitioner, especially in contentious insolvency proceedings.”

“Has extensive experience working with clients from Indonesia, China and Hong Kong.”

“Blossom Hing has wonderful experience in this sector having been involved in some of the biggest, most complex cases in Asia and globally.”

“Meticulous in her approach to arbitration matters and has strengthened her position in this area.”

“By far the best arbitration lawyer at this firm. She works tirelessly to help her clients and adopts a commercial and resolute approach when advising.”

“Blossom Hing ‘owns’ the matters that she handles and provides top quality and very commercial advice. Her years of experience are fully brought to bear on all the restructuring and insolvency matters that Blossom advises on.”

She is “pragmatic, engaging, and very experienced.”

“Very responsive to our needs and the team that [she directs] is efficient and meticulous.”

IFLR1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023 – Highly regarded for 5 consecutive years; Women Leaders

“Blossom Hing is my ‘go to’ lawyer at the firm due to her vast experience. She is extremely detail-oriented yet highly creative and innovative. She is also building an excellent team who supports her very effectively.”

“She is an excellent lawyer who is very aggressive, intelligent and effective in litigation. She is extremely effective in complex cross-border restructuring and dispute matters. I trust her implicitly.”

Who’s Who Legal

Blossom Hing is a go-to name in the region. She earns effusive praise for her handling of debt restructurings and contentious matters both in court and in arbitration.

Appreciated by peers as “an extremely capable practitioner”.

"Blossom is definitely a big name in restructuring and insolvency”.

Blossom Hing was noted for being “an expert in her field” and a “leading light” when it comes to complex restructuring and insolvency litigation, and that peers herald her as a “strong restructuring specialist”.

Southeast Asia: Investigations 2023 – Recommended lawyer for 2 consecutive years

Investigations 2020 – Future Leaders

“Very affable and easy to work with” according to impressed sources who highlight her “fantastic attention to detail”.

Best Lawyers International: Singapore
Insolvency and Reorganisation Law 2024 – Endorsed individual for 11 consecutive years
Litigation 2024 – Endorsed individual for 11 consecutive years

Asialaw Leading Lawyers
Restructuring and Insolvency 2023/2024 – Elite Practitioner for 5 consecutive years
Dispute Resolution 2019 – Market-leading lawyer for 3 consecutive years

“She has a good team and allows her team to take the lead with client communication at the right time while also stepping in when necessary. She asks the right questions to elicit the necessary information from the client.”

“Blossom is an outstanding litigation and arbitration partner. Blossom is creative and very strategic in her thinking and tactics - based on her vast experience of litigation and arbitration. Blossom has done a great job in building a team to support her.”

“My ’go to’ contact is Blossom Hing, who is one of the most experienced and accomplished litigation and arbitration partners in Singapore. Blossom heads a great team that is growing in experience and competence.”

Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific
Insolvency 2023 – Identified as a Litigation Star for 6 consecutive years

Also identified as one of the Top 100 Women in Litigation for 4 consecutive years since 2020

Asian Legal Business Women in Law Awards
Named Litigator of the Year, SE Asia in 2021 and 2023. Recognised for her achievements in handling litigations that significantly impacted the client and the industry

Asian Legal Business Asia Super 50 Disputes Lawyers
Identified as one of Asia's most highly recommended arbitration and litigation practitioners in 2021

“Absolutely excellent. She has a brilliant mind, an exceptional work ethic, and an expert commercial strategist. Absolutely the best there is”.

Asian Legal Business SE Asia Law Awards
Named Woman Lawyer of the Year 2020 in recognition of her remarkable achievements not only in the practice of law, but also in the larger community especially in the empowerment of women

Women in Business Law Expert Guide
World’s leading female lawyers in 2020 – Listed lawyer

Asia Business Law Journal
Identified as one of Singapore’s Top 100 lawyers in 2023

• Member, Court of Arbitration, Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre (arbitrateAD)
• Panel of Arbitrators, Singapore International Arbitration Centre
• Panel of Arbitrators, Hainan International Arbitration Court
• Council Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law
• Member, International Insolvency Institute
• Associate Mediator and Insolvency Mediator accredited by the Singapore Mediation Centre
• Panel Assessor for COVID-19 Temporary Relief (PACT), appointed by the Minister for Law.
• Fellow, Insolvency Practitioners Association of Singapore Limited (IPAS)
• Member, Singapore Academy of Law (SAL)
• Member, International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation and founding member of the Singapore Chapter
• Member, International Bar Association

• Co-authored “Classification of Under-Secured Deficiency Claims in Schemes of Arrangement” published in the Singapore Academy of Law Journal - Special issue on Insolvency (2023) 35 SAcLJ 501
• Co-authored the Singapore Chapter in the annual publication of the International Comparative Legal Guide to Lending & Secured Finance from 2013 to 2023, published by Global Legal Group Ltd.
• Co-authored the Report of the Law Reform Committee on litigation funding in insolvency cases in 2014, published by the Singapore Academy of Law

SEMINARS/CONFERENCE

• Speaker, ICC Institute Advanced Training on Documentary evidence in Miami, 12 November 2023
• Speaker, Insolvency Tokyo Conference 2023, Alternative Dispute Resolution Colloquium, ‘Cultural considerations in mediation and arbitration’, 11 September 2023
• Speaker, INSOL International Bermuda Seminar, 1 June 2023
• Speaker, Vietnam Institute of International Arbitration (VIArb) and Vietnam Business Lawyers Club (VBLC) Talkshow: Arbitration and insolvency – an Asian perspective, 28 April 2023
• Lecturer, SIAC Academy - Specialist Arbitration Series: Part 3: Insolvency, Banking and Finance Arbitrations (Virtual Edition), 19 April 2023
• Speaker, ICC Institute Training on Oral Advocacy in International Arbitration, 21 June 2022
• Speaker, SIAC Academy – Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in Indonesia, 27 May 2021
• Faculty Member, SIAC Indochina Academy “Time and Cost Savers at SIAC: Emergency Arbitration, Expedited Procedure and Early Dismissal”, 15 – 16 October 2020
• Speaker/Panelist, YSIAC Webinar on “Virtual Mock Hearing: Cross-Examination”, 15 May 2020
• Speaker/Panelist, “Out of Court Workout Guidelines Chair” INSOL International One Day Seminar, Tokyo, 7 November 2019
• Participant, Mock JIN Hearing, Singapore Insolvency Conferences in 2017 and 2018
• Speaker/Panelist, “The Challenges Facing the Restructuring and Insolvency Profession” – INSOL International One Day Seminar, Kuala Lumpur, 28 November 2017
• Speaker/Panelist, “Seat of Arbitration and Arbitration Clauses” – 2nd IPBA Asia-Pac Arbitration Day, Kuala Lumpur, 8 September 2016