Professional Bio:

Vicky Lord is the managing partner of Harneys Shanghai offering in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and is a highly regarded litigator in cross-border commercial cases in the British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands. As head in the China Litigation, Insolvency and Restructuring team, she obtains significant wins for clients acting as a litigator in ultra-high-value, high-profile BVI and Cayman commercial disputes with cross-border elements.

Vicky has a wealth of experience in Cayman Islands s238 privatisations and BVI take-privates, as well as schemes of arrangements, acting company side to secure wins for clients. She has a proven track record of significant wins in shareholder and board-room disputes for new economy and tech companies, acting both company side and for shareholders and directors alike. She often acts as a specialist BVI and Cayman litigation co-counsel for PRC and US listed companies for IPOs in contentious scenarios.

Vicky is an experienced advocate in insolvency, restructuring, distressed hedge fund litigation and shareholder disputes. She has appeared in the highest offshore court at appellate level, before the Privy Council in London and acts as advocate, supporting on-shore firms, in English language arbitrations in the PRC. Vicky’s client base includes some of the world's top financial institutions, blue-chip listed companies and ultra-high net worth individuals.

Vicky is listed as a next generation lawyer for offshore in Legal 500, and a Global Leader, Thought Leader and National Leader in mainland China and Hong Kong SAR in Who's Who Legal for asset recovery. She has been recognised by China Business Law Journal in their prestigious A-List 2020, 2021 and 2022 as one of China’s Elite 100 Lawyers (Foreign firm). She has also been recognised by Asian Legal Business in its annual list of Asia’s Top Offshore Litigators in 2021 and won Deal of the Year 2020 Awards from China Business Law Journal for her work leading Wang Jing’s case against WeRide in Cayman.

Vicky is a foreign registered lawyer in the PRC. As a barrister, Vicky is a member of the Chancery Bar Association. She is also a specially invited foreign registered lawyer member of the Shanghai Bar Association.

She is equally at home advising and presenting cases in Spanish and has a good level of Portuguese, French and Italian comprehension.