He has an enviable track record of restructuring listed and private group companies across the region, dealing extensively with multi-bank restructurings of multi-national debtor groups. He also has considerable experience in advising on cross border and distressed debt situations generally, including as to settlement, recovery and enforcement strategies, business and asset reorganization, distressed debt and NPL disposals, and receivership and liquidation administrations.

Ian has consistently been ranked as a top tier restructuring and insolvency lawyer, is named in The Legal 500, Asia Pacific "Hall of Fame"and ranked "Senior Statesman" by Chambers Asia-Pacific. Between 2004 to 2010, Ian was an appointed member of the Hong Kong Deposit Protection Board established under the Deposit Protection Scheme Ordinance.