Helen Jiang
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Helen Jiang

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jiang.helen@dorsey.com

Overview

HELEN PROVIDES REPRESENTATION AND ADVICE TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND COMPANIES IN CROSS-BORDER LITIGATION AND REGULATORY MATTERS.

Helen’s practice consists of complex commercial litigation across a range of subject matters, with a focus on financial institutions and banking and financial services. Helen represents financial institutions in cross-border litigation, shareholder derivative litigation, and litigation on notes, guaranties, and structured financial instruments. She has advised financial institutions on risk management and remediation strategies and counseled fintech companies and other financial service providers on compliance with federal and state laws relating to reporting, payment systems, and fund transfers.

As a bilingual lawyer trained in the United States and China, Helen has also represented American and Chinese companies in disputes involving contract and business tort claims.

Earlier in her career, Helen worked in the international arbitration group of a Legal 500 law firm based in London, served with the World Bank International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), and was a scholar at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC).

Education & Admissions

Harvard Law School (LL.M., 2018), Harvard – FY Chang Scholarship

Peking University School of Transnational Law (J.D. (U.S. Law) / J.M. (Chinese Law), 2017)

Beijing Foreign Studies University (B.A., 2013)

Admissions

  • New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Languages

  • Chinese Mandarin

Experience

Representative Experience

  • Representing a global systemically important bank (GSIB) and its subsidiary in a New York action in relation to lines of credit and guaranties, and responding to subpoenas in a related lawsuit.
  • Representing a commercial bank in a New York action prosecuting fraudulent conduct of borrowers and guarantors.
  • Representing a GSIB in multiple litigations arising out of the Vesttoo fraud. 
  • Representing an individual in civil rights lawsuits in relation to prisoners’ rights as part of her pro bono practice.
  • Represented a foreign bank in a New York federal court lawsuit involving claims under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
  • Represented the federal branch of a foreign bank in an interpleader action in relation to customer fraud.
  • Represented a GSIB and its affiliates to obtain dismissal of a putative antitrust class action alleging that horizontal competitors conspired to restrain the trade of odd-lots of corporate bonds in the secondary market.*
  • Represented a GSIB and its affiliates in five related class action lawsuits pending in a New York federal court brought by hundreds of shareholders of an offshore mutual fund and related entities asserting multiple causes of actions.*
  • Conduct risk assessment for a GSIB with respect to enterprise-wide portfolios impacted by the LIBOR transition, including conducting portfolio-wide risk impact assessments, analyzing various consumer products, and developing litigation contingency plans.*

*Representations occurred prior to rejoining Dorsey

Industries & Practices

  • Banking & Financial Institutions
  • China
  • Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG)
  • Financial Services Regulatory
  • FinTech
  • Foreign Banks and Financial Institutions
  • Securities & Financial Services Litigation & Enforcement

Accolades

Diversity Inclusion Recognition 2023  Blue and gold medal for contributing 100+ Pro Bono hours

  • Contributed 50+ Diversity & Inclusion hours, 2023
  • Contributed 100+ Pro Bono hours, 2023-2024
Helen Jiang