Angus Ni: Bilingual Litigation Attorney Bridging Two Legal Worlds
Angus Ni combines native-level Mandarin fluency with experience handling complex commercial disputes in U.S. and international legal forums. That combination addresses a practical challenge for Chinese individuals and companies that need counsel capable of communicating directly while managing technically demanding litigation.
His work spans securities class actions, international arbitration, cross-border investigations, FINRA proceedings, and federal criminal defense. Each area contributes to a practice centered on disputes that cross linguistic, cultural, and jurisdictional boundaries.
The Access Problem in U.S. Commercial Litigation
Angus Ni co-founded Morrow Ni LLP to represent individuals and companies involved in transnational disputes. For Chinese clients entering U.S. courts or other English-speaking legal systems, direct communication with litigation counsel can affect how efficiently facts, documents, instructions, and legal strategy are exchanged.
Language access alone does not resolve the problem. Complex disputes also require experience with procedural rules, discovery, evidentiary records, witness examination, and the substantive law governing the matter.
Before co-founding Morrow Ni LLP, he worked at Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossman LLP. There, he prosecuted securities class actions against U.S.-listed corporations on behalf of hedge fund and pension fund investors across multiple industries and jurisdictions.
Angus Ni’s securities litigation experience included domestic and international discovery. That work required managing evidence and legal procedures across forums while representing institutional investors in disputes involving publicly traded companies.
How Angus Ni’s Institutional Experience Supports Client Representation
Angus Ni also worked at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, where he participated in complex commercial arbitrations before the ICC and ICSID tribunals. His work included large-scale corporate investigations involving multiple countries and legal regimes.
International arbitration requires close attention to the governing rules, evidentiary record, applicable law, and procedural expectations of the selected tribunal. When a dispute involves Chinese parties or witnesses, Mandarin fluency can support direct discussions about documents, testimony, commercial context, and litigation decisions.
That connection between language and substantive experience is especially relevant when a matter includes technical financial records. Counsel must be able to understand the underlying transaction, develop the evidentiary record, and communicate the legal significance of that record without losing important detail between languages.
The J.P. Morgan FINRA Arbitration Result
Angus Ni led the Morrow Ni trial team with Serena Yang and Jing He in a FINRA arbitration brought by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. J.P. Morgan pursued fraud and breach of contract claims seeking more than $6.4 million in connection with a client’s short sale of a public company’s IPO stock.
After a six-day evidentiary hearing, the panel denied the fraud claims in full and limited the client’s exposure to $279,250. Each side was directed to bear its own fees.
The J.P. Morgan FINRA arbitration result turned on the team’s cross-examination of J.P. Morgan’s witnesses. The record established that the Regulation SHO compliant close-out cost was $279,250, but the position remained open until a price spike increased the claimed loss. The panel found that the amount above the close-out cost was the direct and foreseeable consequence of J.P. Morgan’s decisions.
The proceeding required analysis of Regulation SHO compliance, unlocated short sales, and securities account mechanics. It provides a documented example of how the firm handles technically detailed financial disputes through witness examination and close analysis of the transaction record.
Angus Ni’s Pro Bono Federal Criminal Defense Work
Angus Ni also secured a judgment of acquittal in the Zhu Hailong federal criminal matter. The result was achieved through trial as part of a pro bono representation.
The acquittal adds a distinct dimension to his professional record. Commercial arbitration and securities litigation involve different procedures from federal criminal defense, but each requires preparation, command of the evidence, and the ability to test the opposing case in an adversarial proceeding.
For clients seeking bilingual commercial litigation counsel, this combination of language access and documented courtroom experience provides relevant context for evaluating representation in U.S. legal matters.
A Practice Built Around Transnational Disputes
Angus Ni’s practice at Morrow Ni LLP brings together the institutional experience he developed at Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossman LLP and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. The firm focuses on clients who need litigation counsel capable of working across Mandarin and English while addressing disputes within U.S. and international legal systems.
The practice is not defined by language ability alone. Its foundation includes securities litigation, international arbitration, corporate investigations, FINRA proceedings, and federal trial work.
Readers seeking additional information about his experience can find more on Angus Ni’s legal work and practice through his professional website.
