Claire Fulton

Overview

I am a partner in our international Cayman and BVI practices. I have significant experience advising on a broad range of banking and finance, and debt restructuring transactions, with an emphasis on special situations financing and cross-border restructuring matters.

My practice advises major international financial institutions, credit funds, sponsors and borrowers with a focus on realising value in distressed situations, including security enforcements, special situations, debt restructurings and voluntary liquidations, and I am regularly approached to advise on offshore statutory merger regimes and schemes of arrangement. I also have extensive experience acting on cross-border leveraged and acquisition financing, real estate financing, take-private transactions and pre-IPO financing.

Prior to joining Mourant Ozannes in 2014, I worked for Hogan Lovells in Hong Kong, where I also worked on secondment for UBS and HSBC.

I am the former chair of the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association's Women in the Loan Market Asia committee. I’m also a former board member of the Hong Kong branch of the International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation.

Professional qualifications

• Solicitor, Hong Kong (currently non-practising)
• Solicitor, New Zealand (currently non-practising)
• Solicitor, Scotland (currently non-practising)

What the directories say

In Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific 2025, Claire is ranked in Offshore: Dispute Resolution. She is praised for being "very experienced."

In Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2025, Claire is ranked as a Leading Partner. A source comments: "Claire Fulton is a superstar and the go-to lawyer offshore for all finance and restructuring matters, first class client service and legal advice, a real leader in the market. Simply the best."

In Legal 500 Caribbean 2025, Claire is named as a Recommended Lawyer in Foreign-based Expertise. A source comments: "Claire Fulton is an excellent lawyer, fastidious, hard working and client focused. One of the best in the offshore market for finance and restructuring matters, a real pleasure to work with. First class."

In Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific 2024, Claire is individually ranked as Up and Coming in Offshore: Dispute Resolution. She is described as "a great operator" who is "very switched on and attuned to market developments."

In Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2023, Claire is ranked as a Leading Individual. A source quoted in the guide says: "We have worked with Claire on numerous banking and finance transactions across the Asia-Pacific region and her team’s attention to detail, client focus, and solution focused approach is very refreshing."

In Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific 2023, Claire is recognised as an Up and Coming lawyer. 

"Very responsive and understood the issues at hand." GRR 100 2022. 

"The excellent Claire Fulton is experienced, hard-working, helpful, and client-friendly." Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2021.

Claire Fulton is described as having "experience in the leveraged finance space meaning she is well aware of the issues and pressures felt by onshore lawyers on leveraged buyouts." Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, 2019.