Angus Ni is a U.S. litigator whose practice combines Mandarin fluency with complex commercial litigation experience in English-speaking legal systems. As co-founder of Morrow Ni LLP, he represents individuals and companies in transnational disputes involving U.S. courts, securities matters, international arbitration, and commercial litigation.
His background includes training at Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossman LLP, the top plaintiffs’ shareholder rights firm in the U.S., and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, where he worked on matters involving securities class actions, international arbitration, and cross-border corporate investigations. That experience now informs a litigation practice built for clients who need counsel able to operate across languages, legal cultures, in high-stakes settings.
Institutional Training in Litigation and Arbitration
Before co-founding Morrow Ni LLP, Angus Ni litigated on both the defense and plaintiffs’ sides of the bar, consulted with a litigation finance fund, and worked as securities law advisor for a major cryptocurrency issuer.Â
At Bernstein Litowitz, he prosecuted securities class actions against U.S.-listed corporations on behalf of institutional investors, including hedge funds and pension funds. Those matters involved multiple industries, U.S. jurisdictions, and domestic and international discovery. The work required command of complex records, nuanced strategizing, and intimate familiarity with procedural demands of complex federal court practice.
Earlier in his career, Ni practiced in the litigation department of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. His work there included participation in commercial arbitrations before the International Chamber of Commerce and ICSID tribunals, along with large-scale corporate investigations across multiple countries and legal regimes.
Morrow Ni LLP and Transnational Dispute Representation
Morrow Ni LLP was built to serve global businesses and ultra-high net worth individuals involved in disputes in the U.S. or concerning U.S. law. For these clients, the ability to communicate equates to litigation success. The firm’s practice includes complex commercial litigation, securities disputes, international arbitration, and risk management for publicly listed companies facing securities litigation exposure. Its model reflects a focused approach to transnational disputes rather than a generalized litigation practice.
As co-founder of the firm, Angus Ni brings Mandarin fluency and litigation experience to matters where both are central to the representation.Â
The J.P. Morgan FINRA Arbitration Result
One of Morrow Ni LLP’s notable recent documented results came 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 arising from a client’s short sale of a public company’s IPO stock.
The result turned on cross-examination of J.P. Morgan Securities’ own witnesses. The team established that J.P. Morgan knew the Regulation SHO-compliant close-out cost for an open, naked short position was $279,250 but chose to leave the position open. The position was later closed during a historic price spike that drove claimed damages above $6 million. The panel held that every dollar above the $279,250 close-out cost was the direct and foreseeable consequence of J.P. Morgan’s own decisions.
After a six-day evidentiary hearing, the FINRA panel denied J.P. Morgan’s fraud claims in full and limited the client’s exposure to $279,250, with each side bearing its own fees. The Morrow Ni trial team was led by Angus Ni, Serena Yang, and Jing He.
Securities Litigation and Risk Management for Listed Companies
A distinct part of Ni’s practice involves securities litigation risk and related disputes affecting publicly listed companies. This work connects directly to his experience at Bernstein Litowitz, where he prosecuted securities class actions on behalf of institutional investors.
That background gives Ni familiarity with how securities claims are structured, how records are developed, and how litigation exposure can arise for listed companies. At Morrow Ni LLP, that experience supports clients facing securities-related disputes and cross-border business issues.
For Chinese companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges, this combination of securities litigation knowledge and bilingual representation can be critical. Securities litigation matters often involve technical records, regulatory context, extremely complicated law, and commercial facts that must be understood accurately in both languages.
International Arbitration and Cross-Border Investigations
Ni’s litigation experience also includes arbitration before AAA, JAMS, FINRA, HKIAC, SIAC, ICC and ICSID tribunals and participation in corporate investigations across multiple countries. That background is relevant to clients involved in disputes that cross jurisdictions, legal systems, and business cultures.
International arbitration and cross-border investigations require attention to procedure, evidence, forum selection, and the legal expectations of different systems. They also require counsel who can communicate effectively with clients whose first language may not be English.
Morrow Ni LLP’s transnational litigation model is built around that intersection. It brings together U.S. litigation practice, flexible fee models, trial readiness, and experience with disputes involving multiple jurisdictions.
About Angus Ni
Angus Ni is a trial attorney and co-founder of Morrow Ni LLP, a litigation boutique based in the United States that represents Chinese individuals and companies in complex commercial disputes within U.S. and other English-speaking legal systems. Prior to co-founding the firm, he litigated on both the defense and plaintiffs’ sides of the bar, consulted with a litigation finance fund, and worked as securities law advisor for a major cryptocurrency issuer. More information is available through Angus Ni’s litigation practice profile.
