A judgment of acquittal in the Zhu Hailong federal criminal matter adds a distinct pro bono trial result to the professional record of Angus Ni. The result was achieved through trial and sits alongside a career focused principally on complex commercial litigation, securities disputes, international arbitration, and transnational representation.

Based in New York, the Angus Ni attorney practice includes representation of individuals and companies in complex commercial disputes. As co-founder of Morrow Ni LLP, operating under the Moni Law brand, he also advises publicly listed companies on securities litigation risk and related disputes.

The Zhu Hailong matter reflects Angus Ni’s pro bono trial representation in a federal criminal case. It differs from the commercial and securities matters that make up much of his professional background while remaining part of his documented courtroom record.

A separate proceeding, a FINRA arbitration brought by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, involved fraud and breach of contract claims seeking more than $6.4 million. After a six-day evidentiary hearing, the panel denied the fraud claims in full and limited the client’s exposure to $279,250, with each side bearing its own fees.

Commercial Claims Tested at a Six-Day Hearing

In the J.P. Morgan arbitration, the Morrow Ni trial team was led by Angus Ni, Serena Yang, and Jing He. The dispute arose from a client’s short sale of a public company’s IPO stock and involved Regulation-SHO compliance, unlocated short sales, and securities account mechanics.

Cross-examination of J.P. Morgan’s own witnesses established that the firm knew the Regulation-SHO compliant close-out cost was $279,250. J.P. Morgan nevertheless left the position open and later closed it during a historic price spike that pushed the claimed damages above $6 million.

The panel denied the fraud claims in full and held that every dollar above the $279,250 close-out cost was the direct and foreseeable consequence of J.P. Morgan’s own decisions. Angus Ni was part of the trial team that developed the record through the six-day hearing and cross-examination.

For the Angus Ni lawyer profile, the matter provides a documented securities dispute outcome involving a technically demanding arbitration record. Angus Ni’s FINRA arbitration work sits within a broader litigation practice that includes securities claims, commercial disputes, and risk management for listed companies.

Angus Ni and the Institutional Foundations of Trial Work

Before co-founding Morrow Ni LLP, Angus Ni practiced at Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossman LLP. There, he prosecuted numerous securities class actions against U.S. listed corporations on behalf of hedge fund and pension fund investors across multiple industries and jurisdictions.

Those matters involved both domestic and international discovery. The role placed institutional investor representation within a securities litigation practice focused on publicly listed companies and disputes heard in U.S. jurisdictions.

Earlier, Angus Ni worked as an associate in the litigation department of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. His assignments included complex arbitrations before International Chamber of Commerce and ICSID tribunals, together with large-scale corporate investigations across several jurisdictions.

This professional history brings together several documented areas of contentious practice. Angus Ni’s securities litigation background includes prosecuting institutional investor claims, while his Debevoise experience added international arbitration and cross-border investigative work before the establishment of Moni Law.

Bilingual Representation and Professional Engagement

Native-level Mandarin fluency is part of Angus Ni’s work with Chinese individuals and businesses involved in transnational disputes in English-speaking legal systems. His litigation experience extends across U.S. federal and state courts, including the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

New York also provides the setting for his involvement in the Chinese-American legal community. In September 2026, Angus Ni appeared as a featured panelist at the Legal Careers Panel & Networking Event at NYU School of Law, co-hosted by AABANY, the NYU China Law Students Association, and the Chinese American Lawyers Forum.

The event brought together senior legal professionals from international law firms, boutique litigation practices, and global financial institutions. His discussion addressed career planning, professional development, and the realities of cross-border litigation practice in New York.

Taken together, the documented matters show different parts of the same professional record without collapsing them into a single type of work. The Zhu Hailong matter involved pro bono criminal defense through trial, while the J.P. Morgan arbitration involved securities claims, witness cross-examination, and a six-day evidentiary hearing.

About Angus Ni

Angus Ni, Esq., is a New York-based trial lawyer and co-founder of Morrow Ni LLP, which operates under the Moni Law brand. His professional background includes work at Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossman LLP and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, along with experience in complex commercial litigation, securities disputes, international arbitration, corporate investigations, and transnational representation. His education includes a J.D. with honors from the University of Chicago Law School and a B.A. with High Distinction from the University of Toronto, with additional professional details available through the Moni Law profile for Angus Ni.