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Tanner De Witt is an established independent law firm in Hong Kong. Its primary focus is business law in Asia and clients include public and private companies, multinationals, partnerships and individuals, both within Hong Kong and internationally. Relationships with law firms in other jurisdictions allow Tanner De Witt to provide legal support in many countries including China. The firm provides insightful, practical and commercial legal advice with discretion and sensitivity to clients’ needs and preferences. Lawyers work closely with clients, engineering options to reach goals by way of an agreed method at competitive rates. While this is one of the largest independent law firms in Hong Kong, the partner-lawyer ratio is low, ensuring that clients receive legal advice based on many years of experience. For clients who prefer to resolve disputes with as little contention as possible, Tanner De Witt offers mediation services through accredited mediators Ian De Witt and Joanne Brown. ### Areas of practice Corporate and commercial: mergers and acquisitions, business sales and purchases, corporate reorganisations, joint ventures, investment and shareholders agreements, commercial arrangements and contracts, establishment of new companies and businesses. Restructuring and insolvency: contentious and non-contentious, provisional liquidations, liquidations, receiverships, asset tracing, pre-emptive remedies and the recovery and enforcement of security, and acting for appointment holders, creditors, lenders and trustees. Banking and finance: structuring and implementation of debt transactions, transaction security packages, loan financing, syndicated loan facilities, multi-currency loans, sales finance agreements and cash pooling. Regulatory and compliance: regulatory investigations and enforcement actions, financial regulators’ criminal prosecutions, disciplinary proceedings and appeals to the SFC appeals tribunal. Dispute resolution (litigation, arbitration and mediation): breach of contract and negligence, injunction proceedings, international trade, joint venture and franchise disputes, judicial review, landlord and tenant, owner-operated company and shareholder disputes, professional negligence and sale of goods and services. General mediation across a broad range of practice areas, Civil Justice Reform, Practice Direction 31, expert adjudication or determination and early neutral evaluation. Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT): tech transactions and online commerce, data privacy, cybersecurity, digital asset and cryptocurrency, fintech, gaming, media, and entertainment - China Practice: investment, trade and other cross-border legal matters Employment: redundancy, remuneration and benefits, secondments and handbooks, restrictive covenants, injunctive relief, Labour Tribunal claims, District and High Court actions, personal data privacy and discrimination. Family: divorce and associated matters in Hong Kong, pre-nuptial agreements, financial maintenance, estate distribution, child custody and child access. IP: purchase and sale of IP assets, licensing and sub-licensing, distribution and agency arrangements, infringement of trade marks, Trade Mark Registry hearings, breach of licence, enforcement and franchising. Fraud and asset tracing: tracing and recovering stolen or misappropriated assets, Anton Piller ‘search and seize’ orders, Mareva ’freezing’ injunctions, forensic investigations and suspicious transaction reporting (STR). Private Client: inheritance law and distribution of estates in Hong Kong, wills and codicils, trusts, grants of probate and letters of administration, resealing of grants in Hong Kong and overseas and preparing deeds of family arrangement. Criminal law and white-collar crime: customs and excise investigations and prosecutions, commercial and cybercrime, tax evasion and corruption (ICAC), representation in extradition and regulatory proceedings. Immigration: employment, investment and dependants visas, extension of stay and appeal, prolonged visitors’ visas, permanent residency, immigration law advice, investigation and prosecution. ### Languages - Cantonese - Catalan - Nepalese - Portuguese - Punjabi - Shanghainese - Spanish - Tagalog - Urdu - Dutch - English - French - German - Hindi - Hokkien - Japanese - Mandarin ### Memberships - AIMA - American Bankruptcy Institute - INSOL International - International Fraud Group - International Insolvency Institute - IWIRC - Lexwork - LINEE - Resolution - Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners - Turnaround Management Association - The Insolvency Lawyers Association - American Bar Association - Asia Pacific Loan Market Association - Commonwealth Lawyers Association - FraudNet - Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) - IAPP - International Bar Association - International Chamber of Commerce ### Staffing Figures - 56 Number of lawyers
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Adam Hoi
Associate · Litigation
Adrian Au
Partner · Family
Brianne Leung
Senior Associate · Dispute Resolution
Carol Ling
Senior Associate · Corporate / M&A
Douglas Clark
Partner, Dispute Resolution, Head of IP · Intellectual Property
Eddie Look
Partner, Head of Corporate and Commercial · Corporate / M&A
Edmond Leung
Partner · Corporate / M&A
Elizabeth Seymour-Jones
Associate · Family
Ian De Witt
Partner, Head of Restructuring and Insolvency · Restructuring & Insolvency
Jacqueline Poon
Associate · Restructuring & Insolvency
Jamie Choy
Associate · Family
Jane Du
Associate · Restructuring & Insolvency
Jeeby Au
Associate · Litigation
Joanne Brown
Partner, Head of Family · Family
John Lee
Consultant · Corporate / M&A
Kritika Sethia
Associate · Litigation
Ling Meng
Associate · Dispute Resolution
Mark Chiu
Partner · Employment
Natalie Lam
Consultant · Restructuring & Insolvency
Pamela Mak
Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution · Litigation
Pádraig Walsh
Partner · Technology / TMT
Raymond Ko
Associate · Corporate / M&A
Raymond Liu
Associate · Corporate / M&A
Richard Wilmot
Consultant · Dispute Resolution
River Stone
Partner, Head of China Practice Group · Corporate / M&A
Robin Darton
Partner, Head of Restructuring and Insolvency · Restructuring & Insolvency
Russell Bennett
Partner, Head of Employment · Employment
Samantha Chan
Associate · Restructuring & Insolvency
Stephanie Sy
Associate · Corporate / M&A
Sunny Hathiramani
Partner · Restructuring & Insolvency
Tara Chan
Senior Associate · Corporate / M&A
Tim Au
Partner · Restructuring & Insolvency
Tim Drew
Partner · Corporate / M&A
Troy Greig
Partner · Restructuring & Insolvency
Veronica Chan
Partner · Restructuring & Insolvency