Gallant

Alice Lau

Partner of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department · Litigation

Andrew Chin

Partner of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department · Litigation

Andrew Wong

Partner of Real Estate DepartmentExperience Substantial experience in handling various kinds of property transactions including sale, purchase and mortgage of commercial, industrial and residential properties for individuals, corporations, financial institutions and banks Experience in handling complicated leases, tenancies or licences for different types of properties Wide experience in handling different kinds of property-related litigation and disputes Experience in handling divorce and matrimonial litigation and proceedings Experience in handling probate application and estate matters Experience in handling contentious probate litigation involving estates in Hong Kong and overseas Legal adviser of various Incorporated Owners and Management Companies for building and management issues Member of a special team formed to advise Hong Kong Housing Authority on the transfer of title of shopping malls to “LINK”, a REIT listing vehicle in Hong Kong and to prepare legal documentation. Advising developer clients on compliance issues under the Residential Properties (First-hand) Sales Ordinance Cap.621 and providing full legal services for compliance work thereunder · Real Estate

Angela Lau

Partner of Commercial Department Corporate Advisory and Compliance Providing advice to both local and international companies on day-to-day corporate governance and compliance issues in Hong Kong, including listing compliance for listed companies in Hong Kong (Main Board and GEM) and regulatory compliance for companies licensed under the Securities and Futures Ordinance. Mergers and Acquisitions Local and overseas mergers and acquisitions Acquisition financing and pre or post-acquisition restructuring Joint venture and shareholders agreements Corporate reorganization General Commercial Drafting, reviewing and advising on a wide range of commercial agreements such as distribution and supply agreements, franchise agreements, consignment agreements, agency agreements, consultancy agreements, etc. · Corporate / M&A

Annie Wong

Head of Real Estate Department Experience Focus on real estate and development projects in Hong Kong. Extensive experience in acting in all stages of real estate investment cycle including acquisition, financing, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and disposals Specialize in project conveyancing (advising developers in Hong Kong on sale of first-hand properties (including residential, office, commercial, industrial, retail shopping malls, mixed-use composite developments), commercial real estate (M&A, acquisitions and sales of shares and joint ventures), strategic acquisitions for redevelopment purpose, building plans and town planning matters (including judicial review, building appeals and planning appeals), land compulsory sale Advise on compliance with first-hand sales legislations Advise on Government leases matters (including applications for in-situ land exchange, modification of Government leases, assessment of land premium, master layout plans applications, lease extensions, removal of non-offensive trade clause and extension of building covenant) Advise on large-scale leasing projects in Hong Kong and stamp duty matters Advise banks and financial institutions on secured loans, project loans, construction loans, acquisition financing and syndicated lending A delegate of the firm’s team in advising the HKSAR Government in its negotiation with The Disney Group in setting up a theme park in Lantau Island, Hong Kong Publication Contributing Editor of Professional Conduct and Risk Management in Hong Kong (Sweet & Maxwell Asia, 2007) · Real Estate

Aurelia Keung

Partner of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department · Litigation

Claudia Kwok

Partner of Commercial Department · Corporate / M&A

Cynthia Tse

Partner of Commercial Department · Banking & Finance

Daniel Wai

Partner of Real Estate Department · Real Estate

Dennis Chan

Partner of Litigation and Dispute Resolution DepartmentExperience Handling complex commercial and shareholders dispute Expertise in dealing with cross-border disputes involving PRC Advising clients on international trade, letters of credit and PRC joint venture disputes Handling land related disputes, including repossession for redevelopment, compulsory sale, trespass and adverse possession Handling tenancy disputes, Lands Tribunal applications and building management matters Handling matrimonial cases and ancillary relief applications Acting for and advising clients on Departmental Summonses Acting for and advising clients on investigations by the Commercial Crime Bureau, ICAC and Securities & Futures Commission · Litigation

Emily Chick

Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department Experience Handling a wide range of contentious intellectual property work such as instituting and defending trademark / copyright / patent / registered design infringement claims and applications for cancellation of existing registrations; advising on domain name dispute; handling claims against passing off; representing clients in their applications for interlocutory injunctions to protect their intellectual property rights Extensive experience in handling property disputes; representing clients in the Court of Appeal and the Court of Final Appeal in various property disputes involving arguments on land title and forfeiture of deposit Wide experience in banking litigation; acting for local and international banking corporations and advising on various aspects of banking practice; instituting proceedings and taking enforcement action to recover securities Handling a wide range of contractual disputes, including shareholders' disputes and international trade disputes Advising on enquiries and investigations by the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Commercial Crime Bureau Handling bankruptcy and winding-up cases; advising creditors and liquidators on insolvency matters; acting as liquidator and trustee-in-bankruptcy · Litigation

Frederich Li

Partner of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department Advisory Advising statutory bodies on statutory compliance and applications for statutory payments Advising hospitals on statutory compliance, professional liability and insurance matters Dispute Resolution Acting for statutory bodies in intervening court proceedings where liabilities were uninsured or involving insurance policy disputes Acting for statutory bodies in both appeal and final appeal cases on the interpretation of statutory provisions Acting for and advising insurers, insureds and statutory bodies on employees’ compensation insurance policies, motor insurance policies and public liability insurance policies Acting for insurers and hospitals in defending medical negligence claims Acting for individual and institutional victims of cyber-crime in recovery and tracing proceedings Acting for applicants in applications under Part II of the Mental Health Ordinance Acting for and advising owners and incorporated owners on public liability and insurance matters Acting for clients in general civil disputes · Litigation

Helen Law

Partner of Litigation and Dispute Resolution DepartmentExperience Wide experience in banking litigation and complex loan recovery. Extensive experience in acting for various international and local banks; acting for and advising creditors on loan restructuring; handling various receivership cases Considerable experience in insolvency and restructuring work. Assisted liquidators in winding up and trustees-in-bankruptcy in place of the Official Receiver in administering bankrupts’ estate and distributing assets and dividends to creditors Handling a wide range of contractual disputes, including shareholders’ disputes, trade disputes and construction disputes Advising and representing clients in litigation in Hong Kong Courts and arbitrations administered by Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre · Litigation

Irene Lee

Partner of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department · Litigation

Kelvin Leung

Partner of Commercial Department · Banking & Finance

Philip Wong

Managing Partner Head of Commercial Department · Banking & Finance

Rebecca Lo

Consultant of Intellectual Property Department Experience Extensive experience in intellectual property (IP) filing and prosecution, opposition / revocation / invalidation proceedings, IP portfolio management, enforcement of IP rights (including interlocutory and permanent injunctions and administrative enforcement) and commercialization of IP rights Conducting IP audit and IP due diligence in connection with IPO and merger and acquisition transactions Advising, drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts involving IP rights and information technology, such as co-branding and marketing collaboration agreements, licence and franchise agreements, brand development agreements, website development agreement, software development agreements, hardware procurement agreements, outsourcing and facilities management agreements, escrow agreements. data centre agreements, consultancy agreements, commissioning agreements, ODM and OEM agreements, supply, distribution and agency agreements and confidentiality agreements Advising on issues relating to doing business online, such as website terms of use, online marketing and advertising, privacy data retention, and related agreements Advising film and digital content production companies on production agreements, distribution agreements, licence agreements, adaptation agreements, artiste agreements, spokesperson agreements and product placement agreements Advising a leading university in Hong Kong on technology transfer, technology licensing, and commercialization of technologies, including drafting and negotiating research and development agreements, university-industry collaboration agreements, sponsorship agreements and commercialization agreements Advising a world-renowned Internet Content Provider from time to time on Hong Kong law issues relating to various aspects of its business Drafting and negotiating the full suite of agreements entered into with market information vendors, subscribers, sub-licensees, payment gateway, etc. for a financial information portal headquartered in Hong Kong Resolving disputes relating to above agreements through litigation, arbitration and mediation · Intellectual Property

Winnie Tai

Partner of Real Estate Department · Real Estate