Catherine Leung

I am the Head of Employment in our Hong Kong office, recognised as a leading employment lawyer by legal directories. As a strategic ally for organisations, I strive to cultivate a culture of clarity and confidence. By empowering HR professionals and legal counsel to navigate the complexities of employment law with ease, my innovative strategies not only mitigate risks but also drive success. I believe that a healthy workplace culture is fundamental to organisational effectiveness, and I collaborate closely with clients to align legal practices with business goals. I advise on a full spectrum of employment law matters, including redundancies, bonus entitlement disputes, team moves, data privacy, and complex discrimination and sexual harassment cases. I am also adept at managing investigations from the Labour Department and the Equal Opportunities Commission, and to provide comprehensive advice on global mobility and immigration issues. My client portfolio features multinationals and high-net-worth individuals across diverse sectors such as financial services, professional services, luxury retail, and technology. With a strong international focus, I collaborate with lawyers across the Asia Pacific region, helping navigate complex cross-border employment law challenges. · Lewis Silkin

Hong KongEmployment, ImmigrationEnglish

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Catherine Leung is Head of Employment in Lewis Silkin's Hong Kong office and a partner recognised by legal directories. She advises multinationals and high-net-worth individuals across financial services, professional services, luxury retail and technology on the full spectrum of employment law — including redundancies, bonus entitlement disputes, team moves, data privacy, discrimination and sexual harassment — and handles Labour Department and Equal Opportunities Commission investigations as well as global mobility and immigration matters across the Asia Pacific region.

Practice areas

EmploymentImmigrationData PrivacyGlobal Mobility

Office

Hong Kong

Lewis Silkin · I am the Head of Employment in our Hong Kong office, recognised as a leading employment lawyer by legal directories. As a strategic ally for organisations, I strive to cultivate a culture of clarity and confidence. By empowering HR professionals and legal counsel to navigate the complexities of employment law with ease, my innovative strategies not only mitigate risks but also drive success. I believe that a healthy workplace culture is fundamental to organisational effectiveness, and I collaborate closely with clients to align legal practices with business goals. I advise on a full spectrum of employment law matters, including redundancies, bonus entitlement disputes, team moves, data privacy, and complex discrimination and sexual harassment cases. I am also adept at managing investigations from the Labour Department and the Equal Opportunities Commission, and to provide comprehensive advice on global mobility and immigration issues. My client portfolio features multinationals and high-net-worth individuals across diverse sectors such as financial services, professional services, luxury retail, and technology. With a strong international focus, I collaborate with lawyers across the Asia Pacific region, helping navigate complex cross-border employment law challenges.

Hong Kong

Expertise

RedundanciesBonus entitlement disputesTeam movesDiscrimination and sexual harassment casesLabour Department investigationsEqual Opportunities Commission investigationsGlobal mobility and immigrationCross-border / Asia Pacific employment issuesAdvising HR teams and in-house counselWorkplace culture and HR-legal alignment

Education

LLB, University of Hong Kong
PCLL, University of Hong Kong (2004)

Admissions

Hong Kong (qualified 2006)
England & Wales (qualified 2008)

Languages

English