Lawyers in Hong Kong

David Tang

Consultant

Nixon Peabody CWL

Daying Zhang

Daying Zhang, a partner in the Hong Kong office, advises issuers and underwriters on capital markets transactions. Daying advises both public and private companies on full range of capital markets transactions and corporate matters, including: Initial public offerings (IPOs) and follow-on offerings in the US and Hong Kong Public company representation including regulatory compliance, M&A, and privatization She draws on extensive work in both China and the US, advising a wide range of issuers and underwriters, particularly in the technology, financial services, and energy sectors. She also advises clients on related litigation and internal investigation matters.

Latham & Watkins LLP

Dayu Man

Dayu Man specialises in antitrust and competition law. Dayu has advised multinational and domestic corporations, investment banks and private equity firms on antitrust matters in relation to global merger control filings, FDI filings as well as antitrust conduct rules across a range of sectors.

Clifford Chance LLP

Declan McDaid

Declan McDaid is an insurance partner based in Hong Kong. Declan has over 20 years’ experience working in insurance practices in Hong Kong and London. His practice focuses on contentious non-marine insurance, acting on behalf of insurers, both Lloyds’ syndicates and corporate insurers, in insurance-related matters and providing advice on policy and coverage issues. Throughout his career, Declan has litigated and mediated on behalf of local and international clients throughout many Asian jurisdictions.

Norton Rose Fulbright

Deirdre Fu

Partner

Withers

Denis Chang SC

Denis Chang’s Chambers

Denise Shiu

Denise Shiu’s practice focuses on international mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and foreign direct investment transactions in China and the rest of Asia.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

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

Gallant

Dennis Hie

Consultant

Nixon Peabody CWL

Dennis Yeung

Partner

YYC Legal LLP

Derek Chua

Derek Chua is a partner in the Hong Kong office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Structured Equity and Finance Practice in Asia. Derek advises global financial institutions, corporates, sponsors, and buy-side clients on a wide range of structured equity and finance, equity-linked, and OTC derivatives transactions. Derek draws on his extensive experience in the Asia-Pacific region to advise clients on public and private transactions, including: Equity derivatives transactions such as swaps, collars, forwards, options, stock lending, repos, and monetization transactions Convertible and exchangeable securities offerings Margin loan and other structured lending transactions Other complex structured equity and finance and OTC derivatives transactions He also provides transactional and regulatory advice in connection with structured products and OTC derivatives, and is experienced in structured finance transactions, including structured and repackaged notes and other complex structured products. Derek leverages his in-depth familiarity with various markets across Asia to develop innovative financing solutions and novel, bespoke structures to help clients achieve their objectives.

Latham & Watkins LLP

Derek Poon

Partner

Baker McKenzie

Desmond Lee

Desmond is one of our partners specialising in contentious regulatory and compliance matters as well as complex cross-border commercial and shareholders’ disputes. Desmond regularly advises and represents financial institutions, multinational corporations, state-owned enterprises, start-ups and private clients. In particular, Desmond is experienced in representing clients on complex investigations by law enforcement agencies and market regulators in Hong Kong and abroad, such as the SFC and ICAC. He also represents clients across a range of commercial litigations in court and arbitration including cross-border commercial / trade disputes, corporate restructuring/insolvency, debt and asset recovery, disputes relating to financial products, investors/shareholders’ disputes, and fraud/white-collar crimes.

Howse Williams

Dhanshuklal Vekaria

Dhanshuklal Vekaria is partner in the dispute resolution and insolvency team in Hong Kong. He has a broad range of experience in the offshore and general commercial litigation context most recently advising and acting in relation to the liquidation and winding up of a number of offshore private corporates, trust and fund structures, disputes in relation to private client trusts, fair valuation disputes, injunction and freezing orders and corporate restructuring disputes. Dhanshuklal is an experienced commercial litigator and advocate with particular expertise in valuation disputes.

Carey Olsen Hong Kong LLP

Diana Dizon

Diana Dizon is an associate in the Hong Kong office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Corporate Department. Diana advises on a broad range of cross-border corporate finance and securities transactions, including: Initial public offerings, follow-on transactions, and rights offerings Investment-grade and high-yield debt offerings Liability management transactions, including tender offers and consent solicitations Mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures Prior to joining Latham, Diana worked as an associate in a leading Philippine law firm for several years.

Latham & Watkins LLP

Diana Purdy

Partner

Bird & Bird

Dianna Shao

Dianna is a commercial arbitration specialist and regularly advises clients on cross-border commercial disputes in the Asia-Pacific region and particularly in Greater China. She has helped clients across a wide range of industries with a particular focus on private equity, venture capital and M&A related disputes. Dianna has lead numerous arbitrations including under the HKIAC, SIAC, ICC, CIETAC and UNCITRAL rules.

Clifford Chance

Dion Yu

Banks, financial institutions, credit providers, corporations and private equity firms rely on Dion Yu for counsel on banking finance transactions such as bilateral loans, syndicated secured loan financing, and mezzanine financing. For example, Dion advises on: Loan financing involving Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) Event-driven shares and assets acquisition financing, at both the senior level and the mezzanine level Pre-IPO financing Development financing involving residential, hotel and commercial development and other specialised investment projects, including private sector developments, MTRC residential development projects, URA revitalisation projects, development and conversion of data centres, and development of purpose- built medical towers Cross-border financing involving PRC assets (including commercial properties, data centres and logistic centres), UK assets (including large-scale hotel and residential development) and assets in other jurisdictions Debt restructuring work, including distressed debt, asset disposal and credit enhancement Green, Sustainability-Linked and Social Loan financing. Dion also delivers seminars and hosts panel discussions with banks, financial institutions, and industry groups (including APLMA) on ESG financings.

Johnson Stokes & Master

Diona Park

Diona Park is a counsel in the Seoul office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Corporate Department. Ms. Park advises clients on derivatives and structured products, equity-linked products, and other capital markets transactions and related regulatory matters. Her clients range from financial institutions and corporations to private equity funds, fintech companies, and hedge funds on transactions including: Equity hedging and monetization transactions, including over-the-counter transactions such as forwards and collars and structured transactions Share forward sales and related equity offerings, including at-the-market offerings Convertible bond offerings and related bond hedge transactions and derivatives entered into by issuers on their own stock, including repurchase and financing derivatives Margin loans secured by shares of publicly-traded issuers, diversified portfolios of securities, and/or debt securities Loan-linked and deal-contingent rate, currency and commodity hedging transactions, and related regulatory advice Prime brokerage and total return swap agreements and related netting, margin, and other regulatory issues Structuring and advising on regulatory treatment of cryptocurrency derivative transactions Prior to joining Latham, Ms. Park worked in New York at leading international law firms and as an in-house legal counsel at JPMorgan’s investment banking group.

Latham & Watkins LLP

Dominic Edmondson

Special Counsel

Baker McKenzie

Dominic Geiser

Dominic Geiser is Chair of the Litigation & Trial Department in Asia and a partner in the Hong Kong office of Latham & Watkins. Drawing on over 20 years of experience, Dominic’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and arbitration in Hong Kong and Asia, including contractual, financial, private and public company, investor, shareholder and joint venture disputes, frequently in a cross-border context and often featuring an associated regulatory or criminal angle. He has substantial experience representing clients in claims involving investment mis-selling, minority shareholder actions, breach of directors’ duties, fraud, misrepresentation, economic torts, as well as in cases requiring urgent injunctive or other interim relief. In addition, he advises on loan and security enforcement matters, liquidation and winding-up proceedings. Dominic has particular expertise advising financial institutions, private equity and venture capital firms, major corporates and high-net worth individuals throughout Asia, Europe and the USA, as well as clients in the fintech, technology, media, telecommunications and consumer sectors. He has acted in some of the most high-profile and landmark cases in the Hong Kong Court over recent years. Among his other professional commitments, Dominic is a panel member of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, a member of the Civil Litigation Committee of the Law Society of Hong Kong, and a Contributing Editor of Hong Kong Civil Procedure published by Sweet & Maxwell. Dominic is qualified to practice Hong Kong and English law, and is a Solicitor Advocate in Hong Kong.

Latham & Watkins LLP

Dominic James

Partner

Sidley Austin LLP

Dominik Sklenar

Dominik Sklenar advises on capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings and public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, covering issuers from all across Asia. Mr. Skelnar draws on his sophisticated knowledge of US securities laws and extensive on-the-ground transactional experience in Asia to represent issuers, investment banks, and private equity investors on: US IPOs, follow-ons, and registered or unregistered convertible bonds 144A/Reg S debt issuances Registered debt offerings Hong Kong public offerings India and Indonesia capital markets transactions Leveraging the strength of Latham’s global platform, he works closely with the National Office on the complex SEC issues that arise in the context of Asia capital markets. Mr. Sklenar is a member of the firm’s Ethics Committee and serves as Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer for the Hong Kong office.

Latham & Watkins LLP

Doos Choi

Partner

Mayer Brown