Lawyers in Hong Kong

Elizabeth Liu

Consultant

Ince & Co

Elizabeth Seymour-Jones

Associate

Tanner De Witt

Elizabeth Wong

DLA Piper

Ellen Zhang

Ellen has extensive experience in real estate practice. She has advised on direct property acquisition, real estate joint ventures, regulatory issues at different stages of property development, and drafted sale and lease documentation. She also assists clients with drafting and negotiation of hotel management and related agreements. Ellen also advises clients on foreign direct investment, mergers and acquisitions, funding, liquidation and dissolution, and general corporate and commercial matters.

Johnson Stokes & Master

Elliot Woodruff

Consultant

CMS

Elsie Chan

Partner

Deacons

Elsie Liu

Partner

Haldanes

Elton Chan

Partner

Stephenson Harwood

Elyn Xing

Elyn Xing leads Latham’s investment funds team in Asia, advising private fund sponsors, investors, and joint venture participants on a range of transactions involving both traditional and alternative investment vehicles. Elyn draws on an intricate understanding of global investment structures and trends to guide sponsors — from first-time fund managers and strategic corporates to leading institutional asset managers and sovereign wealth funds — through every stage of their highest-stakes matters involving: Buyouts Growth and venture capital Real estate Infrastructure Debt and credit Co-investment Separately managed accounts Management buyouts and other secondary transactions Elyn’s extensive international experience and deep ties to the Asian market help her bridge business cultures and practices. She brings a strategic, commercial perspective to the most complex fundraising and investment challenges, regularly leading clients through multiple fundraises and transactions. Complementing her commercial work, she chairs the Stanford Law School Alumni Association’s Singapore chapter and is active in the region’s private equity and growth capital communities. Before joining Latham, Elyn was a partner in the Hong Kong and Singapore offices of another global law firm.

Latham & Watkins LLP

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

Gallant

Emily Li

Partner

Stephenson Harwood

Emily Ting

Denis Chang’s Chambers

Emma Davies

Emma Davies is a Corporate partner in our London office. She has 25 years of experience advising financial institutions, industrial groups, trading companies, and global investors on strategic investments, restructurings, and partnerships in Greater China and the wider APAC region. Emma Davies is a Corporate partner in our London office. She has 25 years of experience advising financial institutions, industrial groups, trading companies, and global investors on strategic investments, restructurings, and partnerships in Greater China and the wider APAC region. Emma's recent work includes advising clients on the restructuring of their PRC operations in response to the rapidly evolving macroeconomic and geopolitical landscape. This has involved business carve-outs, spin-off listings, and new business combinations with leading listed and unlisted enterprises in China. Emma led the China Corporate/M&A group in Shanghai from 2002–2012 and founded the Firm’s China antitrust practice.

Clifford Chance

Emmy Chow

Partner

Deacons

Eng wee Chong

Partner

Nixon Peabody CWL

Eric Chow

Manaing Partner of Tongshang Hong Kong

Commerce & Finance Law Offices

Eric Lui

Managing Partner

Ince & Co

Eric Tan

Partner

Ashurst

Eric Yiu

Eric Yiu advises investment banks as well as public and private companies doing business in Asia on a full spectrum of capital markets transactions. Mr. Yiu helps clients navigate capital raising transactions including: US equity and debt registered offerings Rule 144A/Regulation S equity and debt offerings Private placements PIPEs Convertible bonds Tender offers Hybrid securities such as convertible and exchangeable securities (both optional and mandatory) High-yield bonds Perpetual and regulatory capital securities He also counsels clients on due diligence, corporate governance, and post-listing compliance matters. Mr. Yiu’s experienced versatility means he can provide clients across a range of jurisdictions in Asia with effective commercial guidance on nearly any type of capital-raising transaction.

Latham & Watkins LLP

Erica Chong

Partner

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Erica Chung

Associate

Ince & Co

Erica Wong

Partner

Deacons

Ernest Yang

DLA Piper

Esther Franks

Esther Franks leads the Data and Technology Transactions Practice in the firm’s Singapore office, and advises clients on complex cross-border data privacy and regulatory issues with an Asia nexus. Esther leverages her technical science background and a sophisticated understanding of global markets to help clients navigate myriad regulations across the healthcare, technology, internet, insurance, financial services, gaming, entertainment, and social media sectors. She advises on: Regulations and investigations, including those involving artificial intelligence and platform regulation Data privacy compliance with laws across APAC, GDPR, and eprivacy laws Strategies for compliant exploitation of data Data breaches and reporting Technology, intellectual property, and data licensing Commercial contracts and collaborations She has completed secondments to a global social media company’s data protection and cybersecurity teams, where she focused on GDPR compliance and security matters, and to a major global retail company and a multinational consumer goods company, where she acted as legal counsel for their respective global procurement functions, focusing on technology-related procurement and outsourcing. A recognized thought leader, she is a member of IAPP (the International Association of Privacy Professionals) and holds IAPP/CIPP/E certification. She regularly speaks and writes on topics related to privacy and AI. Esther has served on the firm’s Privacy Committee and Security Committee.

Latham & Watkins LLP