Lawyers in Hong Kong

Francis Edwards

Francis Edwards is the head of our Derivatives and Structured Finance Practice in Greater China and a market leading derivatives and structured finance specialist. Francis specialises in all forms of derivatives, financial market products and structured finance, including repackagings, credit derivatives, equity derivatives and other OTC derivatives, structured products, securities lending and repos, as well as netting, collateral, clearing, custody and credit risk management issues. His focus is on complex transactional matters and innovative market developments in Asia Pacific. Francis also regularly advises on Hong Kong regulatory matters and on issues arising from the global OTC derivatives regulatory reforms. Francis is a regular speaker on derivatives and regulatory matters, including for ISDA and other trade associations.

Clifford Chance

Francis Li

Partner

Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

Frank Bi

Partner / Practice Head Corporate Transactions (Asia)

Ashurst

Frank Sun

Frank Sun, Co-Deputy Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins’ Asia offices, advises clients on complex private equity investment and M&A transactions. A native Mandarin speaker focusing on multijurisdictional work, Frank has practiced law in London, Beijing, New York, and Hong Kong, and combines nearly two decades of local market knowledge in Greater China and broad transactional experience to provide solutions to private equity funds and corporate clients in a wide range of cross-border transactions, including: Control acquisitions Growth capital investments US take private Hong Kong public takeovers Private investments in public equity (PIPEs) A recognized leader at the firm, Frank has served on the firm’s Training and Career Enhancement Committee and Recruiting Committee.

Latham & Watkins LLP

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

Gallant

Frederick Chi-Hang Tai

Senior Associate.

Wilkinson & Grist

Frederick Hui

Co-Managing Partner

Zhong Lun Law Firm

Fun Kuen Au

FK Au is a partner of JSM. He has extensive experience in joint ventures, development and redevelopment of properties, project conveyancing, and project and end-user financing matters. He also advises on compulsory sale, and landlord and tenant matters, as well as on building, planning and property-related litigation matters. FK Au is consistently rated a leading real estate lawyer by Chambers, PLC Which Lawyer? and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. Chambers Asia Pacific (2016) notes that he has a "long-standing reputation in the market, impressive experience in real estate-related transactions and disputes and is considered 'very commercial'". He was described as "fair-minded" and "'definitely one of the best guys' in the field" by Chambers Asia Pacific (2008) and "'one of the best' in Hong Kong" by The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers (2009). According to The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2007/08), he "is widely applauded by clients for major development work and substantial infrastructure projects". FK Au speaks English and Cantonese. He is a Notary Public in Hong Kong.

Johnson Stokes & Master

Gabriela Kennedy

Gabriela Kennedy is the co-leader of the IP practice at Mayer Brown, head of the Asia IP & TMT practice and co-leader of the cyber incident response team. Her broad practice spans all areas of intellectual property law, technology, data privacy and cybersecurity, AI and telecommunications law. She advises clients on complex technology transactions, data protection and cybersecurity, and disputes, with deep experience guiding multinational companies through cross‑border regulatory and operational issues. Gabriela represents corporates and investors in a broad range of mandates and has been involved in large pan-Asian digital transformation projects, mobile payments projects, the regulation of digital assets, as well as high‑profile media transactions and litigation. She has significant experience in data protection matters throughout Asia, advising on Asia wide strategies, cross‑border data transfers, data compliance programs, data breaches and cyber incident response. She has assisted companies with comprehensive data audits and has developed privacy management and governance frameworks for the Asia operations of multinational companies. In contentious and regulatory matters, Gabriela acts in disputes arising from failed technology projects and advises on telecommunications regulation and transactional issues across the region. She has extensive experience in signal piracy litigation and in disputes concerning “must‑carry” and retransmission rights under copyright legislation, and has advised collecting societies on licensing arrangements and royalty disputes. She is recognised as a leading lawyer across each of her fields of practice and serves on the editorial boards of multiple publications. A former theoretical linguist, she brings a rigorous, solutions‑oriented approach to complex and time‑sensitive matters.

Mayer Brown

Gary Chow

Gary was admitted in Hong Kong in 2008 and specialises in casualty and insurance related litigation. He is a highly experienced and reliable practitioner with strong technical competence. He joins HW in 2022 to reinforce HW's insurance practice. Gary regularly acts for insurer clients in policy coverage disputes and advises on a multitude of complex policy issues. He has extensive experience in defending casualty and professional indemnity claims involving work accidents, traffic accidents, occupiers' liability, construction sites, container terminals, warehouses, retail sector, educational institutions, elderly homes, and healthcare professionals. He is expert in handling, investigating and defending highly suspicious claims. Gary has vast experience in dealing with industrial (construction, marine, aviation related), traffic offence and other departmental summonses (for example, Labour Department, Buildings Department, Social Welfare Department, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, etc.) involving fatal and serious injury cases. He and his team are frequently instructed by clients to handle crisis management, attend urgent site inspection, and provide immediate on-site advice in dealing with enforcement authorities (such as police, Labour Department, etc.). Gary also has experience in advising on regulatory and compliance matters, contractual disputes, debt recovery, tenancy disputes, employment related matters, data privacy matters, arbitration and criminal matters.

Howse Williams

Gary Lam

Partner

Nixon Peabody CWL

Gary Leung

Partner

Withers

Gary Li

Partner

Zhong Lun Law Firm

Gary Lui

Partner

Deacons

Gary Seib

Partner

Baker McKenzie

Gary Wong

Partner

Hill Dickinson LLP

Gary Wong

Partner

Deacons

Gaven Cheong

Partner

Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

Gavin Cumming

Gavin Cumming is a Partner of the firm. He is responsible for the firm’s non-contentious financial services practice. He is recognized by independent editorial publications, including the IFLR1000 and asialaw as a leading lawyer. Gavin has broad and deep experience in corporate, commercial and tax matters with a particular focus on representing asset managers, investment banks, private banks and other wealth managers, insurance companies, broker-dealers and electronic trading and clearing platform operators. He has extensive experience dealing with the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”), including the Licensing Department, Intermediaries Supervision, Investment Product, Supervision of Markets, Enforcement and Corporate Finance. He regularly advises clients on the authorization of automated trading services, the formation of private funds, including hedge funds and private equity funds, capital raising for funds, SFC authorization of unit trusts and mutual funds and investment linked assurance schemes for sale to the retail public, private equity portfolio transactions, change of control transactions involving regulated financial institutions including SFC regulated hedge fund managers and Insurance Authority (“IA”) regulated insurance companies, and ongoing compliance issues for SFC, IA and Hong Kong Monetary Authority (“HKMA”) regulated financial institutions.

Timothy Loh LLP

Geoffrey Booth

Partner, Solicitor Advocate

Haldanes

Geoffrey Chan

Businesses and professionals in the construction and infrastructure industry turn to Geoffrey Chan for advice on all aspects of contentious construction work, including legal proceedings, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution in Hong Kong, China and Macau. He provides guidance on town-planning and building law in addition to construction contract claims, construction negligence claims and claims involving environmental issues. He also advises clients on labour importation issues by the Legco Select Committee.

Johnson Stokes & Master

George Wu

DLA Piper

Gere Sit

Partner

Deacons

Giancarlo (Gian) Sambalido

Counsel

Sidley Austin LLP