Lawyers in Hong Kong

Helen Colquhoun

DLA Piper

Helen Fu

Helen has extensive experience in advising and representing multinational corporations, listed companies and financial institutions in high-value commercial litigation, complex regulatory investigations and employment matters.

Clifford Chance

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

Gallant

Helen Liao

Partner

Deacons

Helen Wang

Partner

CMS

Heng Loong Cheong

DLA Piper

Henry J H Wheare

Partner

Nixon Peabody CWL

Henry Lau

Partner

Zhong Lun Law Firm

Henry Ma

Partner

Haldanes

Henry Ong

Henry is a partner in the Corporate department. Based in the Firm’s Hong Kong office, Henry has a longstanding track record advising on the full range of complex cross-border and Hong Kong M&A transactions and corporate matters.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Hiroaki Takagi

Hiroaki Takagi advises Japanese and international companies and private equity firms on complex M&A transactions with a Japan nexus. Dual qualified in Japan and the US, Mr. Takagi draws on more than two decades of experience advising clients on: Cross-border and domestic M&A transactions Japanese and US securities regulations Data privacy Corporate governance and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters Trade control Other regulatory and general corporate law matters He distills the complexities of Japanese market norms and regulatory frameworks into commercially focused legal advice for international clients. Mr. Takagi leverages his extensive experience navigating cross-border M&A to guide Japanese clients in transactions globally. Mr. Takagi brings an in-depth understanding of public company law garnered from his secondment experience with the Civil Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Ministry of Justice. In this role, he helped to oversee a major reform of the Companies Act in Japan, which passed into law in 2014. Mr. Takagi is a member of the Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association in Japan and the New York State Bar Association. He is Chairman of the Legal Education Committee of the Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association and has served as a visiting professor at Gakushuin University Law School, where he lectured on M&A law. Mr. Takagi also actively participates with the Inter-Pacific Bar Association and serves on the Organizing Committee for its annual conference in Tokyo.

Latham & Watkins LLP

Hiroki Kobayashi

Hiroki Kobayashi advises high-profile international and Japanese companies on all aspects of corporate transactions and project development and finance with a Japan nexus. Hiroki leverages more than two decades of experience guiding clients on Japanese legal issues relating to: Inbound mergers and acquisitions Employment Antitrust Bankruptcy Government regulatory matters He helps non-Japanese clients understand Japan’s cultural best practices and navigate the country’s complex legal regime. Hiroki builds trusted relationships with clients to support their business objectives within the region. Hiroki also assists Japanese clients engaging in mergers and acquisitions outside Japan together with Latham colleagues in relevant jurisdictions. Hiroki provides strategic and legal advice to Japanese sponsors and lenders in project development and finance matters, including in the oil and gas and power sectors. He frequently lectures on US/Japan corporate law matters at business seminars, providing practical solutions for Japanese expatriate candidates and managers of US subsidiaries and operations. Hiroki is a member of the Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association in Japan and the New York State Bar Association. He maintains an active pro bono practice, including advising Ashoka, a nonprofit organization that identifies and supports the world’s leading social entrepreneurs.

Latham & Watkins LLP

Hiu Yee Chung

Hiu Yee specialises in medicolegal matters, providing advice to doctors, dentists, physiotherapists, nurses and other clinical professionals regarding clinical negligence claims and regulatory proceedings. Hiu Yee was admitted in Hong Kong in 2012.

Howse Williams

Ho Yan Tiffany Chu

Associate

Tung & Co.

Hoi Tak Leung

Counsel

Ashurst

Hong Tran

Hong Tran is a partner of JSM and is a Practice Leader of the Employment and Benefits Group. He advises employers on compliance with employment, discrimination and privacy legislation. He also advises on strategic labour force issues including the structure of work force relationships; risk management in the employment and discrimination context; diversity and inclusion, the introduction of changes to employment arrangements; the handling of union relations; and recruitment, disciplinary and termination issues. He is experienced in handling employment disputes, discrimination and privacy complaints/issues. He represents employers engaged in legal proceedings at the various court levels from the Labour Tribunal through to the Court of Final Appeal. He also advises employers in responding to investigations by the Labour Department, Equal Opportunities Commission and the Office of the Commissioner for Personal Data Privacy. He has been ranked as Band 1 lawyer in employment Hong Kong Law by Chambers Asia Pacific (2017-2021) and a "Leading individual" in employment law by Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2015-2024). He has been recognised by Who's Who Legal (2015) as being among the world's leading lawyers for employment and labour practice in Hong Kong. He was named as one of the "pre-eminent practitioners in the world" and "one of the world's leading lawyers" by Guide to the World's Leading Labour & Employment Lawyers (2011). He was also named a Leading Asia Law Labour & Employment Lawyer by the Asia Law & Practice Survey (2008). Hong has contributed to leading employment and discrimination law textbooks "Chitty on Contracts, Hong Kong Specific Contracts" Chapter 12, "Employment Law and Practice in Hong Kong" Chapters 3 & 5 and "Discrimination Law and Practice in Hong Kong" Chapters 4 and 7 (and Co-General Editor). Hong is a member of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce Manpower Committee. He Chairs the firm's Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

Johnson Stokes & Master

Hongkai Zhou

Partner

Stephenson Harwood

Hoo Cheng

Senior Partner

Nixon Peabody CWL

Horace Pang

Senior Associate

CMS

Horace Wong SC

Horace Wong, S.C. has a broad civil practice, with a particular focus on commercial, banking and property disputes. He has extensive experience in substantial and complex litigation, having been involved in a number of long-running cases with multi-jurisdictional elements, including the ongoing dispute in Daimler AG v Leiduck. He also regularly acts for regulators and public bodies including the Securities and Futures Commission and the Employees Compensation Assistance Fund Board. Besides his practice in the courts, Horace Wong, S.C. frequently sits as an arbitrator (both in Hong Kong and abroad), being a panel member of various international arbitral institutions. He also mediates complex commercial disputes and is a specially appointed mediator of the Hong Kong Mediation Council in respect of the Investment Agreement under the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA). RECENT HIGHLIGHTS Fong Chak Kwan v Ascentic Ltd[2021] 6 HKC 401 (CA), [2022] HKCFA 4 – Acting for the Employees Compensation Assistance Fund Board in an appeal to set-aside leave for service-out involving proper interpretation of “damage limb” of the tort jurisdictional gateway Chen Yue Jia James v Chen Maria[2020] HKCFI 2410: 18-day trial concerning validity of 5 wills SFC v Yiu Hoi Ying Charles[2017] 3 HKLRD 157 (CA), (2018) 21 HKCFAR 475: Leading CFA decision on the interpretation of “innocent purpose” defence provided in s 271(3) of the Securities and Futures Ordinance. OTHER NOTABLE CASES Commercial & Banking Daimler AG v Leiduck[2012] 3 HKLRD 119 (CA), [2013] 2 HKLRD 822 (CA), [2014] 3 HKLRD 56 (CFI), [2018] 1 HKLRD 40 (CFI), [2018] 1 HKLRD 1188 (CFI), [2020] 3 HKLRD 579 (CFI), [2021] HKCA 328: Ongoing multi-jurisdictional dispute involving multiple issues of fraud, Mareva Injunction, settlement agreement, enforcement of undertaking, and issues of Russian law and psychiatric expert evidence, resulting in multiple leading decisions on various aspects of procedural and substantive law. Poben Consultants Ltd v Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club(HCMP 2332/2016, 27 October 2017), [2019] 1 HKLRD 1110 (CA): Expungement of evidence on ground of “without prejudice” privilege in the context of dispute over private club debentures DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd v Sit Pan Jit(HCA 382/2009, CACV 91/2015 & FAMV 45/2016): Leading case on contractual estoppel involving allegations of mis-selling by the bank Regulatory & Disciplinary SFC v Lu Ruifeng[2020] 4 HKLRD 786 (CFI), [2022] HKCA 326: Joinder application raising applicable limitation period for claims under s 213 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance Registrar of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v X (No. 3)[2017] 5 HKLRD 568 (CA): Appeal against determination of Disciplinary Committee of the HKICPA raising issues of procedural fairness Property & Probate Polyline Development Ltd v Ching Lin Chuen[2021] HKCFI 483: Strike-out application against multitude of claims made in respect of Ding House developments Sino Channel Holdings Ltd v Vast Faith Investment Ltd[2020] 2 HKLRD 1286 (CA): Dispute involving proper interpretation of deed of mutual covenant Chow Lily v Chow Wai Wai Violet(HCAP 22/2019): Probate action in relation to the estate of the late business tycoon Chow Yei Ching Personal Injuries & Employees’ Compensation Wo Chun Wah v Employees Compensation Assistance Fund Board[2019] 1 HKLRD 48 (CA): CA decision on proper approach to costs order against the Employees Compensation Assistance Fund Board Lo Siu Wa v Employees Compensation Assistance Fund Board[2017] 2 HKLRD 9 (CA), (2018) 21 HKCFAR 8: CFA decision on proper approach of interpreting employee compensation insurance policies Public Kazuo Okada v Registrar of Companies[2019] 1 HKLRD 483: Judicial review of registrar’s decision to withhold registration of documents pending resolution of underlying corporate disputes Waddington Ltd v SFC[2018] HKCFI 2544: Judicial review of SFC’s decision to refuse carrying out investigations and to take out petition under s 214 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance Chan Thao Phoumy v Secretary for Justice[2018] 3 HKLRD 310: Application to set aside registration of external confiscation order made under s 29(1) of the Drug Trafficking (Recovery of Proceeds) Ordinance DIRECTORY QUOTATIONS “An accomplished S.C.” (Legal 500 2022)

Rede Chambers

Howard How-Leung Tsang

Consultant.

Wilkinson & Grist

Howard Lam

Howard Lam advises clients in China and across Asia on restructuring, special situations, private credit, and banking finance transactions. In his restructuring practice, Howard draws on more than two decades of experience to guide all types of parties to a transaction, including: Creditors, particularly banks and credit funds Debtors Insolvency practitioners Bondholders He regularly helps clients resolve a full range of difficult matters, including restructuring, bankruptcy, as well as distressed and other special situations. As a Mandarin and Cantonese speaker, trained in Hong Kong, UK, and Australian law, he brings a multicultural, multijurisdictional perspective to his matters. Familiar with the internal motivations and sensitivities of parties on all sides of a matter, he can help clients choose the best jurisdictions and legal regimes for implementing restructurings. He complements his creative problem-solving and decisive recommendations with an ability to remain even-keeled and diffuse tension in high-stakes situations, and so bring parties together around a solution. Howard is an INSOL Fellow and a regular speaker at international restructuring and insolvency conferences, and has served on the APLMA China and documentation committees, TMA Hong Kong board, and the executive committee of Restructuring and Insolvency Faculty (RIF). In Howard’s financing practice, he advises private equity sponsors, banks, and private capital lenders on a full spectrum of complex financing structures, including: Leveraged buy-outs Corporate acquisition financings China onshore/offshore financing Margin loans Direct lending transactions He draws on a keen sense of what is at market and insights from the firm’s global deal flow on cutting-edge financing terms to translate best practices in global jurisdictions to deals Asia.

Latham & Watkins LLP

Howard Wong

Partner

Zhong Lun Law Firm

Howe Min Wee

Howe Min Wee advises export credit agencies, multilaterals, commercial lenders, and sponsors on the development and financing of complex and innovative projects. Mr. Wee helps clients develop and finance large-scale, often precedent-setting projects across Asia and globally in the energy (including geothermal), commodities, and infrastructure sectors. He assists clients with navigating a project’s full life cycle, including: Negotiating and structuring key offtake agreements Formulating financing solutions at all levels of the capital structure Addressing and mitigating project construction risk, pre- and post-closing Mr. Wee draws on experience in headline transactions and matters across the region to bring clients a sophisticated and well-rounded understanding of the operation of debt — including his experience in structured finance, banking litigation, and debt restructuring. Mr. Wee also serves on the Public and International Law Committee of the Law Society of Singapore.

Latham & Watkins LLP