Lawyers in Hong Kong

Alfred Wu

Alfred is a partner in Dentons' Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group based in Hong Kong. With over 25 years of experience, Alfred is a highly regarded lawyer in the areas of general commercial litigation, arbitration and construction. He advises clients on a broad range of commercial disputes primarily in arbitration. His arbitration experience include both local and international arbitrations. Clients he has represented include banks, Hong Kong listed issuers, multinational corporations, funds, accountants/ liquidators and high-net-worth individuals. Alfred also has a special focus on contentious and non-contentious construction and engineering matters representing international, China and Hong Kong based clients which variously include government departments, statutory bodies, employers, engineers, architects, contractors and subcontractors. Alfred also represents clients in construction-related criminal investigations and prosecutions. On the contentious side, Alfred has represented clients in various disputes, in litigation and arbitration, arising from infrastructure and building construction projects in Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China and the region. Projects involved include various large scale road/highway development projects, water supply and sewer main development projects, railway projects, housing projects, land reclamation, hospital projects, the Hong Kong International Airport, Environmental Protection Department projects, casinos in Macau, LPG facilities in China, etc. The issues in dispute include variations, delays, loss and expense, measurement of quantities, defective works, suspension/termination of works, negligence (including collapse of works under construction and demolition), and other payment issues (including interim payments, final accounts and retention money). In addition, there were tender related issues, employment issues, sub-contractor nomination issues, insolvency issues, environmental issues, regulatory violations, bribery on construction sites, fraud, etc. On the non-contentious side, Alfred has advised on all Hong Kong Government standard forms of contract, FIDIC, NEC, JCT and ICE forms of contract, as well as bespoke and other private forms of contract. He also regularly advises on tendering processes, consultancy agreements, formation of joint ventures (both incorporated and unincorporated), post-contract risk issues as well as construction bonds, guarantees and other construction related instruments. Alfred also regularly takes on appointments as arbitrator for construction related and other commercial arbitrations. He is an HKIAC Accredited Mediator and a panel arbitrator of the HKIAC, SIAC, AIAC, APIAC, SHIAC and KCAB. He sits regularly in ad hoc arbitrations and arbitrations administered by the HKIAC, SIAC and SHIAC. Alfred has been ranked as a leading construction practitioner in Chambers & Partners from 2016 to 2025. In the latest edition of Chambers Greater China guide, an impressed client said, “I really like Alfred; he is very hard-working and very responsive. He is very attentive to detail and his legal drafting is accurate.” Another client added, “Alfred Wu has an engineering background, so he understands a lot of the technical issues which arise in these cases. His ability to understand and explain them in simpler terms is a real asset.” In the testimonial for his leading individual ranking for construction in Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023-2025, Alfred has been recognised for his “deep litigation expertise in the sector both on regular fee-earning matters as well as in his role as an arbitrator”. A client commented, “Alfred Wu provided a first-class service in delivering focussed and responsive advice. He also ensured that the barrister team had what they needed to properly fight the case, much to the client’s benefit. He was a stand out lawyer on this matter.” Alfred was ranked as a Litigation Star in Construction and Commercial & Transactions by Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2025. He was also recognised in International Arbitration as a well-known practitioner by the Legal 500 Arbitration Powerlist 2023, and one client commented, “Alfred Wu is the principal partner. He is very experienced and conscientious, gains the confidence of clients and leads his team very capably on behalf of his clients." Lexology Index also ranked Alfred as a recommended lawyer for Arbitration and Construction in its Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR 2024 report.

Dentons Hong Kong

Ali Burney

Partner, Hong Kong

Steptoe LLP

Alice Lau

Partner of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department

Gallant

Alison Scott

Alison is a Partner in Howse Williams' dispute resolution practice. She specialises in professional negligence and commercial litigation and has extensive experience in dispute resolution and commercial and professional negligence litigation. She also provides professional indemnity advice and assistance to doctors, dentists and other healthcare professionals in HW's medico legal practice.

Howse Williams

Alison Wong

Partner

Bird & Bird

Allen Ng

Partner

Baker McKenzie

Allen Xu

DLA Piper

Allen Yam

Partner

Zhong Lun Law Firm

Allison Lee

Allison Lee is a corporate partner in the Hong Kong office with extensive experience advising clients on cross‑border transactions across the Asia‑Pacific region. Her practice principally focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and capital raising, as well as joint ventures, strategic partnerships and other collaborations. Allison advises clients through all stages of the corporate life cycle, including initial formation, early-stage financing, growth and exit. She regularly represents multinational corporations, private equity sponsors, venture and emerging companies and other investors across various industries, including insurance, insurtech, energy, and healthcare. Prior to joining the firm, Allison served as international counsel at another international law firm.

Mayer Brown

Ally Lam

Ally advises on all aspects of an investment cycle, ranging from the upstream investment fund formation to the downstream investments, including pre-IPO transactions, mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. She also represents companies in listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Taiwan Stock Exchange, Nasdaq and NYSE. She advises investment managers, private equity funds and corporates clients on a wide range of legal issues including fund formation and structuring, ongoing compliance and dissolution. Her practice also encompasses pre-IPO investments and series financing, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and general corporate matters. She focuses on the Asian market with clients from across the region including China, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore. Ally Lam is a member of our Corporate & Investment Funds Group. She is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

Walkers

Alvin Sin

Alvin is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution department of Appleby’s Shanghai office, and a Legal Manager of Appleby’s Hong Kong office.

Appleby

Alvin So

Partner

Nixon Peabody CWL

Alvin Wong

Alvin Wong is a banking and finance lawyer based in Hong Kong. Alvin represents financial institutions, corporates and financial sponsors on highly structured cross-border financing transactions including acquisition financing, pre-IPO financing, take-private financing, real estate financing, structured financing and margin financing. Alvin frequently advises on sustainable lending, covering sectors spanning across pharmaceutical, life science, manufacturing and real estate. Alvin also has experience in non-contentious debt restructuring arrangements.

Norton Rose Fulbright

Alvin Yeung

Alvin Yeung is a partner in the Real Estate practice in JSM's Hong Kong office. Alvin counsels clients in a wide range of real estate development transactional and advisory matters, including land sale and acquisition, sale and purchase of special purpose vehicles for land holding, leasing of different types of real estate property, development project sale and leasing, easement and right of ways, building management, joint venture and development agreements, and revitalisation of buildings. He also advises on property-related dispute resolutions and litigations including compulsory sale, adverse possession, resumption compensation, building and town planning appeal, tenancy dispute and building management dispute. Alvin was named "Next Generation Partner - Real Estate, Hong Kong" by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2021, 2022, 2024-2026).

Johnson Stokes & Master

Alwyn Li

Partner

Deacons

Ambrose Ho SC

Ambrose Ho, S.C. has a broad civil and commercial practice in the areas of securities, bankruptcy, insolvency, commercial, land, trust, probate and public law. He has particular experience in enforcement actions under the Securities and Futures Ordinance, both for the Securities and Futures Commission and private respondents. He is regularly instructed in probate related litigations and also shareholders disputes. In his public law practice, he has acted for the Department of Justice in judicial reviews on building and town planning matters. He has sat as a Recorder of the Court of First Instance, and has been appointed on various statutory appeal boards and statutory authorities as part of his commitment to public service. Ambrose Ho, S.C. has been quoted as “a very experienced senior counsel” and “a very solid and deep-thinking practitioner” whose court manner is much appreciated by the Bench. RECENT HIGHLIGHTS Lam Kin Chung v Soka Gakkai International of Hong Kong Ltd[2022] HKCA 480 – Appeal concerning juridical basis for members of a charitable corporation to commence derivative actions and scope of members’ fiduciary duty in voting China Agri-products Exchange Limited v Wang Xiu Qun & another [2021] HKCFI 137 – 23-day trial of a commercial dispute involving the sale and purchase of a Mainland company Bright Gold Limited v Mega Well Development Limited [2020] 4 HKLRD 26, [2020] HKCA 757 – Appeal by the developer overturning a CFI’s decision relating to estate agent’s capacity in a sale of first-hand property transaction C v B (Re A: Mental Health) [2019] 2 HKLRD 613, [2019] HKCA 321 – Appeal in Mental Health proceedings arising from disputes in a family of substantial wealth Building Authority v Appeal Tribunal (Buildings) (ENM Holdings Ltd) (2018) 21 HKCFAR 194, [2018] HKCFA 20 – CFA decision on interpretation of provision in Land Grant concerning responsibility to maintain hillside slopes OTHER NOTABLE CASES Securities Re Freeman FinTech Corp Ltd[2022] HKCFI 697; [2018] 1 HKLRD 320 – Disqualification and compensation orders sought by the SFC against directors SFC v Qunxing Paper Holdings Co Ltd & others [2018] 1 HKLRD 1060, [2018] HKCFI 271 – Juridical basis of SFC seeking remedies for benefit of investors under s. 213 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance Re China Metal Recycling (Holdings) Ltd [2015] 2 HKLRD 415 – Winding up listed company on public interest ground SFC v Li Kwok Cheong, Li Han Chun & another –Market Misconduct Tribunal inquiry regarding China Forestry Holdings Co Ltd (Decision pending) HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA v SFC,Securities and Futures Appeal Tribunal No 3 of 2015, 21 November 2017 – Pecuniary penalty in relation to systemic deficiencies in the sale of derivative financial products Probate and Mental Health Tsang Wing Kwai v Tsang Wing Fai (No.2) [2019] 1 HKLRD 1300, [2019] HKCA 163 – Appeal concerning removal of executor Secretary for Justice v Joseph Lo Kin Ching (2015) 18 HKCFAR 169 – Interpretation of the will of Nina Wang and administration of charitable trusts Wong Tat Lun Eddie & others v Wong Chi Ho Jimmy & others, HCMP 2391/2013, 21 October 2014 – Resisting removal of executor Yung Shu Wu v Vivienne Sung Wu (2011) 14 HKCFAR 39 – Dispute as to assets comprised in an estate and disposition of equitable interest Re A (Mentally Incapacitated Person: Committee) [2009] 2 HKLRD 159 – Appointment of committee of estate of mentally incapacitated person Land Grant and Town Planning Hong Kong Resort Company Limited v Town Planning Board [2021] HKCA 1313 – Judicial review by developer of Discovery Bay Tung Chun Company Limited v Town Planning Board [2021] HKCA 758 – Judicial review on decisions regarding a building height restriction The Dairy Farm Company Limited v Secretary for Justice [2020] HKCFI 306 – Construction of special condition of land grant and easement Property Pacific Base Holdings Limited & others v Lee Hop Biu [2021] 5 HKC214, [2021] HKCA 780 – Seeking CA’s determination on interpretation of the Land (Compulsory Sale for Redevelopment) Ordinance regarding threshold requirement for redevelopment of the land lots Century Supreme International LimitedKam Chi Kit Charles & Hui Pui Kuen and others [2022] HKLdT 6 – Resisting application under Land (Compulsory Sale for Redevelopment) Ordinance 383HK Limited v The Incorporated Owners of Tak Bo Building[2018] 2 HKC 559, [2018] HKCA 164 – Disputes concerning common parts and interpretation of Deed of Mutual Covenants Grande Properties Management Ltd v Sun Wah Ornament Manufactory Ltd(2006) 9 HKCFAR 462 – Disputes concerning validity of resolutions in building management Bankruptcy and Insolvency Lau Chun Ming v Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (a firm) [2021] 2 HKLRD 706,[2021] HKCA 546 – Appeal concerning powers and duties of trustees in bankruptcy Chow Wai Shing Daniel and Fok Hei Yu (Joint and Several Trustees in Bankruptcy of Ding Yi) v Lu Ying [2020] HKCFI 2148 – Setting aside disposition of assets at undervalue Patrick Cowley & Wong Wing Sze Tiffany v All Powerful Holding Ltd & Anor[2018] HKCFI 1802; [2018] HKCFI 2542 – Injunction application concerning the transfer of company share by the bankrupt allegedly at an undervalue China Forestry Holdings Co Ltd (in official liquidation) v Top Wisdom Overseas Holdings Limited & Anor [2021] HKCFI 2761 – Proprietary claim by the liquidators against proceeds of alleged insider dealing Commercial Da Shing Group Limited v Rich Promise Limited[2021] HKCA 960 – Dispute in the sale and purchase of shares in a listed company and return of deposit Chow Tai Fook Nominee Limited v Diamond City Ltd and Wu Wai Leung, Danny[2021] HKCFI 3019 – Action for recovery of debt and estoppel Zhang Jizhi v Hong Kong TV International Media Group Limited & another [2022] HKCFI 308 – Dispute arising in sale and purchase of company Li Sau Ying v Bank of China (Hong Kong) Ltd (2004) 7 HKCFAR 579 – Leading Hong Kong decision on undue influence Public Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Preliminary Investigation Committee of the Medical Council of Hong Kong vHospital Authority [2022] 1 HKLRD 16, [2021] HKCA 1793 – Appeal concerning powers of Chairman of the Medical Council to compel disclosure by Hospital Authority AA & another v SFC (SJ as Intervener) [2019] 2 HKLRD 16, [2019] HKCFI 246 – Defending constitutional challenge of s. 181 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance Yung Chi Keung v Protection of Wages on Insolvency Board(2016) 19 HKCFAR 469 – CFA decision on calculation of ex gratia payment under the Protection of Wages on Insolvency Ordinance Commission of Inquiry into Excess Lead Found in Drinking Water (2015-2016)– Represented the Hong Kong Housing Authority in a public inquiry Civil Fraud Kot See For v Lam Man Cheung [2021] 2 HKLRD 263, [2021] HKCA 348 – Appeal concerning the privilege against self-incrimination in civil proceedings in an investment fraud claim Dacheng Enterprise Co v Global Bio Chem Technology Group Co Ltd [2018] HKCFI 2556 – Striking out of a claim concerning director’s authority to compromise a claim on behalf of a listed company and allegations of fraud Tax Shui On Credit Co Ltd v Commissioner of Inland Revenue (2009) 12 HKCFAR 392 – Appeal on profits tax assessment and tax avoidance scheme Kwong Mile Services Ltd v Commissioner of Inland Revenue(2004) 7 HKCFAR 275 – Approach on appeals from the Board of Review on error of law DIRECTORY RANKINGS Commercial Dispute Resolution (Chambers and Partners 2022) Commercial Disputes (Legal 500 2022) Commercial Litigation 2021; Mainland China & Hong Kong SAR – Litigation (Who’s Who Legal) DIRECTORY QUOTATIONS “… held in particularly high regard for his well-developed expertise in the securities, finance and insolvency areas and has also appeared for the Department of Justice in judicial reviews of construction and town planning cases. Sources respect him as “a very solid and deep-thinking practitioner” whose court manner is much appreciated by the Bench, one interviewee reporting: “His advocacy is second to none and his name is a brand – one of the best-regarded names in town.”” (Chambers and Partners 2022) “A very experienced senior counsel at the Hong Kong Bar.” (Legal 500 2022)

Rede Chambers

Amita Haylock

Partner

Mayer Brown

Amy Beckingham

Amy Beckingham, Vice Chair of the firm’s Global Corporate Department, advises clients across Asia on a full spectrum of corporate transactions. Amy advises private equity, real estate, infrastructure, sovereign wealth, and venture capital funds, as well as emerging and listed companies on corporate transactions including: Public and private M&A and joint ventures Fundraising Restructuring Initial public offerings She draws on broad experience handling transactions across the region, regularly advising clients throughout the full lifecycle of their investments — from early stage to IPO exits. Resident in Asia since 2011, first in Hong Kong and now based in Singapore — Amy has advised clients across the region, from China to India. And she has advised private equity clients on IPO exits in Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. Amy combines a client-focused, responsive, and commercial sensibility with a keen sense of market practice across the region, to provide strong advocacy for her clients.

Latham & Watkins LLP

Amy Ngan

Partner

Kirkland & Ellis

Amy Wei

Partner

CMS

Anderson Lam

DLA Piper

Anderson Siu

Partner

Ince & Co

Andi Kadir

Partner

Baker McKenzie

Andrea Randall

Partner

RPC