Lawyers in Hong Kong

LitigationRestructuring & Insolvency+3

Justine Lau

Justine is a Partner and Practice Leader of the firm's Hong Kong Litigation and Restructuring and Insolvency teams. She advises financial institutions, financial advisors and turnaround professionals on all forms of external administrations, restructuring matters and cross-border contentious insolvency issues. Justine also advises on security enforcement and general commercial and banking litigation, and have over 10 years' experience working in Greater China.

Mourant

Hong KongEnglish, Putonghua +1

K.Y. So

Partner.

Wilkinson & Grist

Intellectual Property

KC Li

Consultant

YYC Legal LLP

ImmigrationNotarial & Attestation

Hong KongEnglish, Mandarin +1

Ka Kin (K.K.) Lau

K.K. Lau is recognised as one of the leading juniors at the Hong Kong Bar. “KK is exceptionally smart, very well organised and a pleasure to work with. He is very in demand these days for good reason” (The Legal 500 (2025)). “KK is knowledgeable and very easy to work with. He has a strong commercial sense and delivers high-quality work at reasonable prices. He stands out among his peers” (Chambers and Partners (2024)). K.K. has a broad commercial and civil practice. He is routinely instructed for complex and heavy disputes. K.K. has considerable experience in stock markets, private equity, venture capital and debt. He regularly appears for listed companies and their shareholders and directors, financial institutions, regulators as well as ultra-high net worth individuals at trials and appeals. Alongside his practice as counsel in arbitration and related court proceedings, K.K. has been appointed as an arbitrator. Before coming to the Bar, K.K. practised as a litigation and arbitration solicitor from 2009 to 2015, following his training from 2007 to 2009. He was recognised by The Legal 500 (2015) as a “helpful and knowledgeable associate”. RECENT HIGHLIGHTS Civil Fraud: Alleged fraudulent scheme involving an investment fund and a NASDAQ-listed company; urgent Mareva injunction; long trial Civil Fraud: Defending a state-owned enterprise in an alleged fraud in connection with the sale of a Hong Kong listed company; amount at stake is over HK$400 million Commercial Dispute Resolution: Defending a claim for USD150 million involving alleged forgery International Arbitration: Trust agreement in respect of substantial shareholding in a NASDAQ-listed PRC company; amount in dispute is over USD630 million International Arbitration: Represented the successful party in AAA v DDD, a leading case on related contracts with different arbitration clauses OTHER NOTABLE CASES Administrative & Public Law The Registrar of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v The Disciplinary Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants [2020] HKCFI 2553, [2020] 5 HKLRD 262: Whether the judicial review became academic, principles of open justice in the context of disciplinary proceedings Law Fei Shing v The Disciplinary Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accounts [2019] HKCA 770, [2019] 4 HKLRD 225: Judicial review of interlocutory process of disciplinary proceedings Banking & Finance Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited v Yip Shiu Cheong [2018] HKDC 593: Service and setting aside summary judgment Chancery Ample Sky Holdings Limited v Trillion Wide Credit Finance Limited [2020] HKCFI 2862: Whether a loan agreement created an equitable mortgage or equitable charge, relevance of parties’ subsequent conduct Commercial Dispute Resolution Sunrich Traders Limited v Kumar Vaswani [2024] HKCFI 3033: Leave to adduce expert evidence on font, subject matter condition, pleading forgery King Victory Investment Limited v Chan Hon Wing [2024] HKCA 849: Application to the Court of Appeal for stay of execution Chan Kon Fung v Gallop Pioneer Limited [2024] HKCFI 2119: Costs of counterclaim and contribution notice Chan Kon Fung v Gallop Pioneer Limited [2024] HKCFI 1766: Fiduciary duty, misrepresentation, measure of damages Zhang Jizhi v Hong Kong TV International Media Group Limited [2024] HKCA 464: Application for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal Zhang Jizhi v Hong Kong TV International Media Group Limited [2024] HKCA 302: Identity of party to contract, admissibility of parol / extrinsic evidence, Companies Ordinance on buy-back of shares, election of alternative modes of performance, unjust enrichment, failure to transfer title OCI Capital Limited v Lanhai International Trading Limited [2023] HKCFI 2892: Pleading oral agreement, weight of hearsay statement, Stamp Duty Ordinance, incomplete agreement, without prejudice privilege, estoppel by convention, pleading agency, late discovery and admissibility of evidence for particular purpose King Victory Investment Limited v Chan Hon Wing [2023] HKCFI 2992: Stay of execution pending appeal to Court of Appeal King Victory Investment Limited v Chan Hon Wing [2023] HKCFI 2292: Summary judgment, promissory estoppel, Money Lenders Ordinance (led by Victor Dawes, S.C.) OCI Capital Limited v Lanhai International Trading Limited [2023] HKCFI 1804: Late amendment of pleading, agency, actual authority, apparent authority, video conferencing facilities Creative Property Services Consultants Limited v The Incorporated Owners of Peace Building [2022] HKDC 888: Trial Multifor Enterprise Development Limited v Ho Chow Ping Danny Trading As Billion Success Consultant Company [2022] HKCFI 737: Appeal against summary judgment, forgery and fraud Zhang Jizhi v Hong Kong TV International Media Group Limited [2022] HKCFI 308: Late affidavit, amendment of pleadings after summary judgment, waiver by election, title to shares, unjust enrichment, admissibility of extrinsic evidence for identifying contracting party, post-agreement conduct, rectification of contract (led by Ambrose Ho, S.C.) Creative Property Services Consultants Limited v The Incorporated Owners of King Ming Court [2022] HKCFI 163: Quistclose trust, concession before trial, agent’s liability to account, adverse inference from failure to call witness Leung Chin Sing Rabo v Ko Chun Hay Kelvin [2021] HKCFI 2242: Sale of listed company, oral agreement and credibility, carry on a business in a regulated activity in contravention of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (led by Jason Pow, S.C.) Yuanta Securities (Hong Kong) Company Limited v Ng Yin Lam [2021] HKCFI 435: Construction of entire agreement clause, employee or independent contractor (led by Jose Maurellet, S.C.) Key Step Ventures Limited v Fuguiniao Group Limited [2020] HKCFI 1087: Whether default interest rate is relevant for the purpose of sections 24 and 25 of the Money Lenders Ordinance, whether interest rate of 59% is extortionate Hong Dau Construction Company Limited v The Incorporated Owners of Garden Vista HCA 2290/2016, 8 September 2017: Admissibility of third party’s conviction of conspiracy in civil proceedings, rule in Hollington v Hewthorn considered Ma Wai Chiu v Ng Kin Fai Richard HCA 61/2017, 20 January 2017: Whether to grant injunction restraining the defendants from dealing with income generated from alleged diversion of business (led by Victor Dawes, S.C.) Company Re Luk Fai Holdings Company Limited [2023] HKCFI 2268: Unfair prejudice, valuation of shares Re MSB International Limited [2022] HKCFI 3751, [2023] 1 HKLRD 386: Just and equitable winding-up, breach of fiduciary duties, settlement, cross-examination of solicitors (led by Victor Dawes, S.C., with Jonathan Fung) Re Torien Group Limited [2021] HKCFI 3742: Inspection of company’s documents, discovery in unfair prejudice proceedings Chen Hongqing v China Shanshui Investment Company Limited [2021] HKCFI 699: Injunction restraining allotment of shares (with John Hui) Re Techluxe Industries Limited [2019] HKCFI 3014: Whether relief for non-compliance with the Companies Ordinance should be granted where the auditor expressed a qualified opinion Construction HKIAC award 12 April 2024: HKIAC Domestic Arbitration Rules, implied contract, pay when paid bonus, loss of interest Family / Matrimonial CWK v YCHS [2018] HKFC 52, [2018] HKFLR 242: Costs order nisi and functus officio Financial Services Securities and Futures Commission v Au Yeung Ho Yin [2024] HKCFI 2573: Disqualification order, duties of chief financial officer (led by Horace Wong, S.C.) Securities and Futures Commission v Zhou Ling [2024] HKCFI 2484: conflict of interest, misleading announcements, business judgment of directors, Re H, disqualification order (led by Ambrose Ho, S.C.) Grade One Limited v Chow Chin Yui, Angela [2024] HKCFI 49: Stay of execution, delay in application for leave to adduce new evidence on appeal, “some other reason” for trial, statutory demand and serious deleterious effect Grade One Limited v Chow Chin Yui, Angela [2022] HKCFI 2328: Misrepresentations, Money Lenders Ordinance, contract tainted by illegality, leave to adduce further evidence (led by Ambrose Ho, S.C.) Ms Leung Yuk Kit v Securities and Futures Commission SFAT 4/2021, 25 April 2022: Ramp and dump, interpretation of the Securities and Futures Ordinance, scope of the SFC’s powers to freeze assets by restriction notice (led by Norman Nip, S.C.) Delta Wealth Finance Limited v Chan Wai Sun [2020] HKDC 147: Money Lenders Ordinance, delay in application for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal Re Yorkshine Holdings Limited 27 February 2020: Stock Exchange proceedings, breaches of Listing Rules Securities and Futures Commission v Mo Shau Wah [2018] HKCA 370, [2018] 3 HKLRD 356: Test for variation of Mareva injunction opposed by intervener Hong Kong Asset Management Limited v The Registrar of Companies HCMP 2177/2017, 10 November 2017: Whether time for registration of share charge should be extended Securities and Futures Commission v Mo Shau Wah HCA 353/2013, 25 July 2017, [2017] 4 HKLRD 347: Whether assets subject to injunction should be released to the defendant to pay legal expenses Fraud: Civil Kot See For v Kung Ho Yin [2025] HKCFI 483: Striking out, duplicity of proceedings, tracing Real Estate and Finance Fund (In Liquidation) v Sun Cheuk Pak Alan [2023] HKCFI 1580: Conspiracy, security for costs, litigation funding (Led by Victor Dawes, S.C., with Jonathan Fung) Chan Benjamin Ki-wood v Young Won Ken [2023] HKCFI 240: Unlawful means conspiracy, striking out, PRC Judgments as evidence, finality of PRC Judgments, issue estoppel, abuse of process (led by Jonathan Chang, S.C., with Sik Chee Ching) Kot See For v Lam Man Cheung [2021] HKCFI 1902: Application for leave to appeal against an exercise of discretion Kot See For v Lam Man Cheung [2021] HKCFI 1029: Striking out, totality of evidence approach, restitution and constructive trust Insurance Hoyden Holdings Limited v CMB Wing Lung Insurance Company Limited [2022] HKDC 651: Indemnity costs Hoyden Holdings Limited v CMB Wing Lung Insurance Company Limited [2022] HKDC 336: Interpretation of surety bond given by insurer to developer International Arbitration AAA v DDD [2024] HKCFI 513, [2024] 1 HKLRD 1358, [2024] 3 HKC 399: Jurisdiction of arbitral tribunal, constitution of tribunal, Fiona Trust principles, centre of gravity HKIAC award, 31 January 2024: US$20 million claim, whether a claimant should be allowed to assert a new claim in its reply, Money Lenders Ordinance, penalty Appointed as co-arbitrator: 2018 HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules, US$10 million claim Appointed as co-arbitrator: 2018 HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules, US$10 million claim Construction Company v Guarantor [2021] HKCFI 2558: Enforcement of foreign arbitral award, whether it is open to a party to re-argue illegality and jurisdiction of arbitration tribunal after the supervisory court’s decision HKIAC award, 23 July 2018: Represented a respondent in its US$3.3 million dispute with a Tokyo-listed company regarding a sale of shares agreement Partnership Lam Siu Sun Dennis v Cheung Tak Man Desmond [2022] HKCFI 78: Partnership Ordnance, inspection of books and records of the partnership, general discovery Personal Injury 郭生琼作為2015年8月5日法庭命令委任為死者馬黑皮的遺產代表人 v 黃文俊 [2019] HKCFI 909: Whether the registered owner of vessel is liable under the Occupiers Liability Ordinance and whether the settlement agreement should be set aside for misrepresentation, duress or undue influence Private Client Lam Ying Kuen v Lam Chor Kuen [2023] HKCFI 1747: Common intention constructive trust, resulting trust, evidence of subsequent conduct Chuen Ming and Co Ltd v Li Mun Hok Steven [2020] HKLdT 14: Promissory estoppel, pleadings in Lands Tribunal proceedings, jurisdiction of Lands Tribunal to grant declaratory relief or equitable compensation Professional Discipline The Practice Review Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v Ng Kay Lam [2023] HKCA 645: relevance of suggested sanctions in the guideline to disciplinary committee issued by regulatory body, delay in handing down decision Registrar of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v Chan Yui Hang [2022] HKCA 1555: Application for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal Registrar of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v Chan Yui Hang [2022] HKCA 805: Appeal against case management decision and sanctions, indemnity costs The Registrar of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v Chan Yui Hang [2022] HKCA 517, [2022] 2 HKLRD 1101: Adjournment of disciplinary proceedings on medical grounds Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v Ng Kwok Ching [2022] HKCA 447: Application for leave to appeal to Court of Final Appeal Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v Ng Kwok Ching [2021] HKCA 1821: Professional judgment of disciplinary committee, whether costs to be taxed on an indemnity basis The Practice Review Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v Ng Kwok Ching [2020] HKCA 672: Whether leave should be granted to adduce new evidence on appeal due to alleged procedural irregularity of disciplinary proceedings The Registrar of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v Chan Yui Hang [2020] HKCA 59: Admission of fresh evidence of adjournment and illness Re Dr Cheng Ming Chun MC 14/012 & MC 16/273, 17 September 2019: Disciplinary inquiry into prescription of drugs The Registrar of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v Cheung Yiu Hung [2018] HKCA 463: Appeal from sanctions imposed by disciplinary committee The Registrar of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v Chan Bing Chung [2018] HKCA 158: Appeal by engagement quality control reviewer against disciplinary committee’s finding and sanctions The Registrar of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v X CACV 244/2016, 20 October 2017, [2017] 5 HKLRD 568: Natural justice and costs of disciplinary proceedings (led by Horace Wong, S.C.) Real Estate Litigation Kwok Choi Ngo as the next friend of Lui Lin Shun v Sheen Man Lun [2024] HKDC 1961: Adverse possession So Hon Ming Francis v Cheung Lau Shau Chun [2021] HKDC 1494: Meaning of “good tenantable repair” Harriman Management Services Limited v Lam Chi Keung [2021] HKLdT 52: Breach of deed of mutual covenant, whether mandatory injunction should be granted 黃德忠 v 黃炳城 [2021] HKCFI 1647: Partition Ordinance, stay of writ of possession, restricted application order Libra Summer Limited v Derecho Limited [2021] HKCFI 702: Meaning of “Government lease”, whether purchaser was entitled to know the terms and conditions contained in offer letter, Crown Rights (Re-entry) Ordinance 1870, real risk of successful assertion of encumbrance on title, whether vendor answered requisitions satisfactorily 好順利大廈業主立案法團 v Wealth Gear Limited [2020] HKCA 1086: Whether the incorporated owners had locus standi to sue, construction of section 18 of the Building Management Ordinance, acquiescence, construction of deed of mutual covenant (led by C.Y. Li, S.C., with Avery Chan) 鄧添柱 v 潘德�� [2020] HKCA 479: Application to the Court of Appeal for leave to appeal, issue estoppel Leung Kiu Yip and Tong Huijian v Kwan Wa Oi, Administratrix of the Estate of Yip Shik Pui, Deceased��[2020] HKDC 74: Adverse possession, admissibility of affidavit and witness statement under hearsay rule at trial 鄧添柱 v 潘德俊 [2019] HKCFI 2536: Whether leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal is required 鄧添柱 v 潘德俊 [2019] HKCFI 1806: Striking out conspiracy claim relating to sale of land by managers of tso/tong The Incorporated Owners of Garden Vista v Chen Jin Ru Catherine [2018] HKDC 827: Whether proceedings commenced by originating summons should be converted to writ action due to allegations of bid-rigging and conspiracy Ardis International Kindergarten Limited v Tang Kai Ming, Kenneth [2018] HKDC 531: Application for leave to appeal from District Court judgment Ardis International Kindergarten Limited v Tang Kai Ming, Kenneth DCCJ 4649/2015, 17 November 2017: Landlord’s covenants of non-derogation from grant and quiet enjoyment Lam Cheuk Ting v Lai Kwok Leung LDBM 297/2015, 20 September 2017: Whether the applicants should have costs of the proceedings discontinued after a respondent gave and complied with his undertaking to Court 陳錦棠 v 翠湖花園業主立案法團 LDBM 35/2015, 18 August 2017: Whether the inspection of documents applied for is for a proper purpose Restructuring / Insolvency Re 鄧添柱 [2022] HKCA 721: Appeal against bankruptcy order, adducing fresh evidence on appeal Re Hong Kong Genghis Khan Group Limited [2021] HKCFI 1790: Breach of unless order and relief from sanction, whether a “declaration” amounts to an affidavit, bona fide dispute as to debt Re 鄧添柱 [2021] HKCFI 216: Pending litigation, whether a bankruptcy order should be made

Rede Chambers

LitigationInternational Arbitration+4

Corporate / M&ACapital Markets+1

Ka Tat Alex Chan

Associate

Tung & Co.

Hong KongCantonese, Hindi +2

Kajal Aswani

Partner

Hugill & Ip

FamilyPrivate Client+1

Karen Chan

Partner

Deacons

Real EstateBanking & Finance+1

Debt FinanceLeveraged Finance+1

Karen Ho

Partner

Kirkland & Ellis

Karen Lam

Senior Associate

Ince & Co

ShippingAviation+6

Karen Lam

Karen was admitted to practice law in New South Wales, Australia in 2007 and Hong Kong in 2008. Karen's practice focuses on family law matters with emphasis on matrimonial disputes including divorce and separation, child custody, wardship and financial applications, third party interests, injunctions, pre- and post-nuptial agreements and settlements. Karen's other areas of focus are will drafting, probate and general civil litigation matters. Karen is a member of the Family Law Committee of the Law Society of Hong Kong and the Committee of the Hong Kong Family Law Association. Karen has been elected a fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers in 2020. Karen has been appointed by the Chief Justice to sit on the Family Proceedings Court Users Committee in January 2021. Karen has obtained the Lawyer's License of the People’s Republic of China (Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macao Greater Bay Area) in 2022. Karen is an Accredited Family Mediator with the Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited (HKMAAL) and an Accredited Mediator on the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre's (HKIAC) Panel of General Mediators. Karen is a Civil Celebrant of Marriages in Hong Kong. Karen is a qualified Private Adjudicator on financial disputes in Matrimonial and Family Proceedings. “Karen Lam is a star in the industry and is a very safe and reliable pair of hands.” Legal 500 2022

Howse Williams

Family LawMatrimonial+4

Financial Services RegulatoryMergers and Acquisitions+4

Karen Man

Partner

Baker McKenzie

Private EquityHedge Funds+6

Kate Hodson

Partner

Ogier

Financial Services RegulatoryFintech+4

Katherine Liu

Partner

Stephenson Harwood

Hong KongEnglish, Mandarin +1

Kathleen Aka

Kathleen Aka (formerly Kathleen Berkeley) is a partner in the Restructuring Department of the Firm’s Hong Kong office. She has nearly 20 years of experience advising both debtors and creditors in relation to contentious and non-contentious restructuring and insolvency matters in the Asia-Pacific region.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

RestructuringInsolvency

Kathy Wong

Senior Associate

CMS

Asset FinanceShipping

Clinical NegligenceHealthcare+4

Katie Graves

Partner

Withers

Private ClientTax+2

Hong KongEnglish

Katy Yeung

Katy qualified as a Solicitor in England and Wales in 2011 and was admitted as a Hong Kong Solicitor in 2015. Katy has broad experience in clinical negligence and healthcare law, advising clients across both contentious and non-contentious matters. Katy’s practice focuses on advising healthcare professionals, clinics, private hospitals and medical indemnity providers on a wide range of medico-legal issues. These include high value clinical negligence claims, complaints to regulatory bodies, Coroner's inquests, disciplinary proceedings before the Medical Council and Education and Accreditation Committee, Department of Health investigations, investigations by the Committee on Complaints against Private Healthcare Facilities, Judicial Reviews and criminal investigations. In addition to contentious matters, Katy provides legal advice on a wide range of non-contentious issues including confidentiality, informed consent compliance with healthcare specific legislation such as the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, the Human Reproductive Technology Ordinance, Private Healthcare Facilities Ordinance and Prevention of Bribery Ordinance. She also advises on compliance with professional codes of conduct on issues such as practice promotion and financial arrangements in the medical setting.

Howse Williams

LitigationInternational Arbitration+1

Keith Brandt

Keith is Managing Partner of Dentons Hong Kong. He is also Global Vice Chair and a member of the Dentons Global Board and serving on a number of the Global Boards’ subcommittees. He has more than 40 years’ experience in heavyweight dispute resolution, including high court/commercial court litigation, domestic and international arbitration, expert determinations, alternative dispute resolution, and mediations with particular focus on the energy, construction and financial services sectors. Keith has been widely recognised by various legal publications. He was named “Managing Partner of the Year” at the Asian Legal Business Hong Kong Law Awards 2024 and was selected as one of the Top 15 Litigators in Asia by Asian Legal Business in 2021. Chambers Greater China 2025 ranked Keith as a leading lawyer in Dispute Resolution: Litigation for China. A client commented that “I find Keith to be a most astute and commercial-minded lawyer. He is extremely insightful.” Another client described Keith as “an outstanding lawyer, organiser and person to have on your side. He's great when it comes to client care." Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025 ranked Keith as a leading partner in Dispute Resolution: Litigation for Hong Kong. He is praised by a client as a lawyer who is “top quality legal brain, highly organised, proactive and very well-liked by clients.” Keith was named a “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2025 and was also ranked as a recommended lawyer for Arbitration and Asset Recovery in Lexology Index: Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR 2024 report. He was recognised as a highly regarded lawyer for Restructuring and insolvency in Hong Kong by IFLR1000 2025 and an elite practitioner in The Legal 500 Arbitration Powerlist: Hong Kong 2023. The firm which Keith managed was named as “Civil Litigation Law Firm of the Year” by Asian Legal Business Hong Kong Law Awards 2019. Global Law Experts 2020 awarded Keith, and the team he led, as “Financial Services Sector Disputes Law Firm of the Year” in Hong Kong. Keith was also named to the Asian Legal Business' lawyers "Hot 100" list which recognised Asia's leaders, movers & shakers. Keith has a varied client base with an international background operating in a diversified number of jurisdictions, with particular experience in Asia Pacific including Hong Kong, mainland China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Middle East, including the Indian sub-continent.

Dentons Hong Kong

Hong KongEnglish

Keith Cheung

Denis Chang’s Chambers

Commercial LitigationCompany Law+5

Banking & FinanceReal Estate+2

Keith Cheung

Keith Cheung advises clients on all aspects of debt financing from plain vanilla loan transactions to structuring of acquisition, receivable, and other secured financing. Banks and real estate developers seek his services in connection with facilities for the acquisition and/or development of real estate in Hong Kong and the PRC including real estate-related notes issues like securitisation. Having experienced up and down of the property market in Hong Kong, he also advises banks on taking of collaterals and their enforcement (including risks involved) in difficult times. Keith is a China Appointed Attesting Officer (appointed by the Ministry of Justice of PRC).

Johnson Stokes & Master