Lawyers in Hong Kong

Michael Han

Partner

Fangda Partners

Michael Hardy

Michael Hardy is a partner in the Hong Kong office of Latham & Watkins. He is the Head of Securitization – APAC and a member of the Structured Finance Practice. Michael advises on a broad range of structured credit transactions (including public and private securitizations), derivatives, fund financings, and private credit transactions across APAC. His clients include leading sponsors, banks, funds, and financial market infrastructures. He covers a wide spectrum of traditional and emerging asset classes. Michael regularly speaks at securitization and derivatives industry conferences, seminars, and meetings.

Latham & Watkins LLP

Michael Ka-Hong Leung

Associate.

Wilkinson & Grist

Michael Leow

Partner

Haldanes

Michael Makridakis

Michael Makridakis is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution department in Appleby’s Hong Kong and Shanghai offices.

Appleby

Michael Ning

Michael Ning counsels private equity sponsors, investors, and corporations on a variety of cross-border corporate transactions and investments. Mr. Ning has broad experience advising on, and assisting clients with, mergers and acquisitions, privatizations, private equity and leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, minority investments, equity capital markets, and compliance related matters.

Latham & Watkins LLP

Michael Padarin

Michael's practice concentrates on the formation, operation and restructuring of offshore private investment funds, across the alternatives spectrum including private equity, venture, credit and secondaries funds, and their related fund sponsor vehicles. He specialises in Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands and Bermuda law. Michael is highly regarded for his breadth of experience advising across the spectrum from emerging managers to the most sophisticated global institutional players. Michael also represents early and later stage companies in a range of industries, including fintech, blockchain, life sciences and technology, in relation to private financings, listings, cross-border investments and other M&A transactions. He is regularly instructed by leading international firms as specialist Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands counsel on complex corporate transactions. Michael lived and worked in the Cayman Islands before returning to Hong Kong and has a wealth of experience dealing with inbound and outbound China deals. During his time in the Cayman Islands Michael acted for some of North America's largest private equity houses on both fund formation and downstream transactional work. He is one of the most experienced offshore private equity specialists in the Hong Kong market.

Carey Olsen

Michael Pallaras

Michael Pallaras specialises in acquisition finance, real estate finance and private credit transactions, covering the Asia Pacific region from Hong Kong. Michael has been based in our Hong Kong office for more than 10 years and regularly acts for sponsors, credit funds and financial institutions on transactions across the entire credit spectrum, from investment grade to distressed debt. He also has extensive experience in cross-border real estate and development financings, including hospitality, integrated resorts, data centres, logistics, commercial and retail assets.

Clifford Chance

Michael Popkin

Michael is a Partner in the Mourant Hong Kong Litigation and Restructuring and Insolvency practice. Michael advises on all aspects of offshore disputes and distressed situations, including applications for urgent injunctive or other relief. He is particularly experienced in disputes relating to investment funds and significant financial transactions and disputes between stakeholders. Michael regularly acts for insolvency practitioners, creditors, directors and directors’ committees, fund managers and administrators, trustees, investors and major shareholders or beneficiaries. Most of the matters that he deals with are multi-jurisdictional in scope and he specialises in efficiently and effectively coordinating with legal and counsel teams across jurisdictions worldwide.

Mourant

Michael Rackham

Michael Rackham is a partner in the Singapore office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Corporate Department. Michael is an experienced adviser to private equity investors and corporations on complex, cross-border corporate matters in the Asia-Pacific region, including mergers and acquisitions, disposals, auctions, private equity and leveraged buyouts, take-privates, spin-offs, and joint ventures. Prior to joining Latham, Michael worked for 10 years in the Hong Kong and London offices of two other US law firms.

Latham & Watkins LLP

Michael Shiu-Sun Ma

Partner

Wilkinson & Grist

Michael Sinn

Partner

Deacons

Michael Tam

Senior Consultant

Fangda Partners

Michael Tse

Senior Associate

Ince & Co

Michael Wah-Tip Chan

Consultant.

Wilkinson & Grist

Michael Withington

Michael is a Partner in Howse Williams' dispute resolution practice. He is experienced in a wide range of commercial litigation, including shareholder disputes involving both listed companies and high-profile private companies (many of which involve a cross-border element). He has also acted in litigation involving financial services institutions (including mis-selling claims and negligence claims), claims involving directors, and disputes over asset acquisitions. He recently led the team which achieved a successful settlement of a trust dispute involving one of Hong Kong's wealthiest families. A large part of Michael's practice at Howse Williams involves contentious employment matters (acting for both employers and employees), including claims over termination and remuneration, enforcement of post-termination restrictions, discrimination claims and partnership disputes. He advises employers and statutory bodies on internal investigations and disciplinary proceedings, and has represented a number of individuals in SFC investigations. He also has significant experience in conducting and defending judicial review proceedings. Michael also has extensive insurance experience, particularly in relation to the defence of professional negligence claims and advising on coverage issues. He has been a panel solicitor for the Hong Kong Solicitors Indemnity Scheme since 1998, and has represented both local and international law firms in connection with a broad range of claims.

Howse Williams

Michael Wong

Partner

Hogan Lovells

Michael Yin

Michael Yin has a broad civil practice covering both litigation and advisory work. His special expertise lies in traditional chancery work, including all aspects of land-related matters, trusts and estates, and tax. He also has wide experience in Chinese law and custom, insolvency law, charity law, mental health proceedings, professional negligence, partnership and company disputes. RECENT HIGHLIGHTS Winland Finance Limited v. Gain Hero Finance Ltd [2022] HKCFA 3 (competing priorities between an earlier equitable assignment of future proceeds of sale of property and a later charging order on the property) Lam Kin Chung v Soka Gakkai International of Hong Kong Ltd[2022] HKCA 480 (juridical basis for members of a charitable corporation to commence derivative actions and scope of members’ fiduciary duty in voting) Re WSY [2022] HKCFI 496 (application for a statutory will to be made for an ultra high net worth patient with complex financial and family affairs) Anthony Eric Ryan Hotung v. Hotung Michael Eric AB [2021] HKCFI 601 (breach of trust and removal of trustee) OTHER NOTABLE CASES Land Building Authority v. Appeal Tribunal (Buildings) (ENM Holdings Ltd)(2018) 21 HKCFAR 194 (interpretation of land grant concerning responsibility to maintain hillside slopes) Jovian Corporate Communications Ltd v. Link Wide International Investment (Hong Kong) Ltd[2016] 2 HKLRD 1287 (requisition of sale and purchase of office unit and meaning of partition) Wong King Lim v. The Incorporated Owners of Peony House [2013] 4 HKC 295 (adverse possession over common parts) Gold Shine Investment Ltd. v. The Secretary for Justice[2010] 1 HKC 212 (construction of Government lease) Chen Yu Tsui, the Executrix of the Will of Tong Kui Ming, decd v. Tong Kui Kwong[2006] 1 HKC 23 (co-tenant’s duty to account) Wong Wan Leung, Wong Kam Por & Wong Siu Chung, as the Managers of Wong Wai Tsak Tong v. Director of Lands, LDMR 10/1996, 28 June 2002 (valuation of Government lessee’s interest on resumption) Kar Ho Development Co Ltd v Axis Investment Ltd [2001] 1 HKC 86 (delay in completion and notice to rescind) Trusts and Estates The Secretary for Justice v. Joseph Lo Kin Ching and others(2015) 18 HKCFAR 169 (construction of charitable bequest in a home-made will) ChinaChem Charitable Foundation Ltd. v. Chan Chun Chuen & another(2011) 14 HKCFAR 798 (contested probate claim and disputes over interim administration) Official Solicitor v. HSBC International Trustee Ltd [2011] 4 HKLRD 644 (liability of next friend to pay costs and indemnity from estate) Chung Wing On v. Chung Wing Piu[2006] 3 HKC 546 (capacity of a specific legatee who takes as joint tenant under a will to serve notice of severance before administration is completed) Anthony Eric Ryan Hotung v Ho Yuen Ki[2002] 3 HKLRD 641, [2005] 4 HKLRD 558, [2007] 4 HKLRD 384 & [2010] 2 HKLRD 304 (dispute between beneficiary and trustee) Tax The Commissioner of Inland Revenue v. Common Empire Ltd.[2007] 1 HKLRD 679 (appeal against decision of Board of Review) China Map Ltd v. Commissioner of Inland Revenue (2008) 11 HKCFAR 486 (profits tax assessment and onus of proof) Company & Insolvency Lam Kin Chung v. Soka Gakkai International of Hong Kong Ltd. [2018] 2 HKLRD 769 (dispute between a charitable company and one of its members) Li Man Wai v. Ngan Suet Fong Bonnie[2021] HKCFI 931 (bankrupt’s estate and beneficial ownership of property) Kwok Ping Sheung Walter v. Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd[2009] 2 HKLRD 11 (termination of directors’ appointment) Commercial Wah Lun International Development Ltd v. Lau Chiu Shing [2021] HKCFI 407 (acquisition of majority shareholding in a listed company) Pacific Electric Wire & Cable Company Ltd. v. Texan Management Ltd. & others CACV 90 & 91/2012, 17 September 2013 (knowing assistance, knowing receipt and equitable tracing) Bank of China (Hong Kong) Ltd v. Kanishi (Far East) Ltd & another [2002] 2 HKRLD 52 (charging order and “pledge” of shares) Public Commission of Inquiry into Excess Lead Found in Drinking Water (2015-2016) (represented the Hong Kong Housing Authority) To Kin Wah v. Tuen Mun District Officer & others [2006] 1 HKC 407 (judicial review of District Officer’s role in appointment of managers of tso/tong)

Rede Chambers

Michelle Chan

I'm a technology, telecoms and media lawyer, providing strategic, corporate and commercial advice to major players in the Asia Pacific region. I am based in London and I am Of Counsel in our Corporate & Commercial team. With over 20 years' experience on my side, I work on commercial, corporate and regulatory matters in the technology, media and telecoms sectors across Asia. I also have considerable experience advising clients on data protection issues and non-contentious IP projects, including helping our clients with data protection investigations, in conjunction with Bird & Bird's investigation and dispute practice. In recent years, I've advised on projects covering disruptive technologies such as Big Data, IoT, online payments services and FinTech. In media, I have provided advice to leading European football clubs, digital media rights holders, channel providers (traditional and online) and game developers on a range of legal matters including online streaming, capital raising and regulation. I was seconded to the APAC headquarters of Alcatel-Lucent (now part of Nokia) in Shanghai for a year. I am dual qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales and Hong Kong. I am fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

Bird & Bird

Michelle Yee

Michelle is a partner in the IP group and is the head of JSM’s Brand Management. Her practice covers all aspects of brand management work such as global trademark prosecution, opposition, revocation/invalidation and cancellation actions, copyright and design registrations, intellectual property licences and assignments, franchise agreements, sponsorship agreements, non-disclosure agreements and data protection matters. Michelle has a strong track record advising both multinational and Asian businesses with a particular focus on Hong Kong and Greater China. She regularly assists clients with effective, practical and cost-efficient brand management strategies with the goal to strengthen and maintain their intellectual property portfolios in Asia and globally. Michelle holds a chemical engineering degree with a focus in biotechnology. Prior to her legal career, she held roles in biotechnology research and chemical engineering in the oil and gas sector. Her past experiences have provided the leverage for her to furnish clients in the science, engineering and technology sectors with strategic IP protection advice tailored to their specific industry needs with an emphasis on new and emerging technologies. Michelle's prior experience as a regional in-house legal counsel with a global skincare and cosmetics conglomerate allows her to provide clients with practical legal advice that takes into account commercial realities and new ways of doing business, such as online/offline retail models and virtual "try-on" solutions for cosmetics and fashion products. Michelle has conducted in-depth IP audits for multinational corporations to identify gaps in protection and advises a number of institutional clients on global and regional brand protection strategies across Greater China and Southeast Asia. Michelle is highly skilled in handling trade mark prosecution matters in China and works closely with JSM's Beijing trade mark agency to provide practical legal solutions to clients to navigate the constantly evolving legal landscape in this challenging market. In addition to her depth of experience in brand management work, Michelle is an avid writer and has authored numerous articles on trade mark law within the region, including updates on the introduction of the Madrid international trade mark registration system in Hong Kong, new guidelines issued by the China National Intellectual Property Administration on bad faith filings and blacklisting of trade mark squatters, and the new trade mark law in Myanmar. She is a regular speaker at multiple industry events on brand management topics, including strategies to deal with the increasing use of mobile apps and social media, and potential issues relating to business expansion into the metaverse and NFTs. A long-time member of the Hong Kong Institute of Trade Mark Practitioners, she was also named Rising Star 2020/21 by Managing IP Stars (2020).

Johnson Stokes & Master

Mike Suen

Consultant

Withers

Min Lu

Zhong Lun Law Firm

Ming Chiu Li

Partner

Deacons

Mini vandePol

Registered Foreign Lawyer

Baker McKenzie