Lawyers in Hong Kong

Sonia Wong

Special Counsel

Baker McKenzie

Sonny Payne

Partner | Partner Advocate

GPS Legal LLP

Soo Khim Keoy

Soo Khim Keoy is a seasoned litigator with over two decades of experience. He has represented listed companies, financial institutions and HNW individuals in complex commercial disputes. Soo Khim’s practice focuses on corporate/commercial litigation, shareholders/joint venture and M&A disputes, contentious insolvency proceedings, financial/banking litigation and property related disputes.

Clifford Chance

Sook Young Yeu

Partner

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Sophie Wang

I am a Senior Associate in Bird & Bird's employment team, based in Shanghai. I have over 10 years of experience handling the full range of employment matters. This includes advising on the establishment and implementation of company policies, recruitment and dismissal, redundancies, compensation and benefits, labour dispatch, cross-border employment and secondment, global mobility and immigration, negotiation of employment contracts and separation agreements, compliance investigations, employee transfer in M&As and restructurings, as well as employment due diligence projects. I have advised a large number of international companies across a range of industry sectors, including manufacturing, technology, automotive, optical, furniture, medical device, financial services, entertainment, retail and wholesale, and hospitality, on various employment cases. Prior to joining Bird & Bird, I worked in the employment team of another international law firm for seven years and before that I had been working as the in-house legal counsel for a Global 500 MNC. The combination of professional experience as an external lawyer and in-house counsel allows me to better understand clients' legal needs, providing practical legal solutions and advice which add value to their businesses.

Bird & Bird

Stacey Shen

Partner

Zhong Lun Law Firm

Stacey Wong

Stacey Wong advises clients on a broad spectrum of complex equity and debt capital markets transactions, including US-registered and cross-border throughout Southeast Asia, including India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, and the Philippines. Stacey draws on extensive US securities law knowledge and experience guiding investment banks and issuers through the challenges inherent in cross-jurisdictional transactions. He has advised high-growth and private equity-backed companies, government-linked and sovereign issuers, and state-owned enterprises on: Initial public offerings (IPOs) High-yield, convertible, and investment-grade debt offerings Private placements and block trades Liability management exercises and refinancings Follow-on offerings Other strategic equity investments Stacey builds trusted relationships and takes a commercial approach to each transaction and devises creative and pragmatic solutions to help clients achieve their business goals. For publicly listed companies, Stacey is a trusted advisor on corporate governance matters and disclosure and reporting requirements for companies and shareholders. Stacey has served on the firm’s Associates Committee, Pro Bono Committee, and Recruiting Committee. Before his legal career with Latham, Stacey was an advisor to a US Senator and member of the Senate Banking Committee in Washington, D.C., advising on banking, healthcare, and tax issues.

Latham & Watkins LLP

Stanley Ng

Stanley Ng is an intellectual property and technology lawyer based in Hong Kong. He was admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 2017. He also holds a PhD degree in chemistry from Oxford University and a Master of IP degree from the University of Technology, Sydney. Prior to practising law, he worked in a patent agency firm, drafting and prosecuting patent applications. Stanley's experience covers patent, design rights, copyright, confidential information, trade marks and domain names. He regularly assists client on registration and enforcement of their IP rights, particularly in the PRC.

Norton Rose Fulbright

Stephanie Lok-Yan Leung

Associate.

Wilkinson & Grist

Stephanie Sy

Associate

Tanner De Witt

Stephen Chan

Partner

Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

Stephen Chiang

Consultant

YYC Legal LLP

Stephen Crosswell

Partner

Baker McKenzie

Stephen Howard

Partner

Goodwin

Stephen Kho

Stephen Kho focuses on trade and investment policy, and dispute resolution, including WTO proceedings and investor-state arbitrations. He heads the firm’s Geneva office. To learn more about Mr. Kho, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/stephen-s-kho.html.

Akin

Stephen McWilliams

Stephen McWilliams advises sponsors and lenders on the most complex and innovative project development and finance transactions in Asia. He heads the firm’s Project Development & Finance Practice for Asia. Stephen counsels clients on innovative solutions to complex development and financing issues in developing markets across Asia, especially for first-of-their-kind, multi-lender projects. He particularly focuses on Energy & Infrastructure projects in the areas of: Petrochemicals Power Mining Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Energy Transition Stephen brings decades of experience in Asia, helping lenders and sponsors establish markets with large scale precedent-setting deals. He leverages the firm’s global platform to assemble teams with market-leading experience across multiple practices.

Latham & Watkins LLP

Stephen Peaker

Partner

Oldham, Li & Nie

Stephen Shi

Stephen Shi advises private equity and corporate clients on cross-border M&A transactions in Asia and globally, drawing on extensive experience handling transactions with a nexus to the Greater China region. Stephen helps top-tier private equity firms and their portfolio companies, as well as multinational and Chinese corporations, successfully execute a wide range of complex and high-stakes transactions, including: Buyouts (including take-private transactions and carveouts) Joint ventures Exits Growth equity and minority investments As a native Mandarin speaker who has trained in the US and PRC, Stephen brings both a global perspective and local expertise to his work. He has significant experience in sectors including real estate and infrastructure, logistics, technology, business services, and consumer products.

Latham & Watkins LLP

Stephen Wong

DLA Piper

Stephen Wong

Partner

Zhong Lun Law Firm

Steven Franklin

Steven Franklin’s practice focuses on public and private cross-border transactions, including M&A, debt and equity investments, merger arbitrage opportunities, joint ventures and restructuring transactions. He has significant experience providing investor-side advice on complex corporate transactions and investment opportunities across Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Steven also advises on many high-profile shareholder activism situations in Europe and Asia. Qualified in England and Wales, Steven often acts in a quasi-general counsel role for his clients - managing multidisciplined advisor teams across multiple jurisdictions throughout the lifecycle of an investment. To learn more about Mr. Franklin, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/steven-franklin.html

Akin

Steven Sha

Partner

White & Case

Steven Sieker

Partner

Baker McKenzie

Steven Tran

Partner

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