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Amay Bahri

Associate

Law Offices of Rony Oommen John

Amba Griffin-Booth

Browne Jacobson LLP

Ambar Bhushan

Partner

Bharucha & Partners

Ambar Vásquez

Associate

Jiménez Peña

Amber Cockx

Amber joined Quinz in 2019 as an associate specializing in corporate law in the life sciences sector. Amber provides assistance to life sciences companies on regulatory and transactional matters (R&D, clinical trials, early access, supply chain, commercial distribution). She recently authored the ICLG Belgian Chapter on Digital Health Laws and Regulations (https://iclg.com/practice-areas/digital-health-laws-and-regulations/belgium). She is a member of the Brussels bar.

Quinz

Amber Dodds

Amber Dodds counsels employers in all areas of employment law. Her advice includes analysis and direction on employment and benefits issues, such as leave administration, employee investigations, use of background checks and consumer reports, employee discipline and preventing harassment and retaliation claims. She drafts employment policies and employee handbooks specific to client industry and management needs. Amber also routinely advises on employee pay practices, such as compliance with overtime, per diem, pay deduction, and exemption classification requirements. She has experience advising clients on compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) regulations, including the General Duty Clause, Process Safety Management, and a variety of industry or hazard-specific regulations. In addition to regulatory and employment-law compliance, Amber represents employers in pre-litigation administrative investigation and hearings, settlement negotiations, and federal and state court litigation. Her litigation matters have included a variety of employment-law claims, such as retaliation, wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, and wage and hour issues, as well as general civil litigation matters in the public, private and religious organization employer context. Amber is also experienced in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective action litigation, including class certification and notice issues. Amber served as an intern in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas with the Honorable Lee Yeakel and the Texas First Court of Appeals with Justice Evelyn V. Keyes.

Bracewell LLP

Amber Estad

Associate Director, Dispute Resolution

Drew & Napier LLC

Amber Hedges

Solicitor

Paul Robinson Solicitors LLP

Amber Mitchell

Partner

Hugh James

Amber O"Connor

Amber deals with a range of private client work including Wills, administration of estates, Lasting Powers of Attorney and mental capacity work. As well as making sure the right beneficiaries will inherit your estate, Amber will help you minimise your exposure to the capital taxes. She will also assist you with Powers of Attorney to make sure the right people will be able to take control of your assets should you be unable to do so yourself.

Downs Solicitors LLP

Amber Rogers

Partner

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Amber Shawn Gagajena

Junior Partner

Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law)

Amber Strickland

Principal Associate

Gowling WLG

Amber Wang

Counsel

Fangda Partners

Amber Warren

Amber is a partner with the Banking and Finance team in Sydney, and a member of Dentons’ Public Policy and Regulation global leadership team. Amber provides transactional support for regulated lending, including reverse mortgages and loans to self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), and for financial services compliance and regulation advice. She acts for all major Australian banks as well as smaller Australian lenders, foreign banks and corporations operating in the financial services sector.

Dentons

Amber Whipkey

Amber Whipkey is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Amber's practice focuses on representing clients, both corporate and individual, in matters related to a broad range of enforcement investigations including those conducted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), among others. In addition, Amber's extensive experience with large-scale litigation and e-discovery best practices enables her to help clients better prepare for and respond to discovery requests in various stages of litigation and investigations.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Amber van der Spek

Amber focuses on corporate law and more particular on M&A, private equity, governance and commercial contracts. Amber obtained a master’s degree (cum laude) at the University of Amsterdam.

Florent

Amberley James

Senior Associate

Dentons New Zealand

Ambrogio Panzarella

Cassation lawyer, Ambrogio Panzarella, coordinates the administrative and financial law department at LEXIA, based in Palermo. He possesses specific experience and expertise in providing extrajudicial and judicial assistance to individuals and businesses in their dealings with public administration. Particularly, throughout his professional career, he has gained significant experience in administrative-accounting liability proceedings before the jurisdictional sections of the Court of Auditors of first and second instance. Additionally, he has expertise in litigation before the bodies of administrative justice at the first and second instance (concerning concessions, licenses, authorizations, construction and urban planning, anti-mafia interdictions, public procurement, etc.), as well as before the ordinary judge in matters of revocation of contributions and other forms of financial facilitation and incentives granted by the Public Administration for the implementation of investment projects and programs.

LEXIA

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

Ambroz Arko, MLB (Bucerius)

Managing Partner, focusing on M&A transactions (mostly PE and VC) and other corporate matters

Nlaw

Amedeo Rampolla

Partner

Bird & Bird

Ameek Ashok Ponda

Ameek Ashok Ponda is a tax partner at Sullivan & Worcester in Boston and was previously a member of the firm’s Management Committee and director of the firm's Tax Department. Ameek's practice includes domestic and international taxation, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and real estate investment trusts (REITs). Nationally recognized for his work in REIT conversions and REIT cross-border matters, Ameek has represented public and private REITs in an array of real property sectors, both domestically and abroad, including: business storage facilities; cold storage facilities; communications towers; data centers; dark and lit fiber; digital billboards; distributed antenna systems; hotels and travel centers; industrial properties; mortgage loans; single-family and multi-family residential; office buildings; parking facilities; retail properties; senior living facilities; solar, wind, and other power infrastructure; timberlands; transmission and distribution lines; as well as vineyards, greenhouses, and other agricultural properties. Ameek is also an adjunct professor with the Boston University School of Law Graduate Tax Program, where for over 25 years he has taught tax courses on topics such as business planning, corporate reorganizations, international taxation, regulated investment companies and REITs, and financial products. He currently serves as a lecturer on law with the Harvard Law School and has previously served as a lecturer on law with Boston College Law School. Ameek is a charter member and former secretary of The Indus Entrepreneurs – Boston and a former member of the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council. Ameek has recently been elected as President of the American College of Tax Counsel (ACTC), which follows his service on the Board of Regents and as Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer. He is also on the Board of the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (which produces the free “Shakespeare on the Boston Common” in the summer), the Board of the Harvard Club of Boston, and the Advisory Boards of GBH (Boston’s PBS affiliate) and the South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston. In 2007, Boston Business Journal named Ameek one of its Boston “40 under 40”. Ameek Ponda Tax Forum Presentation on REITs (PDF)

Sullivan & Worcester LLP

Ameena Al Muatawaa

Senior Associate

Meysan Partners