LEGAL LUMINARIES

Martina joined Skadden in 2017 and has been involved in the Hong Kong corporate practice’s most significant transactions since then. She represents multinational clients across different industry sectors in China and Hong Kong in their initial public offerings. She offers corporate advice on the structuring and implementation of corporate transactions to various Hong Kong-listed companies. To further enhance her expertise in Hong Kong listings, Martina spent nine months as a secondee to the Listing Department of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd, from March 2019 to December 2019.

Yilin is a registered foreign lawyer in Skadden’s corporate practice. He focuses on listings, mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments and other corporate matters. He has advised over 30 Chinese companies from the internet, consumer, health care, fintech, education and renewable energy sectors, on their U.S. or Hong Kong IPOs, as well as other significant securities offerings. He has also advised on high profile M&A transactions, such as HUYA’s US$10 billion proposed merger with DouYu, Meilishuo’s US$2.4 billion acquisition by Mogujie, and 58.com’s US$9 billion strategic transactions with the parent company of Ganji.com.

Wendy Wong is a highly experienced employment lawyer in Hong Kong, having worked with major financial institutions, asset managers, investment funds, tech companies, luxury retailers, and multinational firms for nearly 10 years. She provides employmentrelated training, writes articles on topical employment-related issues, and advocates for diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Whilst working at Simmons & Simmons, Wendy did projects for Justice Without Borders where she assisted domestic helpers in lodging complaints and/or formal claims against their employers where there were grounds for the domestic helpers to claim compensation or other remedies from the employers.

Karen’s practice covers a broad spectrum, ranging from complex cross-border corporate and commercial litigation, whitecollar crime, regulatory matters, shareholders disputes, shipping law, employment law, land disputes to judicial review. Apart from advising SOEs and multi-national clients, she also advises high net worth individuals and families in Hong Kong and China on a wide range of disputes, including contentious probate litigation and matrimonial proceedings. Since 2018, Karen has also been serving as chairman of the youth committee of the Hong Kong and Mainland Legal Profession Association.

As a partner in HFW’s commercial disputes practice, Kevin Warburton focuses on arbitration, litigation, regulatory and internal investigations, and privacy and cyber-related matters. He advises clients on high-value and complex cross-border matters. Kevin also offers clients strategic advice on data breaches and cybersecurity issues. Amongst his recent notable work is advising a global pharmaceutical firm in an HKIAC arbitration involving a multi-million US-dollar damages claim. He is also a member of relevant networks for arbitration practitioners such as the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Ben Bury is a partner with calibre and experience in international construction arbitration. He offered services on arbitrations seated in numerous jurisdictions and subject to the laws of ICC, SIAC, HKIAC, and LCIA, as well as ad hoc arbitrations subject to the UNCITRAL rules. He advised a heavy lifting and transport contractor in a contractual interpretation case before the Hong Kong courts commenced against the client by its JV partners for alleged breach of their joint venture agreement in the context of development work at the Hong Kong International Airport.