WWL Mainland China and Hong Kong SAR 2022 by lbresearch

Mainland China & Hong Kong SAR

2022

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AnJie Law Firm is a full-service law firm providing commercial legal services on an international basis. Our highly expe rienced lawyers have substantive skills and serve a broad base of practice areas.

MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE

Antitrust/Competition

AnJie has one of the largest and most experi enced antitrust/competition practice teams in China that are among the few top law firms in China that can provide clients with a full range of services in this area, including merger control, investigation defence and private anti-monopoly litigation.

Banking and Finance

AnJie lawyers have extensive experience in providing services to various financial insti tutions. AnJie’s partner has been ranked as leading P.R.C. lawyer in banking and finance by CLP and Asialaw.

Energy and Mining

AnJie has served with excellence many domestic and overseas clients. AnJie lawyers have dealt with influential cases in this area and have won high marks from the clients.

Insurance and Reinsurance

AnJie currently has the biggest insurance team among all Chinese law firms. AnJie lawyers have represented insurance clients in the utili zation of insurance fund, insurance entities set-up, compliance, insurance policy develop ment, M&A for insurance companies, claim and subrogation.

Beijing Office

19/F, Tower D1, Liangmaqiao Diplomatic Office Building, No. 19 Dongfangdonglu, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100600

Tel:+86 10 8567 5988

Fax:+86 10 8567 5999

Shanghai Office

28/F, K.Wah Center, No. 1010 Huaihai Road (M), Shanghai 200031

Tel:+86 21 2422 4888

Fax:+86 21 2422 4800

Intellectual Property

AnJie Intellectual Property Team has won broad recognition from professional IP publications such as World Trademark Review, Asia IP, and Managing Intellectual Property, etc.

International Trade

AnJie’s trade team is one of the most expe rienced and well-known teams in China and represented multiple overseas clients (including many multinational corporations) in PRC trade investigations and Chinese compa nies in the trade remedy cases initiated against Chinese products by the United States, Canada, India, and Brazil etc. This team has been highly praised by several international and local ranking authorities.

Litigation and Arbitration

AnJie has a group of experienced litigation and arbitration lawyers. Several partners of AnJie have been appointed as arbitrators of CIETAC and other prestigious arbitration commissions of China and other countries.

Mergers and Acquisitions

AnJie lawyers have significant experience in mergers and acquisitions. AnJie has been awarded the Outbound M&A Deal of the Year 2013 by CBLJ.

Private Equity and Venture Capital

AnJie team has extensive experience in PE and VC. AnJie’s partner has been recognized as leading private equity lawyers by Expert Guides and ALB.

Real Estate and Construction

This is one of AnJie’s primary practice areas. AnJie’s lawyers are able to provide real estate investors, developers, banks, project owners, and construction enterprises with a full range of services.

Securities and Capital Markets

AnJie lawyers have specialist expertise in this area and have obtained recognition from impor tant legal publications like Asialaw and CLP.

Technology, Media and Telecommunication (TMT)

AnJie lawyers have always been active prac titioners in corporation consultation, venture financing, and the establishment of multina tional companies’ business in China.

Shenzhen Office

21/F, Tower 3, Kerry Plaza, No.

1-1 Zhongxinsi Road, Futian District, Shenzhen 518041

Tel:+86 755 8285 0609

Fax:+86 755 8285 0605

Hongkong Office(Joint Venture with Hwang Hauzen LLP)

Suite 3708, 37/F, Tower Two Lippo Centre, No. 89 Queensway, Hong Kong

Tel: +852 3798 3298

Fax: +852 3798 3201

Haikou Office Room 601, North Tower, Guorui Building, No. 6, Wuzhishan South Road, Meilan District, Haikou City, Hainan Province

Tel: +86 898 6539 9927 ZIP:570000

Nanjing Office Room 803, seat B, Zhengtai center, No. 159, Taishan Road, Jianye District, Nanjing ZIP:210029

Tel: +86 025 5881 1373

Fax:+86 025 5881 1813

XiaMen Office Unit 505, No. 15, Shuangshi North Road, Huli District, Xiamen City, Fujian Province ZIP:361013

Tel:+86 592 566 2929

Fax:+86 592 566 2911

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Des Voeux Chambers (“DVC”) was founded in 1984. Today DVC is the largest set of barristers’ chambers in Hong Kong and is home to about 100 astute legal minds, many of whom have helmed numerous groundbreaking cases. Over 20 members have been called to the Inner Bar and appointed Senior Counsel in Hong Kong and/or King’s Counsel in England. Several members are qualified in other jurisdictions such as England, the People’s Republic of China (Mainland), the United States, Australia, Singapore, New Zealand, Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands. DVC is consistently rated by Chambers and Partners as a Leading Set of Chambers in Band 1 and has been awarded “Chambers of the Year” 6 times by Asian Legal Business. DVC members are also award-winning in a variety of practice areas and are highly acclaimed by their peers and clients.

DVC also has a history of distinguished judicial and public appointments. Eminent appointments include judges in the High Court of HKSAR. Our first head of chambers, Neil Kaplan KC was the judge in charge of the Construction and Arbitration List. DVC has a strong international arbitration practice with many leading international arbitrators. Mr Justice Harris, the former Companies Judge and current President of the Competition Tribunal was also a member of DVC which houses many leading practitioners in Company and Insolvency law. DVC also publishes its own set of company law reports, the Hong Kong Company Law Cases. DVC members also consistently sit as Recorders, Deputy High Court Judges, Deputy High Court Masters and Deputy District Court Judges.

In terms of public service, our members have served as the Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association, Chairman of the United Nations Peace & Development Foundation, Chair of the Communications Authority, and Member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on the Rule of Law. John Griffiths SC, CMG, KC was a former Attorney General of Hong Kong. Daniel R Fung, SC, SBS, KC was the first Chinese Solicitor General of Hong Kong and Teresa Cheng SC, GBS, JP, formerly from DVC, is Hong Kong’s current Secretary for Justice.

Prominent positions also include various appointments helmed by DVC’s current Head under the auspices of the International Bar Association, (IBA) and the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA). These comprise variously, Co-Chairman, Forum for Barristers and Advocates, IBA, Member, Policy Sub-Committee, Bar Issues Commission, IBA, Member, China Working Group, Asia Pacific Forum, IBA, Officer, Diversity and Inclusion Council, IBA, and Vice Chairman, Women Business Lawyers Committee, IPBA.

DVC also houses visiting scholars to Harvard Law School, a Chairman of the Standing Committee on Company Law Reform, Chairmen of the Society of Construction Law of Hong Kong, a Vice Chairman of the Board of Review of the Inland Revenue, Vice Chairmen of the Committee of the HKIAC, a Non-executive Director of the Securities and Futures Commission and Non-governmental Advisers to the International Competition Network, (Overseas) Bencher(s) of the Middle Temple Society of England, Chairman of the Hong Kong Advocacy Training Council, Chairman of the League of Competition Law (LIDC), Hong Kong Chapter and a Member of the Board of Advisors, Shenzhen Lanhai Research Institute on Legal Services in the Greater Bay Area.

DVC’s members additionally include professors at numerous universities and notably, 4 Rhodes Scholars and over 20 Bar Scholars.

PRACTICE AREAS

Arbitration, Mediation, Administrative And Public Law, Chancery, Commercial Law, Company Law And Insolvency, Competition Law, Construction Law, Criminal Law, Employment And Anti-Discrimination Law, Family Law, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Land & Planning Law, Securities Law, Tax Law

Des Voeux Chambers 38/F Gloucester Tower The Landmark Central, Hong Kong

Tel: +852 2526-3071 Fax: +852 2810-5287 Email: dvc@dvc.hk Website: www.dvc.hk

Firm overview:

Hill Dickinson Hong Kong, as with Hill Dickinson’s other offices in the United Kingdom, Singapore, Greece and Monaco services a global client base. Best known for its expertise in commercial litigation, inter national arbitration and contentious shipping and trade matters, Hill Dickinson Hong Kong also has non-contentious capability.

Main areas of practice:

The Hong Kong office handles contentious corporate and commercial disputes, insol vency, regulatory and data management, construction and engineering, employment, shipping, non contentious corporate and transactional work. It also has a busy Korea practice, and probate, property and notarial practices.

The office advises clients on cross-border commercial litigation and international arbitration as well as domestic commercial disputes. It regularly advises stakeholders (debtors and creditors) in distressed situa tions and related security enforcement and insolvency procedures in Hong Kong, the PRC and other Asian jurisdictions. The practice also advises on shareholder and joint venture disputes, investment product misrepresenta tion/misselling claims, banking disputes, internet fraud, sale of goods and trade disputes, employment issues and financial and workplace investigations.

We frequently appear before the High Court on urgent interim relief applications to trace, preserve and recover assets (including for the appointment of provisional liquidators and receivers, freezing orders, Anton Piller orders and discovery orders). We provide advice concerning the validity of arbitration clauses, and the enforceability of judgments and arbitration awards.

We advise on contentious insurance matters, including coverage and defence issues. We also advise on insurance policies.

In a regulatory context, the office handles competition issues and advises company directors and officers in relation to the management of listed companies. We act for employers and employees involved in regulatory investigations.

Our construction and engineering team acts for contractors, developers, architects, consultants, engineers, property owners, banks and insurers. It advises on contracts, programming and delay, defective design and workmanship, money claims, warranties and bonds, guarantee and construction insur ance. Much of this work involves litigation or arbitration. The team includes a certified adjudicator and is well placed to serve parties proceeding under Hong Kong’s forthcoming security of payment legislation.

Hill Dickinson Hong Kong 33B United Centre 95 Queensway Admiralty Hong Kong

Tel: +852 2525 7525

Fax: +852 2525 7526 www.hilldickinson.com

In our non-contentious practice, we advise clients in relation to IPOs and corporate fund raising, mergers and acquisitions, real estate sale and leasing (commercial, residential and recreational), trusts and wills, and employ ment matters.

In the shipping and international trade prac tice, clients consult us in respect of both contentious and non-contentious matters.

The office handles cargo misdelivery and loss/damage claims, ship mortgage enforce ment, charterparty disputes, claims under ship management agreements, Admiralty work generally and shipbuilding and ship conversion disputes. Clients include ship owners, charterers, cargo owners, brokers, insurers, banks, leasing companies and the international group of P&I clubs.

The Hong Kong office also works on ship sale and purchase transactions and escrow arrangements. Working in conjunction with our offices in St. James’ London and Monaco, the team handles a significant amount of superyacht transaction work in Asia Pacific including, currently, the preparation of construction contracts for yachts partici pating in the America’s Cup.

ARBITRATION

This year’s research recognises 72 pre-eminent arbitration practitioners, selected for their top-tier work as arbitrator and counsel in complex domestic and cross-border disputes.

Most Highly Regarded

Chiann Bao Arbitration Chambers Hong Kong

Neil Kaplan CBE KC SBS Arbitration Chambers Hong Kong

Herbert Smith Freehills achieves an impres sive six listings.

Justin D’Agostino is “a tremendous oper ator”, universally acclaimed for his compelling courtroom presence in high-profile invest ment treaty and trade-related arbitrations.

Simon Chapman KC is singled out by peers as “an excellent advocate, a consum mate counsel and a very measured arbitrator”.

May Tai garners glowing plaudits from peers as she astutely represents public and private sector clients in multibillion-dollar investment and energy arbitrations with a Chinese element.

The “formidable” Kathryn Sanger demon strates her “strong legal knowledge and professional dedication”, rendering her “highly recommended” in the arbitration field.

King & Wood Mallesons’ Ariel Ye earns effu sive endorsements from market observers who praise her guidance in local and crossborder arbitrations.

Chiann Bao from Arbitration Chambers “enjoys a remarkable reputation in arbitra tion” thanks to her “extensive experience” in high-value cross-border proceedings.

Neil Kaplan CBE QC SBS receives world wide endorsements as “the founding father of Asian arbitration”.

Michael Moser of Twenty Essex Arbitrators impresses market commentators with his “clever and commercially savvy” approach, communicated in “fluent Chinese”.

Matthew Hodgson with Allen & Overy secures significant endorsements as he safeguards clients’ interests in sensitive, high-value investment treaty and commercial disputes.

At Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, John Choong is well regarded among respondents

Justin D’Agostino

Herbert Smith Freehills Hong Kong

Michael J Moser

Twenty Essex Arbitrators Hong Kong

thanks to his deft handling of high-profile transactional arbitrations.

The “sensible” Ing Loong Yang from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld strikes market sources as “a pleasure to work with” thanks to his “consummate commercial mindset”.

Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre is home to “solid” arbitration lawyer Mariel Dimsey who is lauded for her stellar track record on common law and civil law arbitrations.

Thomas Walsh from Clifford Chance garners plaudits from peers who consider him “astoundingly astute” when it comes to crossborder investment disputes.

Friven Yeoh with Sidley Austin is “a distin guished arbitration lawyer” who excels disputes involving a diverse range of sectors.

Duncan Watson KC of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is a prominent name in the Hong Kong market, touted for his “intel ligence and thoroughness” as arbitrator and counsel.

John Rhie is an esteemed disputes specialist, revered for his first-rate counsel provided to leading energy and construction corporations.

Gilt Chambers’ Kim Rooney is a distin guished practitioner thanks to her “thorough and conscientious” approach to a variety of commercial disputes spanning the IP, tech, construction, and energy sectors.

Rimsky Yuen SC at Temple Chambers maintains an impressive commercial prac tice, which sees him highly sought after by domestic and international corporate clients.

Charles Manzoni KC is “a go-to name” in

Matthew Hodgson Allen & Overy LLP Hong Kong

Ariel Ye

King & Wood Mallesons Shenzen

the market where he is recognised as “among the best arbitration practitioners” thanks to his “exemplary and competent” counsel.

Nicolas Wiegand at CMS Hong Kong is singled out by peers as “calm under pressure” and “clear-headed in his analysis of legal and factual issues”.

Anthony Houghton SC from Des Voeux Chambers is singled out for his specialist knowledge, which sees him noted as “a go-to arbitrator in construction cases”.

Winnie Tam SC is recognised as a “wellknown and respected” practitioner who excels in cross-border disputes, particularly when it comes to IP matters.

Arthur Ma with DaHui Lawyers is lauded as “an excellent advocate who is very client friendly” and impresses peers with his “outstanding performance, even on weak cases”.

Peter Scott Caldwell at Caldwell demon strates “deep understanding” in the Hong Kong market thanks his vast experi ence, particularly in construction-related arbitrations.

Arthur (Xiao) Dong of JunHe is renowned among respondents for his in-depth under standing of trade, M&A and IP-related arbitrations.

Lijun Cao with Zhong Lun Law Firm is “well regarded in China” for his outstanding perfor mance in landmark cases as PRC counsel.

At Fangda Partners, Helen Shi is singled out by sources for her experience in high-stakes arbitrations involving clients from a broad range of sectors, including construction and oil and gas.

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Ning Fei Hui Zhong Law Firm

Mr. Fei is the managing partner of Hui Zhong Law Firm, a boutique dispute resolution law firm based in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong.

Mr. Fei has represented both Chinese and foreign clients in hundreds of commercial arbi tration and litigation cases before domestic and overseas arbitral tribunals as well as PRC courts at various levels including the Supreme People’s Court. He is one of the few lawyers who has practical experience of investment arbitration disputes in China. Currently, he is representing multiple investors in ICSID proceedings. He has also provided expert opinions on Chinese law in various forums in Hong Kong, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Since 2006, Mr. Fei has been ranked as Band 1 lawyer in the fields of arbitration and general dispute resolution in China by Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific. He is described by Chambers and Partners as “a seasoned litigator and is admired for his high standard of professionalism. He excels in providing efficient, sensible commercial advice.”

Mr. Fei is an arbitrator sitting at Chinese and international arbitration institutions, including China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Committee (CIETAC), Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA), International Court of Arbitration of the ICC (ICC Court), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), and Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB). He is also a member of SCIA Advisory Committee and Vice-Chair of IPBA Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Committee. Mr. Fei is announced as the Vice-Chair of the ICC Belt and Road Commission in 2022. During 2013 – 2019, he was a Council Member of HKIAC.

Emmanuel Jacomy Shearman & Sterling LLP

Emmanuel Jacomy is a partner in Shearman & Sterling’s international arbitration practice.

Emmanuel has over 15 years of experience in international arbitration and an exceptional track record, having trained alongside the late Professor Emmanuel Gaillard and acted in some of the largest international disputes submitted to arbitration. A French national, trained in economics and finance and admitted to practice in France and England and Wales, he has extensive experience handling disputes governed by civil law and common law as well as disputes giving rise to complex financial or damages issues. He also appears as counsel in litigation before national courts and international criminal courts.

Emmanuel has been based in Asia for the past 11 years and divides his practice between Beijing and Singapore. A fluent Mandarin speaker, he has extensive experience acting for Chinese StateOwned Enterprises (SOEs) and other Chinese companies. He is currently representing the People’s Republic of China in the only investment treaty arbitration brought against the State in which China is represented by an international law firm.

Arthur Ma DaHui Lawyers

Arthur Ma is a partner in DaHui Lawyers' litiga tion and arbitration team. He earned his LLB from Peking University Law School and an LLM from the George Washington University Law School. Prior to joining DaHui, from 2001 to 2015, he worked with top international and PRC law firms, including Coudert Brothers, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Herbert Smith Freehills and Fangda Partners in their Shanghai, London, Washington, DC, Hong Kong and Beijing offices. In England in 2005 and 2006, he served as the private law assistant to Neil Kaplan CBE KC SBS, a former Judge of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong in charge of construction and arbitration, who was also one of the founders of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and known as the “father of Hong Kong international arbitration”.

Suite 1228, South Tower

Beijing Kerry Centre, 1 Guanghua Road Chaoyang District Beijing, 100020

Tel: +86 10 5639 9588

feining@huizhonglaw.com www.huizhonglaw.com

WWL says: Ning Fei receives widespread recommendations for his adept handling of arbitral tribunals in sport, investment and commercial matters.

Clients have repeatedly praised Emmanuel in leading directories and publications, describing him as “an extremely bright lawyer”, “quick on his feet” and “attentive to the needs of Chinese clients”. Clients also commended him for his expertise in investment treaty arbitration and public interna tional law, which they noted is “highly regarded”. Peers have recognized him as “one of the brightest arbitration practitioners” of his generation. He is featured in Chambers The Legal 500 as well as in Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration Future Leaders Unit 3209 China Central Place Tower 2 79 Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District Beijing, 100025 Tel: +86 10 5922 8000 emmanuel.jacomy@shearman.com www.shearman.com

Arthur participated in first arbitration in 2002 when he successfully represented a Swiss company against its Chinese supplier in an interna tional trade dispute before the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) in Shanghai. This case would become the first of many in which Arthur has helped his clients achieve their business goals and maximise their economic interests.

An expert in his field, Arthur has accumulated extensive experience handling complex commercial arbitration and litigation cases thanks in large part to his solid PRC law background and international nature of his work.

Arthur is admitted in China, the US (New York State), and the UK (England and Wales). He is fluent in Mandarin and English.

WWL says: Emmanuel Jacomy secures widespread endorsements from market sources thanks to his stellar track record in commercial and investment treaty arbitrations.

Suite 3720 China World Tower 1 Jianguomenwai Avenue Beijing, 100004

Tel: +86 10 6535 5810 arthur.ma@dahuilawyers.com www.dahuilawyers.com

WWL says: Arthur Ma is lauded as "an excellent advocate who is very client friendly" and impresses peers with his “outstanding performance, even on weak cases”.

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Mainland China 6

Wei Sun Zhong Lun Law Firm

Mr. Sun is a partner at Zhong Lun Law Firm, qual ified to practice in PRC and the New York State. He graduated from New York University (LL.M), SOAS of University of London (LL.M.) and China University of Political Science and Law (LL.B.). He is Panel Arbitrator of Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), American Arbitration AssociationInternational Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR), Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA), Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC). He is also Panel Arbitrator of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC), Shanghai Arbitration Commission (SHAC), Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (SHIAC), Guangzhou Arbitration Commission (GZAC), Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA). Mr. Sun is also Representative of China to UNCITRAL Working Group II, Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, Fellow of the International Academy of Construction Lawyers, Member of the Supervisory Board of TIAC, List of Practitioner of VIAC, Member of the ICC China Commission on Arbitration & ADR, Ambassador to the ICC Belt and Road Commission, Member of the Committee for Revising the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) Arbitration Rules 2021, Adjunct Professor of Law at China University of Political Science and Law, Convener of the CIETAC Construction Dispute Expert Group, Chief Editor of China Construction Law Review, Secretary-General of the Permanent Forum of China Construction Law.

Mr. Sun has extensive experiences in litiga tion, arbitration and civil enforcement relating to construction, energy, finance, corporate equity and real estate. He excels at sorting through intricate facts, quickly grasping the key issues and assisting the clients in sketching out comprehensive and effective legal solution.

Mr. Sun has represented clients in many signifi cant and complicated commercial dispute cases, covering jurisdictions such as the US, Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany, Austria, Qatar, Bulgaria, Iran, Vietnam, Peru, Namibia, Ghana, Congo, Ethiopia and South Sudan. His most notable cases include: representing ED&F Man in applying for recogni tion and enforcement of an arbitral award rendered by the Sugar Association of London, which is a landmark case in China’s arbitral judicial review regarding public policy; sitting as the emergency arbitrator in the first emergency arbitration proce dure in Mainland China; serving as the presiding dispute review expert in the first case applying the Construction Project Disputes Review Rules of CIETAC; acting as counsel in the first dispute between the applicant for independent guarantee and the issuer in China;. He has published United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation: Legislative Background and Articles Interpretation, Arbitration in China: A Practitioner’s Guide and several other English or Chinse books and articles in his field of expertise.

For his profound professional expertise and prominent advocating performance, Mr. Sun was listed as Who’s Who Legal 2021 Arbitration “Future Leaders”, awarded “2020 Top 15 Chinese Litigators” by Asian Legal Business, “Dispute Resolution Star” by Benchmark Litigation for 2019 2020 and 2021, and was recommended by Chambers Global and The Legal 500 in 2020. Mr. Sun was nominated by GAR for “Best Development of 2019” for his role as the first emergency arbitrator in Mainland China.

Hong Kong

22-31/F, South Tower of CP Center 20 Jin He East Avenue, Chaoyang District Beijing, 100020 Tel: +86 10 59572176 sunwei@zhonglun.com www.zhonglun.com

WWL says: Wei Sun is “full of energy and ideas” and impresses market observers with his skilful handling of natural resources, construction and property-related disputes.

Julian Cohen Resolution Chambers

Julian Cohen has over 30 years’ specialist and heavyweight experience of Commercial Disputes, Commercial Arbitrations, Construction & Engineering Disputes, Energy Disputes, International Arbitrations, and PRC Outbound Disputes. Sums in dispute in his cases vary from small to in excess of USD 2 billion. He has long standing commitments to the Asia-Pacific region (since 1998) and to the Middle East & Africa (since 2009) as an advocate and as an arbitrator.

Julian Cohen was called to the Bar in England in 1990 and joined the London construction practice of Pinsent Masons in 1993. He moved to Hong Kong in 1998 with the firm, leaving as a Partner in 2009. He started practice at the Hong Kong Bar in 2010 and founded Resolution Chambers in 2021.

As well as being recognised as a top arbitra tion practitioner in Hong Kong and internationally, Julian is also recognised as being one of Hong Kong’s leading construction barristers. He also sits regularly as a mediator both in Hong Kong and internationally.

He is experienced in arbitrations with the UNCITRAL Rules, HKIAC Rules, the LCIA Rules, the ICC Rules, the DIAC Rules, the QIACC Rules, having sat as Chair, a sole arbitrator and as a Wing in various arbitrations under these rules.

He has been involved with disputes and arbitra tions in: Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, PRC Mainland, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Fiji, Guam, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Yemen, Egypt, Mali, Benin, Albania, Czech Republic, France, Belgium, Germany, Brazil, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.

He is also involved in arbitration law reform and the training of arbitrators. He has assisted in training in jurisdictions such as Papua New Guinea, Afghanistan, Maldives and Sri Lanka.

Julian is British with Hong Kong Permanent Residency. He is a native English speaker. He has experience with legal and contractual documents in French.

Suite 1001, 10/F, Far East Finance Centre 16 Harcourt Road Tel: +852 2688 0161

jacohen@me.com www.resolution-chambers.com

WWL says: The “very impressive” Julian Cohen garners praise from market sources as "a very safe pair of hands, especially in his capacity as sole arbitrator with difficult parties".

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Wesley Pang Eversheds Sutherland

Wesley is a partner in the global litigation and dispute management group. He is based in Hong Kong, where he leads our international arbitration practice in Asia.

He has over a decade of experience in advising and acting for private and sovereign clients on commercial and investor-State disputes under various institutional rules. He has practiced in many of the key arbitration hubs in Europe, North America and Asia and he has a particular focus on disputes with an Asian nexus.

He worked for several years with a major US law firm in their New York, Paris and London offices. During this time he worked on some of the largest, most complex disputes in the world.

Prior to joining Eversheds Sutherland, Wesley was Managing Counsel of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC). He oversaw the Secretariat’s handling of the HKIAC’s caseload under various HKIAC rules, the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules and the Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance, as well as investment treaty cases under the auspices of the HKIAC.

Wesley has authored publications and spoken widely on international arbitration. In 2019, he represented the HKIAC during the September session of UNCITRAL Working Group II in Vienna, Austria, in which provisions for expedited arbitra tion were being considered.

He is a member of the International Advisory Board of the Journal of International Law of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization, a Vice-Chair of the Central/East Asia & China Committee and Steering Group Member of the International Investment & Development Committee of the American Bar Association. Wesley is also a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration’s National Committee Nominations Commission for Hong Kong. This Committee is responsible for selecting or proposing to the ICC Court arbitrators for appointment.

Wesley is a member of the KCAB Panel of International Arbitrators and the SIAC Reserve Panel of Arbitrators. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor with the University of Hong Kong where he is the course convenor for the Arbitration Practice, Procedure & Drafting module (LLAW6157) for the LL.M in Arbitration & Dispute Resolution.

Wesley holds a JD from the Columbia University School of Law as well as an LLB and BSc from King’s College London. He is admitted to prac tice law in New York and is a Registered Foreign Lawyer (New York, USA) in Hong Kong.

Kim Rooney serves as an international arbitrator including of banking and finance, commercial, construction, energy, infrastructure, investment and trade, ITC, pharmaceutical and shareholder and joint venture disputes, under the laws of juris dictions in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, England and Wales and MENA under institutional and ad hoc rules. She regularly serves in expedited arbitrations and as an emergency arbitrator She is also a barrister and mediator. As a counsel she has represented States, stated owned enterprises and multinational corporations in institutional and ad hoc commercial arbitrations, and in investor state disputes including before ICSID. She is admitted to practice as a Hong Kong barrister, an English solicitor and Western Australian barrister and solicitor. Kim Rooney was previously a partner of White & Case LLP, heading its Asian dispute reso lution practice. She is on the panel of many arbitral institutions and is regularly included in directories.

Kim Rooney is a member of the ICC’s International Court of Arbitration, of eBRAM International Online Dispute Resolution Centre’s Board (chairing its Rules Committee) and a chair of the Appeal Tribunal (Buildings Ordinance) (HK). She is the chair of the Arbitration Committee of the Hong Kong Bar Association (HKBA) and a HKBA Council member. She is the editor of the IBA’s Dispute Resolution International, ADR Contributing Editor to Hong Kong Civil Procedure and an invited contributor to Kluwer Arbitration Practice Plus (module in preparation). She lectures in arbitration and international dispute resolution including at the Peking University Law School, and has taught at the Shanghai University of Politics and Law School of Law, among others.

37/F, One Taikoo Place, Taikoo Place 979 King’s Road, Quarry Bay Hong Kong

Tel: +852 3918 3408

wesleypang@eversheds-sutherland.com www.eversheds-sutherland.com

WWL says: Wesley Pang is a highly esteemed practitioner who secures endorsements for his adept handling of high-profile commercial and investor-state arbitrations.

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She also regularly lectures and talks on interna tional dispute resolution, advocacy, professional ethics and the impact of artificial intelligence and digital technology in conferences and webinars around the world. She was a moderator of the ICC’s Advanced Asian Arbitrator Academy (2018-2020).

Kim Rooney’s law reform and capacity building work includes as chair of the Hong Kong Law Reform Commission’s Subcommittee on Third Party Funding for Arbitration – the Hong Kong Law Reform Commission’s final recommendations (with draft legislation and draft code of practice) were implemented by Part 10A of the Arbitration Ordinance (Cap 609) and a code of practice; as senior ADR Expert in a EU Funded project in the Indonesian public sector on alternatives to litiga tion and arbitration for investor state disputes; and as Consultant to the Lao PDR Ministry of Justice on arbitration law reform in a World Bank funded project. She was a member of the ICCA/Queen Mary Taskforce on Third Party Funding of Arbitration.

Kim Rooney’s publications include Conflicts of Laws Issues in Commercial Arbitration, Arbitration In Hong Kong: a Practical Guide, 5th Edition, Sweet & Maxwell, 2022; “The Global Impact of the COVID 19 Pandemic on Commercial Dispute Resolution in the First Year” Dispute Resolution International, May 2021 (lead author) (included as one of the “Additional References ” for the UNCITRAL Colloquium of Possible Future Work on Dispute Settlement 2022: https://uncitral.un.org/en/disputesettelementcol loquium2022); “The Global Impact of the COVID 19 Pandemic on Commercial Dispute Resolution in the First Eight Months” Dispute Resolution International October 2020 (lead author); “Turning the Rivalrous Relations between Arbitration and

Mediation into Cooperative or Convergent Modes of a Dispute Settlement Mechanism for Commercial Disputes in East Asia”, 12 (1) Contemp.Asia Arb J.107 (2019); “Third-Party Funding of Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution in Hong Kong” (2018) 5 BCDR Int.Arb.Rev. 2; “Recent Legal Developments in Third Party Funding of Arbitration and Mediation In Hong Kong” in Asian Dispute Review, October 2017; "ICCA'S Guide to the Interpretation of the 1958 New York Convention: A Handbook For Judges" 2012 (co-author) and “ICSID and BIT Arbitrations and China", Journal of International Arbitration, Kluwer, 2007.

Winnie Tam SC SBS JP practises as a barrister-ad vocate, independent arbitrator in cross-border commercial disputes, with partiuclar expertise in intellectual property. She was also admitted to practise as a barrister in England and Wales, as an advocate and solicitor in Singapore, and in Chinese law in the Greater Bay Area of China.

Winnie was appointed Senior Counsel in 2006. She served as the Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association between January 2015 to January 2017, and subsequently as the Chairman of the Committee on Intellectual Property 2018-2021. In her capacity as a Deputy High Court Judge and then Recorder of the Court of First Instance, High Court of Hong Kong SAR since 2014, she has adjudicated on a wide range of civil and commercial matters.

Winnie is on the panel of a number of inter national arbitration institutions including HKIAC, SCIA, and SHIAC, to name but a few. She is a fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators and a member of the CIArb and a CEDR-accredited mediator. Winnie has been appointed presiding arbitrator and co-arbitrator in arbitrations admin istered under rules including UNCITRAL rules, HKIAC Rules, ICC Rules, and SCIA rules, conducted in English and in Chinese. The types of disputes she has arbitrated include joint-venture arrangements, international sale of goods, private equity, purchase of shares, guarantee, telecommunication, manu facturing, and technology transfer and licensing. In her capacity as Recorder, Winnie has adjudicated in cases arising from and in support of the arbitral process. Winnie has often been invited to speak in regional conferences on arbitration.

Since May 2020, she has been a member of the Appointments Committee of HKIAC.

8th Floor, Far East Finance Centre 16 Harcourt Road Admiralty Central Tel: +852 2866 8233 kim.rooney@giltchambers.com www.giltchambers.com

WWL says: Kim Rooney is a distinguished practitioner thanks to her “thorough and conscien tious” approach to a variety of commercial disputes spanning the IP, tech, construction, and energy sectors.

38/F Gloucester Tower

The Landmark, Central Hong Kong

Tel: +852 2526 3071

winnietam@dvc.com.hk www.dvc.hk

WWL says: Winnie Tam SC is recognised as a "well-known and respected" practi tioner who excels in cross-border disputes, particularly when it comes to IP matters.

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ASSET RECOVERY

Here, we shine the spotlight on 21 stellar practitioners for their excellent work in the asset recovery field.

Most Highly Regarded

Vicky Lord

Harney Westwood & Riegels Shanghai

Tanner De Witt sees four individuals listed.

Jeff Lane tops this year’s ranking, where he is considered “an asset recovery specialist” who receives worldwide endorse ments from market observers.

Robin Darton adeptly advises leading businesses from the energy, retail and construction sectors on intricate asset tracing matters.

Ian De Witt is a prominent name in the asset recovery space, routinely representing key corporates in “heavyweight asset recovery work”.

Pamela Mak earns endorsements from peers for her representation of financial institutions, trusts, and asset managers in complex asset recovery issues.

Harney Westwood & Riegels’ Vicky Lord garners plaudits for her profound ability in securing significant outcomes for clients in multibillion-dollar PRC-related disputes.

Ian Mann earns widespread praise for his expert handling of contentious matters arising from trusts, funds and shareholders.

At Gall, Nick Gall is highly sought after by publicly traded and privately owned entities for his astute advice on cross-border fraud and asset tracing disputes.

Chris Wong receives commendations from respondents for his assistance on the recovery of commercially critical assets for companies.

Jeff Lane Tanner De Witt Hong Kong

Noel Campbell with HFW maintains an impressive practice in corporate finance law, which sees him frequently engaged in high-profile on-shore and offshore asset tracing cases.

Kelly Naphtali of Kirkland & Ellis is lauded for her experience resolving contentious asset recovery matters.

Randall Arthur from Georgiou Payne Stewien is well recognised among interviewees for his insightful advice on local and international corporate finance law.

Mainland China

Vicky Lord

Harney Westwood & Riegels vicky.lord@harneys.com

Hong Kong

Randall Arthur Georgiou Payne Stewien LLP randall.arthur@gpslegal.asia

Keith Brandt Dentons keith.brandt@dentons.com

Noel Campbell HFW noel.campbell@hfw.com

Andrew J Dale Ropes & Gray LLP andrew.dale@ropesgray.com

Robin Darton Tanner De Witt robindarton@tannerdewitt.com

Ian De Witt Tanner De Witt iandewitt@tannerdewitt.com

Chris Dobby Hogan Lovells chris.dobby@hoganlovells.com

Shaun Folpp Campbells sfolpp@campbellslegal.com Nick Gall Gall nickgall@gallhk.com

Brian W Gilchrist Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP bgilchrist@gibsondunn.com

Guy Hardaker HFW guy.hardaker@hfw.com

Jeff Lane Tanner De Witt jefflane@tannerdewitt.com

Pamela Mak Tanner De Witt pamelamak@tannerdewitt.com

Ian Mann

Harney Westwood & Riegels ian.mann@harneys.com

Neil McDonald Kirkland & Ellis neil.mcdonald@kirkland.com

Kelly Naphtali Kirkland & Ellis kelly.naphtali@kirkland.com

Ray Ng Charles Russell Speechlys LLP ray.ng@crsblaw.com

Dorothy Siron Zhong Lun Law Firm dorothysiron@zhonglun.com

Chris Wong Gall chriswong@gallhk.com

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BANKING

In this chapter, WWL identifies 17 leading banking specialists who are selected for their experience spanning a wide range of transactions, regulatory inspections and leveraged financing projects.

Most Highly Regarded

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Hong Kong Cynthia Y S Tang Baker McKenzie Hong Kong

King & Wood Mallesons achieves three listings.

Jack Wang impresses peers with his encyclopaedic knowledge of a broad range of banking matters, from loan financing to restructurings.

Wang Ling draws plaudits from key finan cial institutions, banks and property devel opers seeking her advice on the full spectrum of banking issues.

Richard Mazzochi is a distinguished practitioner who excels in high-value finan cial transactions involving bonds, securities and warrants.

Cynthia Tang with Baker McKenzie Hong Kong is highly sought after by regulators, sponsors and borrowers for her guidance on complex compliance audits.

At Howse Williams, Jill Wong is highlighted as a go-to banking specialist, well versed in domestic and cross-border banking and securities law.

Peter Lake from Slaughter and May secures significant endorsements thanks to his ster ling track record on sophisticated IPOs, take overs and regulatory enforcements.

David Liu at JunHe is a top-notch lawyer who frequently advises leading international and domestic banks, investment funds and corpo rates on a wide range of banking matters.

Mayer Brown’s Alan Linning is a prominent name in the banking arena thanks to his reputable corporate finance practice focused on regulatory reviews and investigations.

Jill Wong Howse Williams Hong Kong

Tim Mak of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is an accomplished banking lawyer who regu larly assists corporate clients in complex compliance inspections.

Maggie Lo with Clifford Chance is well recog nised for her vast experience in inbound and outbound financing issues, especially those with an Asian dimension.

Norton Rose Fulbright is home to Etelka Bogardi, is highly recommended for her work on cross-border banking and fintech trans actions and regulatory reviews.

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David Liu JunHe LLP

Mr Liu began legal practice in 1989; his areas of specialty include banking and finance, and M&A. He is also highly regarded for his outstanding perfor mance in the area of financial services.

Mr Liu has actively represented a number of international and domestic banks, and has been involved in structuring, negotiating and preparing documents, as well as rendering legal opinions in many projects across various industries, including petrochemicals, semiconductors, steel, automo biles, power, water and toll roads.

Mr Liu’s work has earned him recognition as an “eminent practitioner” by Chambers AsiaPacific and Chambers Global (2020); as a “highly regarded lawyer” by IFLR1000 (2020), in the financial and corporate law chapter; and “Recommended Lawyer” by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2020). He was also named Dealmaker of the Year by China Law & Practice (2014) and by Asian Legal Business (2008).

Mr Liu is dean and law professor at the Lawyer College at the East China University of Politics and Law; director member at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre; and co-chair of the China working group at the International Bar Association. He is also an arbitrator at the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, and the Shanghai International Arbitration Commission. He is also the external director of Bailian Group Co; and the director of Shanghai Huidiji Psychological Centre, a non-gov ernmental organisation. For years, he has dedi cated himself to social welfare activities.

BUSINESS CRIME DEFENCE & INVESTIGATIONS

Here we highlight 41 white-collar crime specialists who are well versed in advising corporates and individuals on anti-corruption cases, fraud claims and internal investigations.

Most Highly Regarded

Derek Chan SC

Plowman Chambers Hong Kong

Graham Harris SC

Liberty Chambers Hong Kong

Haldanes Solicitors and Notaries sees four impressive individuals listed here.

Felix Ng ranks highly among peers as a prominent litigator with profound under standing of white-collar crime law.

Andrew Powner distinguishes himself as a go-to name in the market who “seeks practical solutions whilst being mindful of the law and available legal remedies at all times”.

Jonathan Midgley is distinguished by his “eagle eye in discovering critical issues” in commercial transactions and regulatory investigations.

Paul Wang is highly recommended by market observers for his “intelligent under standing” of clients’ cases and ability to “effortlessly straddle the cultures of PRC and Hong Kong”.

Tim Mak at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer excels in business crime-related regulatory inspections and complex litigations.

At Davis Polk & Wardwell, Martin Rogers is touted as “a leader in the white-collar crime defence field” who excels at “containing the problem at the brewing stage”.

James Wadham comes recommended for his top-tier guidance on regulatory reviews and enforcement in commercially critical matters.

Charlotte Draycott SC with Central Chambers is “a formidable opponent” who is looked upon with favour by peers in corporate crime litigations and investigations.

At Plowman Chambers, Derek Chan SC is “a brilliantly intelligent silk” who is “well versed in corruption and bribery cases and securi ties regulations”.

Charlotte Draycott SC Central Chambers Hong Kong

Andrew Powner

Haldanes Solicitors and Notaries Hong Kong

Martin Rogers

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Hong Kong

Peter Duncan is “a top-notch criminal silk” whose “extremely calm demeanour and excellent advocacy in tough trials” earns him widespread endorsements.

Graham Harris SC with Liberty Chambers enjoys universal acclaim as a business crime specialist with unrivalled understanding of fraud, regulatory prosecutions and criminal misconduct.

Harneys’ Julie Engwirda is “a strong commu nicator” who fund managers, trustees and leading industry innovators rely on for her “on-point and targeted advice”.

Kyle Wombolt of Herbert Smith Freehills is well known among peers thanks to his splendid criminal practice covering corrup tion, money laundering and fraud cases.

Mark Johnson with Debevoise & Plimpton diligently defends asset managers, bookrun ners and credit agencies in high-value regu latory disputes and commercial arbitrations. Gareth Hughes receives recommenda tions from respondents for his handling of complex business crime litigations.

Benson Tsoi from Parkside Chambers is considered “Hong Kong’s top criminal junior” by commentators for his work on complex bribery, fraud and SFC-related issues.

Alan Linning at Mayer Brown earns effusive endorsements as he demonstrates in-depth understanding of corporate finance investi gations and SFC inspections.

Hogan Lovells’ Mark Lin is lauded by market sources for his work on behalf of

key investment houses, private trustees and sponsors in high-stakes compliance matters. Wendy Wysong of Steptoe & Johnson is “very knowledgeable” when it comes to compliance and business crime defence laws, rendering her “fantastic to work with”.

Kelly Austin from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher proves herself to be “a go-to name” at the firm when it comes to multi-jurisdictional, high-value investigation work.

At Covington & Burling, Eric Carlson is a trusted adviser who excels in internal and external anti-corruption compliance audits.

Andrew Dale of Ropes & Gray is a highly expe rience lawyer who skilfully advises prominent industry players on regulatory investigations with an Asian dimension.

Kirkland & Ellis’ Cori Lable “fiercely fights for her clients” in complex business crime inspections and contentious matters.

Eugene Chen at Allen & Overy provides “practical and ample advice” to companies thanks to his “incredible knowledge of the onshore situation in China”.

Melody Wang “amazes clients” with her adept handling of delicate, multi-party compliance investigations and arbitrations.

From Arnold & Porter, John Tan draws off his prior role as an in-house investigative counsel to advise healthcare providers, manufacturers and refinery owners on complex compliance matters.

Fangda Partners’ Kate Yin garners praise from market sources for her deep expertise

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in regulatory enforcement, investigations and compliance.

Managing partner Timothy Blakely at Morrison & Foerster is an excellent crim inal litigator with in-depth expertise in government investigations and enforcement disputes.

Colin Cohen with Boase Cohen & Collins, Solicitors and Notaries is a revered corporate crime defence lawyer whose practice encom passes a broad range of high-profile cases.

Clifford Chance houses brilliant business crime litigator Donna Wacker who has over 20 years of experience guiding key finan cial corporates in complex disputes and negotiations.

Christopher Morley with Morley Chow Seto is an “exemplary” criminal litigator, highly sought after by at-risk businesses in difficult commercial disputes.

Anita Chow offers her clients ease of mind with her decades of experience resolving a wide range of white-collar crime charges and inspections.

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Kate Yin Fangda Partners

Ms. Yin is a recognized leader in complex govern ment enforcement, internal investigation and regulatory compliance, especially challenging cross-border matters. Ms. Yin has been ranked as band 1 lawyer for “Corporate Investigation/ Anticorruption” by Chambers Asia and “Regulatory/ Compliance” and “Data Protection” by The Legal 500, and “Regulatory and Compliance Lawyer of the Year” by China Law & Practice. Ms. Yin has been quoted as “the strongest investigative lawyer in Asia” by sources of Chambers Asia

Ms. Yin has represented clients in a wide arrange of areas, such as anti-bribery, anti-unfair competition, data protection, accounting fraud, securities law, anti-money laundering, conflict of interest, trade secret and sanction and export control. With deep insights into government enforcements and market practices, Ms. Yin is highly sought after in most challenging govern ment enforcements and corporate investigations, particularly those involving multi-jurisdictions. Ms. Yin has successfully defended clients in govern ment enforcements and helped clients avoid hefty penalties and headline stories.

Ms. Yin participated in various high-profile cases such as GSK Chinese commercial bribery prosecution and Siemens FCPA monitorship. Highly regarded as a leader in the compliance field, Ms. Yin has been engaged by the CLA under the Ministry of Justice as the expert on compliance to author the Annual Blue Book on Compliance in China for the last six years. Ms. Yin is also an expert of TC260 responsible for drafting implementation standards for the Data Security Law and Personal Information Protection Law.

Anti-corruption and multilateral bank sanc tions are among Ms. Yin’s areas of expertise. Ms. Yin has extensive experience in providing compre hensive legal services relating to anti-bribery and multilateral bank sanctions for multinational and Chinese companies, including establishing tailor-maid compliance programmes, conducting complex internal investigations, evaluating compli ance risks in cutting-edge business models, and responding to government enforcements and crisis management.

Data compliance is another practice area of Ms. Yin’s expertise. Ms. Yin helps clients estab lishing global data protection program, conducting data compliance due diligence, advising client on challenging cross-border data transfer involving state secrets, important data and personal infor mation reviews in connection with government enforcements and litigation as well as daily operation.

Ms. Yin also has extensive experience in export control and sanctions. Ms. Yin has represented many multinational companies as well as Chinese companies on sanctions and export control compli ance program.

Jonathan Midgley has practised as a criminal defence lawyer for over four decades.

In the early 1980s, Jonathan was involved in the very first commercial crime prosecution brought in Hong Kong. He was retained by the defendant, who was acquitted at trial.

White-collar crime, from those early begin nings, has been an important part of Jonathan’s practice. His work also involves a wide range of offences, from the very minor to the most serious, spanning dangerous drugs, assault, theft, robbery, sex offences, driving cases, murder and rape.

An additional part of Jonathan’s practice is the defence of Commercial Crime Bureau (CCB) pros ecutions. It has also meant the frequent defence against allegations of money laundering and the freezing of bank accounts.

Jonathan has always considered it important for a criminal defence solicitor to have experience as an advocate. He has appeared at every level of Hong Kong criminal courts. In 2013 he was honoured to be one of only two criminal defence solicitors to be made solicitor advocate, with the right to appear in the criminal High Court.

Over the years, Jonathan has built up a strong relationship with barristers in both Hong Kong and London and can call upon them for speedy and effective support.

Jonathan considers himself fortunate in the recognition that he has received in the criminal law directories published over the years.

Jonathan still finds criminal defence work exhilarating and looks forward to the future.

27/F North Tower, Beijing Kerry Centre 1 Guanghua Road, Chaoyang District Beijing, 100020 Tel: +86 10 5769 5617 kate.yin@fangdalaw.com www.fangdalaw.com

7th Floor, Ruttonjee House

11 Duddell Street

Central

Tel: +852 2391 4441

midgley@haldanes.com www.haldanes.com

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Felix Ng Haldanes Solicitors and Notaries

Felix is a partner at the criminal defence department of Haldanes, and the head of the firm’s competition and antitrust practice. He specialises in white-collar crimes, corporate investigations, securities regu lations and competition law. Felix holds practice certificates in Hong Kong, England and Wales and Dubai International Financial Centre, and is fluent in English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Spanish.

Felix is regularly recognised as a leading prac titioner in Asia and globally, winning accolades by Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders: Global Elite, Who’s Who Legal: Business Crime Defence, Who’s Who Legal: Investigations, Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific, Asian Legal Business and Doyle’s Guide

Felix’s comprehensive criminal and regulatory practices span across investigations relating to commercial fraud, money laundering, corruption and bribery, stock market manipulation, insider dealing, antitrust and cartel activities.

His recent highlights include: successfully defended a corporate client in a massive investiga tion in Hong Kong related to the 1MDB corruption scandal in Malaysia; defending two medical profes sionals in a 82-day district court trial on miscon duct in public office charges; successfully defended investment bankers and senior management of state-owned enterprises in cross-border Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations; advised multinational technology corporations on the recently enacted National Security Law of Hong Kong; repre sented stock traders and listed company directors in numerous high-profile investigations conducted by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and the Commercial Crime Bureau (CCB); advised senior executives on antitrust investigations and leni ency program by the Competition Commission.

In addition, Felix has been a seasoned officer at the criminal law committee and young lawyers’ committee of the International Bar Association, and is a frequent speaker at international criminal and competition law conferences.

7th Floor, Ruttonjee House 11 Duddell Street, Central Tel: +852 2868 1234

felix.ng@haldanes.com www.haldanes.com

WWL says: Felix Ng ranks highly among peers as a prominent litigator with profound understanding of white-collar crime law.

Andrew Powner Haldanes Solicitors and Notaries

Andrew Powner specialises in criminal defence, including financial crime, for corporations and indi viduals in Hong Kong and abroad; securities (SFC/ SEHK/HKMA) and regulatory work; judicial review; mutual legal assistance; letters of request; extra dition; and customs and excise, inland revenue and immigration department investigations.

Andrew has defended many large-scale white-collar commercial crime cases brought by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and the Commercial Crime Bureau (CCB), as well as by the Hong Kong Police Force.

Andrew has developed strong international ties and engages in detailed preparation of cases for the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Court of Final Appeal. He has assisted in the prosecu tion and detection of crime, and advised compa nies on possible criminal conduct by directors or employees.

Andrew is a member of the International Bar Association commercial crime group. He is also a speaker at IBA and other conferences on whitecollar crime, and comes recommended in Expert Guides: Fraud and White Collar Crime (2014–2020) and Who’s Who Legal: Business Crime Defence (2014–2020).

After being admitted to practice in 2014, Paul Wang has specialized in handling complex cases involving white collar crime, from securities and regulatory issues, to corruption, money laundering and fraud.

Paul is highly experienced in representing clients involved in investigations by statutory bodies like the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK), the Commercial Crime Bureau (CCB), the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), the Hong Kong Police Force, the Department of Justice, the Immigration Department and the Customs & Excise Department.

A native Mandarin and Cantonese speaker, Paul passed the first Greater Bay Area Bar Exam ever held and becoming eligible to practise both People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Hong Kong law in nine cities in the Greater Bay Area of Mainland China.

This, together with law degrees from both Civil Law and Common Law jurisdictions, gives Paul a considerable advantage in helping firms with a PRC focal point deal with commercial or regulatory investigations against them.

Among notable recent cases, Paul represented a defendant in a 70-day money laundering trial which partly took place in Mainland China using Hong Kong laws under a Letter of Request and involved examination of witnesses in a PRC court room before a Hong Kong and PRC Judge.

He also defended clients in a major money laundering case involving over one billion Hong Kong dollars and represented a prestigious construction consultancy firm in the first case in which the prosecution tried to hold the consultant, instead of the contractor, liable for a site accident on the basis it was a “proprietor”.

7th Floor, Ruttonjee House 11 Duddell Street Central Tel: +852 2868 1234 powner@haldanes.com www.haldanes.com

WWL says: Andrew Powner distinguishes himself as a go-to name in the market who “seeks practical solutions whilst being mindful of the law and available legal reme dies at all times”.

7th Floor, Ruttonjee House

11 Duddell Street Central Tel: 852 2230 2823

paul.wang@haldanes.com www.haldanes.com

WWL says: Paul Wang is highly recom mended by market observers for his “intel ligent understanding” of clients’ cases and ability to “effortlessly straddle the cultures of PRC and Hong Kong”.

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Mainland China

Eric Carlson

Covington & Burling LLP ecarlson@cov.com

May Lu Simmons & Simmons may.lu@simmons-simmons.com

Benjamin Miao Fangda Partners benjamin.miao@fangdalaw.com

John Tan Arnold & Porter john.tan@arnoldporter.com

Melody Wang Allen & Overy Lang Yue Melody.Wang@langyuelaw.com

Kate Yin*

Fangda Partners kate.yin@fangdalaw.com

Hong Kong

Kelly S Austin Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP kaustin@gibsondunn.com

Timothy W Blakely Morrison & Foerster LLP tblakely@mofo.com

Matt Bower Allen & Overy LLP matt.bower@allenovery.com

Derek Chan SC Plowman Chambers derek@plowmanchambers.com

Eugene Chen Allen & Overy LLP eugene.chen@allenovery.com

Vena Cheng

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld vena.cheng@akingump.com

Anita Chow

Morley Chow Seto anita.chow@mcs.com.hk

Colin Cohen

Boase Cohen & Collins, Solicitors and Notaries colin@boasecohencollins.com

Andrew J Dale

Ropes & Gray LLP andrew.dale@ropesgray.com

Charlotte Draycott SC Central Chambers centlaw@netvigator.com

Peter Duncan Plowman Chambers peterduncansc@plowmanchambers.com

Julie Engwirda Harneys julie.engwirda@harneys.com

Graham Harris SC Liberty Chambers grahamharris@libertychambers.com

Gareth Hughes Debevoise & Plimpton LLP ghughes@debevoise.com

Mark Johnson Debevoise & Plimpton LLP mdjohnson@debevoise.com

Cori A Lable Kirkland & Ellis cori.lable@kirkland.com

Mark Lin Hogan Lovells mark.lin@hoganlovells.com

Alan Linning Mayer Brown alan.linning@mayerbrown.com

Tim Mak Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer tim.mak@freshfields.com

Jonathan Midgley* Haldanes Solicitors and Notaries midgley@haldanes.com

Christopher Morley

Morley Chow Seto

christopher.morley@mcs.com.hk

David Morrison

MinterEllison

david.morrison@minterellison.com

Felix Ng*

Haldanes Solicitors and Notaries felix.ng@haldanes.com

Andrew Powner* Haldanes Solicitors and Notaries powner@haldanes.com

Martin Rogers Davis Polk & Wardwell martin.rogers@davispolk.com

Eric Seto

Morley Chow Seto eric.seto@mcs.com.hk

Kevin Steel Robertsons steel@robertsonshk.com

Eric Tang Morley Chow Seto eric.tang@mcs.com.hk

Benson Tsoi

Parkside Chambers benson.tsoi@parksidechambers.com.hk

Donna Wacker Clifford Chance donna.wacker@cliffordchance.com

James Wadham Davis Polk & Wardwell james.wadham@davispolk.com

Paul Wang* Haldanes Solicitors and Notaries paul.wang@haldanes.com

Kyle Wombolt

Herbert Smith Freehills kyle.wombolt@hsf.com

Wendy Wysong Steptoe & Johnson LLP wwysong@steptoe.com

Mini vandePol Baker McKenzie mini.vandepol@bakermckenzie.com

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CAPITAL MARKETS

We highlight 51 individuals in this chapter who are renowned for their expertise in capital markets, offering underwriters, issuers, and sponsors their stellar advice on the full gamut of financing and transactional matters.

Most Highly Regarded

Peter Brien Slaughter and May Hong Kong

Kay Ian Ng Sullivan & Cromwell Hong Kong

Kay Ian Ng at Sullivan & Cromwell draws remarkable recognition for his experience handling high-profile IPOs, securities offer ings and acquisitions.

Peter Brien of Slaughter and May astutely advises leading corporations, fund managers and investment banks on fundraising and M&A deals.

Benita Yu is a top name in the market, revered for her experience securities, M&A and debt financing transactions.

Linklaters’ Andrew Malcolm is an accom plished capital markets specialist whose practice is focused on cross-border deriva tives and equity-linked transactions.

Mary Matson is highly sought after for her strategic advice on structured finance and derivatives deals.

Constance Choy from Sidley Austin earns endorsements significant expertise in public and private capital markets mandates.

Constance Choy Sidley Austin LLP Hong Kong

Jonathan B Stone

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Hong Kong

At Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Jonathan Stone is a top-tier practitioner who excels in capital markets and corporate transactions.

Connie Heng with Clifford Chance secures significant plaudits as she skilfully steers clients through sensitive and strategic capital structuring and takeovers.

Angela Chan possesses over 20 years of experience advising key companies on bond offerings, hybrid securities and transactions.

Neil Campbell of K&L Gates displays deep understanding of international financial transactions involving derivatives, debt and equity products and securitisations.

Hayden Flinn at King & Wood Mallesons maintains an impressive capital markets practice, which sees him routinely repre senting arrangers, bookrunners and credit agencies.

Richard Mazzochi is singled out by peers for his vast experience handling landmark

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financial transactions at home and abroad.

Larry Kwok from Kwok Yih & Chan is highly sought after by financial advisers and managers for his expertise in pan-US and European corporate transactions.

Dieter Yih is renowned in the market for his outstanding representation of investors and corporates in volatile corporate finance deals.

Kirkland & Ellis is home to Nicholas Norris who receives recognition from respondents for his work on a wide variety of commercial transactions.

Robert Ashworth with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer gains praise from peers and clients alike for his unrivalled experience in highvalue deals in the technology and financial services sectors.

Teresa Ko distinguishes herself as a top name in the market thanks to her outstanding track-record navigating complex corporate financings and issuances.

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Mingzi Tian Jingtian & Gongcheng

Mrs Tian received her bachelor’s degree from China University of Political Science and Law in 2008, and her LLM degree from Transnational Law and Business University in 2010. She joined the firm in 2010 and is now a partner.

Mrs Tian specialises in capital markets (domestic and overseas). She is familiar with IPOs in the capital markets of mainland China, Hong Kong and the USA. Mrs Tian is interested and expe rienced in the reorganisations that are common among domestic companies prior to their overseas IPOs (involving asset reorganisation, shareholder reorganisation, overseas reorganisation, organ isation between operating entities and holding companies, etc). She is also experienced in reor ganisations among listed companies, or companies with overseas and domestic structures, carried out prior to domestic IPOs. She is very knowledgeable of the impact of regulations and practices, in rela tion to foreign investment, on these reorganisa tions, skilled at assisting companies to plan their processes in advance. She is particularly interested in the establishment/dismantling of red-chip struc tures and VIE structures. She was responsible for iQiyi.com's US IPO in 2018; Maoyan Entertainment’s Hong Kong IPO in 2019; Tianli Education’s Hong Kong IPO in 2018; and ChemChina’s series of dual-currency, multi-tranche bonds.

Mrs Tian also specialises in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital. She has been responsible for several investments made by Xiaomi Corporation; Arrial Group’s investments and financing; Suning Finance’s A-round financing; and Newlinks Technology’s series of financings.

Mrs Tian is fluent in Mandarin and English. 34th Floor, Tower 3 China Central Place, 77 Jianguo Road Chaoyang District Beijing

Tel: +86 10 5809 1045 tian.mingzi@jingtian.com www.jingtian.com

WWL says: Mingzi Tian is a well-regarded practitioner who is singled out by peers for her broad practice spanning domestic and foreign capital raising, debt structuring and M&A deals.

Mainland China

Tao (Andy) QIN

DeHeng Law Offices qintao@dehenglaw.com

Ming An JunHe LLP anm@junhe.com

Zhilin BAI

DeHeng Law Offices baizhilin@dehenglaw.com

Dan CAI

DeHeng Law Offices caidan@dehenglaw.com

Xian Cao

DeHeng Law Offices caoxian@dehenglaw.com

Limin Chen Zhong Lun Law Firm chenlimin@zhonglun.com

Jeffrey J Ding Fangda Partners jding@fangdalaw.com

Ai Feng JunHe LLP fenga@junhe.com

JianJun Guan Grandall Law Firm guanjianjun@grandall.com.cn

Palmer Guangming Wang Dentons

guangming.wang@dentons.cn

Cecilia Hu

Pinsent Masons LLP cecilia.hu@pinsentmasons.com

Peter X Huang

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP peter.huang@skadden.com

Yuanpeng Lang

Jingtian & Gongcheng lang.yuanpeng@jingtian.com

Borong Liu Zhong Lun Law Firm liuborong@zhonglun.com

William Qiu Zhong Lun Law Firm qiujian@zhonglun.com

Sam Qu

AllBright Law Offices qusc@allbrightlaw.com

Daniel F. Roules Squire Patton Boggs daniel.roules@squirepb.com

Mingzi Tian*

Jingtian & Gongcheng tian.mingzi@jingtian.com

Liangliang Wang

Jingtian & Gongcheng wang.liangliang@jingtian.com

Tao Xiuming JunZeJun Law Offices taoxiuming@junzejun.com

Jason Xu

Davis Polk & Wardwell jason.xu@davispolk.com

YongQiang Yu JunHe LLP yuyq@junhe.com

Jianwei Zhang

JunHe LLP zhangjw@junhe.com

Xin Zhang Global Law Office zhangxin@glo.com.cn

Xingzhong Zhang

JunHe LLP zhangxzh@junhe.com

Xu Zhang Grandall Law Firm ericachang@grandall.com.cn

Helen Zhou

AllBright Law Offices zhouhan@allbrightlaw.com

Hong Kong

Robert Ashworth

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer robert.ashworth@freshfields.com

Peter Brien

Slaughter and May peter.brien@slaughterandmay.com

Neil Campbell K&L Gates LLP neil.campbell@klgates.com

Angela Chan Clifford Chance angela.chan@cliffordchance.com

Conrad Chan Kwok Yih & Chan conrad.chan@kyclaw.com

Margie Chan White & Case LLP margie.chan@whitecase.com

Constance Choy Sidley Austin LLP cchoy@sidley.com

Hayden Flinn King & Wood Mallesons hayden.flinn@hk.kwm.com

James Fong Bird & Bird james.fong@twobirds.com

Connie Heng

Clifford Chance connie.heng@cliffordchance.com

Grace Huang

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer grace.huang@freshfields.com

Teresa Ko

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer teresa.ko@freshfields.com

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Larry Kwok Kwok Yih & Chan larry.kwok@kyclaw.com

John Lee Allen & Overy LLP john.lee@allenovery.com

William Liu Linklaters william.liu@linklaters.com

Andrew Malcolm Linklaters andrew.malcolm@linklaters.com

Mary Matson Linklaters mary.matson@linklaters.com

Richard Mazzochi King & Wood Mallesons richard.mazzochi@hk.kwm.com

Kay Ian Ng Sullivan & Cromwell ngki@sullcrom.com

Nicholas Norris Kirkland & Ellis nicholas.norris@kirkland.com

Jonathan B Stone Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom jonathan.stone@skadden.com

Dieter Yih Kwok Yih & Chan dieter.yih@kyclaw.com

Benita Yu Slaughter and May benita.yu@slaughterandmay.com

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COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

In this chapter, 49 outstanding litigators are highlighted for their vast experience representing clients in a wide range of disputes in a variety of courts across the country.

Most Highly Regarded

Brian W Gilchrist

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Hong Kong

Martin Rogers

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Hong Kong

Temple Chambers impresses this year with seven listings.

Abraham Chan SC is revered as “a very intelligent litigator” who is “particularly strong in public law”.

Charles Manzoni KC is singled out by market respondents as “a great advocate who handles difficult cases well”.

Jat Sew-Tong SC JP earns acclaim from peers as “a very prominent litigator” in the market.

Des Voeux Chambers earns four listings this year.

Jose-Antonio Maurellet SC enjoys a stellar reputation in the market as “an accomplished commercial litigator”.

Johnny Mok SC is described by peers as “the doyen of public law” who “comes up with creative arguments like no one else can”.

Douglas Lam SC is “a well-known liti gator” thanks to his “fluid and comprehen sive presentation in court and client-handling skills”.

Anson Wong SC gains plaudits in the market as “a compelling commercial advo cate and a popular junior silk”.

King & Wood Mallesons performs impres sively with four listings.

Mark Johnson Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Hong Kong

Gareth Thomas

Herbert Smith Freehills Hong Kong

Paul Starr is a seasoned litigator who is described by peers as “very smart and diligent”.

Ariel Ye is a first-class litigator who is “well recognised in the legal community”.

Zhang Shouzhi is held in high regard as “an eminent and reputed litigator in China with a remarkable international outlook”.

Yuwu Liu is distinguished by his longstanding experience “handling many interna tional litigation cases on behalf of domestic and international clients”.

Benjamin Yu SC of Chambers of Benjamin Yu is “a leading silk in the bar” who is “special ised in probate and judicial review matters”.

Davis Polk & Wardwell is home to Martin Rogers who receives effusive praise from peers and clients alike as “a leader in the field” when it comes to regulatory matters.

Mark Johnson at Debevoise & Plimpton is an established name in the Hong Kong market where he is seen as “a go-to litiga tion solicitor”.

Brian Gilchrist with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is highly esteemed as “a super strong litigator” who is “involved in many high-profile cases”.

Abraham Chan SC Temple Chambers Hong Kong

Benjamin Yu SC

Chambers of Benjamin Yu Hong Kong

Gareth Thomas from Herbert Smith Freehills is “an excellent commercial lawyer”, renowned for his “great strategic planning”.

At Denis Chang’s Chambers, Tim Parker is a prominent figure in the market who is highly regarded for his “vast experience in judicial review”.

Robert Whitehead at Bernacchi Chambers is a greatly respected litigator who is “extremely astute and practical”, in addition to being “a real joy to work with”.

Donna Wacker with Clifford Chance is “a really great litigator” with notable expertise in the financial services sector.

Gall Law’s Nick Gall is a “die-hard litigator” with a wealth of experience in multi-jurisdic tional fraud and international asset tracing litigation.

David Morrison from MinterEllison is “an excellent and hard-working litigator” who is “excellent for regulatory matters”.

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Ning Fei

Hui Zhong Law Firm

Mr. Fei is the managing partner of Hui Zhong Law Firm, a boutique dispute resolution law firm based in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong.

Bryan is the Deputy Head of Hill Dickinson’s Hong Kong office, leading the commercial and insolvency disputes practice. He has over 25 years’ of practice in Hong Kong working at leading international law firms. He has extensive experience in all aspects of dispute resolution including litigation, arbitration, international and domestic mediation, trial prepa ration, conducting trials, asset tracing and asset recovery, and multi-party settlement negotiations.

He often handles challenging commercial and insolvency related disputes. He has managed numerous complex and high profile disputes from the Court of First Instance up to the Court of Final Appeal.

Bryan has particular experience of loan defaults, corporate and individual insolvencies, receiverships, corporate fraud (including social engineering fraud), breach of fiduciary duties by directors and officers and trustees, shareholder and joint venture disputes, professional negligence claims and sale of goods/commodity disputes.

He acts primarily for financial services compa nies, financial institutions, leading insurers and reinsurers, turnaround management firms and court appointed liquidators and receivers, the Boards of listed companies, SMEs and entrepre neurs and high net worth individuals. He has acted for a variety of stakeholders in many high-profile insolvencies and advised international hedge fund clients on various China-related bond holder defaults. During the global financial crisis, he has also acted for leading financial institu tions defending investment product ‘misselling’ claims and the related regulatory/compliance investigations.

Bryan also has experience managing multi-ju risdictional litigation including Mainland China cross-border disputes and insolvencies and pursuing multiple claims following a corporate collapse as a result of fraud by management. This often includes litigating in offshore jurisdictions such as Cayman, BVI, Bermuda and Samoa. He regularly obtains urgent interim relief for clients including asset freezing and disclosure orders.

Bryan has led some of Hong Kong’s most significant high profile commercial and insolvency cases from the Hong Kong Court of First Instance through to the Court of Final Appeal.

Bryan is listed in various legal directories including the WWL, The Legal 500, and Chambers Global. The Chambers Global Guide 2022 recognised his “strong track record handling shareholder disputes, investigations and insolvency litigation”. The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific Guide 2022 described him as a ‘top rate litigator and strategist’ and ‘one of the best in Hong Kong’, a lawyer who is ‘affable’ and ‘very client-focused, highly responsive and commercial’ with project management skills that are ‘second-to-none’.

Bryan is a member of the Law Society of Scotland, the Law Society of Hong Kong and the Restructuring and Insolvency Faculty of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and INSOL International.

Suite 1228, South Tower

Beijing Kerry Centre, 1 Guanghua Road Chaoyang District Beijing, 100020

Tel: +86 10 5639 9588

feining@huizhonglaw.com www.huizhonglaw.com

WWL says: Ning Fei is singled out as "an acclaimed and respected litigator in China" with "extensive experience across a wide range of industries".

Bryan is a regular writer, commentator and presenter on dispute resolution and insolvency market trends and developments. He has been a joint contributor to the Hong Kong White Book for many years and he authored the Bullen & Leake Chapter on Insolvencies and Companies (Hong Kong 2013 First Edition, 2017 Second Edition and 2020 Third Edition). He is also a featured video presenter on the Conventus Law online legal media platform. He graduated from the University of Strathclyde with a bachelor of laws and postgraduate diploma in legal practice.

33B United Centre 95 Queensway, Admiralty Tel: +852 2525 7525

bryan.o'hare@hilldickinson.com www.hilldickinson.com

WWL says: Bryan O'Hare is singled out by peers as a go-to name when it comes to commer cial and insolvency disputes.

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Mainland China

Lijun Cao

Zhong Lun Law Firm caolijun@zhonglun.com

Chungang Dong Jingtian & Gongcheng dong.chungang@jingtian.com

Ning Fei*

Hui Zhong Law Firm feining@huizhonglaw.com

Yuwu Liu

King & Wood Mallesons liuyuwu@cn.kwm.com

Helen H Shi

Fangda Partners hong.shi@fangdalaw.com

Zhang Shouzhi

King & Wood Mallesons zhangshouzhi@cn.kwm.com

Ariel Ye

King & Wood Mallesons ariel.ye@cn.kwm.com

Hong Kong

Charles Allen RPC

Charles.Allen@rpc.com.hk

Denis Brock

O'Melveny & Myers dbrock@omm.com

Abraham Chan SC

Temple Chambers achan@templechambers.com

Victor Dawes SC

Temple Chambers vdawes@templechambers.com

Ian De Witt Tanner De Witt iandewitt@tannerdewitt.com

Chris Dobby Hogan Lovells chris.dobby@hoganlovells.com

Nick Gall Gall

nickgall@gallhk.com

Brian W Gilchrist Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP bgilchrist@gibsondunn.com

Glenn Haley

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner HK glenn.haley@bclplaw.com

Ambrose Ho SC

Rede Chambers ambroseho@redechambers.com

Chris Howse

Howse Williams chris.howse@hwbhk.com

Richard Hudson Deacons richard.hudson@deacons.com

Nicholas D Hunsworth Mayer Brown nick.hunsworth@mayerbrown.com

Mark Johnson

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP mdjohnson@debevoise.com

Camille Jojo

Norton Rose Fulbright camille.jojo@nortonrosefulbright.com

Malcolm Kemp M.B. Kemp malcolm.kemp@kempllp.com

Douglas Lam SC

Des Voeux Chambers elainechan@dvc.hk

Mark Lin Hogan Lovells mark.lin@hoganlovells.com

Bernard Man SC

Temple Chambers bman@templechambers.com

Ian Mann

Harney Westwood & Riegels ian.mann@harneys.com

Charles Manzoni KC

Temple Chambers charlie.manzoni@39essex.com

Jose-Antonio Maurellet SC

Des Voeux Chambers bowie@dvc.hk

Rory McAlpine

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom rory.mcalpine@skadden.com

Johnny Mok SC

Des Voeux Chambers mail@johnnymok.com

David Morrison

MinterEllison

david.morrison@minterellison.com

Bryan O'Hare*

Hill Dickinson Hong Kong bryan.o'hare@hilldickinson.com

Jin Pao SC

Temple Chambers jinpao@templechambers.com

Tim Parker

Denis Chang's Chambers tparker@dcc.law

Jason Pow SC

Jason Pow SC's Chambers jasonpow@jpsc-chambers.com

Martin Rogers

Davis Polk & Wardwell martin.rogers@davispolk.com

Jat Sew-Tong SC JP

Temple Chambers jst@templechambers.com

Rachael Shek

Herbert Smith Freehills rachael.shek@hsf.com

Paul Shieh SC

Temple Chambers pshieh@templechambers.com

Thomas So

Grandall Law Firm tso@grandallzimmern.com.hk

Paul Starr

King & Wood Mallesons paul.starr@hk.kwm.com

Gareth Thomas Herbert Smith Freehills gareth.thomas@hsf.com

Donna Wacker Clifford Chance donna.wacker@cliffordchance.com

Robert Whitehead Bernacchi Chambers rwsc@chambers.com.hk

Michael Withington Howse Williams michael.withington@hwbhk.com

Anson Wong SC

Des Voeux Chambers ansonwong@dvc.com.hk

Friven Yeoh Sidley Austin LLP fyeoh@sidley.com

Benjamin Yu SC

Chambers of Benjamin Yu bysc@biznetvigator.com

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COMMERCIAL MEDIATION

Here, we recognise 16 standout individuals for their excellent work handling a range of complex commercial disputes.

Most Highly Regarded

Danny McFadden

CEDR Asia Pacific Hong Kong

Christopher To Gilt Chambers Hong Kong

Christopher To at Gilt Chambers is “a well-respected mediator” with significant expertise in construction disputes.

Danny McFadden with CEDR Asia Pacific is highlighted as “a well-known international commercial mediator” with “the biggest mediation practice in the area”.

The Resolution Mediation Consultants is home to Jody Sin Kar Yu who is “an estab lished figure” in the region when it comes to domestic mediation in Hong Kong.

Jody Sin Kar Yu

The Resolution Mediation Consultants Limited Hong Kong

Norris Yang

ADR International Limited Hong Kong

Norris Yang from ADR International is well established in the market thanks to his more than 30 years of experience in international commercial disputes.

Caldwell’s Peter Scott Caldwell is widely acknowledged as a go-to mediator for construction-related disputes.

Peter Ho with Accord Hong Kong is “well known in the region” for his first-rate prac tice, which sees him regularly engaged in construction disputes.

At Haldanes Solicitors and Notaries, Geoffrey Booth secures endorsements for his profound experience handling high-value commercial mediations.

Ting-kwok Iu at Kwok Ng & Chan maintains a strong reputation in the region as “an active promoter of mediation” with impressive experience handling complex disputes.

Independent Mediator Julian Stargardt is a prominent figure in the market who is “very active in complex international mediation”.

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Geoffrey Booth

Haldanes Solicitors and Notaries

Geoffrey has been practising law in Hong Kong since 1979 and has acted for clients in many significant cases in the territory over that time. He believes that it is important to understand the stress which Court proceedings place on clients, and to assist them as practically and effectively as possible.

He was awarded Higher Rights of Audience for Criminal proceedings in 2013 and is listed in inter national guides as one of Hong Kong’s leading white collar crime lawyers and commercial mediators.

Geoffrey has been mediating for over 20 years in Commercial and in Family matters, and has joined Hong Kong’s Collaborative Law Practice Group, which assists clients to settle disputes by a collaborative process in which the parties instruct their lawyers to work with them in a cooperative approach to reach a settlement.

Mainland China

Lester Garson Huang P.C. Woo & Co lh@pcwoo.com.hk

Hong Kong

Geoffrey Booth*

Haldanes Solicitors and Notaries gnbooth@haldanes.com

Peter Scott Caldwell Caldwell Ltd psc@pscaldwell.com

Robin Egerton Parkside Chambers robin.egerton@parksidechambers.com.hk Brian W Gilchrist Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP bgilchrist@gibsondunn.com

Peter Ho

Accord Hong Kong info@accordgroup.hk

Ting-kwok Iu

Kwok Ng & Chan iutingkwok@kncsol.com

Hing Fung Leung

The University of Hong Kong hfleung@hku.hk

Elaine Liu

Sir Oswald Cheung's Chambers elaineliu@siroswald.com

Charles Manzoni KC

Temple Chambers charlie.manzoni@39essex.com

Danny McFadden

CEDR Asia Pacific dmcfadden@cedr.com.hk

Jody Sin Kar Yu

The Resolution Mediation Consultants Limited jody.sin@theresolution.com.hk

Julian Stargardt

Independent Mediator stargardt.adr@gmail.com

Mary Thomson

Pacific Chambers mary.thomson@pacificchambers.com

Christopher To Gilt Chambers chris.to@giltchambers.com

Norris Yang

ADR International Limited adrilhk@gmail.com

7th Floor, Ruttonjee House 11 Duddell Street Central Tel: +852 2868 1234 gnbooth@haldanes.com www.haldanes.com

WWL says: Geoffrey Booth secures endorsements for his profound experience handling high-value commercial mediations.

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An asterisk denotes practitioners who have profiles in the preceding pages.

Nominees have been selected based on comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.

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COMPETITION

This year, we identify 42 market-leading competition lawyers who stand out for their stellar work across the full gamut of contentious and advisory matters.

Most Highly Regarded

Michael Han Fangda Partners Beijing Susan Ning King & Wood Mallesons Beijing

Eight individuals from JunHe are listed in this chapter.

Janet Hui gains worldwide plaudits for her guidance on complex antitrust issues arising from the telecoms, hospitality and property sectors.

Yingling Wei is greatly appreciated by clients for her “laser-focused” approach to complex corporate transactions and related compliance audits.

Audrey Chen is well recognised for her top-tier practice handling delicate antitrust reviews by domestic regulators.

Xiaohua Sara Chen is noted for her well-established practice and deep under standing of competition law.

The “market-leading” Michael Han with Fangda Partners is “sharply strategic, espe cially on sensitive cases involving the SAMR”.

Slaughter and May’s Natalie Yeung is an “all-round practitioner who is well versed in competition investigations, merger control and overseas enforcement issues”.

King & Wood Mallesons’ Susan Ning is “very

knowledgeable” when it comes to complex anti-monopoly investigations and due diligence.

Adrian Emch of Hogan Lovells International earns effusive endorsements from peers thanks to his renowned practice in interna tional and Chinese antitrust law.

The “extremely well-respected” Alastair Mordaunt of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is lauded as “one of the leading lights in Asia for competition”.

Ninette Dodoo astutely advises domestic and foreign clients on prominent antitrust investigations with her “solid knowledge” of international competition law.

At Norton Rose Fulbright, Marc Waha is “an outstanding operator in large-scale compe tition cases” and is “well connected in the competition circle, both in Hong Kong and Europe”.

Sébastien Evrard from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is “an entrusted advisor” among a broad range of tech, automobile and

Janet Hui JunHe LLP Beijing Natalie Yeung Slaughter and May Hong Kong

transport sector clients when it comes to complex antitrust issues.

John Yong Ren at T & D Associates comes highly recommended for his “very effective” approach to high-value competition cases.

Linklaters is home to pre-eminent competi tion lawyer Fay Zhou, whose practice covers a wide range of cross-border and local cartel inspections, merger clearance and compli ance exercises.

Marcus Pollard is celebrated as “one of the pioneers of Hong Kong’s competition ordinance” with encyclopaedic knowledge of Chinese law.

Yong Bai with Clifford Chance is “a seasoned antitrust practitioner with great experience handling complex competition matters for foreign clients”.

Andrew Foster of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom is a key name in the compe tition market who excels at “expediting the process in intricate antitrust audits, prose cutions and litigations”.

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Ken (Jianmin) Dai

Dentons

Ken Dai is the partner of Dentons Shanghai office and the co-chair of the Dentons China competition and antitrust practice. Ken specialises in antitrust investigation, antitrust compliance, merger filing and private antitrust litigation. Ken earned his LLB from the China University of Political Science and Law, and his LLM from the University of Bristol in the UK.

Ken was one of the first lawyers to practise antitrust law in China. Ken has advised certain multinational companies on establishing antitrust law manuals and compliance programmes. He has also advised numerous multinationals on the appli cation of the PRC Anti-monopoly Law and enforce ment policies in relation to distribution practices in China. In addition, Ken has a diversity of experi ence advising both foreign companies and domestic enterprises in making merger filings before SAMR and MOFCOM. Furthermore, he has regularly assisted and represented certain enterprises in completing and bringing private antitrust litiga tions in China. Ken also has experience advising companies in handling the legal issues between intellectual property rights and antitrust laws.

Currently, Ken is a council member of the Shanghai Law Society competition committee, and of the Asia Competition Association (ACA). He is also a member of the International Bar Association antitrust committee and the InterPacific Bar Association competition committee; an adjunct professor at Koguan School of Law at Shanghai Jiaotong University; and a columnist for Forbes China

Ken’s working languages include Chinese, English and Cantonese.

Michael Gu AnJie Law Firm

Michael Gu is a partner of AnJie Law Firm based in Beijing, having previously been a principal compe tition partner at another leading PRC firm. Michael also spent five years at the competition practices of Linklaters and Allen & Overy. His work covers all types of antitrust matters in China, including merger filings, antitrust investigations, antitrust civil litigations and compliance audit and trainings.

Michael Gu has a strong background in both legal education and economic research. He studied EU competition law under the EU–China legal and judicial cooperation programme, spon sored by the PRC Ministry of Justice and the European Commission, from 2002 to 2003. He also has a master’s degree from the China Centre for Economic Research at Peking University.

As a competition law pioneer in China, Michael has secured merger clearance from the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC (MOFCOM) and State Administration for Market Regulation for numerous transactions involving a variety of industries (eg, healthcare, pharmaceutical, electronics, manufac turing, consumer products, telecommunications, transportation, energy, financial service). In 2008, Michael successfully submitted the first merger filing under the Anti-Monopoly Law which also received the first approval from the anti-monopoly bureau of the MOFCOM. Michael has also repre sented clients in high-profile antitrust investigation proceedings, antitrust civil litigations and leniency programmes. In addition, Michael frequently provides strategic preventive advice to clients with respect to the potential antitrust risks asso ciated with distribution agreements, IP licensing, restrictive measures, exclusive dealings, marketing events, pricing and bidding process, etc.

Michael mainly serves Fortune 500 companies, large state-owned enterprises and leading equity funds.

Michael has actively participated in the drafting process of the PRC Anti-Monopoly Law and its amendments and implementing rules. He has submitted numerous suggestions and comments to the relevant legislative authorities.

Michael has been recognised as a leading lawyer in antitrust/competition by many inter national guides including Chambers & Partners, WWL, The Legal 500, AsiaLaw and Global Competition Review. In particular, Michael was named as one of the top 100 lawyers in China by China Business Law Journal in 2016. He was also named as a Future Leader of competition law by WWL in 2017.

Michael has authored the China chapter of The Public Competition Enforcement Review for more than 13 years. He is a frequent contributor to many legal journals such as Competition Policy International, Competition Policy Research, China Business Law Journal , Asia Law Business and leading finance magazine Cai Xin. His publications regarding China antitrust law are well received, widely reproduced and quoted. Michael is also an external antitrust expert engaged by Beijing Administration for Market Regulation. In addi tion, Michael is a co-managing editor of the China Antitrust Law Journal published by LexisNexis.

7th Floor, Building D Parkview Green FangCaoDi No. 9 Dongdaqiao Road Beijing, 100020 Tel: +86 21 5878 1965 jianmin.dai@dentons.cn www.dentons.com

WWL says: Ken Dai ranks highly among peers thanks to his “solid experience and sound judgement” navigating sensitive anti trust matters.

19/F, Tower D1

Liangmaqiao Diplomatic Office Building No. 19 Dongfangdonglu Chaoyang District Beijing, 100600

Tel: +86 10 8567 5959

michaelgu@anjielaw.com www.anjielaw.com

WWL says: Michael Gu is an accomplished competition lawyer who is highly sought after for his guidance on merger filings, regulatory inspections and litigation.

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Ying Song

AnJie Law Firm

Ms Song is a full-time antitrust partner at AnJie Law Firm. She began practising law in the years immediately following the enactment of China’s Anti-Monopoly Law, and since then has devoted her entire career to this area. She has thus accumu lated extensive experience in all types of antitrust cases, including investigations, private actions, merger filings and compliance counselling.

She received a bachelor’s degree in law from the China University of Political Science and Law; and a master’s degree in competition law from the University of Bonn, Germany. Her solid knowledge of China’s Anti-Monopoly Law and EU competition law gives her a distinct advantage when advising on global antitrust matters. Equipped with a rigorous education in EU competition law, Ms Song can not only comprehend competition issues in specific cases from a global perspective, but also make convincing arguments by drawing upon the prac tices and policies in other leading jurisdictions.

She has handled a number of high-profile and influential antitrust cases in China, including merger filing cases (MediaTek/Morning Star and ChemChina/Syngenta); antitrust private litigation (Panasonic and Sinopec); and investigations (relating to LCD, milk powder and auto parts), among many others. All these cases have been widely followed by enforcers, scholars and practitioners in China and around the world.

Ms Song has also accumulated an array of experience in IP-related competition cases. For example, she has experience of handling various IP-related competition litigations and advising numerous high-tech companies on whether their product designs comply with antitrust rules. She also provides competition law training; drafts compliance brochures; assists with mock inter views and dawn raids; and undertakes antitrust compliance reviews of business models for top 500 companies, Chinese SOEs and listed companies.

Ms Song has a very strong academic back ground in competition law. She currently serves as a researcher at the Competition Law Research Centre of Wuhan University, a first-tier university in China; and serves an academic adviser to LLM candidates at North China University of Technology. She is a regular speaker on competition issues at various high-level academic conferences, such as the annual forum of the Asian Competition Association and conferences organised by the International Chamber of Commerce. She published many academic articles related to hot topics in competition law, such as private antitrust litigations, digital platforms, standard essential patents and so on.

She is recommended as a leading competition/ antitrust lawyer in China by Chambers & Partners (2017 to 2020) and The Legal 500. Ms Song has been named as one of China’s top 10 antitrust lawyers by China Intellectual Property Forum (2019) and as one of China’s top 15 female lawyers by LegalBand (2020).

Ms Song’s clientele ranges from large stateowned enterprises to renowned multinational companies and medium-sized domestic/foreign companies. She has clients in various industries including automobiles, electronics, semiconduc tors, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, telecommuni cations, high-tech and software, energy, finance, transportation, machinery, aviation and consumer goods. Her professional devotion is well recognised by many clients.

Hao Zhan AnJie Law Firm

Mr Zhan Hao has PhD, master’s and bachelor’s degrees in law; and completed a post-doctorate degree in economics at Peking University. His dual ability in law and economics gives him an edge in counselling on antitrust and insurance issues. As managing partner of AnJie Law Firm, Dr Zhan has over 10 years of experience in all aspects of anti trust/competition law, such as private litigation, government investigations, merger review filing and compliance consultancy. He represents clients from a whole range of industry sectors including the internet, semiconductors, online entertain ment, energy and mining, aviation, insurance, telecommunications, automobiles and pharma ceuticals. These clients include many Fortune 500 companies and other world-renowned names, such as Panasonic, Hitachi, Qualcomm, GE, Verisign, YKK, Sinopec and Air China Cargo.

Dr Zhan was rated in the top tier of the anti trust/competition and insurance chapters of Chambers and Partners. He is also recommended by WWL Insurance and Reinsurance; PLC’s Which Lawyer?; and Expert Guides. He is named one of the top 10 lawyers in the Asian Legal Business “China Power List”, and as one of the country’s top 20 lawyers of the past 10 years.

19/F, Tower D1

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WWL says: Ying Song is an eminent competition specialist who garners praise for her handling of complex anti-monopoly and unfair competition matters.

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He also serves as the vice chair of the ICC China Competition Commission, and commissioner of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese legal advisory board.

As a top antitrust litigator in China, Dr Zhan has argued for clients in most high-stakes antitrust lawsuits before Chinese courts. His most prominent representations include the Sinopec case (where he successfully won a reversal of the first-instance and second-instance judgements in China’s first antitrust lawsuit in the oil and gas industry); the Panasonic case (where he victoriously defended the client against downstream distributors); the Rare Earth case (involving complicated SEP issues, and relating to disputes in the USA and China); and a series of domain-name registration dispute cases (concerning the internet regulatory scheme).

CONSTRUCTION

This year’s research highlights 49 distinguished lawyers, identified for their experience managing complicated disputes and contractual and delay issues across the sector.

Most Highly Regarded

Glenn Haley

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner HK Hong Kong

Ian Pennicott KC Des Voeux Chambers Hong Kong

Des Voeux Chambers sees five lawyers listed in this chapter.

The “reliable and knowledgeable” Anthony Houghton SC earns effusive endorsements for his “exemplary experience in construction disputes”.

Ian Pennicott KC is “a standout name” in the construction sphere who “deals with matters efficiently and always comes up with simple solutions to complex issues”.

David Tsang is “a key name” in the market who is regularly engaged in construction matters thanks to his “in-depth knowledge of quantity surveying matters”.

King & Wood Mallesons achieves four listings here.

Donovan Ferguson comes “highly recom mended” for his “extensive experience in high-value construction disputes”.

Paul Starr ranks highly among peers thanks to his revered construction practice spanning infrastructure and government-re lated projects.

Edmund Wan secures significant plaudits from peers with his “substantial experience and keen knowledge of contentious construc tion cases”.

Harry Du receives plaudits for his prac tice advising major companies, contractors and investors in commercial infrastructure matters.

Pinsent Masons’ Dean Lewis is “a legendary litigator” who “makes impossible cases possible” with his “concise and straightfor ward advice”.

Timothy Hill Hogan Lovells Hong Kong

Steven Yip MinterEllison Hong Kong

Glenn Haley from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner HK is singled out by peers as “very hands on and reliable” when it comes to major construction disputes.

Hogan Lovells’ Timothy Hill maintains a firstrate construction practice and is recognised for his adept handling of complex mandates from stakeholders.

Damon So is a formidable opponent regu larly seen representing public and corporate clients in “high-value construction disputes”.

MinterEllison’s Steven Yip secures plau dits from peers for his skilful handling of construction claims for variations, delays and contracts.

At Temple Chambers, Charles Manzoni KC is revered as “a top barrister and arbitrator” and “a leading senior counsel on construction matters”.

Peter Scott Caldwell with Caldwell is recog nised as an “exceptionally well-experienced” practitioner when it comes to multibil lion-dollar civil construction projects.

HFW’s Martin Downey has built up a “longstanding construction practice” covering a broad range of construction matters, from regulatory reviews to environmental inspections.

Peter Clayton SC of Parkside Chambers maintains “a remarkable reputation” in the region for his track record on complex construction disputes.

Dean Lewis Pinsent Masons Hong Kong

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Arbitration Chambers’ Neil Kaplan CBE KC SBS is highly renowned as “one of the best construction arbitrators worldwide”.

Ian Cocking at Cocking & Co is highly sought after by sponsors, insurers and contractors for his advice on major contractual disputes and claims.

Dennis Wong possesses a wealth of experience in construction law and is “skilled at presenting complex information with simplicity”.

Alfred Wu with Norton Rose Fulbright is a key player in the construction space where he guides clients through criminal and non-con tentious construction matters.

Prince’s Chambers is home to Philip Rompotis who performs “outstandingly” in high-profile engineering and social infra structure proceedings.

Mayer Brown’s Geoffrey Chan garners praise for his representation of contractors, consult ants and corporations in complex construc tion litigations.

Kian Heong Hew from Herbert Smith Freehills is recognised in the market for his renowned construction practice in China.

Wanhe Ye of Cyan Law is highlighted as “a dedicated litigator in China” with “a wealth of experience in construction disputes”.

Construction

Calvin Cheuk Des Voeux Chambers

Calvin was called to the Hong Kong Bar in 2005, after obtaining First Class Honours in both archi tecture and law at the University of Hong Kong and the Bachelor of Civil Law at the University of Oxford. In 2004, he also was awarded the Bar Scholarship, which is the highest award given by the Hong Kong Bar Association.

Calvin’s practice has since developed to cover a broad range of areas, with special emphasis on construction/arbitration disputes as well as company/commercial matters. He is regularly instructed to appear in disputes relating to large construction or commercial projects in both Hong Kong, Macau, the PRC and overseas, including cross-harbour tunnel, casino development, coal mines, substantial commercial complex, hotels and residential properties. Calvin has appeared in courts of all levels in Hong Kong, including the Court of Final Appeal. Apart from appearing in courts, he is also frequently instructed to appear in arbitrations.

Calvin’s recent prominent cases include a USD300M negligence claim in relation to a chem ical plant in Saudi Arabia, a final account claim in relation to a casino in Macau, a final account claim in relation to a major cultural project in Hong Kong. From 2018 to 2021, he represented the Commission of Inquiry investigating into the structural safety of the construction work at the Hung Hom Railway Station, which was part of Shatin-Central Link, one of the most expensive railway lines ever built in Hong Kong.

In addition to his private practice, Calvin has been a speaker in various seminars on construc tion/arbitration law topics. He is the former Chairman of the Society of Construction Law Hong Kong former Consultant and a former Editor of the Hong Kong Law Reports and Digest.

Calvin was appointed as the Deputy District Judge in 2018 and 2021. He also regularly sits as arbitrator.

38/F Gloucester Tower

The Landmark, Central, Hong Kong Tel: +8 52 2526 3071

calvincheuk@dvc.com.hk www.dvc.hk

WWL says: Calvin Cheuk is commended by market respondents for his “excellence in understanding and presenting complicated technical issues” in multibillion-dollar construction disputes.

Julian Cohen Resolution Chambers

He is also involved in arbitration law reform and the training of arbitrators. He has assisted in training in jurisdictions such as Papua New Guinea, Afghanistan, Maldives and Sri Lanka.

Julian is British with Hong Kong Permanent Residency. He is a native English speaker. He has experience with legal and contractual documents in French.

Suite 1001 10/F, Far East Finance Centre 16 Harcourt Road Tel: +852 2688 0161 jacohen@me.com www.resolution-chambers.com

WWL says: Julian Cohen is widely endorsed by peers and clients alike for his firstrate practice covering a broad spectrum of construction-related disputes, both domestic and cross-border.

An asterisk denotes practitioners who have profiles in the preceding pages.

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Harry Du

King & Wood Mallesons harry.du@cn.kwm.com

Tom K M Fu

Mayer Brown tom.fu@mayerbrown.com

Kian Heong Hew

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP kianheong.hew@hsfkewei.com

Michelle Li

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP michelle.li@hsf.com

Zhu Shuying Shanghai City Development Law Firm zhshy@jianwei.com

Jihong Wang Zhong Lun Law Firm wangjihong@zhonglun.com Wanhe Ye Cyan Law wanhe.ye@caianlaw.com

Elvis (Xianfeng) Zhou JunHe LLP zhouxf@junhe.com Maoyuan Zhu Zhong Lun Law Firm zhumaoyuan@zhonglun.com

Hong Kong

Bernard Ang

Pinsent Masons bernard.ang@pinsentmasons.com

Peter Scott Caldwell Caldwell Ltd psc@pscaldwell.com

Geoffrey Y M Chan Mayer Brown geoffrey.chan@mayerbrownjsm.com

Calvin Cheuk* Des Voeux Chambers calvincheuk@dvc.com.hk Kwok Kit Cheung

Deacons kwokkit.cheung@deacons.com.hk Malcolm Chin MinterEllison

Joseph Chung

Deacons joseph.chung@deacons.com

Peter Clayton SC Parkside Chambers peter.clayton@parksidechambers.com.hk

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Nominees have been selected based on comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.

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Ian Cocking Cocking & Co ian.cocking@cockingco.com

Julian Cohen*

Resolution Chambers jacohen@me.com

Martin Downey HFW martin.downey@hfw.com

Donovan Ferguson King & Wood Mallesons donovan.ferguson@hk.kwm.com

Phillip Georgiou Georgiou Payne Stewien LLP phillip.georgiou@gpslegal.asia

Glenn Haley Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner HK glenn.haley@bclplaw.com

Menachem Hasofer

Mayer Brown menachem.hasofer@mayerbrown.com

Timothy Hill Hogan Lovells timothy.hill@hoganlovells.com

Anthony Houghton SC

Des Voeux Chambers ahsc@outlook.com

Neil Kaplan CBE KC SBS Arbitration Chambers neil@neil-kaplan.com

Gilbert Kwok Cocking & Co gilbert.kwok@cockingco.com

Dean Lewis Pinsent Masons dean.lewis@pinsentmasons.com

Charles Manzoni KC Temple Chambers charlie.manzoni@39essex.com

May Ng

DLA Piper Hong Kong may.ng@dlapiper.com

Philip Nunn Norton Rose Fulbright philip.nunn@nortonrosefulbright.com Ian Pennicott KC SC

Des Voeux Chambers ianpennicott@dvc.com.hk

Philip Rompotis Prince's Chambers rompotis@princeschambers.com.hk John Scott SC

Des Voeux Chambers john.scott@dvc.com.hk

Damon So

Hogan Lovells damon.so@hoganlovells.com

Paul Starr

King & Wood Mallesons paul.starr@hk.kwm.com

Christopher To Gilt Chambers chris.to@giltchambers.com

David Tsang

Des Voeux Chambers

Christopher Tung K&L Gates LLP christopher.tung@klgates.com

Nicholas Turner Pinsent Masons nicholas.turner@pinsentmasons.com

Edmund Wan

King & Wood Mallesons edmund.wan@hk.kwm.com

Dennis Wong Cocking & Co dennis.wong@cockingco.com

Terence Wong

Loeb & Loeb LLP twong@loeb.com

Alfred Wu

Norton Rose Fulbright alfred.wu@nortonrosefulbright.com

Geoffrey Y. M. Chan

Mayer Brown geoffrey.chan@mayerbrown.com

Steven Yip MinterEllison steven.yip@minterellison.com

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

In this chapter, WWL is proud to present 15 market-leading corporate governance practitioners, selected for their expe rience advising on governance matters, including management restructuring, transactions and compliance checks.

JunHe maintains a strong position with six practitioners listed here.

Audrey Chen is lauded by interviewees for her adept handling of intricate boardroom issues, employee relations and shareholder activism.

Jie Chen regularly represents key industry players in sensitive internal inspec tions and compliance audits from regulators.

Conyers’ Christopher Bickley comes highly recommended for his stellar practice span ning high-value merger transactions and ensuing governance issues.

Teresa Ko from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is singled out by peers for her advice provided to SOEs and privately owned corpo rates on sensitive business ventures.

At Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Celia Lam is “very thorough and thoughtful” and “an excel lent technical operator”.

Gary Lock with King & Wood Mallesons frequently handles disputes arising from public and private sector takeovers as well as shareholder activism.

Kirkland & Ellis’ Nicholas Norris is praised for his “vast experience advising on highvalue transactions” and is highlighted as “a pleasure to work with” by market respondents.

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Audrey Chen JunHe LLP chenzr@junhe.com

Jie Chen JunHe LLP chenj@junhe.com Fang He JunHe LLP hef@junhe.com Qi (Adam) Li JunHe LLP liqi@junhe.com

Binxue Sang JunHe LLP sangbx@junhe.com Wei Xiao JunHe LLP xiaow@junhe.com

Hong Kong

Christopher WH Bickley Conyers christopher.bickley@conyersdill.com

Teresa Ko

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer teresa.ko@freshfields.com

Celia Lam

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett celia.lam@stblaw.com

Gary Lock

King & Wood Mallesons gary.lock@hk.kwm.com

Nicholas Norris Kirkland & Ellis nicholas.norris@kirkland.com

Henry Ong

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP henry.ong@weil.com

George Ribeiro Ribeiro Hui g.ribeiro@ribeirohui.com

Benita Yu Slaughter and May benita.yu@slaughterandmay.com

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CORPORATE IMMIGRATION

Here we feature four top-tier corporate immigration lawyers who excel at facilitating transnational corporations on the investment and employment aspects of nationality laws.

Most Highly Regarded

Eugene Chow Chow King & Associates Hong Kong

Chow King & Associates’ Eugene Chow draws widespread plaudits for his esteemed prac tice in commercial and corporate immigra tion matters.

Edward Lehman from Lehman Lee & Xu is singled out as “a leading figure in China” when it comes to nationality law and excels

in the market thanks to his multilingual practice.

Becky Xia with Fragomen (Shanghai) secures endorsements for her top-notch practice advising MNCs and international employers on investment-related immigration visas.

Jeffrey Wilson of JunHe applies two decades of experience to his first-rate practice advising global companies on transactional, contractual and employment issues.

Mainland China

Edward E Lehman Lehman Lee & Xu elehman@lehmanlaw.com

Jeffrey Wilson JunHe LLP jeffrey_wilson@junhe.com

Becky Xia Fragomen (Shanghai) Co Ltd bxia@fragomen.com

Hong Kong

Eugene Chow Chow King & Associates eugene@chowking-visas.com

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CORPORATE TAX

This year’s research recognises eight eminent corporate tax lawyers, selected for their in-depth understanding of tax law in contentious, regulatory, and transactional issues.

Baker McKenzie’s Pierre Chan applies his profound understanding of tax law when advising corporate and individual clients from a broad range of sectors.

Anderson Lam of DLA Piper Hong Kong is an entrusted adviser among domestic and foreign clients when it comes to tax planning, structuring and compliance issues.

Stefano Mariani from Deacons main tains an esteemed corporate tax practice encompassing tax restructuring, review and mandate appeal cases.

Willem Jan Hoogland at Haldanes Solicitors and Notaries routinely advises domestic and overseas clients on the full gamut of Hong Kong and international tax law.

With Temple Chambers, Stewart Wong SC is highly recommended for his first-rate advice on corporate revenue matters.

Duan & Duan’s David Dingfa Liu is well recog nised among respondents for his breadth of knowledge on corporate tax law.

Peter Yongjun Ni of Zhong Lun Law Firm is applauded by peers for his top-tier counsel offered to high-net-worth individuals and commercial clients.

Bill Ye at King & Wood Mallesons earns endorsements for his comprehensive expe rience managing tax investigations, compli ance audits and litigations.

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Hong Kong

Willem Jan Hoogland

Haldanes Solicitors and Notaries

Willem is the founder and partner of HKWJ Tax Law & Partners Limited (HKWJ). HKWJ provides Hong Kong (HK), Mainland China and international tax advisory services for corporate and individual clients. Willem has about 25 years’ practical expe rience in tax planning and trust related work. He is specialised in offering advice on various tax issues, eg, tax-efficient shareholding structures, applica tion of double tax treaties, identification of tax risks, transfer pricing, (automatic) exchange of informa tion and HK offshore non-taxable claim. Further, he has experience with resolving tax disputes between tax authorities and clients.

Willem studied fiscal law at the University of Groningen in Holland. He obtained LLM tax law degrees from the University of London in the UK and Queen’s University in Canada; and an LLB degree and a postgraduate certificate in law from the University of HK. He became a qualified solicitor in Hong Kong and is a consultant for the law firm Haldanes.

Willem is an executive member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) (HK branch); a frequent visitor to the annual IFA congress meet ings; a member of the Taxation Institute of HK; a member of the tax committees for both the HK General Chamber of Commerce and the Dutch Chamber of Commerce; a former chairman of the Dutch Society of HK; a former member of the Dutch Chartered Institute of Tax Advisers; and a frequent contributor to various magazines.

DATA

This chapter highlights 22 established data lawyers, recommended for their experience handling compliance, regulatory and data protection matters.

Most Highly Regarded

Anna L Gamvros Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

Anna Gamvros of Norton Rose Fulbright secures significant endorsements for her “top-tier work” on data privacy, protection and incident response.

Mayer Brown’s Gabriela Kennedy receives remarkable recognition for her outstanding performance counselling corporates on data compliance, breaches and transfers.

From AnJie Law Firm, Samuel Yang is recog nised as a pre-eminent data lawyer with 20 years’ experience advising multinational companies, state-owned enterprises and start-up ventures.

Deacons’ Charmaine Koo cuts a distin guished figure in the data and cybersecurity space where she steers clients through data privacy audits, regulatory investigations and governance issues.

From Hogan Lovells, Mark Parsons main tains a strong data practice spanning e-com merce licensing agreements, compliance checks and fintech transactions. Sherry Gong is a well-regarded IT lawyer, renowned for her adept handling of internet security, data protection issues and relevant commercial deals.

JunHe’s Xiao (Marissa) Dong impresses sources with her stellar track record on data privacy law, ranging from strategic advisory work and regulation audits to cross-border data transfers.

Yan Luo at Covington & Burling is regarded as “a respected rival” among peers who regu larly represents tech companies in high-pro file corporate transactions and regulatory reviews.

Gabriela Kennedy Mayer Brown Central

Vivien Chan with Vivien Chan & Co is applauded for her first-rate counsel provided to major domestic and international corpora tions on data law matters.

Howard Hao Wu of Baker McKenzie FenXun excels in advising clients from the technology, telecoms and retail sectors on major trans actions and regulatory inspections.

From Zhong Lun Law Firm, Scott Guan enjoys a stellar reputation for his ability to nimbly navigate through complex data protection and privacy matters.

Morrison & Foerster ‘s Gordon Milner is highly sought after by tech companies, financiers, and manufacturers for his ency clopaedic knowledge of IT law.

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Ken (Jianmin) Dai

Dentons

Ken Dai is a partner from Dentons Shanghai office. He is one of the pioneering lawyers in China prac ticing the area of data protection & privacy, and cybersecurity. Since 2012, he has been advising a number of clients (especially multinational companies) on the every aspect of data protection & privacy, and cybersecurity, including without limitation: (1) analyzing the feasibility of business models, (2) reviewing and revising privacy policies, (3) advising on the increasingly important legal issue of data cross-border transfer, (4) advising on workplace privacy, (5) advising on the data protec tion & privacy issues in the contexts of cross-border litigation, arbitration and investigation, (6) assisting in building up the data compliance policies, (7) advising on the intersection between data and competition, and (8) dealing with the data breach.

Ken Dai was ranked as one of the “Client Choice Top 20 Lawyers” by Asian Legal Business (ALB) respectively in 2014 and 2017. Moreover, in 2020, Ken Dai was recognized by China Business Law Journal as the A-List Lawyer in China.

Samuel Yang AnJie Law Firm

Samuel is a partner of AnJie Law Firm. He has rich experience from having served as an in-house counsel and external lawyer for nearly 20 years. Before joining AnJie in 2015, he had worked at British Telecom, CMS, and DLA Piper.

Samuel is a well-respected Chinese lawyer with expertise in Technology, Media, Telecom, Data Protection and Cyber Security. He was named among the World’s Highest Ranked Data Lawyers (Who’s Who Legal & GDR, 2021, 2022), a Leading Individual in PRC TMT firms (The Legal 500, 2020, 2021, 2022), a Band 1 Cyber Security & Data Protection Lawyer (LEGALBAND, 2019, 2020, 2021), a Top 10 Cyber Security and Data Protection Lawyer in China (LEGALBAND, 2018), and a Top 15 Cyber Security and Data Protection Lawyer in China (LEGALBAND, 2021). The Legal 500 commented that Samuel and his team have a particular strength in “telecom-related regulatory and general commer cial legal services” and “issues such as cyber secu rity and data protection areas” and have “built a real niche” in these areas.

Samuel advises MNCs on a wide range of regulatory, commercial, and corporate matters, with a special focus on telecommunications, data protection, cyber security, internet, e-commerce, social networking, hardware and software, tech nology procurement and transfer, distribution and licensing, and other technology-related matters: Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT): Having worked in the sector, Samuel has a particular strength in TMT-related regulatory and commer cial legal services. He advises international and Chinese telecommunications carriers, internet and e-commerce companies, hardware and soft ware companies, TV stations, advertising compa nies, theme parks, record labels, and others. He also advises companies in other industries on TMT-related matters, including outsourcing and digitalization projects and various regulatory issues.

Data Protection & Cyber Security: Long before China’s Cyber Security Law took effect in 2016, Samuel was a pioneer in the field of data protec tion and cyber security law in China. Samuel and his team provide a full range of data protection and cyber security services, such as data protec tion and cyber security compliance audits, crossborder data transfer support, privacy and other compliance policy drafting, data protection and information security agreement drafting, big data and cloud computing advice, trade secret protec tion strategies, “sensitive personal information” and “important data” handling guidance, data breach responses, employee monitoring and data control guidance, network product certification support, cryptography and security product regu lation advice, cybercrime responses, lobbying and government liaison.

Samuel’s recent work highlights include: assisted a leading global telecom company in acquiring telecom licenses in China; advised a world leading cloud service provider on cyber secu rity, data protection and telecom regulatory issues in China; advised an international theme park & resort company on data protection and cyber secu rity issues in China; advised a leading global insur ance company on a comprehensive data protection and cyber security project; advised a leading global IT service company in a multimillion-dollar dispute against a major Chinese state-owned enterprise; advised an international hotel group on an e-com merce project with a top online travel platform; advised a leading electric automobile manufacturer on cyber security and personal information protec tion issues; advised a world leading IT company on a connected-car project with a leading automo bile manufacturer; advised an iconic global mobile phone maker on regulatory matters in relation to data centres and cloud services in China; advised

7th Floor, Building D Parkview Green FangCaoDi No. 9 Dongdaqiao Road Beijing, 100020

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a world leading courier service company on a comprehensive personal information protection compliance project; advised a global industry leader in high-tech cables and systems on a cooperation and licensing agreement with a Chinese factory; advised a leading global insur ance company on cross-border data transfers and Chinese government security assessments; and advised an American chemical company on the protection of its trade secrets in China.

Samuel regularly contributes to several legal journals, and his publications are well-received and widely reproduced.

Samuel received his LLB from Dalian Maritime University and LLM from the University of International Business and Economics.

He speaks Chinese and English fluently.

Mainland China

Ken (Jianmin) Dai* Dentons

jianmin.dai@dentons.cn Xiao (Marissa) Dong JunHe LLP dongx@junhe.com

Sherry Gong

Hogan Lovells International LLP sherry.gong@hoganlovells.com

Scott Guan Zhong Lun Law Firm scottguan@zhonglun.com

Robert Lewis Chance & Bridge Partners Robert.Lewis@chancebridge.com Qi (Adam) Li JunHe LLP liqi@junhe.com Yan Luo Covington & Burling LLP yluo@cov.com

Paul D McKenzie Morrison & Foerster LLP pmckenzie@mofo.com

Philip Qu TransAsia Lawyers pqu@transasialawyers.com

Howard Hao Wu

Baker McKenzie FenXun howard.wu@bakermckenzie.com

Jun Yang

Jade & Fountain PRC Lawyers jun.yang@jadefountain.com

Samuel Yang*

AnJie Law Firm

yanghongquan@anjielaw.com

Dehao Zhang Fieldfisher dehao.zhang@fieldfisher.com

Hong Kong

Peter Bullock

King & Wood Mallesons peter.bullock@hk.kwm.com

Vivien Chan

Vivien Chan & Co vivchan@vcclawservices.com

Anna L Gamvros

Norton Rose Fulbright anna.gamvros@nortonrosefulbright.com

Paul Haswell

Seyfarth Shaw LLP phaswell@seyfarth.com

Gabriela Kennedy Mayer Brown

gabriela.kennedy@mayerbrown.com

Charmaine Koo Deacons

Charmaine.koo@deacons.com

Gordon A Milner

Morrison & Foerster LLP gmilner@mofo.com

Mark Parsons Hogan Lovells mark.parsons@hoganlovells.com

Scott Thiel

DLA Piper Hong Kong scott.thiel@dlapiper.com

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Liangmaqiao Diplomatic Office Building No. 19 Dongfangdonglu Chaoyang District Beijing, 100600

Tel: +86 10 8567 2968

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Nominees have been selected based on comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.

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ENERGY

In this chapter, we single out the top 12 energy specialists in the Chinese and Hong Kong legal markets. They have been selected for their exceptional experience advising domestic and international clients on a range of transactional, regu latory, contentious and financing matters.

The “excellent” David Blumental with Latham & Watkins is well renowned in the market for his “great background in oil and gas” trans actions and disputes.

At Sunshine Law Firm, Jane Chen is renowned for her high-quality work on largescale power project financing.

Brunswick Group’s Tom Deegan is high lighted as “a top practitioner” with a wealth of experience in energy and infrastructure matters, particularly in relation to emerging markets.

Carolyn Dong of DLA Piper Hong Kong is “a fantastic lawyer” who is highly sought after by clients in the energy and infrastructure sectors.

Xiang Yang Ge at JunHe is an established figure in the energy sector, lauded for his “good quality advice” on M&A-related matters.

Fei Kwok with Clyde & Co draws praise for her extensive knowledge of all aspects of oil and gas transactions.

Hilary Lau from Herbert Smith Freehills is touted for his track-record advising clients in the energy and natural resources sectors on acquisitions, developments and disposals of projects.

Monica Sun is revered as “an excellent representative of her clients’ interests in matters related to energy, power, mining and global transactions”.

Russell Wilkinson at Baker Botts is singled out as a go-to name when it comes to the full spectrum of transactional and regulatory matters in the energy sector.

Mainland China

Jane Chen Sunshine Law Firm cz@sunshinelaw.com.cn

Xiang Yang Ge JunHe LLP gexy@junhe.com Handel Lee King & Wood Mallesons handel.lee@cn.kwm.com

Monica Sun Herbert Smith Freehills LLP monica.sun@hsf.com

Jason Zhao Latham & Watkins LLP jason.zhao@lw.com

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David M Blumental

Latham & Watkins LLP david.blumental@lw.com

Tom Deegan Brunswick Group tdeegan@brunswickgroup.com

Carolyn Dong DLA Piper Hong Kong Carolyn.Dong@dlapiper.com

Fei Kwok Clyde & Co Fei.Kwok@clydeco.com

Hilary Lau

Herbert Smith Freehills hilary.lau@hsf.com

Russell Wilkinson

Baker Botts LLP

russell.wilkinson@bakerbotts.com

John Yeap Pinsent Masons john.yeap@pinsentmasons.com

Energy

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FRANCHISING

In this chapter, we highlight 11 impressive lawyers in the Chinese and Hong Kong markets who stand out for their excep tional work on a broad range of franchise matters for domestic and international clients.

Dominic Hui with Ribeiro Hui is looked upon with enormous favour as “one of the leading practitioners in China”.

Reking Chen at DLA Piper is highly sought after for his in-depth knowledge of intellec tual property in relation to franchising.

ELLALAN is home to Ella Cheong who stands out as a go-to lawyer for domestic and inter national franchisers, highlighted in particular for her deep knowledge of trademarks.

Shirley Kwok at King & Wood Mallesons is a seasoned practitioner who is celebrated for her vast experience in the field advising clients in IP matters arising from franchising.

Ning Lu from Covington & Burling is a highly recommended specialist in the area with a wealth of experience navigating clients through complex franchising transactions.

From JunHe, Yu Qin has amassed over 25 years of experience advising Chinese and international clients on contentious and non-contentious matters.

Peter Jiang at C&M Law Offices is lauded by peers for his in-depth expertise in licensing and franchise agreements.

Mainland China

Reking Chen DLA Piper reking.chen@dlapiper.com

Dominic Hui

Ribeiro Hui d.hui@ribeirohui.com Peter (Wu Si) Jiang C&M (China) Law Offices cmlo@cmlo.com.cn

Ning Lu Covington & Burling LLP nlu@cov.com

Yu Qin JunHe LLP qiny@junhe.com Coral Toh Spruson & Ferguson coral.toh@spruson.com

Hong Kong

Ella Cheong ELLALAN ella.cheong@ellalan.com

Shirley Kwok

King & Wood Mallesons

shirley.kwok@hk.kwm.com Cedric Lam

Dorsey & Whitney LLP lam.cedric@dorsey.com

Mark J Stevens

Deacons mark.stevens@deacons.com Kenny K S Wong

Hogan Lovells kenny.wong@hoganlovells.com

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been selected based on comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practitioners worldwide.

met independent international research criteria are listed.

INSURANCE & REINSURANCE

In this year’s edition, we recognise 13 insurance and reinsurance lawyers who stand out for their excellence across a broad range of issues, including transactional and regulatory matters, liability cases and coverage disputes.

RPC earns three listings in this chapter. Carmel Green is celebrated as an authority on insurance law who “instils great confidence that she will provide legally robust advice”.

Antony Sassi is highlighted as “a market leader” with a wealth of experience advising and representing directors and officers in insurance and reinsurance transactions and disputes.

With over 35 years of experience, David Smyth is a go-to name when it comes to providing risk management advice

to insurance brokers and other related professionals.

Tow Lu Lim from Mayer Brown garners high praise as an expert in regulatory matters, as well as in advising insurers on coverage issues.

Simon McConnell with Clyde & Co comes highly regarded as “an excellent litigator” with a first-rate practice encompassing financial lines insurance.

Rupert Skrine at Kennedys is a key figure in the field, renowned as “an experienced liti gator” in insurance-related disputes.

Richard Bates advises a range of clients, including insurers, brokers and other insur ance intermediaries, in a variety of corporate and commercial matters.

Sloma & Co’s Henry Lee is a long-standing fixture in the market who is highly sought after by clients in the shipping industry for his insurance expertise.

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An asterisk denotes practitioners who have profiles in the preceding pages.

Nominees have been selected based on comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.

Henry Lee

Sloma & Co

Henry is a partner at Sloma & Co and a dispute resolution lawyer with over 20 years of experience of practice in China. Henry advises on a wide range of commercial disputes with particular focus on insurance-related disputes. Henry advises on policy coverage issues and has extensive experience in defending complex, high value insurance disputes.

He is regularly instructed by both domestic and internal insurers/reinsurers to defend claims before the courts and local arbitration commis sions. Henry also regularly assists with both local and international insurers in recovery claims in both court and arbitration proceedings.

Henry has also been ranked continuously by Chambers as a leading shipping lawyer in China market and his expertise covers all aspects of shipping, both dry and wet. He represents mainly international shipowners, H&M underwriters and P&I Clubs before all the Maritime Courts of China, their respective appeal courts and the Supreme Court in China.

Henry has been sitting as an arbitrator of both China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (“CIETAC”) and China Maritime Arbitration Commission (“CMAC”) since 2016 and has handed down as sole, chair or co-arbitrator, tens of awards on insurance disputes, shipping disputes and other complex commercial disputes.

Henry speaks English.

Hao Zhan

AnJie Law Firm

Dr Zhan has practised law for over 21 years, focusing especially on insurance law and compe tition law. Under his leadership, AnJie has the biggest insurance team in the PRC.

His insurance law practice covers insurance disputes; the use of insurance funds; corporate matters (developing/localising insurance products in China, the localisation of insurance products and compliance); establishing insurance institutions; insurers’ IPO and M&A; subrogation; litigation; arbitration; extended warranty; healthcare; and many other matters. His clients include various prominent Chinese and global insurance compa nies. He has dealt with cases regarding all kinds of property and life insurance. He is regularly recog nised by Who’s Who Legal, Chambers & Partners, ALB, Expert Guides, PLC, the Client Choice Awards, Asian-MENA Counsel and Asialaw as one of China's leading insurance lawyers.

Dr Zhan is vice president (and only attorney member) of the auto insurance consulting committee of the Insurance Association of China, and an arbitrator of CIETAC, SIETAC, HKIAC, KLRCA, LCIA, DIS and AICAC. He serves as a member of the legal counsel committee of All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese; and an expert to the Insurance Asset Management Association of China.

He is a postdoctoral researcher in economics; and a professor at the Central University of Finance and Economics, and Renmin University.

He has an LLB, an LLM and a doctoral degree in law. In 2001, he participated in an EU-sponsored programme to study EU law.

Mainland China

Henry Lee* Sloma & Co henry.lee@sloma.com.cn Yuan Min King & Wood Mallesons yuanmin@cn.kwm.com

Hao Zhan* AnJie Law Firm zhanhao@anjielaw.com

Hong Kong

Richard Bates Kennedys Richard.Bates@kennedyslaw.com Kevin Bowers Bowers Law kevin.bowers@bowers.law Joyce Chan Clyde & Co joyce.chan@clydeco.com Carmel Green RPC carmel.green@rpc.com.hk Tow Lu Lim Mayer Brown tl.lim@mayerbrown.com Simon McConnell Clyde & Co LLP simon.mcconnell@clydeco.com Antony Sassi RPC antony.sassi@rpc.com.hk Rupert Skrine Kennedys rupert.skrine@kennedyslaw.com David Smyth RPC david.smyth@rpc.com.hk Martin CW Tam Baker McKenzie martin.tam@bakermckenzie.com

29th Floor, Hongyi Plaza 288 Jiujiang Road Shanghai, 200001

Tel: +86 21 6329 8999

henry.lee@sloma.com.cn www.sloma.com.cn

WWL says: Henry Lee is a long-standing fixture in the market who is highly sought after by insurers/reinsurers for his insur ance expertise.

19/F, Tower D1

Liangmaqiao Diplomatic Office Building No. 19 Dongfangdonglu Chaoyang District Beijing, 100600

Tel: +86 10 8567 5988 zhanhao@anjielaw.com www.anjielaw.com

WWL says: Hao Zhan is highlighted as "one of the most experienced lawyers" in the market who impresses peers with his deep understanding of insurance and reinsurance law.

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IP | Patents

In this chapter, we shine the light on 35 practitioners who are renowned for their advisory work covering the infringement and enforcements of patents.

Most Highly Regarded Gordon Gao Fangda Partners Beijing

King & Wood Mallesons sees six impressive individuals listed.

Nongfan Zhu wins praise for his advisory work on a number of complex patent issues and is regularly sought after by domestic and international clients.

Xu Jing is highlighted by peers for her “unrivalled court performance” on patent infringement matters and a range of IP concerns.

Wenping Chen regularly advises clients on a wide range of patent applications, particularly excelling in bio-technology, natural pharmaceuticals and biochemistry patents.

Geoffrey Lin with Ropes & Gray ranks promi nently thanks to his outstanding representa tion of high-profile clients in the enforcement of IP rights across a range of industries.

Geoffrey Lin Ropes & Gray Shanghai

Fangda Partners’ Gordon Gao receives considerable praise and recognition for his work representing pharmaceutical and telecommunications companies in patent infringements.

Nick Beckett of CMS consistently impresses clients with his “accuracy and thoroughness” and his “understanding of Chinese laws”.

Tony Chen at Jones Day earns extensive endorsements from peers for his top-tier patent practice in a variety of industries, including pharmaceutical and chemicals.

Christine Yiu with Bird & Bird is held in high esteem for her invaluable experience working on patents, particularly when it comes to healthcare, chemical and industrial machinery innovations.

Matthew Laight distinguishes himself with decades of experience in the patents space across a multitude of sectors, including communications and electronics.

Nongfan Zhu King & Wood Mallesons Beijing

Bonan Lin of Zhongzi Law Office receives a plethora of endorsements for his “over 40 years of first-hand experience” in a range of complex patent issues.

Jian Xu from Gowling WLG is commended by market commentators for her strong exper tise in patent prosecution.

William (Skip) Fisher with DLA Piper is iden tified for his formidable international pres ence in patent law, winning praise for his work on patent enforcement.

Lusheng’s Sharon Qiao is well versed in the enforcement of patents, earning praise from national and international respondents.

Annie Tsoi at Deacons is well regarded for her experience acting on all aspects of patents, including managing complex innovations for pharmaceutical and electronic companies.

Mainland China

Nick Beckett CMS nick.beckett@cms-cmno.com

Tony Chen Jones Day tonychen@jonesday.com

Wenping Chen

King & Wood Mallesons chenwenping@cn.kwm.com

He Fang King & Wood Mallesons fang.he@cn.kwm.com

William (Skip) Fisher DLA Piper UK LLP william.fisher@dlapiper.com

Gordon Gao Fangda Partners ggao@fangdalaw.com

Aaron D Hurvitz Kangxin Partners ahurvitz@kangxin.com

Xu Jing King & Wood Mallesons xujing@cn.kwm.com

Bonan Lin Zhongzi Law Office bonanlin@zz-iplaw.com.cn

Geoffrey Lin

Ropes & Gray LLP geoffrey.lin@ropesgray.com

Richard Lin Fangda Partners rlin@fangdalaw.com

Elliot Papageorgiou

Gowling WLG elliot.papageorgiou@gowlingwlg.com

Sharon Qiao Lusheng sqiao@lushenglawyers.com

Yusheng Shi King & Wood Mallesons shiyusheng@cn.kwm.com

Johnson Z L Wang JunHe LLP wangzl@junhe.com

Zhaohui (Zoe) Wang JunHe LLP wangzh@junhe.com

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Jian Xu Gowling WLG jian.xu@gowlingwlg.com

Christine Yiu Bird & Bird christine.yiu@twobirds.com

Dixon Zhang Fangda Partners dzhang@fangdalaw.com

Nongfan Zhu King & Wood Mallesons zhunongfan@cn.kwm.com

Hong Kong

Vivien Chan Vivien Chan & Co vivchan@vcclawservices.com

Ella Cheong ELLALAN ella.cheong@ellalan.com

Alan Chiu ELLALAN alan.chiu@ellalan.com

Douglas Clark Rouse dclark@rouse.com

Justin Davidson Norton Rose Fulbright justin.davidson@nortonrosefulbright.com

Lewis Ho Loeb & Loeb LLP lho@loeb.com

Shirley Kwok King & Wood Mallesons shirley.kwok@hk.kwm.com

Matthew Laight Bird & Bird matthew.laight@twobirds.com

Annie Tsoi Deacons annie.tsoi@deacons.com

Henry Wheare

Nixon Peabody CWL henry.wheare@nixonpeabodycwl.com

Alison Wong Bird & Bird

alison.wong@twobirds.com

Kenny K S Wong

Hogan Lovells kenny.wong@hoganlovells.com

Catherine Zheng Deacons catherine.zheng@deacons.com

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IP | Trademarks

Here, we highlight 64 outstanding lawyers who excel across the full spectrum of trademark-related issues.

Most Highly Regarded

Spring Chang Chang Tsi & Partners Beijing

Ai-Leen Lim AWA Asia Hong Kong

Chang Tsi & Partners impresses with three listings.

Spring Chang enjoys an excellent repu tation thanks to her outstanding handling of trademark disputes across a number of different sectors, including pharmaceutical and electronics.

Emma Ma receives high praise for her in-depth experience dealing with non-con tentious and contentious trademark issues.

Simon Tsi enjoys a strong international reputation for his encyclopaedic knowledge of international guidelines pertaining to trade mark prosecution and dispute resolution.

Four practitioners from Hogan Lovells are listed here.

Zhen Feng is renowned for her profound expertise in a multitude of issues including trademark filing and brand protection.

Helen Xia receives commendations for her practice in the Asian market and her “great understanding of Chinese IP law”.

Eugene Low is recognised for the breadth of his experience in trademarks, especially in regard to contentious IP matters.

Kenny Wong impresses market sources with his adept handling of diverse trademark matters across a number of jurisdictions.

Ai-Leen Lim of AWA Asia receives accolades from peers who regard her as a prominent figure in Asia thanks to her first-rate handling of contentious and non-contentious trade mark matters.

At King & Wood Mallesons, Fei Liao is a leading name in the Asian market, recognised for his specialist knowledge of trademark prosecution and dispute resolution.

Zhen Feng Hogan Lovells International Shanghai

Qiang Ma Haiwen & Partners Beijing

Xiaoli Yang is commended as “a very knowledgeable practitioner” with over 20 years of experience in the trademarks sphere.

Qiang Ma of Haiwen & Partners is lauded as “knowledgeable and a good strategist” who is capable of “co-ordinating a large volume of complex matters into a digestible form”.

Dixon Zhang of Fangda Partners is held in high esteem among sources for his excel lent track-record representing a number of high-profile clients in trademark infringe ment cases.

Jerry Xia with Gen Law ranks prominently for his extensive experience advising on complex trademark disputes.

Loke-Khoon Tan at Baker McKenzie is lauded for his “great client care” and fantastic exper tise in anti-counterfeiting planning and the protection of trademarks.

Maria Smith maintains an internation ally recognised practice focused on brand protection and enforcement of trademarks and other IP matters.

Unitalen’s Ying Huang is singled out as a leader in the field thanks to her adept handling of trademark prosecutions for various brand portfolios.

George Chan of Simmons & Simmons wins praise from peers who regard him as “a solid, all-round IP practitioner” who is “excellent with clients”.

John Slater is highlighted for his deep knowledge of trademark management, as well as related enforcement and prosecution.

Fei Liao King & Wood Mallesons Beijing

Dixon Zhang Fangda Partners China

Peggy Cheung at Kwok Yih & Chan maintains a strong track record with over three decades of experience handling an array of trademark disputes.

Jia (Meph) Gui from Global Law Office earns recognition for his market-leading practice with a focus on the exploitation and protection of trademarks.

Mayer Brown’s Gabriela Kennedy is recog nised as “an experienced IP lawyer” whose capabilities cover a vast range of different trademark matters including, portfolio management and licensing.

At Rouse, Douglas Clark is commended for his “tech-savvy” practice, which sees him represent clients in trademark infringement disputes.

Linda Liu of Linda Liu & Partners is greatly appreciated by clients and peers alike for her “responsive and thoughtful” approach to all trademark matters.

Anthea Loo at Robin Bridge & John Liu is praised for her impressive communication skills and “profound knowledge of Chinese trademark law”.

Steven Birt at MinterEllison wins acclaim as “a highly experienced and well-regarded practitioner in the market”.

Alan Chiu with ELLALAN is deemed an IP specialist with “strong business acumen and a willingness to learn”.

Benjamin Choi of Oldham Li & Nie Lawyers is a distinguished figure in the market, winning praise as “a practical problem solver in the trademark sphere”.

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Norton Rose Fulbright’s Justin Davidson excels at handling all aspects of trademarks and branding for a range of multinational clients.

At Wilkinson & Grist, Andrea Sui-Yi Fong is recommended for her “relevant and practical professional advice” as well as her “patience and attentiveness with clients”.

Winnie Tam SC of Des Voeux Chambers is an accomplished IP lawyer who maintains a first-rate practice encompassing trademark registration and licensing disputes, as well as technology transfer.

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Haiyan Ren Wanhuida Peksung IP Group renhaiyan@wanhuida.com

Jay Sha

Liu Shen & Associates jaysha@liu-shen.com

Christopher (Chunxiang) Shen NTD Intellectual Property Attorneys christopher.shen@chinantd.com

Coral Toh Spruson & Ferguson coral.toh@spruson.com

Simon Tsi

Chang Tsi & Partners siyixia@changtsi.com

Helen Xia

Winnie Tam SC

Des Voeux Chambers

Winnie has established herself as one of Hong Kong’s leading barristers practising in intellectual property law since the 1990’s. While maintaining a strong specialist practice as a barrister, she has expanded into commercial dispute resolution, rising as a sought-after arbitrator in international commercial disputes. Winnie is a member of the Intellectual Property Specialists Panel of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and a WIPO Mediator. She is also on a number of consultative bodies in mainland China as an IP specialist, and a member of the Steering Committee of Business in IP Asia, a flagship annual regional conference held in Hong Kong.

Winnie was appointed Senior Counsel in 2006. She was elected Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar between 2015 to 2017. Winnie was admitted to the Bar of England and Wales and as advocate and solicitor in Singapore. She is amongst the first batch of Hong Kong lawyers who passed the legal qualification examination and has been admitted to practise in the Greater Bay Area of China.

Winnie has appeared in most of the leading intellectual property cases in Hong Kong, covering IP disputes relating to electronics, construction, biochemistry, fashion brands, luxury consumer brands, computer software, high-end consumer products, musical rights, literary copyright, auction houses, industrial designs, health products, toys and more. She has also been engaged in advising in international arbitration and litigation as expert.

Winnie was the Chairman of the Committee on Intellectual Property (2018-2021), and on the Committee on Sports Law of the HKBA.

Mainland China

Nick Beckett CMS nick.beckett@cms-cmno.com

George Chan Simmons & Simmons george.chan@simmons-simmons.com

Spring Chang Chang Tsi & Partners springchang@changtsi.com

Jianmin Chen Lawjay Partners Jianmin.Chen@lawjay.com.cn

Zhen Feng

Hogan Lovells International LLP zhen.feng@hoganlovells.com

Jia (Meph) Gui

Global Law Office meph.gui@glo.com.cn

Hui Huang WAN HUI DA Law Firm huanghui@wanhuida.com

Ying Huang Unitalen ying.huang@unitalen.com

Edward E Lehman Lehman Lee & Xu elehman@lehmanlaw.com

Fei Liao

King & Wood Mallesons liaofei@cn.kwm.com Ai-Leen Lim AWA Asia ai-leen.lim@awapatent.com

Frank Liu Shanghai Pacific Legal frank.liu@shanghaipacificlegal.com

Jan Liu LexField Law Offices jan.liu@lexfieldlaw.com

Linda Liu Linda Liu & Partners linda@lindapatent.com

38/F Gloucester Tower

The Landmark, Central Hong Kong Tel: +852 2526 3071 winnietam@dvc.com.hk www.dvc.hk

WWL says: Winnie Tam SC is an accom plished IP lawyer who maintains a first-rate practice encompassing trademark registra tion and licensing disputes, as well as tech nology transfer.

James Luo Lawjay Partners james.luo@lawjay.com.cn

Emma Ma Chang Tsi & Partners emmama@changtsi.com

Qiang Ma Haiwen & Partners maqiang@haiwen-law.com

Kenneth L Ng Chang Tsi & Partners kennethng@changtsi.com

Elliot Papageorgiou Gowling WLG elliot.papageorgiou@gowlingwlg.com

Hogan Lovells International LLP helen.xia@hoganlovells.com

Jerry Xia Gen Law jerryxia@genlaw.com

Xiaoli Yang

King & Wood Mallesons yangxiaoli@cn.kwm.com

August Zhang Rouse azhang@iprights.com Dixon Zhang Fangda Partners dzhang@fangdalaw.com

Xinyan Zhou Unitalen xinyan.zhou@unitalen.com Zhongqi Zhou

CCPIT Patent & Trademark Law Office zhouzhq@ccpit-patent.com.cn

Liam Zhu Liam Zhu Liu & Partners mail@lzl-ip.com

Hong Kong

Steven Birt MinterEllison steven.birt@minterellison.com

Vivien Chan Vivien Chan & Co vivchan@vcclawservices.com Ella Cheong ELLALAN ella.cheong@ellalan.com

Peggy Cheung Kwok Yih & Chan peggy.cheung@kyclaw.com

Alan Chiu ELLALAN alan.chiu@ellalan.com

Benjamin Choi Oldham Li & Nie Lawyers benjamin.choi@oln-law.com

Douglas Clark Rouse dclark@rouse.com

Justin Davidson Norton Rose Fulbright justin.davidson@nortonrosefulbright.com

Andrea Sui-Yi Fong Wilkinson & Grist andreafong@wilgrist.com

Gabriela Kennedy Mayer Brown gabriela.kennedy@mayerbrown.com

Charmaine Koo Deacons Charmaine.koo@deacons.com

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Matthew Laight

Bird & Bird matthew.laight@twobirds.com

Patsy Lau Deacons patsy.lau@deacons.com

Anita Leung David Lo & Partners aleung@dlplaw.com.hk

Rebecca Lo Gallant rebeccalo@gallantho.com

Shuk Man Mena Lo Wilkinson & Grist menalo@wilgrist.com

Anthea Loo Robin Bridge & John Liu aloo@rbjl.com

Eugene Low Hogan Lovells eugene.low@hoganlovells.com

Vivian Poon Kwok Yih & Chan vivian.poon@kyclaw.com

Joseph Simone

SIPS - Simone Intellectual Property Services Asia

joesimone@sips.asia

John Slater Simmons & Simmons john.slater@simmons-simmons.com

Maria Smith Baker McKenzie Maria.Smith@bakermckenzie.com Winnie Tam SC* Des Voeux Chambers winnietam@dvc.com.hk

Loke-Khoon Tan Baker McKenzie lkt@bakermckenzie.com Rachel Li-Mei Tan Rouse rtan@rouse.com

Anthony Tong

Robin Bridge & John Liu anthony.tong@rbjl.com

Annie Tsoi

Deacons annie.tsoi@deacons.com

Chris Vale Rouse cvale@rouse.com

Henry Wheare

Nixon Peabody CWL henry.wheare@nixonpeabodycwl.com

Kenny K S Wong

Hogan Lovells kenny.wong@hoganlovells.com

Barry Yen

So Keung Yip & Sin barryyen@skys.law.com.hk

Adelaide Yu Rouse ayu@rouse.com

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LABOUR, EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

This chapter highlights 31 labour, employment and benefits lawyers who have distinguished themselves representing domestic and international clients in a range of matters, including collective bargaining issues, pension matters and corporate restructurings.

Most Highly Regarded

Cynthia Chung Deacons Hong Kong Jingbo (Jason) Lu River Delta Law Firm Shanghai

Lewis Silkin performs well with three listings.

Jezamine Fewins is highly sought after for her “desirable practice dealing with contentious and non-contentious employ ment and IP matters”.

Catherine Leung is highly esteemed as “an excellent non-contentious employment lawyer”.

Kathryn Weaver is a greatly respected lawyer who is described by peers and clients as “focused, intelligent and kind” with “strengths in identifying and calibrating risks for businesses”.

Cynthia Chung with Deacons is “highly recommended as an expert in the field of employment and benefits”.

Jeffrey Wilson at JunHe is recognised by market sources as “a leading expert in labour and corporate law” and is “very good at explaining PRC law in a simple way”.

Jingbo (Jason) Lu from River Delta Law Firm has a strong international reputation for his “outstanding expertise in labour and employment law in relation to multinational corporations”.

Fiona Loughrey at Simmons & Simmons is “a top-tier employment lawyer” who is “fair and pragmatic”.

Sarah Berkeley is “well regarded for Hong Kong employment law”, with peers adding that “she is great in contentious proceedings”.

At Tanner De Witt, Russell Bennett is a first-class practitioner who is highlighted as “an excellent lawyer for contentious matters”.

Duncan Abate at Mayer Brown is revered as “a very reputable lawyer” who is “an expert in employee benefits and pensions”.

Hong Tran receives high praise in the market with commentators highlighting the

Fiona Loughrey Simmons & Simmons Hong Kong Jeffrey Wilson JunHe LLP Shanghai

“very logical way in which he presents his arguments”.

At Kennedys, Emily Duncan is “an excellent employment lawyer” who is “able to put her client’s case across clearly and persuasively”.

Adam Hugill of Hugill & Ip Solicitors earns plaudits as “a fantastic attorney” who is “excellent for individual representations”.

Bo Zhou at Fangda Partners is a prominent figure whose “advice is always on time, concise and correct”.

The “extraordinary” Carol (Yeping) Zhu from Zhong Lun Law Firm is a go-to name in the market and recognised as “a mastermind in employment law”.

Mainland China

Hongjuan Bai JunHe LLP baihj@junhe.com

Scott Guan Zhong Lun Law Firm scottguan@zhonglun.com

Dominic Hui Ribeiro Hui d.hui@ribeirohui.com

K Lesli Ligorner Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP lesli.ligorner@morganlewis.com Jingbo (Jason) Lu

River Delta Law Firm ljb@laodongfa.com

Lucy Lu King & Wood Mallesons lucy.lu@cn.kwm.com

Cathy Qu

River Delta Law Firm qxr@laodongfa.com

Isabelle I H Wan TransAsia Lawyers iwan@transasialawyers.com

Jeffrey Wilson JunHe LLP

jeffrey_wilson@junhe.com

Zheng Xie Fangda Partners zxie@fangdalaw.com

Bo Zhou Fangda Partners bo.zhou@fangdalaw.com

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Carol (Yeping) Zhu

Zhong Lun Law Firm carolzhu@zhonglun.com

Hong Kong

Duncan AW Abate Mayer Brown duncan.abate@mayerbrownjsm.com

Russell Bennett Tanner De Witt russellbennett@tannerdewitt.com

Sarah Berkeley Simmons & Simmons sarah.berkeley@simmons-simmons.com

Kim Boreham Tanner De Witt kimboreham@tannerdewitt.com

Elsie Chan Deacons elsie.chan@deacons.com.hk

Vivien Chan Vivien Chan & Co vivchan@vcclawservices.com

Cynthia Chung Deacons cynthia.chung@deacons.com.hk

Helen Colquhoun

DLA Piper Hong Kong helen.colquhoun@dlapiper.com

Jezamine Fewins Lewis Silkin jezamine.fewins@lewissilkin.com

Christopher Hooley

Hugill & Ip Solicitors christopher.hooley@hugillandip.com

Adam Hugill Hugill & Ip Solicitors adam.hugill@hugillandip.com

Jonathan M Isaacs

Baker McKenzie Jonathan.Isaacs@bakermckenzie.com

Catherine Leung Lewis Silkin catherine.leung@lewissilkin.com

Fiona Loughrey Simmons & Simmons fiona.loughrey@simmons-simmons.com

Hong Tran

Mayer Brown hong.tran@mayerbrownjsm.com

Pattie Walsh Bird & Bird

pattie.walsh@twobirds.com

Kathryn Weaver

Lewis Silkin kathryn.weaver@lewissilkin.com

Michael Withington

Howse Williams michael.withington@hwbhk.com

Patricia Yeung

Howse Williams patricia.yeung@hwbhk.com

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LIFE SCIENCES

In this chapter, we recognise 19 top-tier practitioners who excel in the life sciences sector thanks to their experience negotiating large-scale transactions, advising on regulatory matters and representing clients in high-stakes disputes.

Most Highly Regarded

Weishi Li Covington & Burling LLP Shanghai

Ropes & Gray receives three listings this year.

Katherine Wang maintains a strong international reputation as “an active regu latory lawyer” who is “well known for life sciences matters”.

Geoffrey Lin is a well-respected transac tional lawyer with “particular strength in life sciences transactions”.

The “talented” Arthur Mok draws high praise from peers and clients who rate him highly for his “strong practice” in life sciences transactions and related governance matters.

Covington & Burling’s Weishi Li is “a pre-em inent lawyer in China” who is highlighted for her “strong life sciences focus”. Peers add: “She is stronger in this area than anyone else I know.”

Nick Beckett at CMS is a recognised figure in the industry thanks to his longstanding experience across international regulatory and transactional matters.

At Sidley Austin, Lei Li is revered for his deep expertise in medical device compliance, enforcement and regulation.

Wenping Chen from King & Wood Mallesons is held in high esteem as “an excellent lawyer” who is highly knowledgeable in patent law.

Emma Davies at Clifford Chance is lauded as “a terrific corporate lawyer with signif icant experience advising on life sciences transactions”.

Katherine Wang Ropes & Gray LLP Shanghai

Ling Jin of Rouse is a standout practitioner whom peers highly recommend for complex transactions in the life sciences sector.

Henry Wheare at Nixon Peabody CWL is “a go-to life sciences lawyer” with a particular focus on IP-related issues in the sector.

Bird & Bird is home to Alison Wong who is applauded for her first-rate regulatory counsel for clients in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device sectors.

Mainland China

Nick Beckett CMS

nick.beckett@cms-cmno.com

Andrew Shaoyu Chen

Arnold & Porter andrew.chen@arnoldporter.com

Tony Chen

Jones Day tonychen@jonesday.com

Wenping Chen King & Wood Mallesons chenwenping@cn.kwm.com

Ling Jin Rouse

jinling@iprights.com Lei Li Sidley Austin LLP lei.li@sidley.com

Weishi Li Covington & Burling LLP wli@cov.com

Geoffrey Lin Ropes & Gray LLP geoffrey.lin@ropesgray.com

Patrick Loofbourrow Cooley loof@cooley.com

Arthur Mok Ropes & Gray LLP arthur.mok@ropesgray.com

John Tan Arnold & Porter john.tan@arnoldporter.com

Katherine Wang Ropes & Gray LLP katherine.wang@ropesgray.com

Jun Wei Hogan Lovells International LLP jun.wei@hoganlovells.com

Hong Kong

Douglas Clark Rouse dclark@rouse.com

Emma Davies Clifford Chance emma.davies@cliffordchance.com

Matthew Laight Bird & Bird matthew.laight@twobirds.com

Henry Wheare Nixon Peabody CWL henry.wheare@nixonpeabodycwl.com

Alison Wong Bird & Bird alison.wong@twobirds.com

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M&A

This year’s research into the M&A market sees 53 leading lawyers selected for their outstanding work managing public and private transactions, including acquisitions, IPOs and takeovers.

Most Highly Regarded

Yijun Chao Han Kun Law Offices Beijing

Ningning Huang Grandall Law Firm Shanghai

JunHe excels with a total of 11 listings this year.

Audrey Chen is a senior practitioner who enjoys a stellar reputation in the Chinese market thanks to her outstanding track record and experience in cross-border M&A transactions.

Kan He is revered for his long-standing M&A and corporate practice, which spans the food and nutrition, logistics and medical device industries.

Jie Chen ’s extensive experience in inbound and outbound domestic and inter national mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures make her a standout name in the Chinese market.

Binxue Sang is celebrated for his top-notch handling of complex acquisitions and joint ventures for a wide range of multi national companies.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer receives four listings.

Edward Freeman impresses market commentators with his excellent under standing of high-value M&A, Hong Kong and UK public takeovers and financial spon sor-led disposals.

Teresa Ko is “well recognised” in the market as “a big name” who assists clients seeking listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, as well as advising on joint

Jian (Benny) Chen DeHeng Law Offices Zhuhai

Peter X Huang

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP Beijing

ventures and corporate governance matters.

Robert Ashworth is described by peers as “a commercial and very experienced lawyer” with an impressive practice specialising in all forms of M&A and private equity matters.

Simon Weller is highly sought after for his “great reputation” and key focus on domestic and cross-border joint ventures, private equity and public and private M&A across Asia and Europe.

King and Wood Mallesons impresses with three listings this year.

Ling Huang has “a strong reputation in the market”, especially for her exemplary practice in cross-border M&A, private equity and foreign direct transactions.

Zhang Yi is a go-to specialist in private equity fund formation and investments, corporate restructurings and inbound and outbound M&A.

Xu Ping wins plaudits for her top-tier work on cross-border and foreign invest ments, complex M&A and corporate restruc turing and financing.

Ningning Huang with Grandall Law Firm is highly recommended for his deep experience in cross-border investment and financing and M&A.

Yijun Chao at Han Kun Law Offices is “a very

Ling Huang King & Wood Mallesons Beijing

well-known practitioner” in the field thanks to his expert handling of various legal issues relating to clients’ direct investments and M&A transactions.

Peter Huang of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom is “a seasoned practitioner” whom peers say is “well known and established” in the Chinese M&A market.

Jian (Benny) Chen at DeHeng Law Offices possesses over a decade of experience handling cross-border M&A and financing matters, having acted in a number of land mark transactions across a wide range of industries.

Zhong Lun Law Firm’s Scott Guan is a top name in the market with a strong background in supporting international clients in their investments into China.

Audry Li is lauded for her adept handling of M&A transactions, compliance and dispute resolution across the energy, natural resources and healthcare and life sciences sectors.

At Herbert Smith Freehills, Gavin Guo is distinguished by his outstanding specialist knowledge of cross-border M&A, joint ventures and foreign direct investment in China.

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David Liu JunHe LLP

Mr Liu began legal practice in 1989; his areas of specialty include banking and finance, and M&A. He is also highly regarded for his outstanding perfor mance in the area of financial services.

MINING

Here, WWL highlights two pre-eminent practitioners in the region who have distinguished themselves as leaders in the mining market.

Audrey Chen of JunHe is a distinguished practitioner with a wealth of experience acting in energy and natural resources disputes

Mainland China

Audrey Chen JunHe LLP chenzr@junhe.com

Hong Kong

Christopher Kelly White & Case LLP christopher.kelly@whitecase.com

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PRIVATE FUNDS

This year, we identify 39 private funds practitioners who are highly sought after for their practice in the private equity and hedge fund space, acting in a range of multi-jurisdictional matters.

Most Highly Regarded Luke Gannon DLA Piper Hong Kong

Andrew Ostrognai at Debevoise & Plimpton frequently advises high-profile investors on complex fund investment and formation.

Gavin Anderson is praised by clients and market commentators for his expertise in advising multinational corporations on a range of fund formation and restructuring matters.

Denise Wong at Walkers is an accomplished private funds specialist who is highly sought after for her expertise by private equity and hedge fund sponsors.

James Gaden stands out as a top name in the region and regularly advises an array of financial institutions on fund financing and acquisitions.

Luke Gannon of DLA Piper ranks prominently amongst peers thanks to his “highly skilled and experienced” practice.

At Kirkland & Ellis, Justin Dolling is high lighted as “a well-known name in the market” with an outstanding track-record working with major private equity sponsors.

Mainland China

James Yong

Andrew M Ostrognai Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Hong Kong

Carol Liu is an authority on private invest ment funds with deep expertise in venture capital and buyouts.

James Ford with Allen & Overy wins commendation as “a strong commercial fund formation lawyer with plenty of experience”.

Adam Furber of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett garners accolades from market observers who praise his handling of multi-jurisdic tional fund matters.

Rolfe Hayden with Simmons & Simmons gains plaudits for his strong expertise in the full gamut of hedge fund matters, regularly acting on a range of complex transactions.

Travers Thorp Alberga’s, Richard Thorp comes highly recommended for his broad experience working on a range of crossborder private equity investments.

Sharon Yap at Maples Group is a go-to practi tioner among clients who commend her longstanding practice in the market.

Denise Wong Walkers Central

Ann Ng is highly sought after in the inter national investment fund market thanks to her stellar track-record advising on fund formations and restructurings.

Philip Culhane of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett ranks highly among peers thanks to the first-rate counsel he delivers to funds and managers.

King & Wood Mallesons’ Hayden Flinn is renowned for his profound knowledge of capital marks and exchange-traded funds.

Anne-Marie Godfrey from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld is lauded by peers for her hedge fund formation work and experience advising high-profile private equity funds.

Scott Peterman at K&L Gates is a top-tier lawyer who gains recognition for his expertise acting on a range of transactions including buyouts and venture capital financings.

Hong Kong

Gavin Anderson Debevoise & Plimpton LLP ganderson@debevoise.com

Geoffrey Chan Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom geoffrey.chan@skadden.com

Lorna Xin Chen Shearman & Sterling LLP lorna.chen@shearman.com

Gaven Cheong Tiang & Partners gaven.cheong@tiangandpartners.com

Albert S Cho Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP acho@gibsondunn.com

Philip M J Culhane Goodwin pculhane@goodwinlaw.com

Mark Cummings Walkers

mark.cummings@walkersglobal.com

Justin Dolling Kirkland & Ellis justin.dolling@kirkland.com

John R Fadely

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP jfadely@gibsondunn.com

Matthias Feldmann

Clifford Chance matthias.feldmann@cliffordchance.com

Hayden Flinn

King & Wood Mallesons hayden.flinn@hk.kwm.com

James Ford

Allen & Overy Hong Kong james.ford@allenovery.com

Adam C Furber

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett afurber@stblaw.com

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Wang Jingtian & Gongcheng wang.yong@jingtian.com Ping (Evan) Zhang Han Kun Law Offices evan.zhang@hankunlaw.com

have been selected based on comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practitioners worldwide.

specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.

James Gaden Walkers

james.gaden@walkersglobal.com

Luke Gannon

DLA Piper Hong Kong luke.gannon@dlapiper.com

Anne-Marie Godfrey

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld anne-marie.godfrey@akingump.com

Rolfe Hayden Simmons & Simmons rolfe.hayden@simmons-simmons.com

Kate Hodson Ogier kate.hodson@ogier.com

Taylor Hui Deacons taylor.hui@deacons.com

Vincent Ip Ropes & Gray LLP vincent.ip@ropesgray.com

Stéphane Karolczuk

Arendt & Medernach stephane.karolczuk@arendt.com

Jeremy Lam Deacons jeremy.lam@deacons.com

Xavier Le Sourne Elvinger Hoss Prussen xavierlesourne_hk@elvingerhoss.lu

Guo Sun Lee

King & Wood Mallesons guosun.lee@hk.kwm.com

Teresa Leung Kirkland & Ellis teresa.leung@kirkland.com

Alwyn Li Deacons alwyn.li@deacons.com

Carol G Liu Kirkland & Ellis carol.liu@kirkland.com

Timothy Loh

Timothy Loh LLP tloh@timothyloh.com

Ann Ng Maples Group (Hong Kong) ann.ng@maplesandcalder.com

Andrew M Ostrognai Debevoise & Plimpton LLP amostrognai@debevoise.com

Scott D Peterman K&L Gates LLP scott.peterman@klgates.com

Jonathan Shelley Allen & Overy Hong Kong jonathan.shelley@allenovery.com

Mark Shipman

Clifford Chance mark.shipman@cliffordchance.com

Richard Thorp

Travers Thorp Alberga rthorp@tta.lawyer

Effie Vasilopoulos Sidley Austin LLP evasilopoulos@sidley.com

Denise Wong Walkers denise.wong@walkersglobal.com

Sharon Yap Maples Group (Hong Kong) sharon.yap@maplesandcalder.com

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PRODUCT LIABILITY DEFENCE

In this chapter, seven lawyers are highlighted for their outstanding work on product liability matters.

Helen Shi at Fangda Partners tops our rank ings as a well-respected practitioner with an abundance of experience in cross-border product trading matters.

Ariel Ye of King & Wood Mallesons is highly regarded among peers for her first-rate prac tice in complex product liability disputes.

Honghuan Liu with FenXun Partners enjoys a stellar reputation in the market for her adept handling of cross-border disputes and

technology-related litigation.

Xi Zhou stands out as a highly skilled practitioner with a wealth of experience advising high-profile domestic and inter national companies on a range of complex product liability issues.

Gang Xie from Grandway Law Offices is highlighted by peers for his effortless ability to “accurately grasp the main points of the case” to “formulate an appropriate strategy”.

Allen & Overy’s, Eugene Chen wins praise for his enviable experience representing multi national companies in large-scale product quality disputes.

Allan Leung at Dentons possesses over 30 years of experience acting on the full gamut of domestic and international matters product liability disputes.

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Honghuan Liu

FenXun Partners

Ms Liu heads the dispute resolution group of FenXun Partners in Beijing, and is an arbitrator at the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, Beijing Arbitration Commission and Shanghai International Arbitration Center. Before becoming a lawyer, Ms Liu worked in the commercial litigation division of the Beijing Higher Court to supervise and guide the cases appealed from lower courts within its jurisdiction.

During more than 20 years of practice, Ms Liu has been litigation counsel for many multina tional companies. She is good at handling complex commercial litigation and arbitration, especially technology-related product liability, trade secrets, patents, standard essential patent portfolio royalty disputes and related anti-monopoly litigation, and other infringement or cross-border disputes related to case strategies and procedures, settle ment negotiation, and also public relations crisis for multinational companies in China.

Ms Liu is good at clarifying the core and hierar chical interests of clients in complex and influential cases involving multiple procedures, battlefields and cross-jurisdictional areas. She has unique insight into the differences between, and coordi nation among, various legal battlefields, and can accordingly determine the best action plan to be executed in China.

With her excellent logical ability, imagination and creativity, Ms Liu can quickly break into any cutting-edge technology field.

China has not yet formed a fact discovery system; against this background, Ms Liu is good at finding any possible clues, quickly tracing back the core facts, and establishing the evidence. She is also the first lawyer to use expert witnesses in the courts of mainland China. Many of Ms Liu’s lawsuits – covering such matters as trade secrets, product liability, trademarks, and other complicated and frontier cases – have become guiding cases for the Chinese courts to deal with such disputes.

Thanks to her outstanding ability in fact-finding and court defence, none of the product liability liti gation cases Ms Liu has handled for Japanese, German and American automobile manufac turers have ever resulted in a finding of a defective product.

Ms Liu graduated from China University of Political Science and Law in 1986 with an LLB degree.

FenXun Partners established a joint opera tion office with Baker McKenzie in April 2015. The Baker McKenzie FenXun (FTZ) joint operation is the world’s leading Chinese legal platform, delivering integrated international and PRC legal services. The joint operation is staffed by both locally admitted and foreign-licensed lawyers from Baker McKenzie and FenXun Partners, advising leading Chinese and multinational companies on Chinarelated domestic and cross-border issues across the full spectrum of corporate and commercial law.

Xi Zhou FenXun Partners

Mr Xi Zhou is a partner in the dispute resolution group of FenXun Partners. Mr Zhou is mainly engaged in litigation, arbitration and other dispute resolution matters. During his 18 years of practice, he has participated in many complex commercial lawsuits representing multinational companies and large domestic enterprises, and has appeared in court for many times as the chief trial counsel. The typical types of cases Mr Zhou represented include product liability, trade secret infringement, contract disputes, company equity, construction project, financial derivatives, administrative litigations and anti-commercial bribery government investigation. Before joining FenXun Partners, he was a partner in the dispute resolution department of Junhe LLP.

As the chief trial counsel of a large number of complex technology-related product liability and commercial litigation matters, Mr Zhou is good at comprehensively using clear logic and intuitive visual explanations, in accordance with charac teristics of the case and the adjudicator, to suffi ciently demonstrate and argument points to the adjudicator.

Mr Zhou is especially good at quickly deter mining core disputes and technical focus in complex cases; establishing and ranking the liti gation interests of clients; developing hierarchical and three-dimensional litigation plans according to said interests; comprehensively using various systems to promote and implement these plans; and realising clients’ interests to the greatest extent possible.

Mr Zhou graduated from Peking University with LLB and LLM degrees.

Suite 3501 China World Office 2 No. 1 Jianguomenwai Avenue Beijing, 100004 Tel: +86 10 5649 6018 liuhonghuan@fenxunlaw.com www.fenxunlaw.com

WWL says: Honghuan Liu enjoys a stellar reputation in the market for her adept handling of cross-border disputes and technology-related litigation.

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PROJECT FINANCE

In this chapter, we select eight lawyers for their extensive experience handling domestic and international financing matters and disputes.

Matthew Bisley at Allen & Overy is an accom plished practitioner who regularly advises multinational companies on inbound and outbound financings in China.

Yvonne Ho is singled out as a go-to lawyer thanks to her experience working with high-profile financial institutions and corporates.

Weidong Wang with Grandall Law Firm receives widespread acclaim for his impres sive representation of energy organisa tions, assisting them on a range of financial matters.

Xiaogang (Sean) Wang of Shearman & Sterling excels in the Chinese project finance market thanks to his elite advisory work on financial matters relating to the energy and infrastructure sectors.

Charles Wu at Gao Kai Law Firm is high lighted as a leading name in the Asian market for his experience assisting on high-value global financing projects.

Joseph Bevash of Latham & Watkins is endorsed as a distinguished lawyer with deep knowledge of project finance matters.

Xiaoming Li with Han Kun Law Offices is a long-standing fixture in the market, recog nised for his decades of experience working on the full spectrum of financing matters.

Sullivan & Cromwell’s Jamieson Logie is well renowned for his commercial acumen and strong understanding of complex financial issues.

Mainland China

Matthew Bisley Allen & Overy LLP matthew.bisley@allenovery.com Yvonne Ho Allen & Overy LLP yvonne.ho@allenovery.com

Xiaoming Li Han Kun Law Offices xiaoming.li@hankunlaw.com

Weidong Wang Grandall Law Firm (Beijing) wangweidong@grandall.com.cn

Xiaogang (Sean) Wang Shearman & Sterling LLP xiaogang.wang@shearman.com Charles Wu Gao Kai Law Firm charles.wu@gaokailaw.com

Hong Kong

Joseph A Bevash Latham & Watkins LLP joseph.bevash@lw.com Jamieson J Logie Sullivan & Cromwell logiej@sullcrom.com

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REAL ESTATE

Here, we recognise 16 leading real estate practitioners who have been selected for their vast experience covering a wide range of real estate matters, including joint ventures, portfolio management and negotiations in property development.

Regarded a long-standing fixture in the market, Wen Chen of Zhonglun W&D Law Firm is highlighted by peers as “one of the earliest real estate lawyers in China” with a wealth of experience.

At King & Wood Mallesons, Harry Du shines as one of the leading names in Chinese commercial real estate with an excel lent track-record advising large multina tional companies during negotiations and developments.

Clifford Chance’s Amy Ho earns plaudits for her meticulous handling of real estate funds and development of real estate investments.

Simon Reid Kay of Simon Reid-Kay & Associates is a distinguished practitioner with a wealth of experience in real estate transactions, including sale and portfolio management.

Edmond Chan with Baker McKenzie enjoys a sterling reputation in the Hong Kong market, particularly for his advisory work on the acquisitions and development of properties across Asia.

Robert Lynn at Mayer Brown is highlighted for his profound knowledge of real estate transactions that include property redevelop ment, joint ventures and real estate litigation.

Ji Nuo of Fangda Partners is looked upon with enormous favour by peers who commend him as “a leading figure in the Chinese market for domestic work”.

DLA Piper’s Susheela Rivers is highlighted by sources for her notable experience managing complex real estate transactions, both domestically and internationally.

Mainland China

Wen Chen

Zhonglun W&D Law Firm chenwen@zlwd.com

Harry Du King & Wood Mallesons harry.du@cn.kwm.com Guoliang (Alex) He Jincheng Tongda & Neal alexhe@jtnfa.com

Ji Nuo Fangda Partners nji@fangdalaw.com Yingying Wang Fangda Partners ywang@fangdalaw.com

Charles Wu Dentons charles.wu@dentons.cn

Huazhi Yuan Dentons huazhi.yuan@dentons.cn

Nancy Zhang JunHe LLP zhanglp@junhe.com

Maoyuan Zhu Zhong Lun Law Firm zhumaoyuan@zhonglun.com

Hong Kong

Amy Ho Clifford Chance amy.ho@cliffordchance.com

Simon Reid Kay Simon Reid-Kay & Associates simon.reid-kay@srkandassociates.com

Edmond L Y Chan

Baker McKenzie edmond.chan@bakermckenzie Robert S Y Lynn

Mayer Brown

robert.lynn@mayerbrownjsm.com

Susheela Rivers

DLA Piper Hong Kong susheela.rivers@dlapiper.com

Michael Tam Fangda Partners michael.tam@fangdalaw.com

Clara Tang

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner HK clara.tang@bclplaw.com

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RESTRUCTURING & INSOLVENCY

Here, we highlight 46 practitioners in the restructuring and insolvency practice who are leaders in the Chinese and Hong Kong Space. Selected for their excellent experience advising a range of financial bodies and clients in insolvency proceedings, restructurings, liquidations and debt matters.

Most Highly Regarded

Robin Darton

Tanner De Witt Hong Kong

John Marsden Mayer Brown Hong Kong

Tanner De Witt impresses with three listings

Robin Darton sits amongst the fore most practitioners in the market, with peers praising him as “a leading independent in the restructuring and insurance field”.

Ian De Witt earns recognition from market commentators as a deeply experi enced practitioner who regularly acts for liquidators, receivers, creditors and financial institutions.

Mark Side is singled out by peers for his over 20 years of experience advising high-profile clients on the structuring of estates and other assets.

Neil McDonald at Kirkland & Ellis is renowned as “one of Hong Kong’s senior statesmen” in the field and is a go-to name among market respondents.

Mayer Brown’s John Marsden is deemed “a highly experienced practitioner” by observers who commend his work on corporate restruc turings and loan disposals.

At Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Naomi Moore enjoys a stellar reputation as “a go-to for US mandates” and is recognised as “a bondholder favourite”.

Wang Lingqi of Fangda Partners is recog nised as one of the foremost restructuring practitioners in the Asia-Pacific market who is “extremely knowledgeable in his area of practice”.

Ji Nuo is looked upon with enormous

Ian De Witt Tanner De Witt Hong Kong

Neil McDonald Kirkland & Ellis Hong Kong

favour by market observers for his adept handling of restructuring negotiations.

With Allen & Overy, Richard Woodworth receives extensive endorsements from peers who highlight his “technically sound” practice advising stakeholders on restructurings.

Aisling Dwyer at Maples Group is widely regarded to be a leader in the restruc turing and insolvency market thanks to her track-record assisting corporate clients in complex disputes.

Look-Chan Ho of Des Voeux Chambers is respected for his impressive representation of clients in debt restructuring and corporate insolvencies.

With Harney Westwood & Riegels, Ian Mann achieves widespread recognition for his work assisting multinational companies on their debt and shareholder issues.

Thomas Pugh of Walkers is well thought of among sources for his expertise covering cross-border liquidations and restructurings.

Ropes & Gray’s Daniel Anderson garners plaudits for his vast experience counsel ling debtors and creditors in restructuring matters.

Howard K H Lam with Latham & Watkins is singled out by peers as “an expert on all Chinese financing and re-financing matters”.

Aisling Dwyer

Maples Group Hong Kong

Jamie Stranger at Stephenson Harwood distinguishes himself as a top name in the market with considerable experience acting on a number of leading insolvency disputes.

Chai Ridgers of Harney Westwood & Riegels is described by respondents as “a leader in Hong Kong for offshore restructurings”.

Scott Bache with Clifford Chance is a seasoned lawyer when it comes to advising hedge funds, private equity funds and numerous other financial organisations on corporate restructuring matters.

At CMS, Kingsley Ong is considered a go-to practitioner thanks to years of successful financing and debt restructurings.

Ludwig Ng of ONC Lawyers is identified by respondents as a preeminent name in Hong Kong when it comes to advising clients on asset tracing, cross-border insolvency and corporate restructuring.

Jonathan Leitch at Hogan Lovells maintains an enviable restructuring and insolvency practice with vast experience representing stakeholders and other financial institutions.

Georgiou Payne Stewien’s Randall Arthur is lauded by respondents as an “extremely knowledgeable and practical” lawyer whose “technically sound and commercially savvy” practice impresses sources.

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TRADE & CUSTOMS

Here, we highlight 36 lawyers who are leading figures in the market thanks to their work assisting clients in complex anti-dumping, countervailing and trade investigations.

Most Highly Regarded

Xiong Lan B&H Associates Beijing Lingchen Pu Chance Bridge Beijing

B&H Associates sees three lawyers listed in this chapter.

Xiong Lan tops our rankings and is highly recommended by market respondents for his exemplary practice in trade remedy investigations.

Jinghua He is held in high esteem for his top-tier work representing international organisations on all matters relating to trade and customs.

Dongping Guo enjoys a sterling reputa tion for his expertise dealing with WTO and international trade matters.

Three individuals from AllBright Law Offices are highlighted here.

Ye Li ranks prominently in the Asian market where he is commended for his expe rience handling trade remedy, customs and regulatory compliance matters.

Donghui Fu is a long-standing figure in the trade and customs arena, wining commendations for his in-depth knowledge of international trade laws.

Dong Xiang is revered among peers for her enviable practice covering outbound antidumping and countervailing duties.

Lingchen Pu at Chance Bridge has amassed considerable experience navigating clients through complex trade remedy investigations.

David Tang of JunHe is renowned for his firstclass work on a range of contentious matters concerning international trade, economic sanctions and export controls.

Yong Zhou receives endorsements for his extensive experience defending organisations in complex trade remedy investigations.

Yang Chen at Jincheng Tongda & Neal impresses market commentators with his vast experience advising clients on interna tional investigations of anti-dumping and countervailing.

Xin Fu wins praise for his track record on trade and customs investigations and is highlighted for his experience working across numerous industries.

With over 20 years of experience in the field, Jianwei Liu at Zhong Lun is singled out for his significant experience dealing with trade remedies and compliance.

Zheng Jia wins praise for her deep exper tise and knowledge of a wide range of trade matters.

Ye Li AllBright Law Offices Beijing David Tang JunHe LLP Shanghai

Eric Emerson from Steptoe & Johnson enjoys a stellar reputation for his trade practice and excels in matters with an international component.

JunZeJun Law Offices’ Fayin Li earns world wide endorsements for his unmatched expe rience handling safeguard measures and WTO dispute settlements.

Vivian Wang of East & Concord Partners is a greatly appreciated trade lawyer thanks to her specialist knowledge of trade policies and countervailing.

Hua Li with Squire Patton Boggs wins acco lades for her understanding of international trade issues, working on a number of antidumping and safeguarding cases.

Jin Xiao from King & Wood Mallesons garners praise for his work across the full gamut of international trade spanning more than 20 years.

Cheng Liu is praised by market commen tators for his representation of multinational companies in countervailing and antidumping matters.

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TRANSPORT | Aviation & Shipping

Our research into the aviation and shipping markets in the region reveals 64 prominent practitioners who are leaders in contentious and non-contentious matters in the transport sector.

Most Highly Regarded

HFW excels with nine listings.

Henry Dunlop is lauded for his exceptional maritime knowledge and notable expertise in shipbuilding contracts.

Peter Murphy is highly sought after by clients for his experience covering a wide range of shipping matters, including purchase and charter disputes.

Covering a range of contentious and non-contentious work, Henry Fung receives acclaim for his expertise spanning cargo claims, charterparty disputes and personal injury claims.

George Lamplough is deemed “an admi ralty wet work lawyer” with significant experi ence advising in complex shipping disputes.

Nick Poynder wins endorsements from clients and is dubbed “the best in the market at obtaining pre-emptive remedies in commercial shipping disputes”.

Patrick Yeung maintains a stellar prac tice representing clients in shipping disputes relating to shipbuilding and personal injury.

Christopher Chan receives widespread plaudits from market respondents for his specialisation in marine litigation.

Peter Rees Smith excels in shipping disputes, especially when it comes to fire, explosion and total loss.

Justin Sun is an accomplished transport lawyer who excels in aircraft financing, leasing and trading.

At Howse Williams, Chris Howse is an outstanding specialist whose world-class practice encompasses the full spectrum of shipping disputes.

David Coogans is regarded a first-rate lawyer for advisory work relating to marine insurance matters.

Paul Greenwell with Clifford Chance is a renowned name in the market who is sought after for his experience in the financing and leasing of aircraft and ships.

Andrew Rigden Green of Stephenson Harwood tops our rankings and establishes himself as a go-to lawyer for all marine matters, including shipbuilding and the construction of offshore structures.

Andrew Horton at CMS maintains a top-notch dispute resolution practice handling ship building and air transportation matters.

Steven Wise is a standout dispute resolu tion lawyer with extensive experience in ship ping and marine insurance issues.

Damien Laracy with Hill Dickinson impresses market commentators with his top-notch commercial disputes practice encompassing a range of matters, from contractual claims to ship arrests.

Reed Smith Richards Butler’s Lianjun Li garners praise thanks to his encyclopaedic knowledge of Chinese maritime law and his expertise in resolving shipping disputes.

Peter Tin Ho Lee is renowned in the ship ping industry for his vast expertise dealing with non-contentious transactions.

Mayer Brown’s Bill Amos is highly sought after by shipowners and brokers thanks to his deep expertise in transactions and contracts across the sector.

Jon Zinke of Keesal Young & Logan is a standout practitioner thanks to his profound knowledge of multi-jurisdictional shipping laws.

Ernest Yang at DLA Piper is a key name in the market, recognised for his leading work on offshore project disputes.

Kevin Chan receives widespread praise from peers for his in-depth knowledge of the ship ping industry.

Max Cross of Ince is endorsed as a practitioner who is “at the top of the list in Hong Kong” thanks to his expertise in maritime contracts and policies.

Rosita Lau impresses market commen tators with her vast experience working with shipowners and ports to resolve cargo disputes.

Clyde & Co’s Matthew Lam is singled out by peers for his work on shipping disputes, including ship casualties, carriage of goods and charterparty disputes to name a few.

Ik Wei Chong gains recognition for his skilful representation of a diverse range of clients in complex shipping disputes.

Peter Mills with Hart Giles, Solicitors & Notaries is well regarded in the market thanks to his first-rate practice, which sees him repre sent clients in contentious matters.

Heng Xin Law Office’s Wang Hongyu is applauded for the first-rate counsel he delivers to clients on matters relating to ship collisions and charterparties.

Madeline Leong of Watson Farley & Williams possesses over 30 years of experience advising on complex transportation matters.

Song Dihuang at Hui Zhong Law Firm is a prominent name in the Asian shipping industry, praised for his experience advising interna tional clients on various disputes.

At Wang Pengnan & Co, Pengnan Wang is held in high esteem by clients and peers alike who highlight his expertise in wet disputes.

Yu-lai Jin at KaiRong Law Firm is widely renowned as a top-tier practitioner in the Chinese market for his vast experience advising clients on complex maritime and aviation cases.

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Paul Greenwell Clifford Chance Hong Kong

Chris Howse Howse Williams Hong Kong

Henry Dunlop HFW Hong Kong

Damien Laracy Hill Dickinson Hong Kong

Andrew Horton CMS Hong Kong

Andrew Rigden Green Stephenson Harwood Hong Kong

Yu-lai Jin KaiRong Law Firm

Mr. Yu-Lai Jin is the founder and managing partner of KaiRong Law Firm. He graduated from East China University of Politics and Law. Mr. Jin joined Shanghai International Economic & Trade Law Firm in 1986 and established KaiRong Law Firm in 1998.

Admitted as attorney-at-law in 1987, Mr. Jin has been specializing in shipping, aviation, insur ance and the related financial transaction. He is heavily-experienced in all phases of complex liti gation and arbitration, and has a thorough under standing of shipping law, aviation law, insurance law and civil litigation procedures.

In 2003 and 2010, Mr. Jin led his team to win two landmark cases concerning shipping and aviation claim in China Supreme Court: the first to assist Zhejiang National Textiles Import & Export Group in a judicial review case concerning the definition of shipper under China Maritime Law; the second to represent Cargolux Airlines and its insurers against TAECO for aircraft damages and successfully recov ered the losses from TAECO under SGHA.

As a leading shipping lawyer in China, Mr Jin has extensive experience in admiralty and maritime law. He represents a diverse client base, including shipowners, shipbuilders, cargo owners, NVOCC, seamen, P&I clubs, port operators etc. handling thousands of cases in relation to disputes on freight, cargo missing, damage and loss, releasing goods without B/L, vessel / truck chartering, ware house leasing, warehouse handling and so on, in litigation, and regulatory and transactional matters.

As a leading aviation lawyer in China, Mr Jin has led his team to handle most air-crash cases for airlines and its liability insurers as well as aircraft manufacturers in China, such as the Korean Air air crash 1999 in Shanghai, Bombardier and China Eastern air crash 2004 in Baotou, Cargolux Airlines Ground-handling accident 2008 in Shanghai and now assisting Malaysian Airlines MH370 missing accident 2014 in China.

Mr Jin’s reputation for excellence and achieve ment is evidenced by his broad client base, and widely recognised by domestic and international professional ranking institutions.

Mr. Jin is also appointed as the arbitrator in China Maritime Arbitration Commission, Shanghai International Economic & Trade Arbitration Commission and Singapore Maritime Arbitration Centre. He is also a fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers in USA. Suite 2206-2207

Golden Magnolia Plaza No.1 Da Pu Road Shanghai, 200023 Tel: +86 21 5396 1065 jinyulai@skrlf.com www.skrlf.com

WWL says: Yu-lai Jin is widely renowned as a top-tier practitioner in the Chinese market for his vast experience advising clients on complex maritime and aviation cases.

Damien heads up Hill Dickinson’s Hong Kong office, having merged his own law firm with Hill Dickinson in 2017.

He has practised in Hong Kong since 1995 and specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration. His practice involves cross border debt recovery and damages claims (including in relation to internet fraud), shipping, international trade and sale of goods disputes, misrepresentation and mis-selling claims concerning financial institutions, employee fraud and business diversion complaints, negotia tion of employee severance packages, shareholder and joint venture disputes and enforcement of judg ments and awards in the PRC and in Hong Kong.

He also advises lawyers and law firms on the process of setting up law firms in Hong Kong and merging practices.

Damien regularly sits as an arbitrator.

Damien is described by Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific as "very highly regarded as a tenacious litigator and arbitrator" (2018): “Damien Laracy is well regarded for his broad shipping litigation practice, advising ship owners and insurers on matters regarding sanction implications, charter party claims and cargo disputes. He is noted for being "a very switched-on lawyer with an excellent perception of the matter"”(2022), “Damien Laracy of Hill Dickinson LLP remains active on a range of contentious matters, including the enforcement of interim measures, asset recovery and shareholder disputes. A client considers him a "great lawyer to work with" singling him out as "very accurate and able to act extremely fast, while managing to add humour when needed or appropriate, which is very pleasant."” (2022); “The “incredibly well regarded” Damien Laracy is equally adept at handling wet and dry shipping cases, and is sought after for advice on ship mortgage enforcement and ship arrests”. (The Legal 500 2022).

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He is a member of: Law Society of Hong Kong and Member of its Panel of Arbitrators; Law Society of England and Wales; Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand; Hong Kong Maritime Lawyers Association; Hong Kong Shipowners Association; Zealand; Hong Kong Maritime Lawyers Association; Hong Kong Shipowners Association; Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators and Panel Member of the HKIAC Panel of Arbitrators; Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Inter Pacific Bar Association (former Vice Chairman of the Maritime Law Sub-Committee); International Bar Association; Full Member of the Hong Kong Maritime Arbitration Group (“HKMAG”); Panel Member of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”); Panel Member of the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (“SCMA”); Panel Member of China Maritime Arbitration Commission (“CMAC”); Panel Arbitrator of the Centre for Arbitration & Consultancy Development (India); Member of the Asian International Arbitration Centre (formerly the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration) Panel of Arbitrators; Committee member of the ICC-HK ADR and Arbitration Committee; Panel Member of the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (“SCIA”).

Damien is also a Board member of the New York based Hong Kong Association of New York.

Damien chairs the Disciplinary Sub Committee of the Hong Kong Football Club and sits on the Club’s General Committee. He is also a Full Member of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

Damien received a LLB from the University of Auckland (1985-1989), a BCom from the University of Auckland (1985-1989), a MComL (Hons) from the University of Auckland (1993-1994), and took the Southampton University Maritime Law Short Course in August/September 1999.

33B United Centre 95 Queensway, Admiralty Hong Kong Tel: +852 2525 7525 damien.laracy@hilldickinson.com www.hilldickinson.com

WWL says: Damien Laracy impresses market commentators with his top-notch commercial disputes practice encompassing a range of matters, from contractual claims to ship arrests.