On 24-27 October 2018, Stevenson, Wong & Co. Partners Mr. Willy Cheng and Ms. Lai Lam attended the Interlaw 2018 Annual Global Meeting held in Paris. The Annual Global Meeting was well attended by more than 140 delegates from multiple jurisdictions.

The theme of the Annual Global meeting was “Globalization under Protection”. The meeting focused on the impact of globalization on the increasing political trend of countries adopting more protectionist policies and regulations. Professor Philippe Dessertine from Paris Sorbonne University delivered a speech on the topic of “Globalization Under Protection”. Ms. Jo Aitken Summers also gave a presentation on “Responding to New Challenges. Delivering for Clients in a New Global Era”. Mr. Nick Davies gave a presentation and held a workshop on “Winning International Pitches – Influence and Persuasion” and “Winning International Pitches – How to Engage your Audience in your Presentation”.

During the event, Mr. Cheng attended several Special Business Team Meetings including “Managing Partners’ Breakfast”, “Mergers and Acquisitions” and “Employment, Labour and Pensions”. Ms. Lam is the Asia Pacific Chair of Interlaw’s Diversity, Inclusion & Community Group and co-chaired the Diversity, Inclusion and Community Breakfast on 25 October. She also attended the Special Business Team Meetings on “Sports Media and Entertainment” and “Global IP/IT”.

Stevenson, Wong & Co. will host the Interlaw 2019 Asia Pacific Regional Meeting between 20 February and 23 February 2019. We look forward to meeting and welcoming delegates and guests to Hong Kong.

From left to right: Peter Dernbach, Lai Lam, Nick Daviea, Carol Friend and Brett Hearnden

Please contact Mr. Willy Cheng or Ms. Lai Lam for any enquiries or further information about this event.

On 25-26 October 2018, Stevenson, Wong & Co. Partners Ms. Catherine Por, Ms. Wendy Lam and Consultant Ms. Shirley Sin attended Cross Border Planning for the Private Client – Asia 2018 at Excelsior Hotel, Hong Kong. The seminar was organized by Knect365 and attracted more than 120 attendees with a mix of industry professionals from law firms, tax advisors, international structuring experts, accountants, wealth managers, private bankers, family offices, trusts, immigration lawyers, real estate developers, residency & citizenship jurisdictions.

From left to right: Ms. Catherine Por, Ms. Wendy Lam and Ms. Shirley Sin

The organizer has invited 6 expert speakers to give presentations on 4 topics including Tax Planning, Structuring & Estate Planning, Wealth Management, Private Banking & Family Office and Jurisdictional Options. The distinguished speakers were Ms. Joanna Caen, Partner and Head of Private Wealth – China at Herbert Smith Freehills; Mr. Marcus Dearle, Partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP; Mr. Michael Olesnicky, Special Advisor at KPMG; Ms. Patricia Woo, Partner at Squire Patton Boggs; Mr. Chad Ellsworth, Partner at Fragomen Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP; and Ms. Catriona Syed, Partner at Charles Russell Speechlys. The full spectrum of the intermediary market to HNWIs and families. Bringing together all aspects of issues affecting private clients in our focus on the core 4 themes relevant to globally mobile private clients.

Please contact Ms. Catherine Por, Ms. Wendy Lam or Ms. Shirley Sin for any enquiry.

(中文) 由香港律师会主办「两岸四地青年律师论坛2018」于2018年10月25日至26日在香港赛马会跑马地马场举行，共吸引三百多名来自中国内地、台湾、澳门及香港本地的律师聚首一堂，本所合伙人暨香港律师会论坛筹委会会员徐凯怡律师和香港律师会论坛筹委会会员朱柏陵律师分别为本次盛会的主论坛和分组环节主持人。

本年度的主题为「法律创新：机会与挑战」，在徐凯怡律师主持的主论坛中，香港特别行政区律政司司长郑若骅女士、香港个人资料私隐专员公署助理个人资料私隐专员（法律、政策及研究部）杨秀玲律师、腾讯合规交易部高级法律顾问杜轩荣律师联同香港律师会前会长暨大中华法律事务委员会委员林新强律师对主题进行了深度探讨。

徐凯怡律师与四位嘉宾和参会者们进行积极互动。

参会者表示论坛提供了宝贵的机会，让两岸四地的青年律师有更多机会进行法律界的了解和交流，积极装备自己以迎接未来的挑战并探索新的机会。

本所朱柏陵律师亦为香港律师会论坛筹委会会员，并主持分组环节3：两岸四地的企业融资。朱律师与四位嘉宾包括中华全国律师协会青年律师工作委员会副主任杨威律师、台湾律师公会全联会财经法委员会副主任委员杜孟真律师、澳门律师公会代表邓俊贤大律师及香港律师会大中华法律事务委员会暨论坛筹委会副主席何百全律师，几位嘉宾深入浅出地分享了他们对两岸四地的企业融资的看法。随后的互动环节，台下观众更是踊跃提问，和台上嘉宾积极交流。

如阁下有任何查询或想了解更多详情，请联络本所徐凯怡律师或朱柏陵律师。

Stevenson, Wong & Co. Partner Mr. Stephen Wong, Senior Associate Mr. Osbert Hui, Associate Mr. Kyle Lo, Mr. Alessandro Tsang, Mr. Tommy Lau, Mr. Wilfred Cheng and Trainee Solicitor Mr. Alan Lau visited AllBright’s Chongqing office. Mr. Stephen Wong gave a presentation on “The Regulatory of Hong Kong Listed Companies” and exchanged ideas with the audience as to future co-operation in different areas of our practices.

For more enquiries about this event, please contact Mr. Stephen Wong.

The Third AllBright Football Championship was successfully held in Chongqing on 21 October 2018. This was the second time that AllBright (Shenzhen) Office and Stevenson, Wong & Co. had a joint team participate in the competition. Qingdao team and our team had a nip-and-tuck battle in the 3rd place. The match was decided by a penalty shoot-out and the second runner-up was Qingdao. The winner of the championship was the joint team of Sichuan and Chongqing and Shanghai team B was first runner-up.　

Please contact Mr. Stephen Wong for any enquiries or further information about this event.

On 10 October 2018, Stevenson, Wong & Co. Partner Ms. Heidi Chui, Senior Manager of Banking and Finance Department Ms. Karmen Yeung and Associate Mr. Jensen Chang were invited to give a presentation to the senior management and core staff of China Everbright Bank Hong Kong Branch. They delivered a speech on the topic of “GDPR Industry Focus: How does GDPR impact Financial Services? Any extra challenge for banks, securities firms and insurance companies?”.　

From left to right: Mr. Jensen Chang, Ms. Heidi Chui, Mr. Zachary Xin, Head of Legal and Director, Hong Kong branch of China Everbright Bank and Ms. Karmen Yeung.

They have shared three issues with the audiences including “Relevance of GDPR to Financial Services”, “Impact of GDPR on Financial Institutions’ Operations” and “Specific Challenges for Financial Industry”.

For enquiries or further information, please contact Ms. Heidi Chui.