On 29 November 2019, Stevenson, Wong & Co. was invited to attend the 11th Lajiazui “Yangtze River Delta Integration Legal Reform Forum” held at Grand Hyatt Shanghai. Our firm’s senior associate Mr. Gordon Tsang and senior administrative officer Ms. Susan Lo as representatives of our firm attended the event. The forum was hosted by the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice, the Shanghai Bar Association, the Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission and co-organized by AllBright’s Shanghai Office.

The purpose of the forum was to discuss the needs of legal services in the Yangtze River Delta Economic Belt. Chaired by Mr. Shen Guoquan, a senior partner of AllBright Law Offices, the forum started with an opening speech given by Mr. Gu Gongyun, managing partner of AllBright Law Offices. Speakers included: the vice president of Shanghai Bar Association, Mr. Zhu Linhai; the vice president of Zhejiang Bar Association, Mr. Tang Guohua; the vice president of Anhui Bar Association, Mr. Zhang Xiaojian and the vice president of Jiangsu Bar Association, Mr. Song Zhengping. During the event, speakers gave speeches on various topics, including: “Yangtze River Delta Bar Associations Working Together to Help Chinese Lawyers Go Global”, “The Development Concept of Yangtze River Delta Legal Industry Integration” and “The Training of Lawyers’ Forces under the Integration of Yangtze River Delta”.

After the speeches, a round-table dialogue was hosted by Mr. Guo Chongqing, a senior partner of AllBright Law Offices. Guests included Mr. Ni Tongmu, a senior partner of AllBright’s Nanjing Office; Mr. Tang Guohua, a senior partner of AllBright’s Hangzhou Office; Mr Zhu Ming, a senior partner of AllBright’s Hefei Office and Mr. Zhou Kun, a senior partner of AllBright’s Suzhou Office.

During this forum, speakers shared their deep experiences on the legal topics in the Yangtze River Delta. Our firm was honoured to participate in this event and exchange insights with the guests.

From the left: senior partner of AllBright Law Offices, Mr. Shen Guoquan; our firm’s senior associate Mr. Gordon Tsang; managing partner of AllBright Law Offices, Mr. Gu Gongyun and the vice president of Shanghai Bar Association, Mr. Zhu Linhai

Our firm’s senior associate Mr. Gordon Tsang and senior administrative officer, Ms. Susan Lo

For further enquiries about this event, please contact Mr. Gordon Tsang.

On 26 November 2019, Stevenson, Wong & Co. successfully co-organized the ALB Greater Bay Area Legal Forum 2019 at the Conrad Hotel in Guangzhou. Experts were invited to discuss the latest developments in legal services in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Our firm’s partners, Mr. Hank Lo, Ms. Catherine Por and Ms. Heidi Chui were invited to speak at the forum, accompanied by our firm’s senior associate Mr. Gordon Tsang, associate Mr. Kyle Lo, registered foreign lawyer Ms. Doris Wang, paralegals Mr. Harold Gan and Ms. Ivy Yeung, senior administrative officer Ms. Susan Lo and marketing and communications executive Ms. Julia Yeung.

Under the topic of “New Legal Integration in GBA: Legal Practical Issues in Commercial and Family Affairs”, Ms. Por, partner and the head of private client, discussed the different legal services that we may encounter at different stages of life, from cross-border marriage to family wealth planning, the establishment of trusts to probate matters.

Our firm’s partner and the head of private client, Ms. Catherine Por

Mr. Lo, partner and the head of corporate finance, shared with guests how “one Country, Two Systems” can assist Mainland companies to enter the global financial market. By sharing the new 16 measures in the Greater Bay Area and the requirements of IPO’s, Mr. Lo also analysed the advantages of setting up a company in the Greater Bay Area and the latest developements in the Hong Kong IPO market.

Our firm’s partner and the head of corporate finance, Mr. Hank Lo

Ms. Heidi Chui, partner and the head of banking and Finance, Litigation and Disputes Resolution, explained the law and regulations under financial technology and innovation and shared her practical experience of establishing a new era of smart banking. Ms. Chui discussed how the Hong Kong Government supports and promotes fintech innovations including how the fintech regulatory sandbox introduced by the HKMA assists banks and technology companies.

Our firm’s partner and the head of banking and Finance, Litigation and Disputes Resolution, Ms. Heidi Chui

Our firm’s registered foreign lawyer and the moderator of the seminar, Ms. Doris Wang

AllBright Law Offices, our associated firm in China, was also invited to the forum. Mr. Huanghai, senior partner of AllBright Law Offices gave a speech on “Practical Analysis of Dispute Resolution for Cross-border M & A Transactions in the Greater Bay Area”. Drawing from his own experience, Mr. Huang analyzed the rules and multi-resolution mechanisms for cross-border M&A transactions based on the development in the Greater Bay Area.

AllBright Law Offices’ senior partner, Mr. Huanghai

Hong Kong as a major international financial trade and transportation hub is recognized as a reputable center in the Asia Pacific region for international business finance and legal services. Stevenson, Wong & Co. is well positioned to provide clients with high-quality legal services in both Hong Kong and Mainland China.

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Please contact Mr. Hank Lo, Ms. Catherine Por or Ms. Heidi Chui for further enquiries about this event.

On 25 November 2019, Stevenson, Wong & Co. partners Mr. Hank Lo, Ms. Catherine Por, Ms. Heidi Chui, Mr. Rodney Teoh, senior associates Mr. Dominic Lau, Mr. Gordon Tsang, associate Mr. Kyle Lo, registered foreign lawyer Ms. Doris Wang, paralegals Mr. Harold Gan, Ms. Ivy Yeung, senior administrative officer Ms. Susan Lo and marketing and communications executive Ms. Julia Yeung visited AllBright’s Guangzhou Office. Our firm’s representative team received a warm welcome by the colleagues at AllBright’s Guangzhou Office, including senior partners Mr. Yang Sheng Hua, Mr. Chan He, Mr. Huang Gui Hong, Mr. Peng. Seng Feng, Mr. Qin Zheng, Mr. Zheng Ming, partners Mr. Deng Yong, Mr. Tang Wen Cong, Ms. Ray Lene, Ms. Amy Wang, Mr. Wen Qiang and Ms. Won Taigne.

During the visit, both parties shared insights on the latest legal developments in Mainland China and Hong Kong. This visit laid a solid foundation for the further cooperation between Stevenson, Wong & Co. and AllBright Law Offices.

For more enquiries about this event, please contact Mr. Hank Lo, Ms. Catherine Por, Ms. Heidi Chui or Mr. Rodney Teoh.

Stevenson, Wong & Co. has been listed as the 5th largest Hong Kong domestic firm by Asian Legal Business (ALB) in the Asia’s Top 50 Largest Law Firms awards 2019.

ALB is a leading law journal published by Thomson Reuters and is considered as one of the most influential legal media in Asia. Organised by ALB, Asia Top 50 awards aims to identify and rank the largest law firms across Asia by their size and number of lawyers. Stevenson, Wong & Co. is delighted to be listed by ALB Asia Top 50 for 4 consecutive years.

Stevenson, Wong & Co. is pleased to congratulate AllBright Law Offices, which has formed an association with our firm in 2013, for being ranked as the 3rd largest domestic law firm among all Asian law firms.

Please contact Mr. Willy Cheng, Mr. Hank Lo or Ms. Catherine Por for any enquiries or further information.

On 6 November 2019, Mr. Zhu Linhai, the vice president of Shanghai Bar Association and senior partner of AllBright Law Offices, visited Stevenson, Wong & Co.’s Hong Kong Office. Our firm’s partners Mr. Hank Lo, Ms. Heidi Chui, Mr. Rodney Teoh, senior associate Mr. Gordon Tsang and senior administrative officer Ms. Susan Lo welcomed Mr. Zhu to our office.

From the left: our firm’s senior associate Mr. Gordon Tsang, partner Mr. Hank Lo, vice president of Shanghai Bar Association Mr. Zhu Linhai, partner Ms. Heidi Chui and senior administrative officer Ms. Susan Lo

Mr. Lo introduced the practice areas and development of our firm to Mr. Zhu and conducted an in-depth discussion on cross-border legal services in the Greater Bay Area of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao and the Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone. After the discussion, Ms. Chui shared with Mr. Zhu the latest developments and opportunities in cross-border international arbitration in Hong Kong.

This visit not only promoted the legal exchange between China and Hong Kong but also laid a solid foundation for the development of the partnership between Stevenson, Wong & Co. and AllBright Law Offices.

For more information, please contact Mr. Hank Lo, Ms. Heidi Chui or Mr. Rodney Teoh.

Stevenson, Wong & Co. is pleased to announce that our partner, Ms. Heidi Chui, has been recognised as “Leading Commercial Litigator of the Year, Hong Kong” in the 2019 Leading Adviser Awards by Acquisition International (AI). The Leading Adviser Awards recognizes and highlights the most renowned and innovative professionals across the world. Award recipients are selected based on their achievements, endeavours and efforts made over the past 12 months by the in-house research team of AI.

As the head of our firm’s litigation and dispute resolution practice, Ms. Chui specializes in commercial litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution. She frequently assists banks, insurance companies, property management companies, funds and listed companies in resolving their problems.

For more information about this award, please contact Ms. Heidi Chui.