Stevenson, Wong & Co. is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for eight awards in the Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2018.

We are nominated in the following categories:
● BDO Award Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year
● Civil Litigation Law Firm of the Year
● Criminal Litigation Law Firm of the Year
● Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year
● First American Title Insurance Award Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
● Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
● The Macallan Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year

For the recognition of individuals, our partner Ms. Heidi Chui is nominated as the “Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year”. The awards recognise the excellence and outstanding achievements of Hong Kong’s leading firms, legal practitioners and in-house teams over the past twelve months.

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

Stevenson, Wong & Co. is delighted to announce that we have recently been shortlisted by China Law & Practice for “Hong Kong Firm of the Year” at their annual awards.

The award ceremony will be held on 13 September 2018 in Beijing and hosted by China Law & Practice, The American Lawyer and The Asian Lawyer. The award ceremony will celebrate the achievement of top lawyers, law firms, and in-house teams in the PRC over the past year.

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

On 30 July 2018, Stevenson, Wong & co. is delighted to announce that our Partner Mr. Willy Cheng was awarded the 2018 Global Law Experts Award for PRC Investments Lawyer of the Year in Hong Kong.

This award celebrates excellence, innovation and performance across the legal communities from around the world. Their annual awards are designed to reward the most deserving in this global and challenging environment. This achievement acknowledges Mr. Willy Cheng as one of the best in terms of industry experts and merits his work in the PRC Investments field.

Mr. Cheng heads the Property Practice in the firm. He specializes in real property law, problem solving in the areas of companies and business structuring, cross-border commercial transactions, commercial and shareholders’ disputes, immigration problems and white collar crime. He has represented a wide range of clients on issues involving personal assets and business planning. He is also a Notary Public and China Appointed Attesting Officer. He is also a Civil Celebrant of Marriages.

For enquiries or further information, please contact Mr. Willy Cheng.

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Stevenson, Wong & Co. is delighted to announce that our Partner and Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department Ms. Heidi Chui was admitted as an arbitrator of Langfang Arbitration Commission from 13th June 2018 to 31st May 2022.

Langfang Arbitration Commission (“LAC”) is a social service organization established in Langfang, China in accordance with the Arbitration law of the People’s Republic of China and the principle of governciple support, autonomous management and independent arbitration, to provide independent, efficient and economic dispute resolution services to parties. LAC has more than 260 arbitrators and they are well-known professors, senior economists, senior accountants, senior lawyers and other experienced scholars.

Ms. Heidi Chui is an Arbitrator (on the panel list of the Law Society of Hong Kong), Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (U.K.) and an Accredited General Mediator with both the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and the Law Society of Hong Kong. She is also a member of the Arbitration Committee of The Law Society of Hong Kong and a China Appointed Attesting Officer. She has been appointed as an Expert on the professional Committee on Real Estate Arbitration of China Academy of Arbitration Law, a Practising Solicitor Member of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Panel and a member of Disciplinary Panel A of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Please contact Ms. Heidi Chui for any enquiries or further information.

Stevenson, Wong & Co. (SW) is delighted to announce that it has won three awards, a testament to the excellence and territory wide recognition of our firm’s Family Department.

SW Partner, Ms. Catherine Por has been selected by “Lawyer Monthly” and “Finance Monthly” as the recipient of “Women in Law Awards 2018” and “Global Awards 2018” in recognition of her outstanding legal expertise and contribution in Family Law. The Lawyer Monthly Women in Law Awards celebrate and highlight the achievements of women in the legal profession across the globe. It recognizes the excellence and outstanding achievements of individuals over the past twelve months. The Finance Monthly Global Awards recognize and celebrate companies and individuals who have delivered the highest quality results during the last 12 months.

SW has also been awarded the “Family Law Firm of the year- Hong Kong” by Legal 100 Asia. The Legal 100 Asia – 2018 – Awards recognize a select number of leading professional firms and individuals across Asia for their individual areas of specialization. This award gives recognition to firms and individuals who continually provide an outstanding level of service, demonstrating an incredibly high degree of ability, whilst delivering outstanding results that are synonymous with firms and individuals of this calibre.

Catherine heads the Family Law Practice in the firm. She specializes in all aspects of family law disputes, and has extensive experience in complex financial claims, intervener proceedings, financial claims under Part IIA of the Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance (Chapter 192), Child Abduction cases, relocation of children cases, claims under the Guardianship of Minors Ordinance (Chapter 13), custody cases, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, contentious and non-contentious trust cases, contentious estate matters; cross border issues and enforcement proceedings. She has provided on several occasions legal opinions on Hong Kong Family Law. Catherine is also an Accredited General and Family Mediator, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is a Notary Public and Civil Celebrant of Marriages.

SW has one of the leading family law practices in Hong Kong with over 40 years of experience. The practice has grown and become a significant part of a developing Private Client department which uniquely also provides wealth protection and succession planning, estates and trusts, Committee work, wealth and asset management, all under one roof. Our teams are dedicated and aim to provide effective and practical solutions and support to people going through changes in their family circumstances. We have expertise in dealing with all aspects of contentious and non-contentious family matters. We also deal with cases with an international element, whether they relate to children or finances. We regularly help clients with PRC issues.

Please contact Ms. Catherine Por for any enquiries or further information.