In the newly published edition of “Asialaw Profiles and Leading Lawyers 2023”, Stevenson, Wong & Co. has been recognised as an Outstanding firm and ranked across 13 practice areas/ industry sectors. In addition, our Partner and Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution department, Ms. Heidi Chui, has again been recognised as a “Distinguished Practitioner in Dispute Resolution”.

About Stevenson, Wong & Co.

Founded in 1978, Stevenson, Wong & Co. is a forward-looking, full-service law firm with over 170 experienced lawyers and staff. As the associated firm with one of the nation’s largest full-service law firms, AllBright Law Offices, and one of the founding members of INTERLAW, Stevenson, Wong & Co. connects China to the world and supports clients facing a variety of business and legal issues with effective solutions.

About Ms. Heidi Chui

Ms. Chui is the firm’s head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department and Banking and Finance Department. She has served as the internal legal advisor of several Chinese banks.

Ms. Chui specializes in international commercial litigation, international arbitration and dispute resolution and frequently assists banks, borrowers, insurance companies, property management companies, funds, listed companies and financial institutions. Heidi is experienced and adept at providing legal advice on asset tracing, mortgage litigation, corporate takeover, enforcement of judgments, winding-up of companies and bankruptcy.

Ms. Chui has been recognized as a Client Choice Award winner in Litigation practice in Hong Kong by the International Law Office and Lexology in 2016. She has also been recognized as a “Leading Lawyer” in Banking and Finance and Dispute Resolution practices by Asialaw Profiles in 2018. She was nominated by Asian Legal Business for “Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year” from 2017 to 2020 & 2022 and “Woman Lawyer of the Year” in 2017, 2020 – 2022. She has been identified as a distinguished practitioner in Dispute Resolution by Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2020 – 2023. She was recognized as one of the A-List China’s Elite 100 Lawyers by China Business Law Journal in 2021.

Please contact Mr. Willy Cheng or Ms. Heidi Chui for any enquiries or further information or please click here to see our rankings on Asialaw Profile’s website. .

(中文) 本所合伙人﹑诉讼及争议解决部主管徐凯怡律师，应全球跨境重组和破产法领先刊物《全球企业重组法评论》(Global Restructuring Review, “GRR”) 邀请，为《亚太区企业重组法评论2023》(Asia-Pacific Restructuring Review 2023) 担任香港章节之作者。

徐律师在“香港企业重组法的最新发展 (Latest Developments in Hong Kong Restructuring Law)”的章节中深入探讨了香港企业重组法律框架之发展，以及法院对清盘申请与仲裁协议之相互作用的裁决。徐律师亦阐述了在香港承认境外法院所作出的清盘令的一般原则，以及近期香港与内地就相互认可和协助破产清盘之安排。

关于《亚太区企业重组法评论2023》

本著作包含了13位来自中国、香港、印度、日本和马来西亚的杰出人物之洞察力和领导力思维。所有获邀之作者均经过严格审查其行业之知识和地位。他们对过去一年中各司法管辖区的最新和重大之企业重组法发展作出了深入分析和解说，有助各地从业人员全面了解亚太区企业重组法之发展。本出版物提供印刷版和线上版。如有兴趣，请按此查看刊登于GRR网页上之完整章节(只提供英文版本)。

如有任何查询，请联络本所合伙人徐凯怡律师，或此查看刊登于GRR网页上之完整章节(只提供英文版本)

We are delighted to announce that our Partner Gordon Tsang has been named one of the winners of the inaugural LexisNexis 40 Under 40. The award aims to recognize 40 young talent aged 40 years old or under across various legal fields in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

The panel of judges were selected from across Greater China and has taken over a month to review the nominations. Winners are selected for their capability to deliver the best and best-in-class work ethics to their clients, partners, and colleagues together with showing exceptional passion to grow and lead the development of the legal sector in Greater China.

Gordon Tsang | Partner
Practice Areas: China Practice, Corporate Commercial Law, Corporate Services, Corporate Finance

Gordon has experience handling a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, including pre-IPO restructuring and financing, Hong Kong and U.S. IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, loan and financing transactions, corporate governance and general compliance for listed companies as well as private enterprises.

In addition, Gordon is an accredited mediator of Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited (General) and admitted general mediator of the Law Society of Hong Kong. He was invited to join the “Hong Kong-Macao Legal Talent Pool” for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Lawyers Network in 2020 and passed the Greater Bay Area Legal Professional Examination in 2021.

Gordon has a strong sense of community. He has been awarded by the Law Society of Hong Kong’s Pro Bono and Community Work Recognition Programme for 7 consecutive years and Professional Volunteer Service Accreditation Programme for 2 consecutive years. He is also the Honorable Legal Adviser for the Wanchai and Central & Western District Industries and Commerce Association since 2018; the Honorary President of The Hong Kong Girl Guides Association (SKTKO) since 2021; and Think Tank Member of Dashun Foundation since 2021.

Gordon is a Non-Executive Director of China Regenerative Medicine International Ltd (Stock Code: 8158), the Independent Non-Executive Director of Sterling Group Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 1825) and CROSSTEC Group Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 3893). He is also the Company Secretary of Sunshine 100 China Holdings Ltd (Stock Code: 2608), Mabpharm Limited-B (Stock Code: 2181), Sundy Service Group Co. Ltd (Stock Code: 9608) and 1957 & Co. (Hospitality) Limited (Stock Code: 8495).

For any enquiries, please contact our Partner Gordon Tsang.

(中文) 本所欣然宣布，我们的合伙人、诉讼及争议解决部主管徐凯怡律师获香港国际仲裁中心（HKIAC）之仲裁女性俱乐部 (WIA) 委任为委员会成员，任期由2022至2024年。

关于香港国际仲裁中心 (HKIAC)
HKIAC 是一家成立于 1985 年的非营利组织，致力于协助当事人选择最佳方法来解决彼此之间的争议。作为世界领先的争议解决机构之一，HKIAC 专门从事仲裁、调解、裁决和域名争议解决。根据伦敦大学玛丽皇后学院和 White & Case 的 2021 年国际仲裁调查，HKIAC 是全球第三大首选和使用最多的仲裁机构。

关于仲裁女性俱乐部 (WIA)
WIA 由 HKIAC 于 2018 年成立，旨在促进和推广性别多样化和女性在国际仲裁及国内相关业务领域的成就。WIA自成立以来，活动轨迹遍及上海、北京、香港，包括圆桌论坛、辩论赛及社交活动等，为从业者提供了思考和探讨当前热点话题的平台。WIA委员会的职能包括制定政策、策划各类活动和研讨会以帮助会员发展网络和业务关系，并培养下一代的领先女性法律从业者。本届WIA委员会共有8名成员，本所徐律师为其中之一。

关于徐凯怡律师
徐律师专长于国际商业诉讼、国际仲裁及争议解决，经常协助银行、借贷人、保险公司、物业管理公司、基金、上市公司及金融机构。徐律师为客户提供资产追踪、按揭诉讼、公司接管、强制执行判决、公司清盘及破产等各方面的法律意见。此外，徐律师特别专注高额的大型跨境诉讼，与涉及多个司法管辖区的国际仲裁案件。

徐律师是香港国际仲裁中心、中国国际经济贸易仲裁委员会、上海国际仲裁中心、深圳国际仲裁院、海南国际仲裁院等多家仲裁机构的仲裁员，以及香港国际仲裁中心认可调解员，中国仲裁法学研究会房地产仲裁研究专业委员会特邀研究员。徐律师同时也是中国司法部委任的中国委托公证人。

徐律师热衷于推动香港成为国际仲裁中心。 连续4年，她通过担任北京大学和香港大学法学学士和法学硕士学生的客座讲师，培养年轻一代对仲裁的热爱。 她经常获邀为不同国际模拟仲裁大赛担任评委，培训年青学生和律师掌握处理国际仲裁的知识和实用技巧。此外，徐律师经常获邀出席法律专题讲座发表演讲，向不同地区的商界和各种仲裁机构推广仲裁。

徐律师荣获2016年度Client Choice香港地区“最佳诉讼律师奖”，被《亚洲法律概况2018》 (Asialaw Profiles) 认可为银行金融及争议解决领域“杰出律师”，被《亚洲法律杂志》(Asian Legal Business) 提名为“2017-2020及2022年度最佳争议解决律师”、“2017 、2020-2022年度最佳女律师”。她亦荣获《亚洲领先律师 2020、2021、2022》诉讼及争议解决领域“顶尖律师”，《中国商法》2021年 A List 中国精英律师100强。

如阁下有任何查询或想了解更多详情，请联络本所合伙人徐凯怡律师，或按此查看WIA网頁之委员会成员名單。

We are delighted to announce that our firm has again been recognised by IFLR1000 Asia Pacific Guide 2022, a guide to the world’s leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers in the following 3 practice areas: Capital Markets: Equity, Financial Services Regulatory and Retail Funds. In addition, our Partner and Head of Corporate Finance, Hank Lo, has again been recognised as “Highly Regarded in Hong Kong Capital Markets: Equity”.

IFLR1000 evaluates law firms and lawyers by practice area based on transactional evidence and client feedback. Firms are recognised for advising on some of the most complex or innovative transactions in their markets and receiving excellent feedback from clients for their work.

About IFLR1000

The IFLR1000 is a leading international legal market guide focusing on financial and corporate law firms. Since 1990, IFLR1000 has published over 750 practice area rankings across 235 jurisdictions globally.

Please contact our Partners Hank Lo, Cornelia Chu, Rodney Teoh, Osbert Hui, Erica Cheng, Gordon Tsang or Dominic Lau for any inquiries or further information.

Please click here to see our rankings on IFLR1000.

Stevenson, Wong & Co. has been nurturing and recognizing young legal talent by sponsoring academic prizes at local universities since 2010. On 1 September 2022, our Partner Ms. Heidi Chui was invited to present the Stevenson, Wong & Co. Prizes at the P.C.LL. Award Presentation Ceremony of The Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong.

This year, our firm sponsored two prizes in Commercial Dispute Resolution and Employment Law & Practice to students with the best performances in these courses.

Our Partner Ms. Heidi Chui presented the Stevenson, Wong & Co. Prize to a representative from the Law Association on behalf of Ms. Natalie Chen Lok Yung, awardee of Commercial Dispute Resolution Prize, and Ms. Yu See Ching, awardee of Employment Law & Practice Prize.

Ms. Chui, as a Member of the Executive Committee of HKU Law Alumni Association, was invited to present the HKU Law Alumni Association Scholarship to Ms. Amy Hung Suet Hang.

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the talented students for their remarkable achievements and wish them a bright future.

For more information, please contact our Partner Ms. Heidi Chui.