(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.

Stevenson, Wong & Co. advised Real Hero Ventures Limited (the “Offeror”) in relation to (i) the acquisition of 48.98% of the total issued share capital of 1957 & Co. (Hospitality) Limited (“1957 & Co.”, Stock Code: 8495) at the consideration of approximately HK$100 million (the “Acquisition”) and (ii) the mandatory general offer for all the outstanding shares in 1957 & Co. (the “Offer”). The entire issued share capital of 1957 & Co. was valued at approximately HK$205 million.

The Acquisition triggered the Offeror’s mandatory general offer obligation under Rule 26 of the SFC Takeovers Code. As such, the Offeror made a mandatory unconditional cash offer for all the outstanding shares in 1957 & Co. via its offer agent, Silverbricks Securities Company Limited. The Offer was closed on 17 August 2022. Valid acceptances had been received in respect of 86,266,000 offer shares, representing approximately 22.47% of the entire issued share capital of 1957 & Co.. Immediately after the close of the Offer, the Offeror was interested in approximately 71.45% of the entire issued share capital of 1957 & Co.

The Offeror is ultimately owned by Mr. Cai Weike (“Mr. Cai”). Mr. Cai is a seasoned investor and operator with over 10 years’ experience in PRC Internet, e-commerce, logistics trade, operation of restaurants and catering management related industries. On 19 August 2022, Mr. Cai was appointed as the chairman of the board and one of the executive directors of 1957 & Co..

1957 & Co. is a Hong Kong-based restaurant operation and management group that offers a variety of speciality cuisines in restaurants designed by award-winning interior and lighting designers. The company operates full-service restaurants under various brands, including Sushi Ta-ke, An Nam (including its junior brand, Petit An Nam), Modern Shanghai, Hokkaidon, Mango Tree (including its junior brand, Mango Tree Café), Gonpachi and Paper Moon. The company also provides restaurant pre-opening and management consultancy services in Hong Kong and the PRC.

The SW team was led by corporate partners Mr. Hank Lo and Mr. Gordon Tsang, senior associate Mr. Terence Lau, supported by associates Ms. Teresa Yip, Mr. Bun Chan and Mr. Gary Kwok. Partner Mr. Gordon Tsang is also serving as the joint company secretary and authorised representative of 1957 & Co..

Please contact Mr. Hank Lo, Mr. Gordon Tsang or Mr. Terence Lau for any enquiries or further information about this transaction.

In August, we welcomed our last batch of students for our 2022 summer internship programme. 16 passionate and talented students from local and overseas universities joined our 3-week internship programme.

Throughout the programme, the interns participated in the department seat rotations, department talks, and networking sessions to have a glimpse of working at a full-service law firm.

We hope you enjoyed your time with us, and we wish you all the best in your legal studies and career.

Our August Batch of Summer Interns (front row from the left): Eva Lam, Hilary Yung, Partner Milly Hung, Partner Lai Lam, Partner Janice Chin, Christy Wong, Zita Kwan, Trainee Mentor Jess Chung and Trainee Mentor Collina See
2nd row from the left: Gabriel Yu, Max Zhang, Cyrus Lam, and Wilson Tang

The interns attended various department talks during the 3-week programme.

The interns presented on their last day to the partners and mentors.

Our July Batch of Summer Interns (front row from the left): Trainee Mentor Jess Chung and Trainee Mentor Collina See, Freya Chan, Amy He, Partner Rodney Teoh, Partner Milly Hung, Partner Lai Lam, Partner Janice Chin, Chloe Li, Karen Yee and Gladys Wong
2nd row from the left: Harry Poon, Tobias Lai, Alpha But, and Trainee Mentor Charles Luk

For more information about our internship programme, please contact Ms. Lai Lam, Mr. Rodney Teoh, Ms. Milly Hung or Ms. Janice Chin.

On 30 August 2022, our Partner Gordon Tsang and Associate Gary Kwok were invited by LexOmnibus to give a CPD course on the topic “Rules and Recent Developments on Special Purpose Acquisition Companies”.

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPAC”) is a new listing regime in Hong Kong. It allows SPAC promoters to source target companies with potential in listing for merger and acquisition to acquire a listing status through an unconventional initial offering.

During the 3-hour webinar, Gordon and Gary gave an in-depth introduction to the listing requirements of traditional IPOs and SPAC, as well as the De-SPAC Transaction and De-Listing Mechanism of SPAC. They also compared the SPAC listing requirements between the U.S., Hong Kong and Singapore. Lastly, they concluded the course by discussing the advantage and potential risks of SPAC Listing in Hong Kong.

Due to the pandemic, the course was delivered via a webinar, and positive feedback was received from the audience.

Please contact Partner Gordon Tsang for any enquiries or further information about this course.