HOWSE WILLIAMS - Key Persons
Alan advises on land compulsory sale applications, residential first-hand sale legislation compliance, project conveyancing, strategic acquisitions for redevelopment purpose, commercial real estate (M&A and joint venture), building plans and town planning
Practice Areas: Property
Alison is an experienced commercial disputes lawyer with particular expertise in shareholder disputes, regulatory investigations, professional indemnity and healthcare matters.
Practice Areas: Dispute Resolution Clinical Negligence & Healthcare Fraud & Investigation Insurance
Anthony has extensive experience in a wide range of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, public takeovers, corporate restructuring, corporate finance and post-listing regulatory compliance.
Practice Areas: Corporate Governance General Commercial Mergers & Acquisitions China Practice Capital Markets Investment Funds
Antony has experience in a broad range of banking and finance matters. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan where he was an Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel.
Practice Areas: Banking & Finance
Before qualifying as a lawyer, Bernard practiced medicine for more than ten years, the majority of that time in Hong Kong and China. Bernard specialises in medico-legal matters for a wide range of healthcare professionals and veterinary surgeons.
Practice Areas: Clinical Negligence & Healthcare
Brian specialises in corporate finance, initial public offerings, secondary fund raising exercises, mergers and acquisitions, direct investment and corporate restructurings and reorganisations. He also advises on corporate governance and compliance.
Practice Areas: Corporate Governance General Commercial Mergers & Acquisitions China Practice Capital Markets Notarisations and China Attestation
Carmen specialises in medicolegal work.
Practice Areas: Clinical Negligence & Healthcare
Based in Hong Kong since 2007, Chia Ching is a dual qualified practicing lawyer in Hong Kong and Malaysia.
Practice Areas: Corporate Governance General Commercial Mergers & Acquisitions Capital Markets
Chris is a disputes lawyer who handles a wide range of commercial, insurance, professional indemnity and maritime disputes. He has over 40 years of experience in commercial and insurance dispute resolution.
Practice Areas: Dispute Resolution Clinical Negligence & Healthcare Insurance Shipping and International Trade
A founding partner of Howse Williams, Chris specialises in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, direct investment and corporate restructurings and reorganisations in Hong Kong and the Asia Pacific region, particularly Indonesia and Singapore.
Practice Areas: Corporate Governance General Commercial Mergers & Acquisitions
Chris is experienced in private equity and Hong Kong capital markets transactions and regularly advises private equity clients and Hong Kong listed companies on strategic investments in and outside of Hong Kong and China.
Practice Areas: Corporate Governance General Commercial Mergers & Acquisitions China Practice Capital Markets Notarisations and China Attestation
Daisy has experience in a wide range of matters throughout the cycle of real estate development in Hong Kong
Practice Areas: Property
David is a commercial disputes lawyer specialising in international trade and maritime disputes; shareholder disputes and the recovery of monies lost due to internet/identity fraud. David has over 25 years of experience in dispute resolution.
Practice Areas: Dispute Resolution Fraud & Investigation Insurance Shipping and International Trade
Job Titles:
- Partner, Solicitor Advocate
David is an experienced healthcare litigator and a dual qualified medical doctor/solicitor. He "changed horses" to law almost 30 years ago and now leads a team of experienced healthcare lawyers handling clinical negligence claims.
Practice Areas: Dispute Resolution Clinical Negligence & Healthcare Insurance
Desmond is one of our partners specialising in contentious regulatory and compliance matters as well as complex cross-border commercial and shareholders' disputes.
Practice Areas: Dispute Resolution China Practice Fraud & Investigation Regulatory & Compliance
Gary was admitted in Hong Kong in 2008 and specialises in personal injury and insurance related litigation. He is a highly experienced practitioner with strong technical competence.
Practice Areas: Dispute Resolution Insurance
Heidi has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, public takeovers, regulatory and compliance work for Hong Kong listed companies. Heidi also has an established track record advising on equity capital markets transactions.
Practice Areas: Corporate Governance General Commercial Mergers & Acquisitions China Practice Capital Markets Investment Funds
Hiu Yee specialises in medicolegal matters, providing advice to doctors, dentists, physiotherapists, nurses and other clinical professionals regarding clinical negligence claims and regulatory proceedings. Hiu Yee was admitted in Hong Kong in 2012.
Practice Areas: Clinical Negligence & Healthcare
Janie focuses her practice on international arbitration, complex commercial litigation and cross-border investigations with an emphasis on Asia.
Practice Areas: Dispute Resolution Distressed Debt
Jason's practice focuses on non-contentious financial regulatory advice, investment fund and virtual assets.
Practice Areas: Corporate Governance Regulatory & Compliance Investment Funds Virtual Assets
Karen's practice focuses on matrimonial disputes including divorce and separation, child custody, wardship and financial applications, third party interests, injunctions and settlements. She also handles wills and probate matters.
Practice Areas: Family and Matrimonial Trusts & Wealth Preservation Wills, Probate & Estate Administration
Maureen specialises in dispute resolution and medico-legal matters. She advises healthcare professionals, clinics and hospitals on clinical negligence claims and complaints, Coroner's inquests and disciplinary proceedings.
Practice Areas: Clinical Negligence & Healthcare
Michael is experienced in a wide range of commercial litigation, including shareholder disputes; matters involving financial services institutions; insurance and professional indemnity insurance and contentious employment matters.
Practice Areas: Dispute Resolution Property Employment Fraud & Investigation Insurance
Oonagh specialises in dispute resolution and commercial and professional negligence litigation. She also handles clinical negligence claims advising healthcare professionals on a range of contractual, regulatory and criminal matters.
Practice Areas: Clinical Negligence & Healthcare
Patricia's experience in employment matters is widely recognised in Hong Kong. She is the author of the 'Hong Kong Employment Ordinance - An Annotated Guide', which is published by Lexis Nexis.
Practice Areas: Employment
Tony is a Partner whose practice focusses on complex commercial litigation and arbitration matters.
Practice Areas: Dispute Resolution Property Fraud & Investigation Insurance
Veronica Chow is one of the partners of HW. She focuses her practice on initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings and general corporate and commercial matters.
Practice Areas: Corporate Governance General Commercial Mergers & Acquisitions China Practice Capital Markets
Victoria's practice focuses on matrimonial and trust matters. Her cases always involve international elements including relocations and substantial overseas assets, including those held in overseas trust.
Practice Areas: Family and Matrimonial Trusts & Wealth Preservation Wills, Probate & Estate Administration
William is a prominent litigator heading up a market leading practice. He is appointed as a panel lawyer for major blue-chip insurance companies; international logistics companies; 4 out of 5 container terminals in HK and major 3PL & 4PL providers in HK.
Practice Areas: Dispute Resolution China Practice Insurance Shipping and International Trade Distressed Debt
William specialises in contentious regulatory work and financial services and commercial litigation.
Practice Areas: Dispute Resolution Corporate Governance Fraud & Investigation Regulatory & Compliance Investment Funds Virtual Assets
Yvonne specialises in Hong Kong corporate finance, Hong Kong IPOs, pre-IPO investments and restructurings and post-IPO regulatory and compliance matters.
Practice Areas: Corporate Governance General Commercial Mergers & Acquisitions China Practice Capital Markets