e-Court arbitrators possess the same academic and experience like judges on traditional public courts.
( Note: for privacy reasons
information given below may be fictious. Members will have access to the actual roster )
J.B
advises issuers and sponsors in numerous fund raising exercises from initial public offerings to secondary placings of securities. She also advises on takeovers of public companies; advises private equity fund houses in acquisitions of interests in private companies including cross-border mergers and acquisitions; advises on regulatory compliance of listing rules and takeovers code as well as corporate restructurings.
S.A
has considerable experience of different kinds of property related transactions, including sale and purchase of commercial, industrial and residential properties, leasing and licensing of all kinds of properties, all types of general conveyancing matters and advice. She also acted for major banks in Hong Kong on numerous land related security financing, including all types of mortgages and security documentation..
Z.F
practice covers all aspects of intellectual property work including IP protection and enforcement and commercial IP.
Prior to joining the legal profession, Z.F worked as an IT specialist in various sectors, from banking to the Information Technology Service Department of HKSAR Government. He specialises in online anti-counterfeiting, advising on technology transfer, Internet and e-business issues, domain name disputes and protection of copyright and trade secrets.
Z.F also has extensive experience in advising IP matters in relation to corporate finance transactions including listings, mergers and acquisitions and also advises on a broad range of commercial matters including assignments, licensing, manufacturing and distribution arrangements, R&D, computer software and technology agreements.
F.C
advises employers, contractors and consultants on a wide range of construction related disputes. Highlights include acting in a major commercial and construction litigation concerning the merger and acquisition of a well known construction company in Hong Kong; advising the employer in its dispute with one of its consultants regarding the construction of the Tsing Ma Bridge; advising the main contractor in relation to the construction of a major commercial complex in Shanghai; representing a major architect firm in defending a professional negligence suit lodged by the developer; advising the developer on a high profile dispute regarding a development project in Mei Foo Sun Chuen; acting for a hotel group in an arbitration regarding the development of a hotel in Beijing; acting for the owner of a mine in Mongolia in respect of its dispute with its contractor for mining works; advising a contractor in an arbitration against the employer in respect of a development project in Macau, etc. Joseph is also able to advise on partnering arrangements and NEC.
B.G
Law firm practice since graduation from law school. B.G expertise : Product liability is a challenging practice area because it involves technical details, which are unique to
each case and each product. B.G believes: "Litigation is inherently challenging. Helping clients find solutions to their business disputes is an even bigger challenge. Franchise law is interesting
because practitioners often handle complex legal issues while working with familiar businesses that we encounter in our everyday lives"
F.H
Assistant District Attorney. Then to private practice as an associate, specializing in commercial litigation; then on to a partnership in another firm specializing in litigation
in general, and construction litigation in particular. Then, F.H approached to run for the Court of Appeals and, after some thought, decided to run. F.H won and have been here since. F.H motto: "If
you love the law, you will want to reason well. And if you reason well, it will show. If it shows, and you let it be known that you want to be a judge, pretty soon your name will come up in
discussions when openings occur. That's pretty much what happened to me."
W.A
W.S has extensive experience in DCM transactions, and has a particular focus on offshore Renminbi capital raising instruments. W.A has advised both issuers and arranger/dealer groups on the majority of the ground breaking and industry award-winning debt capital markets issuances launched, including issues by PRC commercial/policy banks, PRC SOEs, international and multinational companies and government entities.
She also has considerable experience in a full range of equity derivatives, financial products, new financial product platforms and general capital markets work, including active involvement in the development of the retail structured notes, equity linked investments and SEHK listed structured products platforms.
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W.J
15 credits in law school courses covering labor and employment topics; law review editor of special issue devoted to labor relations; summer clerkship in labor section of large
firm known for its labor practice; associate in labor section of large firm known for its labor practice; litigation of numerous cases in federal and provincial courts; numerous jury trials; numerous
administrative law judge trials; numerous appellate court arguments; frequent speaker to client groups, bar conferences, trade associations, chambers of commerce on employment topics; editor of human
resources management reporter; editor of book on employee duty of loyalty; editor of annual update of book on covenants not to compete; adjunct professor of labor law at UBC Law School; law firm
employment department manager; in CDA Labor and Employment Section Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee served as management co-chair of subcommittees on covenants not to compete, ethics,
and trial advocacy, program co-chair, and chair-elect.
L.G
Since graduating from Dalian Maritime University in 1990, L.G served in COSCO Guangzhou as section chief of the Marine Safety Supervision Department, responsible for handling various kinds of maritime cases. He presently has been a senior partner in the Firm in charge of the Admiralty Group. He is also responsible for overseeing all significant maritime cases undertaken by the Firm’s branch offices around China.
