Asialaw have published Asialaw Profiles 2017, their guide to the best domestic and regional law firms in the Asia-Pacific area. In the Hong Kong domestic firm category, Gall was “Highly Recommended” in our core practice areas of dispute resolution, employment and insolvency.In the individual lawyer categories, Nick Gall was named as a Market Leading Lawyer, Brooke Holden and Chris Wong were named as a Rising Star Lawyer.
We are delighted to announce that for the second year in a row Gall has won the awards for “Disputes Boutique of the Year” and “best in Labour and Employment” at the annual Asialaw Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Awards 2016. The awards ceremony, which took place in Hong Kong on September 27, celebrated the foremost leaders in 12 practice areas across 14 jurisdictions around the region.
Gall is delighted to have been nominated in the Hong Kong – Independent firm category and have Andrea Randall nominated in the Rising Star Category in the annual Asia Women in Business Law Awards 2016 presented by Euromoney Legal Media Group.
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Winners will be announced at the awards presentation dinner on Friday 9th September 2016.
On September 27, Asia’s leading dispute resolution lawyers will gather in Hong Kong to celebrate the progress of litigation and dispute resolution in the legal profession at the second annual asialaw Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Awards.
C5's 2nd Annual Fraud, Asset Tracing and Recovery Asia Conference was held in Hong Kong on 6th-7th June 2016. The leading event of its kind in the region, the conference brought together an international array of experts involved in fraud litigation and asset recovery to share their unique experiences and insights in this growing area.Caroline McNally, Head of Gall’s Family and Divorce Practice and Chris Wong, a fraud expert and also Head of China related Matters at Gall, gave a joint presentation on the topic "Asset Recovery in Matrimonial Disputes".
The IBA Annual Litigation Forum 2016 took place in San Francisco from 27th-29th April 2016. Gall was one of the sponsors of this leading event presented by the IBA Litigation Committee and the IBA Corporate Counsel Forum and supported by the IBA North American Regional Forum.
Gall was proud and delighted to be one of the sponsors at this year’s YDA (Youth Diabetes Action) Spring Fling, the YDA’s annual fundraiser to support children in Hong Kong suffering from diabetes. The theme for the night was “Le Grand Tour”, a night of car racing, music and an inspirational talk by racing car driver Dan Wells. The event was help to raise funds for equipment for the YDA’s newly purchased Centre of Excellence.
Women in Law Hong Kong (WILHK) in partnership with The Women’s Foundation Hong Kong (TWF), one of Hong Kong's leading NGO's for the advancement of women, has announced the launch of their cross-firm mentoring programme.