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Gall announces the appointment of two new partners and an additional three lawyers to the firm

PRESS RELEASE
TWO PARTNER APPOINTMENTS AT LAW FIRM GALL IN HONG KONG

The appointments follow an award-winning 2017 for the leading HK disputes law firm and are supported by three new junior lawyers

Hong Kong-based dispute resolution and litigation specialist law firm Gall is pleased to announce the appointment of two new partners and an additional three lawyers to the firm:

  • Partner Evelyn Chan re-joined the firm in November 2017. Evelyn was previously a partner in the Dispute Resolution Group of a leading Hong Kong independent law firm. Evelyn’s practice focuses on complex civil litigation, with a particular emphasis on PRC related matters.
  • Partner Nick Dealy joined the firm in January 2018 from UBS AG where he held various roles in the Legal team both in London and in Hong Kong. In his recent role as Head of Litigation & Investigations Asia Pacific, Nick was responsible for managing the Litigation teams handling contentious matters impacting UBS in the Asia Pacific region (ex-Japan) including litigation and regulatory investigations, as well as complex internal investigations.
  • Roy Yu joined Gall in November 2017 as a Registered Foreign Lawyer and is an employment and regulatory lawyer. Roy’s experience includes advising both employers and employees on a range of contentious and non-contentious employment issues.
  • Wilson Cheung joined Gall as a paralegal in November 2017. Wilson works across business litigation and employment law as well as regulatory law. Wilson is due to be admitted as a Solicitor in Hong Kong in March 2018.
  • Catherine Tso joined the family and divorce practice at Gall in January 2018 as an associate. Catherine advises on all aspects of family law including divorce, financial claims, child custody claims and nuptial agreements.

Senior Partner Nick Gall comments:

“These appointments demonstrate the strength of our business as we go into 2018, across all our core practices: disputes and litigation, employment law, regulatory, restructuring and insolvency and family and divorce. Each appointment is important to us, as they are all driven by client need.

“Evelyn Chan’s expertise broadens out our civil litigation further into greater China; and she will work closely with our established team. She is very well thought of in the market and is a strong addition to the practice.

“Nick Dealy provides expertise and insight from the client‘s perspective having been in-house for many years. His previous role combined strong litigation experience with investigatory and regulatory expertise; and we will be drawing on that in his new role.

Roy and Wilson can turn their hand to both employment and regulatory advice and guide clients through regulatory investigations, which means they can support all parts of our business.

Catherine Tso joins the family and divorce team led by Caroline McNally, who has built the practice into one of the most highly regarded in Hong Kong.

They are a great addition to our dynamic team in Hong Kong and I am delighted to welcome all five to Gall.”

 

Accolades

Gall had an impressive 2017, winning a number of accolades:

  • Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year at the Asian Legal Business Hong Kong Law Awards 2017.
  • National Law Firm of the Year, Hong Kong at the AsiaLaw Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Awards 2017. Published by Euromoney, these awards celebrate leading dispute resolution practitioners from across the region.
  • Gall was ranked as “Outstanding” in both the Dispute Resolution & Litigation category and in Labour & Employment of the AsiaLaw Profiles 2018, the firm was also “Highly Recommended” in the Restructuring and Insolvency category. Nick Gall and Chris Wong were named as Market Leading Lawyers and Andrea Randall was named a Leading Lawyer.
  • In Chambers Asia Pacific 2018, Gall is ranked in the Dispute Resolution and Family/Matrimonial practice areas. Partners Nick Gall (Dispute Resolution) and Caroline McNally (Family/Matrimonial) are named as Leading Individuals in their respective practice areas.
  • Gall was recommended in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide 2018. The firm was ranked for dispute resolution, employment and for restructuring and insolvency in Hong Kong. Senior Partner Nick Gall was again recognized as a Leading Individual in Hong Kong dispute resolution.

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About the New Lawyers

  • Before rejoining Gall, Evelyn Chan was a partner of the Dispute Resolution Group of a leading Hong Kong independent law firm. Evelyn’s practice focuses on complex civil litigation, with a particular focus on PRC related matters. She qualified in 2004 and is fluent in English and Cantonese.
  • Prior to joining Gall, Nick Dealy was an in-house lawyer at UBS AG from 2000 – 2017. He held various roles in the legal team in the Wealth Management division in London from 2000 to 2008, including the Head of the General Banking and Litigation team. Nick then held various roles in the Legal team at UBS AG in Hong Kong from 2008 to 2017, including the General Counsel for Wealth Management in North Asia and recently the Head of Litigation & Investigations for Asia Pacific from 2013 to 2017. Nick was called to the Bar of England & Wales in 1996 and admitted to the Hong Kong Roll of Solicitors in 2015.
  • Roy Yu qualified as a Solicitor in Australia in August 2012. Prior to joining Gall, Roy worked at Harmers Workplace Lawyers, a boutique Australian law firm specialising in Employment Law.
  • Wilson Cheung completed the PCLL at the University of Hong Kong after gaining a BA in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford. He also holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree with a Minor in Commerce from the University of British Columbia. Wilson is due to be admitted as a Solicitor in Hong Kong in March 2018 having previously worked for an international law firm in Hong Kong and in London where he worked in the corporate and commercial litigation group.
  • Catherine Tso worked for a full service Hong Kong law firm prior to joining Gall. Catherine completed her LL.B. at the University of Warwick before returning to Hong Kong to complete her PCLL and LL.M. at the University of Hong Kong. She was admitted as a Solicitor in Hong Kong in 2016.
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