Gall has been recommended in the recently published Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide 2018. The firm was ranked for dispute resolution, employment and for restructuring and insolvency in the Hong Kong chapter. The firm maintained its rank as a Leading Firm in these core practice areas, receiving positive feedback from both clients and peers. Senior Partner Nick Gall was again recognized as a Leading Individual in Hong Kong dispute resolution.
Dispute Resolution – Litigation: ranked Tier 3
Gall is ‘the equal of many much larger firms; the lawyers are universally of high ability, offering practical advice and sensible solutions’. Practice head Nick Gall handles multi-jurisdictional fraud and international asset tracing litigation and head of China-related matters Chris Wong is also highly regarded. The team handles contentious insolvency and bankruptcy, shareholder and joint venture disputes, mis-selling of financial products, audit negligence claims, employment disputes, Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) investigations, and judicial reviews.
Employment: ranked Tier 3
Leveraging its strong reputation for dispute resolution, Gall is particularly well placed to handle contentious employment matters on behalf of both employers and employees. Andrea Randall’s employment litigation experience including claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination, unlawful dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing and bonus disputes. Randall is currently defending one of the world’s largest interdealer brokers against a claim for wrongful and unreasonable termination, and unpaid wages and bonus, brought by a former employee; this is a closely watched case, which is likely to have significant ramifications for employees who are paid commissions, bonuses or other benefits. Senior associate Katherine Jones is also involved in the aforementioned matter and is gaining market recognition for her employment litigation expertise. Senior partner Nick Gall handles contentious employment work as a function of his overarching commercial litigation practice.
Restructuring and Insolvency: ranked Tier 4
Leading local litigation firm Gall has a focus on contentious insolvency matters, and as well as receiving direct instructions from local IPs, is also regularly referred work by overseas law firms. The ‘very knowledgeable’ Chris Wong handles insolvency disputes as part of his broader commercial litigation practice and specialises in PRC-related cases under Hong Kong law. ‘Excellent’ team head Nick Gall has a strong reputation in the market and is regularly involved in the investigative side of insolvencies.
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