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.
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.
Court of Final Appeal - Winding Up Foreign Companies in Hong KongOn 11 November 2015, the Court of Final Appeal (the “CFA”) handed down its decision ending the 8-year family feud between members of the second-generation owners of the much-loved Yung Kee restaurant.
The CFA ruled that Yung Kee Holdings Limited (the “Company”), be wound up, but gave the parties 28 days within which to discuss a share buy-out. The decision has attracted the close attention of both Hong Kong’s legal community and fans of the iconic family restaurant as it represents a landmark determination on principles concerning the Hong Kong Courts’ jurisdiction to wind up foreign companies.
Gall has been recommended in the recently published Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide 2016. 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.
This Wolters Kluwer Hong Kong's flagship event was held on Wednesday 8 July at Beijing Marriott Hotel Northeast.The event provided many international arbitration updates and insights from speakers around the world, making this event a truly international summit.
Two partnership announcements at a leading Hong Kong boutique firm show that the market for disputes lawyers is thriving across all sizes of law firms.
Hong Kong-based dispute resolution and litigation specialist law firm Gall is pleased to announce the appointment of Caroline McNally and Chris Wong to partner and the arrival of Brooke Holden, a senior associate, from Pinsent Masons in Hong Kong.
