Asia Pacific Legal 500

Asia Pacific Legal 500 is published annually by Legalease, a leading independent publisher of information for law firms and their clients. The following quotations are taken from the most recent, 2010/2011 edition.

Tanner De Witt is recommended in Asia Pacific Legal 500 2010/2011 edition for the following practice areas:

Corporate (including M&A)

Tanner De Witt's team is recommended for its 'responsiveness and practical advice' ... Richard Tanner and Eddie Look’s 'thorough and painstaking' approach continues to draw instructions, such as advising an investment adviser and Cayman Islands corporate fund on the fund's licensing in Hong Kong.

Dispute resolution

Tanner De Witt is recommended for its 'response time, quality of work and commercial judgement'. The team, led by Mark Side, 'has no qualms about acting against big players', and represented an offshore investor in arbitration against another offshore company relating to a breach of a shareholder and noteholders' agreement. Ian De Witt is a 'fantastic litigator' who provides 'sound legal analysis coupled with insightful local knowledge'.

Employment

Tanner De Witt acts in contentious and non-contentious employment cases for banks, hedge funds, and insurance companies. Practice head Kim Boreham impresses with her 'practical guidance and commerciality', and recently acted for an insurance broker in a breach of contract claim in proceedings in Hong Kong and London. Mark Side is a 'very good litigator'.

Restructuring and insolvency

Tanner De Witt continues to act for the liquidators of Oasis Hong Kong Airlines, dealing with cross-border issues in Russia and Nambia and the sales of aircraft. This 'excellent' team, comprising partners Ian De Witt and Robin Darton, is particularly good on the contentious side and is acting in a litigation case regarding the liquidation of Akai Holdings, and advising insolvency practitioners including PwC and Grant Thornton on related bankruptcy and restructuring matters.

Leading individuals

Robin Darton and Ian De Witt are listed as leading individuals for restructuring and insolvency, Mark Side is listed as a leading individual for dispute resolution, and Kim Boreham is listed as a leading individual for employment.