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Tanner De Witt supports the 10th Private Banking and Family Office Summit Asia 2018
We were delighted to sponsor the recently concluded 10th Private Banking and Family Office Summit Asia 2018, which was held at the St. Regis Hotel Shenzhen on 14 to 15 November. Corporate and Commercial Partners Eddie Look and River Stone attended the Summit along with…Read More
Tanner De Witt in the press: That Urgent Email From Your Boss Could Be a Dangerous Fake
This article, which mentions Fraud and Asset Tracing Partner Jeff Lane, was originally published on Bloomberg.com. That Urgent Email From Your Boss Could Be a Dangerous Fake Scammers are persuading executives to send money to Hong Kong banks, where it disappears. By Sheridan Prasso If…Read More
Tanner De Witt hosts cocktail evening to celebrate Sunset Survivors book
On Wednesday 21 November we hosted a cocktail evening to celebrate the launch of Sunset Survivors, a book featuring Hong Kong’s sunset industries written by Lindsay Varty. Lindsay’s brother, Employment Solicitor Rowan Varty, introduced Lindsay to the audience. Lindsay then gave a fascinating talk about Hong…Read More
Press release: Tanner De Witt appoints Michael Kot and Mark Chiu, boosting its employment practice
PRESS RELEASE Wednesday 21 November 2018 For immediate release Tanner De Witt announces with great pleasure the appointment of Michael Kot and Mark Chiu as the newest members of the Employment department. The practice has a Band One ranking from Chambers and Partners. Michael qualified…Read More
Tanner De Witt supports 2018/19 season of Mini Rugby in Hong Kong
Charmaine Mirandilla from Tanner De Witt distributed more than 1000 mini rugby balls at the HKU Sandy Bay Mini Rugby Festival on Sunday 18 November — the most we’ve given away in one day since we started this initiative in 2016! We were delighted to…Read More
Veronica Chan and Natalie Lam attend the IWIRC Asia Restructuring & Insolvency Conference 2018
Restructuring and Insolvency Solicitors Veronica Chan and Natalie Lam had the pleasure of attending the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)’s Asia Restructuring & Insolvency Conference, which was held in Hong Kong on Thursday 8 November. Attendees of this one-day conference attended panels on crypto-currency, leadership and…Read More
Attending the Joint Business Community Luncheon with Chief Executive of the HKSAR
As members of the German Chamber of Commerce we were delighted to join fellow Chambers members at the Annual Joint Business Community Luncheon with Chief Executive of the HKSAR Carrie Lam held on Wednesday 14 November at the Hong Kong Convention Centre. This annual lunch…Read More
Tanner De Witt supports Operation Breakthrough’s Breakthrough Boxing Night
We were delighted to support Operation Breakthrough’s Breakthrough Boxing fight night, which was held at the Police Sports and Recreation Club on Saturday 10 November. Eight exciting bouts were held, featuring boxers from a variety of boxing clubs all over the city. The auditorium was…Read More
Tanner De Witt supports Pathfinders’ 10th Anniversary
We were delighted to support Pathfinders’ 10th Anniversary, which was held at The American Club’s Country Club in Tai Tam on Friday 2 November. Joanne Brown, Philip Swainston, Mark Chiu, Joanne Lam and Elizabeth Seymour-Jones all attended this James Bond-themed fundraiser, which collected almost HK$3…Read More
Padraig Walsh speaks at MaGESpire event “The STO Supremacy”
Corporate and Commercial Partner Pádraig Walsh spoke at an event hosted by Blockchain Venture Development & Education firm MaGESpire on “The STO Supremacy”. Held on Friday 9 November at Garage Society, the event attracted a full house of FinTech enthusiasts. About MaGESpire MaGESpire is a Blockchain…Read More
A summary of the new SFC regulatory framework for virtual assets
Executive summary Here are the five points you need to know about the changes announced on 01 November 2018 by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to the regulatory framework for virtual assets: The SFC will supervise and regulate firms that distribute in Hong Kong…Read More
Tanner De Witt Gold Sponsor of McGill Society of HK’s 40th Anniversary Cocktail
We were delighted to celebrate with the McGill Society of Hong Kong as they celebrated their 40th anniversary in the city on Saturday 3 November. The Hong Kong chapter of the McGill society is one of the University’s oldest, largest and most active alumni branches…Read More