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Amber is an associate in our Corporate and Commercial Practice. She qualified in Hong Kong as a solicitor in 2025. Amber has experience in a wide range of corporate and commercial matters including mergers and acquisitions, China-related practice and financial regulation.
 
Amber completed her Juris Doctor and Postgraduate Certificate in Laws at City University of Hong Kong. She also holds a Bachelor of Laws with a specialization in maritime law from Dalian Maritime University.
 
Amber speaks native Mandarin and is fluent in English and Cantonese.

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Nicole is an Associate in our Employment Practice. She is involved in a broad range of employment work including advising employers and employees on various employment law matters regarding recruitment, employees’ rights, termination, post-termination restrictions and harassment. Nicole has experience in both contentious and non-contentious employment matters.

Nicole also has experience in commercial litigation involving international and cross-border contractual disputes, shareholder disputes, debt recovery and fraud cases, dealing also with injunction and disclosure applications.

After graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Laws from the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom in 2019, Nicole obtained her Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL) from the City University of Hong Kong in 2020.

Nicole is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

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• Advised an international accounting firm in respect of a potential sexual harassment claim.
• Advised an employee of a multinational telecommunications company regarding his right to discretionary bonus.
• Assisted in drafting, reviewing and advising on employment contracts, employee handbooks and employment policies. Advised on terminations and redundancies of employees.
• Assisted and advised a Chinese state-owned enterprise in a precious metal fraud case involving over US$15 million.
•  Assisted and advised a major investment bank in an HKIAC arbitration involving share-redemption disputes over US$150 million.
• Assisted and advised companies in debt recovery proceedings.

 

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Elizabeth is an associate in our Family Practice. Elizabeth’s focus is on children and matrimonial law, advising spouses, parents, and next friends and guardians ad litem of minors in a wide range of applications and disputes. Elizabeth has special interest in matters relating to child protection and sexual orientation discrimination. She has acted in applications for judicial review on matters of significant public interest concerning the equality rights of sexual minorities and their children and families in Hong Kong.

Elizabeth has experience in both public and private wardship proceedings, Hague Convention child abduction proceedings, custody and other disputes relating to children (including applications for adoption, permanent relocation, and declarations of paternity), as well as divorce, separation, and financial arrangements for spouse and children. Elizabeth advises on intimate partner violence and applications for emergency injunctive relief.

Elizabeth also has experience in assisting with both within and out of policy immigration applications. In addition to her work with the Family team, Elizabeth has supported Tanner De Witt’s Litigation and Corporate and Commercial practices, during which time she gained experience in injunction proceedings, extensive multi-level asset tracing, employment disputes, trademarks, immigration, and private client matters.

Elizabeth received a BA (Asian Studies and Psychology) from the University of Sydney. She obtained her JD from the University of Technology, Sydney, before qualifying as a solicitor in New South Wales, Australia, in 2013. Elizabeth practiced as a Registered Foreign Lawyer before her admission in Hong Kong in 2024. Since 2019 Elizabeth has sat as a Director on the Board of ImpactHK, an NGO providing services to individuals experiencing homelessness in Hong Kong.

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• Acted for a child through an NGO in an unprecedented and landmark public wardship matter
• Acted for the non-removing parent of an abducted child in proceedings brought under the Hague Convention resulting in the rightful return of the child
• Acted for a same sex married couple with regard to their claim for entitlement to spousal benefits and entitlements in a discrimination case
• Successfully obtained non-molestation injunctions for victims of domestic violence
• Successfully obtained an adoption order for a relative adoption in Hong Kong
• Acted for a mother to obtain orders for declaration of parentage for her child
• Advised on matters of adoption and surrogacy law in Hong Kong
• Advised on and drafted a deed of financial agreement to be read in conjunction with an Australian Binding Financial Agreement concerning the protection and split of an asset pool worth in excess of HK$250 million
• Provided expert evidence for proceedings brought under the Hague Convention in Canada to ensure the protection of a parent and children upon their return to Hong Kong in the context of an abusive relationship and other related advice including on Hong Kong family and immigration law
• Advised on the injunctive relief available to a wife in respect of threats made by her husband to dissipate significant matrimonial assets and deny her access to the extensive matrimonial pool of assets worldwide (in conjunction with advice regarding the injunctive relief available under the Domestic and Cohabitation Relationships Violence Ordinance)
• Successfully obtained an order for wardship in respect of a child in the PRC ordering the return of the child to Hong Kong and a travel ban restricting the child’s removal from Hong Kong thereafter
• Successfully obtained an out of policy dependant visa for the elderly mother of a non-permanent resident of Hong Kong

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Raymond is an Associate in our Corporate and Commercial Practice. He qualified in Hong Kong as a solicitor in 2020.

Raymond has experience advising on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters including initial public offerings, share sale and purchase transactions, bank loan facilities, and venture capital transactions. He has extensive experience conducting due diligence and drafting documents including investment term sheets, shareholder agreements and subscription agreements. 

His practice also includes assisting clients with estate planning, wills, probate, and trust matters. In addition, he assists our Intellectual Property practice, handling international trademark portfolios and managing Hong Kong trademarks for several clients. As well as our Immigration practice, advising clients on various immigration-related applications. 

Prior to joining Tanner De Witt, Raymond trained at an established independent Hong Kong law firm in both dispute resolution and corporate practice. 

Raymond read Law at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom, obtained a Master of Laws at the University of Hong Kong, and completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws at the City University of Hong Kong.

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• Advised purchaser on its acquisition of a Hong Kong private company in the garment industry. 
• Advised purchasers, conducted due diligence on the target company and drafted and reviewed the agreements for acquiring shares in a film and creative agency company.
• Advised an international investment management services firm in relation to fundraising for cryptocurrency funds and drafted the relevant agreements.
• Advised the lead investor in its investment in a distribution business.
• Advised the founder and the company on its Series A fundraising round. 
• Advised majority shareholder in the purchase of the shares from the minority shareholder.
• Advised on venture capital transactions, drafting term sheets, subscription agreements, shareholder agreements and amended articles.
• Assisted in IPO projects as the legal adviser to the issuer or sponsor. 
• Advised on a franchise agreement for a restaurant group.
• Advised multiple clients to prepare convertible loan note agreements and future equity agreements.
• Drafted and reviewed various commercial documents, including but not limited to service agreements, sale and purchase agreements, shareholders agreements, subscription agreements and share swap agreements.

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• Assisted various clients in drafting Wills. 
• Assisted in various cross-border estate matters.

Immigration

• Assisted various clients in immigration applications, including employment and dependent visas, and Hong Kong Permanent Residency

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Ling is an Associate in our Dispute Resolution Practice, focusing on civil and commercial disputes.  Her practice encompasses both arbitration and litigation.  

Ling regularly advises clients on cross-border disputes and possesses experience in managing complex multi-jurisdiction litigations as lead counsel, instructing, and collaborating with local and offshore law firms.  

Ling represents clients on a number of high-stakes matters across industries including finance, shipping, pharmaceutical, insurance, manufacturing, and hospitality.  Her clients range from multinational corporations, private and listed companies, financial institutions, liquidators, accounting firms, to high net worth individuals.  Ling provides counsel on a wide spectrum of disputes, including shareholders’ and contractual disputes, sale of goods issues, contentious intellectual property matters, asset tracing and enforcement proceedings.

Ling holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Zhejiang University and a Master of Arts in Museum Studies / History of Contemporary Art from the San Francisco Art Institute. She read law at the University of Hong Kong, where she obtained her Juris Doctor and Postgraduate Certificate in Laws.

Prior to moving to Hong Kong to pursue her legal career, Ling worked closely with artists, filmmakers, museums, and non-profit organisations on contemporary art projects in the United States.

Ling speaks Mandarin and English.

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• Acting as global coordinating counsel for clients defending proceedings in Hong Kong and multiple other jurisdictions (England and Wales, New York, Singapore, Jersey, British Virgin Islands) involving a multi-million US dollar claim brought in the names of a national government and state-owned entities arising out of an alleged corruption scheme.   
• Represented an SFC-licensed financial institution – acting as a share custodian – in a multi-million US dollar dispute that involved both an HKIAC arbitration and an action in the High Court, between the client, the lender, and the borrowers, over shares in a Hong Kong listed company; the claim was based on alleged breaches of the Money Lenders Ordinance, and concerned a share custodian’s obligations with respect to shares deposited by borrowers as security for a loan.  
• Acting for a British multinational pharmaceutical company in an HKIAC arbitration commenced by a PRC-based pharmaceutical distribution company involving a multi-million US dollar damages claim for breach of distribution contracts.
• Advising a NASDAQ-listed blockchain technology company in a multi-million dollar dispute against a supplier for semiconductors.
• Advised a major Asian shipping company in HKIAC arbitration proceedings in relation to disputes arising out of certain charter parties and related contractual documents, as well as advising the client in relation to enforcement of arbitration awards.
• Acting for a US-based biotechnology company in an action to recover funds from a corporate defendant’s Hong Kong bank account on the basis that the funds are beneficially owned by the individual defendant.  A Chabra injunction was granted against the corporate defendant (non-cause of action defendant) and upheld by the Court of Appeal.  
• Advising a leading Chinese online literature platform regarding website blocking injunction in connection with copyright infringement.

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• Annual Cross Border Investment and Litigation Summit (2023) held in Shanghai: co-presented (with River Stone) on Hong Kong’s civil litigation system

 

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Adam advises clients on a broad range of matters in civil and commercial litigation including contractual disputes, shareholder disputes, debt recovery, cyber fraud and asset tracing. He also has significant experience in dealing with criminal matters before the Police, Immigration Department, Commercial Crime Bureau (CCB) and Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).

Adam earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and obtained his Juris Doctor and PCLL at The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2017 and 2018 respectively.

Adam is a native Cantonese speaker, and fluent in English and Mandarin.

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• Acting for different foreign Plaintiffs in recovering stolen funds from various recipients in Hong Kong through urgent injunction and disclosure applications, and enforcing judgment by way of garnishee proceedings
• Acting for a Hong Kong company in winding-up proceedings involving a debt of more than US$300 million.
• Acting for an owner of prestigious commercial premises involving a tenancy claim of more than HK$10 million.
• Acted for a high-net-worth individual in a shareholders dispute which involved the engagement of forensic accountants.
• Acted in several land recovery actions against unlawful occupiers of lands in the New Territories.

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Kritika is an Associate in our Dispute Resolution Practice, focusing on civil and commercial disputes as well as white collar crime.  She is a dual-qualified lawyer.

Kritika advises clients in a broad range of contentious matters.  She is experienced in handling large-scale Court trials and successfully secured an acquittal for the defendant in a litigation involving ICAC investigation into criminal fraud. Kritika advises clients in  commercial matters involving debt recovery, breach of fiduciary duties of directors, contempt applications for enforcement of injunctions.  Kritika has handled summary judgment applications from the plaintiff and the defendant sides.  Kritika also works on contentious intellectual property matters.

In India, Kritika has worked in the mergers and acquisitions practice of a leading Indian law firm as well as  a civil and commercial litigator.

Kritika is also a strong believer in diversity and inclusion. As a committee member of the Women in Law Hong Kong, she organised the WILHK Mentoring Programme- 2023 for young female lawyers. She is committed to WILHK’s Everyday Behaviour Project to make the Hong Kong legal space more inclusive. Kritika finds purpose in giving and is actively involved in pro bono initiatives and has volunteered with various NGOs in her personal capacity.

Kritika studied law in India at the National University of Juridical Sciences and earned the University Gold Medal for her academic performance in the B.A.LLB (Hons.) degree. Kritika completed her master’s in law at the University of Oxford (Somerville College) where she read for the Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL). Her subject of focus was commercial dispute resolution.

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• Secured the acquittal of the 2^nd Defendant in a a significant white-collar criminal trial relating to conspiracy to defraud and statutory fraud under the Theft Ordinance (Cap. 159) (see HKSAR v. Leung Wing Keung Albert and Leslie Harry Swann, [2024] HKDC 768)
• Advising in contentious intellectual property cases involving copyright and trade marks infringement, passing-off and breach of confidentiality
• Acting for the plaintiffs in a large cryptocurrency case involving breach of duties by the former director, misappropriation of assets and criminal conduct
• Acting for the plaintiffs in a contempt application
• Advising the beneficiaries in a contentious probate matter
• Acting for a client in a disclosure application in aid of foreign proceedings for recovering stolen funds from recipients in Hong Kong
• Advising in a civil case involving dissipation of assets and duties of directors of a company
• Assisting in debt recovery proceedings including issuance of statutory demand
• Handling claim for costs in taxation proceedings

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Raymond advises on a  broad range of employment and corporate and commercial work including employee incentive schemes, contracts, mergers and acquisitions, shareholder and board governance advice, data privacy, software licensing, SFC investigations, and financing transactions.

Raymond received a Master of Arts in International Relations from the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He went on to complete his Juris Doctor and Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL) at the University of Hong Kong.

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• Assisted in the sale of a professional services firm with operations in over nine jurisdictions for consideration in the hundreds of million HKD, which involved advising on due diligence issues, preparing disclosures, and assisting in the review and negotiations of transaction documents and post-transaction services agreements between the sellers and the purchaser.
• Assisted in the sale of a multijurisdictional insurance business, which involved extensive negotiations on the terms of the transactional documents and post-transaction services arrangements for the sellers.
• Represented a US-based fintech business in its acquisition of a Hong Kong-based software business in a acqui-hire transaction.
• Assisted in drafting, reviewing and advising on employment contracts, employee handbooks, employee incentive schemes, and employment policies. Advised on terminations and redundancies and the transfer of employees.
• Advised the majority shareholder of a furniture manufacturer on various issues in relation to shareholders’ rights, board and shareholders’ procedures, employee incentive schemes, and debt restructuring.
• Advised a Chinese state-owned enterprise on various employment, regulatory, debt recovery and corporate governance issues in relation to its Hong Kong investment.
• Assisted a multinational digital advertising business in establishing its Hong Kong office, including advising on the transfer of employees.
• Assisted companies in the technology and insurance sectors to establish employee incentive schemes including share option schemes, share grant schemes, and performance-linked bonus schemes.

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Jamie Choy is an Associate in our Family Practice. She was admitted as a solicitor in November 2022 and joined us in September 2020. She has experience in matters regarding divorce, children’s arrangements, and ancillary relief. 

She graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Arts and subsequently obtained her Juris Doctor degree and Postgraduate Certificate in Laws from the same university.

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• Acted for clients regarding disputes over custody, care control and access arrangements.
• Acted for clients regarding the temporary removal of children for overseas holiday travel.
• Acted for a client in a pro-brono capacity regarding children’s arrangements and permanent removal applications.
• Advised on ancillary relief settlement including spousal maintenance, children’s maintenance, and asset division.
• Assisted in advising clients on pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements.

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Jeeby is an Associate in our Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice. He joined the firm as a Trainee Solicitor in September 2020 and was admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 2022. 

Jeeby has experience in various commercial and civil litigation matters including fraud and asset tracing, enforcement of foreign judgments, debt recovery, and contractual disputes. He acted for clients in making various court applications including summary judgment, asset freezing injunctions and Norwich Pharmacal disclosure orders.

Jeeby also assists our Restructuring and Insolvency practice, acting for liquidators, creditors and receivers in various cross-border and high-profile insolvency matters.

Jeeby completed his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Durham in the UK and a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws from City University of Hong Kong.

He is a native Cantonese speaker, and fluent in English and Mandarin.

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• Acting for liquidators of a UK company against various defendants in Hong Kong in enforcing an English judgment and in relation to an injunction order obtained on the grounds of fraud. 
• Acting for companies and individuals fallen victim to cyber fraud in recovering and preserving stolen funds transferred to Hong Kong through urgent injunction and disclosure applications and enforcing judgment by way of garnishee proceedings.
• Acting for liquidators of a substantial construction company which collapsed following the default of billions of RMB worth of bonds in various litigation matters regarding the company’s broad and complex range of commercial deals. 
• Acting for liquidators of a BVI company in enforcing a BVI Judgment concerning the sale of shares in a company listed on HKSE. 
• Acting for a state-owned entity in litigation proceedings involving a multimillion-dollar claim against a bank in Hong Kong arising out of various unauthorised transactions and related arrangements.
• Acting for a shareholder in winding up a company on just and equitable grounds.

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