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11TH FLOOR, THE HONG KONG CLUB BUILDING, 3A CHATER ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG

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Hong Kong : Corporate (including M&A)

Within Corporate (including M&A), tier 6

Kennedys’ Richard Bates has a very impressive reputation for corporate insurance matters, and handles licensing, regulation and compliance matters.

Hong Kong : Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution, tier 5

The ’outstanding’ Kennedys is steadily building its commercial litigation standing, thanks to the efforts of the widely acclaimed Rupert Skrine and newer partners Toby Brown and Mark West. Mis-selling claims and shareholder disputes have formed a key part of the practice that was also engaged in one of the biggest Hong Kong family disputes of recent years.

Hong Kong : Employment

Within Employment, Kennedys is a third tier firm,

The ’excellent and commercially aware team’ at Kennedys is jointly led by Richard Bates and Toby Brown, and predominantly services the firm’s insurance clients, such as AIA and QBE, as well as executive search firms such as Napier Wolf. Work highlights included discrimination and wrongful dismissal claims, and termination and redundancy payments. The group is also advising QBE on the employment aspects of various corporate acquisitions.

Hong Kong : Insurance

Within Insurance, Kennedys is a first tier firm,

Kennedys is ’one of the top firms for insurance matters in Hong Kong’, and has ’great knowledge of the local insurance market’. Rupert Skrine and Chris Sharrock are experienced in financial and professional risks, and Meiling Yip is ’good at providing support in casualty cases’. On the non-contentious side, the ’highly approachable’ Richard Bates is extremely well regarded for life insurance and transactional matters. Clients include Chubb, AXA and ING.

Hong Kong : Shipping

Within Shipping, Kennedys is a third tier firm,

Kennedys provides ’a great service that is timely, professional and efficient’. Lead partner Anthony Woo is ’always on point when dealing with difficult cases’. His team provides litigation services, and routinely deals with ship arrests, charterparty disputes and collision matters.

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