Hill Dickinson Hong Kong

Client: Cheonju Park, Deputy General Manager Firm: Woori Bank Testimonial: This year, Wooribank’s corporate banking team successfully closed multiple deals with the help of Kelly Kim and her team at Hill Dickinson. Ever since working with Kelly, I've always felt that she is different. I can feel that she and her team care about every party’s position and are able to adopt a win-win strategy in order to provide the right solution and to address the issues in each transaction. Hill Dickinson has thorough knowledge and deep understanding in the Banking practice and provides well-tailored advice to us. We look forward to continuing to work with Kelly and Hill Dickinson as our legal partner.

Client: Lee kyoungwon Firm: Shinhan Investment Testimonial: Hill Dickinson and Kelly Kim’s team are excellent. They are calm and very responsive with extensive knowledge of the debt market. They are very helpful in processing the deal! Thank you so much.

Client Soonwook Kwon, Head of Legal, Legal Counsel Firm: KDB Asia Limited Testimonial: Hill Dickinson (Kelly Kim and her team) has proven to be prepared to advise us in a multi-national deal by leading and managing counsels from different jurisdictions. The team Hill Dickinson offered fast and reasonable solutions that are satisfactory to both us and our client throughout the deal. We would be happy to work with them again in the future.

Client: Jason Joonseok Park, Senior Research Fellow, Consulate General Firm: The Republic of Korea in Hong Kong Testimonial: Kelly Kim exceed expectations in her performance as the Korean Consulate's advisory lawyer over the past year. In particular, during Covid-19, Kelly responded very well as an expert to the issue of discrimination in the retirement process of Korean employees working at an airline in Hong Kong, and both the employees and our office are very impressed. Consulate's advisory lawyer is virtually close to volunteering without high remuneration, but she is always active and positive, helping the consulate and resolving the difficulties faced by Korean residents in Hong Kong. Her dedication and expertise are essential for the Korean community in Hong Kong. Once again, I express my gratitude for her passion this year.

Client: Anders Järnkrok, Director Firm: Uphold China Testimonial: Our company early on had the ambition to extend our services to China which meant entering a very different regulatory climate with unique challenges and opportunities. Alex May stepped up in from the beginning and helped us analyse and navigate these areas and issues involving KYC, AML, anti-corruption and data privacy and adapted our Terms of Service - very complicated areas in China, especially when it comes to an innovative FinTech company like Uphold that does not fit any traditional category. We are very grateful for his guidance.

Client: Boris Colruyt, CFO Firm: Birkenstock Ltd Testimonial: Alexander May is a true professional who brought beside his knowledge, relevant experiences also a network of opportunities to explore. He has earned everybody’s respect on the team through how he uncovered the challenges at hand and questioned alternative solutions which inspired us to achieve more than what we imagined possible. Alexander’s approach to designing contract negations, people and life an example to many of how any commercial practice should be delivered.

Client: Kevin O’Conner, APAC General Counsel Firm: Navistar Inc. Testimonial: I have worked with Alex May for several years and have known him since 2003. I found Alex's work product outstanding. He was able to grasp the facts and issues and formulate an effective work plan. His intellect is strong, and he is constantly in front of the issues. Would be happy to provide further clarification if needed.

Client: Eva Tong Jia, Head of Legal Firm: Li Ning (China) Sports Goods Co., Ltd. Testimonial: Alex May has excellent experience in a number of practice areas including corporate, M&A, commercial, anti-corruption, PE and employment, and has outstanding legal analysis, legal drafting, problem solving, government relations, client communications and other vital skills. He led the lawyers in the law firm to successfully accomplish many significant transactions, advising major international companies as well as small and medium-sized overseas and Chinese domestic companies. Alex won the respect from all the clients with his professional and high-quality work.

Client: Steven Balter, VP Finance Firm: Virginia Dare Inc. Testimonial: Insightful, sound reasoning, pragmatic advice and a good legal foundation making for a great legal counsellor. Helped immensely in fostering our understanding of the culture, the laws and the practices followed in China thereby greatly aiding in our ability to conclude positively on matters. I would recommend Alex May without hesitation; a great addition to any management team.

Client: Dr. Hans Au Firm: Lovells Testimonial: Alexander May always impresses me with his brilliant and quick mind. His ability to deeply analyse combined with his practical and frank style are refreshing and helpful in a business where professionals more often tend to play as safe as possible. Alexander is a real ace in China related issues.

Client: Zach Zeltzer Firm: Dialectic Distribution Testimonial: Damien Laracy and his team at Hill Dickinson are working on four pieces of complicated litigation for my company involving parties in the US, Germany, Singapore, China and Hong Kong. In the main litigation in Hong Kong he successfully repelled an injunction application by the Defendant seeking to stay one set of proceedings we commenced there. We were then awarded indemnity costs. Damien is very responsive, no matter what time or day it is, and his commercial litigation experience and expertise have proved invaluable for us. I have no hesitation in recommending Damien for complex international commercial litigation work.

Client: Kristi Swartz Firm: DLA Piper Testimonial: Damien Laracy is a reliable and responsive problem solver. I turn to him on occasions when I need the advice of a solid litigator with ample experience with commercial disputes when I believe this is in my client’s best interest. In recent years Damien has provided wise and swift counsel in a diverse range of matters. As examples, he has advised on and assisted with stock exchange regulatory issues, insolvency work, the delicate merger of two professional services firms, and a potential claim for defamation. As a fellow lawyer, it is that wide range of skills and experience that I appreciate. Damien is an expert in his field, and cross-over clients have complimented him on his timely and practical advice.

Client: Dan Baxter Firm: Victory Offices Testimonial: Damien Laracy and his team in Hong Kong assist us with our commercial litigation needs there. Their advice is always pragmatic and prompt and we will certainly return to Damien and his team as the need arises.

Client: ZHENG Biao Firm: COSCO HK Testimonial: Edward Liu is commercially minded and easy to deal with. He is a very accomplished shipping lawyer with very good judgment.

Client: Lansee Man Firm: The Swedish Club Hong Kong Testimonial: Edward Liu is very personable and easy to work with. He is particularly prompt to respond and very user-friendly.

Client: LIU Weidong Firm: T&Z Consultant Testimonial: Edward Liu is very well respected in Chinese shipping market. He is very bright, diligent and has a good legal and commercial mind.

Client: Terry W. Bird, Principal Firm: Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim, Drooks, Lincenberg & Rhow, P.C. Testimonial: Bird Marella has worked closely with our colleagues at Hill Dickinson’s Hong Kong offices for some time. We have found their attorneys to be experienced, knowledgeable and highly professional in all aspects of our collaborations. In each instance they have provided our clients with creative, insightful, and very effective advice. In particular I have worked most recently with Yvette Yu and Nicole Wong. Their work with us has impressed us with their diligence and thoroughness.

Client: Firm: Changqing Yu, Wintell & Co Testimonial: I have known Jim James for more than ten years. We have worked together a number of high-profile casualties, and I have always been impressed by his profound professional knowledge, clear advice and prompt feedback. He really is a prominent lawyer in shipping, with a deep knowledge of the mainland China.

Client: Hongyu Wang Firm: Heng Xin Law Office, Shanghai Testimonial: I have worked with Jim James on casualty work in the PRC. I found him to be a diligent and experienced colleague, whose collaborative approach enabled us both to produce first class results for our clients.

Client: Colin Wright, Barrister Firm: Gilbert Chambers Testimonial: As a practising Hong Kong barrister, I have known and worked with Jim James over a period of many years. Jim James is a first-class dispute resolution lawyer. He has a wealth of experience in resolving disputes in Hong Kong by both arbitration and litigation. He has particular expertise in shipping and commercial disputes built up over a distinguished career. His preparation of cases is extremely thorough, and he always pays great attention to detail. At the same time, he has an in-depth understanding of the commercial needs of his clients.

Client: Xiaxuan Chen, Chairman Firm: China Smarter Energy Group Holdings Limited Testimonial: I worked with Bryan O’Hare and his team at Hill Dickinson Hong Kong on a very complicated and highly sensitive Hong Kong Listed company shareholder dispute and related regulatory and members’ voting issues relating to an AGM. They gave us excellent technical guidance and analysis but importantly critical support to the Board around the clock during a very difficult period and we are very grateful to Bryan and his team.

Client: Nigel Trayers, Director, Restructuring Firm: Grant Thornton Testimonial: Bryan O’Hare and his busy team at Hill Dickinson Hong Kong are first class. Bryan is well-known in the Asia commercial disputes and insolvency market. He regularly project manages highly complex cross border commercial and insolvency related disputes usually with multiple stake holders. He is highly responsive, technically excellent and looks for practical solutions to problems faced by Liquidators and often under serious time pressure. My team has worked with Bryan’s team on various liquidation matters over the last few years and our teams have developed a close relationship. His team is fantastic to work with on both a professional and a personal level.

Client: Ambar Sangwan – Group Corporate Development Director Firm: Synergy Marine Group Testimonial: Antony Cowie has advised on a number of corporate M&A transactions that I have led. I find him to be tremendously easy to work with. His straightforward, clear-thinking and pragmatic style of advisory means that I can be decisive and drive negotiations in a manner that best suit my principal’s objectives.

Client: Acting CEO Firm: A large Main Contractor in Hong Kong Testimonial: Richard Lyons is a reliable and responsive problem solver, and I turn to him on occasions when I have contractual disputes. Richard has provided wise counsel, and swift action when necessary. Specifically, he has provided written advices concerning contractual claims and prepared letters for the site teams.