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Keystone Law Offices
48 CHANCERY LANE
LONDON
WC2A 1JF
England
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Andrew Wong
Work Department
Licensing Lawyer
Position
Andrew is an established top tier rated licensing lawyer and has developed a following of renowned restaurants, bars, clubs, hotels, art galleries and museums. His clients include Tate Galleries, Chiltern Firehouse, Gaucho, Busaba, Barworks, and Alan Yau. Where firms do not have a licensing department, they regularly ask Andrew to advise their clients on the best licensing strategy.
Andrew has worked on some of the highest-profile cases and always aims to secure licenses without the need for an appeal. He excels in managing large portfolios for clients and helping them to expand across the UK.
Career
| 2016 | Keystone Law | Consultant Solicitor |
| 2015-2016 | Gordon Dadds | Partner |
| 2001-2015 | Jeffrey Green Russell Ltd | Partner |
| 2003 | Qualified as a solicitor |
Lawyer Rankings
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
(Hall of Fame)With ‘great experience and skill’, the licensing specialists at Keystone Law handle a broad range of matters concerning alcohol and gambling, alfresco dining, and live music rights. Barrister Gareth Hughes has a wealth of experience securing complex licences in highly controlled areas such as Shoreditch, Westminster, and Camden, and has a significant planning practice. The ‘outstanding’ Andrew Wong 
advises on large-scale development projects in central London, such as Borough Yard. Highly experienced advocate Niall McCann is notable for his tactical approach to contentious licensing issues, and Marcus Lavell deals with nightclubs and bars in Stress Areas with Cumulative Impact Policies. Robert Sutherland works with operators and landlords, regularly licensing prestigious concert venues, music festivals, and sporting events, while James Daglish is a leisure and hospitality sector expert with a specialism in the emerging CBD market.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame - London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Licensing - London > Crime, fraud and licensing
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Employment > Employees/unions
- Employment > Employees/unions
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Real estate > Residential property
Firm Rankings
- Employment > Senior executives
- Transport > Travel
- Transport > Aviation
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Finance > Islamic finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment (including media finance)
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Private client > Family
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: smaller deals, up to £50m
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Transport > Shipping
- Employment > Employers
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Private client > Art and cultural property