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Gallant Offices
5TH FLOOR, JARDINE HOUSE
1 CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL
HONG KONG
Hong Kong
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Gallant > The Legal 500 Rankings
Hong Kong > Commercial, corporate and M&A: independent Hong Kong law firms Tier 3
Gallant's broad team acts for a diverse range of clients, including quasi-governmental entities and SFC licensed corporations. The group frequently advises on the formation of partnerships, buy back arrangements, and takeovers of public companies. Philip Wong leads the practice with his longstanding expertise in cross-border M&A, often assisting with the negotiation of joint venture and shareholder agreements. Wong has ample knowledge of regulatory issues, and ensures clients remain compliant with SFO laws and the Hong Kong Listing Rules.Practice head(s):
Philip Wong
Key clients
Liu Chong Hing Investment Limited
Work highlights
- Advised Liu Chong Hing Investment Limited on the acquisition of a commercial and retail complex building in Oxford Street, London for GBP 44m through acquisition of partnership interest, trust units and company shares.
Hong Kong > Intellectual property Tier 5
Combining strong local knowledge with deep substantive law expertise, Gallant is a popular choice among domestic and multinational corporates seeking to protect, commercialise and enforce IPR throughout the region. In this context, as well as a considerable volume of work for private sector companies, the team has niche strength acting for Hong Kong-based education institutions. Head of litigation Emily Chick handles a considerable volume of contentious IP work and is a pivotal member of the team that also includes consultant Rebecca Lo.Practice head(s):
Emily Chick; Clement Lam; Rebecca Lo
Key clients
Apple Inc
AT&T
British Telecommunications plc
HKEX Group
Hongkong Land Group
Salvatore Ferragamo
De Beers
Parfums Christian Dior
LVMH Fragrance Brands
Menarini
Masimo Corporation
ICU Medical, Inc.
Snap Inc.
National Basket Association (NBA)
United States Polo Association (USPA)
Velcro
Swagelok
Panasonic
Mitsubishi Electric
Transamerica Corporation
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
John Hancock Insurance
Monster Energy Company
Monster Brewing LLC
Reign Beverage LLC
Keurig Green Mountain
Chobani
Emmi Switzerland
MSCHF
Work highlights
- Managing the IP portfolio of a large number of famous brands, registering their trade marks in Hong Kong as well as in other jurisdictions, handling opposition, revocation and invalidation proceedings as well as infringement and passing off proceedings and handling customs enforcement.
- Represented The Hongkong Land Company, Limited in its High Court action against Hong Kong TV Shopping Network Company Limited, the operator of “hktvmall”, for infringement of its registered and unregistered trade mark rights.
- Advised a large China-based online game company on regulatory issues relating to Web 3.0, Metaverse, NFT, digital asset and crypto currency.
Hong Kong > Banking and finance
Gallant > Firm Profile
The firm: Gallant was established in 1977 and is one of the largest and most well-known local law firms in Hong Kong. It offers comprehensive legal services to individuals and corporate clients alike, covering various aspects of commercial, corporate and property-related activities including banking finance, joint ventures, project finance, mergers and acquisitions and listing of companies including ‘H’ shares in Hong Kong. Apart from banking, real estate and litigation work, which have always been the backbone of the firm’s services, it is particularly noted for its cross-border legal services between Hong Kong and mainland China.
Areas of practice: The firm’s China practice began as early as 1979 and work included joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, project financing, ‘H’ share listing, trade mark and patent registration, arbitration, mediation and dispute resolution. In 1979, it advised and prepared documentation for the first real estate project in Guangzhou for sale in Hong Kong. In the early 1980s, when the Special Economic Zone was set up in Shenzhen, the firm was naturally called upon to advise and assist in the development of tracts of land near the Shenzhen railway station. It was involved in the joint venture, financing and management documentation of over 20 hotels across China when China first opened up and developed its tourist industry. Hotel projects include the South Sea Hotel in Shekou, the Garden Hotel in Guangzhou and the Hilton Hotel in Shanghai. In the mid 1980s, the firm was involved in financing the documentation of the ‘Ping Shuo Coal Mine’ in Shanxi, the single largest Sino-US joint venture at that time. In May 1990, China first introduced the leasehold concept to its land system, thereby ushering in a spate of real estate development activities in China. The firm has since handled over 150 real estate projects across 25 major cities in China. In recognition of the firm’s extensive activities in China, it was among the first batch of 12 law firms world wide granted permission by the PRC Ministry of Justice to set up an office in China in 1992.
The early 1990s witnessed the opening up of the securities and financial markets in China and the firm was involved in a number of ‘B’ share listings in Shenzhen and a number of ‘Red Chip’ and ‘H’ share listings in Hong Kong, including Founder (Hong Kong) Limited; Anhui Expressway Company Limited; Anhui Conch Cement Company Limited; Sinopec Kantons Holdings Ltd. as well as Jutal Offshore Oil Services Limited; Wuyi International Pharmaceutical Company Limited and Tianneng Power International Limited. The firm also assists listed companies in their corporate compliance work and prominent clients include China Resources Land Limited and Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Group) Company Limited and its services also include preparing announcements and notices for annual reports and half-yearly reports; attending annual general meetings; and advising on notifiable transactions, connected transactions and disclosures of interest. It also frequently provides compliance training to directors.
More recently, the firm has acted for many banks in Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China to advise on the loan and security structures as well as regulatory and compliance issues in relation to cross-jurisdictional acquisition financing. In recognition of the firm’s quality services, it is appointed by many banks, securities companies and enterprises in Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China as their annual retainer law firm.
The firm’s litigation and dispute resolution department has advised and assisted clients, particularly public companies and financial institutions, in enforcing their securities and contractual rights or defending legal actions in various courts and arbitration commissions in China. The firm also frequently advises on SFC-related investigation matters.
The firm also offers comprehensive international notarial services as well as attestation services for the PRC. We have seven Notaries Public for international notarial services and seven China-Appointed Attesting Officers for attesting documents for use in the PRC.
Since December 2005, the firm has been a member of Meritas, one of the largest associations of independent law firms in the world. The firm is the sole member of Meritas in Hong Kong. The firm ensures that clients receive the same high-quality legal work and service, just like clients of every Meritas firm world wide. This gives clients using Meritas member firms the comfort of knowing their legal work will be handled reliably and consistently around the world. The firm’s Meritas affiliation offers it access to a network of over 180 accomplished law firms in more than 90 countries. It gives the firm a virtual presence in almost 200 cities worldwide.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Asset Finance | Philip Wong | ||
Asset Finance | Anthony Fung | ||
Banking and Finance | Philip Wong | ||
Banking and Finance | Kelvin Leung | ||
Capital Markets (Equity) | Angela Lau | ||
Corporate (including M&A) | Philip Wong | ||
Corporate (including M&A) | Anthony Fung | ||
Dispute Resolution | Emily Chick | ||
Insurance | Emily Chick | ||
Insurance | Edroy Chau | ||
Intellectual Property | Emily Chick | ||
Private Equity | Philip Wong | ||
Private Equity | Angela Lau | ||
Real Estate | Annie Wong | ||
Real Estate | Andrew Wong | ||
Regulatory and Compliance | Angela Lau | ||
Restructuring and Insolvency | Emily Chick | ||
Tax and Trusts | Philip Wong | ||
Tax and Trusts | Kelvin Leung | ||
Notarial and Attestation | Philip Wong | ||
Notarial and Attestation | Anthony Fung | ||
Antitrust and Competition | Angela Lau |
Lawyer Profiles
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Mr Dennis Chan | Partner of Litigation and Dispute Resolution DepartmentExperience Handling complex commercial and shareholders… | View Profile | |
Mr Edroy Chau | Partner of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department Experience Practising on a wide… | View Profile | |
Ms Emily Chick | Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department Experience Handling a wide range… | View Profile | |
Mr Anthony Fung | Partner of Commercial Department Experience Advising clients generally on incorporation of Hong… | View Profile | |
Mr Wilson Ko | Partner of Commercial Department Initial Public Offering Acting for the Sponsor in… | View Profile | |
Mr Clement Lam | Partner of Intellectual Property Department Experience Advising on protection of intellectual property… | View Profile | |
Ms Angela Lau | Partner of Commercial Department Corporate Advisory and Compliance Providing advice to both… | View Profile | |
Ms Helen Law | Partner of Litigation and Dispute Resolution DepartmentExperience Wide experience in banking litigation… | View Profile | |
Mr Kelvin Leung | Partner of Commercial Department | View Profile | |
Mr Frederich Li | Partner of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department Advisory Advising statutory bodies on… | View Profile | |
Ms Rebecca Lo | Consultant of Intellectual Property Department Experience Extensive experience in intellectual property (IP)… | View Profile | |
Ms Annie Wong | Head of Real Estate Department Experience Focus on real estate and development… | View Profile | |
Mr Andrew Wong | Partner of Real Estate DepartmentExperience Substantial experience in handling various kinds of… | View Profile | |
Mr Philip Wong | Managing Partner Head of Commercial Department | View Profile |