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Howse Williams Offices
27TH FLOOR, ALEXANDRA HOUSE
18 CHATER ROAD, CENTRAL
HONG KONG
Hong Kong
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Mr Desmond Lee
Work Department
Regulatory and Compliance; Dispute Resolution
Position
Desmond is one of our partners specialising in contentious regulatory and compliance matters as well as complex cross-border commercial and shareholders’ disputes. Desmond regularly advises and represents financial institutions, multinational corporations, state-owned enterprises, start-ups and private clients.
In particular, Desmond is experienced in representing clients on complex investigations by law enforcement agencies and market regulators in Hong Kong and abroad, such as the SFC and ICAC. He also represents clients across a range of commercial litigations in court and arbitration including cross-border commercial / trade disputes, corporate restructuring/insolvency, debt and asset recovery, disputes relating to financial products, investors/shareholders’ disputes, and fraud/white-collar crimes.
Career
2021 Howse Williams
2016 Dentons Hong Kong
2007 Allen & Overy, Hong Kong
Languages
English, Cantonese and Mandarin
Memberships
Civil Celebrant of Marriages, Hong Kong
Member, Law Society of Hong Kong
Member, Law Society of England and Wales
Education
2007 Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL), The University of Hong Kong,
2006 Postgraduate Diplomas in Legal Practice (Merit), Monash University, Melbourne
2005 LLB (2:1 Hons), Monash University, Melbourne
1998 Bachelor of Business Systems, Monash University, Melbourne