Hong Kong SAR

Firm overview

Withers is one of the world’s first international law firms dedicated to the business, personal and philanthropic interests of successful people, their businesses, families and advisers. With over 220 partners and more than 1,500 employees in 17 offices across Europe, US, Asia Pacific and the Caribbean, Withers has unparalleled expertise in helping businesses and individuals across all major financial centres around the world.

In 2008, Withers established its Hong Kong office to offer on-the-ground support in Asia for the firm’s international client base. Today, its multinational team of lawyers and legal professionals offers one of the most comprehensive arrays of client services in relation to UK, US and Hong Kong law. Withers is also able to put together a cross-disciplinary team of advisers with the relevant experience and expertise for complex, cross-border transactions in the region. Its team understands both domestic and international issues and how different legal regimes interact and impact each other.

Firm overview

RKS focuses and concentrates upon an area of law that needs singular attention – real life which affects you directly. Throughout the career of both Rita and Sharon, they have observed their clients going through different forms of family-related and personal challenges. They believe clients’ best interests and needs are best served only in a focused environment in which they and clients can together think about their lives holistically, so they can provide bespoke, pragmatic, and all-rounded solutions that work in synergy. Naturally, such a holistic ‘life solutions’ strategy can be best deployed via a specialist boutique law firm that can flex with clients’ changing needs, including time, risk appetite and fees.

So, to meet your needs as much as their own, RKS – a specialist life hub – with a team of experienced, talented, and passionate lawyers is set up. Together, they have the breadth of backgrounds and the depth of expertise to help you navigate through complex, exciting yet delicate life challenges.

At RKS, we maintain our global connections as members of the International Academy of Family Lawyers, STEP, and the International Bar Association. We have highly qualified experts in-house and we partner with specialist professionals as needed, internationally and domestically, to ensure you have the best options and representation for your personal and family matters.

RKS is committed to delivering outstanding service with a budget that is transparently discussed with you in advance, we want you to determine your level of financial commitment to what might be enfolding before you.

We promote alternative dispute resolution. RKS is the industry pioneer in exploring innovative ways to resolve disputes, such as leading and participating in the Private Financial Adjudication, Mediator Facilitated Financial Dispute Resolution Hearing, alongside traditional approaches.

We can represent you in court whenever that might be necessary. And we will do so fearlessly and intelligently, continuing to deliver law changing judgements in Hong Kong.

Our professionals come from different backgrounds and experiences, with a deep understanding of the importance in navigating family dynamics and financial dealings. We can deliver the most beneficial outcome and serve your personal and family needs.

Firm overview

• First initial public offering by a Chinese company involving an international underwriter
• The first domestic listing by a company incorporated outside the PRC (so-called red chip company)
• Formation of the first open-end mutual fund in China
• First foreign acquisition of a controlling stake in a Chinese public company
• First FRAND litigation in China
• Representing the claimant in obtaining the first injunction in an IP litigation under Chinese procedural law
• First public interest environmental litigation brought by an NGO against a multinational company in China

Firm overview

Boutique law firm (with our principal and founder, Mr William Leung, a Hong Kong Solicitor Advocate) specializing in international trade transportation logistics; international (multi-jurisdictional including offshore jurisdiction) commercial, investment intellectual property litigation/ arbitration; transnational corporate and commercial transportation disputes. Our uniqueness include our having our own offices in two jurisdictions: both Hong Kong and British Virgin Islands.

We succeed in the year of 2001 acting for a private enterprise from city of Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province China in winning against Jardine group company for misdelivery of cargo: Center Optical (Hong Kong) Limited -v- Jardine Transport Services (China) Limited which was reported in the reputable Lloyd’s Law Reports [2001] Vol 2. page 678 – 690.