Experience 

• Extensive experience in advising on issues involving real estate, foreign investment, employment, corporate finance, general corporate and commercial matters with particular emphasis on the PRC
• Advises on a wide range of aspects in real estate from investment structure, land and building acquisition, establishment of project company, obtaining required permits and licences, and construction, to post-completion matters including property title application, sales and leasing and property management
• Acts for international clients in foreign direct investment into China in the form of joint ventures, wholly foreign-owned enterprises, etc., often involving equity transfers, mergers and acquisitions, or split-offs, in industries ranging from manufacturing, real estate, tourism, to information technology, foods and services
• Counsels major companies operating in China on a wide range of human resource issues including drafting special contract terms, termination agreements, dismissal, compensation, restrictive covenants, etc. and also assists them to arrange for and manage labour arbitration or litigation in China where required
• Gives talks frequently on employment law in China
• Acts for international companies in China in matters involving representative offices, branches, subsidiaries (including under WTO or CEPA scheme), business operations (including retail, wholesale and distribution), foreign exchange control, dissolution, compliance and financing

Education 

China University of Politics and Law, Postgraduate Course • University of Washington, LLM • National University of Singapore, LLB

Languages

• English
• Putonghua
• Cantonese

Admitted

• Hong Kong, 1996
• USA (California), 1988, (Fed. District), 1993
• Singapore, 1984