Associate

Vanessa M. Lo

Employment & Benefits, Employment Litigation & Counseling, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Overview

Vanessa Lo is an associate in the Employment & Benefits practice in Mayer Brown's Hong Kong office.

Vanessa advises on all aspects of employment law, including recruitment and termination issues, compliance with the Employment Ordinance, and anti-discrimination legislations. She also handles employment disputes and discrimination complaints, including large-scale internal investigations, and has experience in conducting proceedings in the Labour Tribunal and courts in Hong Kong.

Vanessa also has experience in handling retirement scheme matters.

Vanessa speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin. 

Experience

  • Acted for a large online food delivery company in relation to en-masse claims by riders including claims under the Employment Ordinance and the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance in the Labour Tribunal and District Court.
  • Assisted clients in handling discrimination complaints at the Equal Opportunities Commission and internal investigations on discrimination or harassment complaints.
  • Conducted internal investigation for global financial institution into allegations of race discrimination spanning APAC, EMEA and Americas.
  • Acted for a major charitable non-governmental organisation in an internal appeal proceedings in relation to various complaints made by an employee against staff members.
  • Advised clients on large profile redundancy exercise, termination of senior employees, managing sick and pregnant employees, protection of confidential information, enforcement of restrictive covenants and variation of terms of employment.
  • Advised a large multinational insurance company in dealing with various employment-related claims, including wrongful termination, bonus claims and victimisation complaints by former employees.

Languages

  • English
  • Cantonese
  • Mandarin
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