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Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms) - China

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What the Team is Known For

Deacons is a major independent Hong Kong firm with experience acting for blue-chip regional and global businesses, banks and governments and a long and impressive record of involvement in domestic litigation. Its areas of expertise include banking, insolvency, insurance, defamation, shareholder and investment disputes. The team is also experienced in competition and regulatory matters, as well as private client work and contentious probate.

Work Highlights

  • Deacons advised Zhang Caikui, a shareholder of China Shanshui Investment, on a shareholders’ dispute involving numerous sets of proceedings in Hong Kong.

Strengths

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They are responsive, and their research and analysis is strong and pragmatic. They're easy to deal with and can advise the client on understanding the differences between the Mainland and Hong Kong.

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Deacons are very responsive, professional, competent and easy to work with.

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Deacons offers a first-rate understanding of the law and how to navigate complex legal issues and difficult counterparties.

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Notable Practitioners

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Joseph Kwan
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Joseph Kwan
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Eminent Practitioners
Joseph Kwan is a veteran in the Hong Kong market who is well regarded for his work on sizeable estate disputes and debt recovery actions, in addition to a range of commercial disputes. He leads Deacons' dispute resolution department.

We feel assured when he's on the case. He has a big network in Hong Kong, and it helps us with our work.

Joseph is very seasoned in the market.

Joe's response is always swift and effective. His stamina and his determination to solve problems and take care of his client's best interests make him stand out among dispute lawyers in the industry.

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Richard Hudson
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Richard Hudson
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Richard Hudson advises Deacons' clients on everything from bankruptcy disputes through contract disputes to professional negligence claims from his base in Hong Kong.

He's a safe pair of hands for clients; you can't go wrong with him.

Richard is a very good litigator who is very forceful and presents very well. He's a very good advocate with good insolvency knowledge.

Richard is a terrific lawyer who is very down to earth.

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Paul Kwan
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Paul Kwan
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Paul Kwan boasts a robust commercial litigation practice and often acts for real estate companies and property developers, as well as individual shareholders and public figures, in a range of disputes, including tenancy disagreements and JV and shareholder disputes.

Paul is very knowledgeable and able to put forward strategy, not only on the case itself, but also on the human factor of the litigation with regard to judges, counsel and the other side.

He's a very respectable litigator.

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Joseph Kwan
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Richard Hudson
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Richard Hudson
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Paul Kwan
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Paul Kwan
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