Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)

Dentons boasts a deep Hong Kong-based bench with widespread coverage of the Greater China and wider Asia region. The team acts on a broad range of commercial disputes, including shareholder disputes, real estate litigation, insolvency disputes and professional indemnity cases. It also regularly handles matters relating to judicial review and interim measures, as well as misappropriation of funds and fraud recovery. The client roster includes SOEs, professional services firms and corporates in the clothing, tech and leisure sectors. Its key clients include Berpu Technology, Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining and Abercrombie & Fitch.

"They're definitely very client-oriented and client-friendly. They offer very good and practical advice and know when to be light and when to be heavy in their touch."

"Dentons offered great depth of analysis and skill in dealing with some complicated issues and their advice was easily understood by the commercial team."

Dentons acted for the Law Society of Hong Kong in opposing an application for leave to apply for judicial review from a partner of an intervened firm who was seeking employment with another solicitors firm.

Allan Leung is a longstanding market leader in Hong Kong on disputes ranging from commercial landlord-tenant disagreements to shareholder disputes to applications for judicial review. He is frequently sought out by clients in the financial services and professional services areas. "Allan can grasp the full picture very quickly and provide very prompt and practical advice to limit our exposure." "Allan is a fantastic lawyer. He is commercially astute and also picks up subtle legal points early on that can make a difference in handling a case. He provides superb client service and is great to work with. His depth of commercial litigation experience is difficult to match."

Richard Keady is regularly mandated on professional negligence claims, investigations, banking disputes and general commercial disputes. He has experience acting for local and foreign clients. "He is very responsive, very efficient, good at problem solving and very commercial. I recommend him to anyone; he is definitely the best in Hong Kong we have dealt with."

Keith Brandt is Dentons' head of department in Hong Kong and is active on fraud recovery actions, interim measures and injunctions, as well as general commercial disputes. His clientele includes financial institutions, investment funds, asset management firms and corporates. "I find Keith Brandt to be an extremely knowledgeable, experienced and clear-headed solicitor. He is a very amiable and courteous character. I am particularly impressed by his knack in dealing with lay clients in situations which are sometimes quite difficult."

Robert Rhoda has a broad disputes practice encompassing civil and criminal matters in the mining, pharmaceutical, and oil and gas sectors, among others. He acts on behalf of entities in a range of sectors such as technology, pharmaceuticals, media and manufacturing. "Robert is very responsive and provides sophisticated analysis over a range of areas."