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Employment: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)

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Employment: Hong Kong-based (International Firms) - China

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What the Team is Known For

Lewis Silkin's growing employment practice is garnering a significant reputation within the market for its work advising Hong Kong-based clients and multinationals with operations in the jurisdiction. It advises on the full range of non-contentious matters, from immigration law issues to employment tax, data privacy issues, pensions and employee share schemes. The law firm is also well placed to advise on investigations and contentious employment matters.

Work Highlights

  • Lewis Silkin advised a former CEO of a Hong Kong company seeking to recover his LTIP entitlements as well as other contractual remuneration.

Strengths

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Communication is always key in stakeholder management, and Lewis Silkin will always communicate their turnaround times and agree with the clients in advance. 

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They stay ahead of the game on all relevant issues, even when things get complex.

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Notable Practitioners

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Catherine Leung
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Band 3

Catherine Leung continues to draw praise from a wide range of sources. She acts on a wide range of issues, spanning hires and terminations to discrimination and data privacy.

She is a very seasoned employment lawyer.

Catherine is patient, knowledgeable and spends time to understand our industry. She seems to be a good coach, provides opportunities for her team to develop and handles different cases.

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Jezamine Fewins
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Jezamine Fewins maintains a busy and wide-ranging advisory and contentious employment law practice, with experience representing both employers and employees in terminations and harassment matters.

Jezamine is great. The advise is spot-on when it comes to commercial sense.

Jezamine is able to address all the inquiries and concerns of our management. She provides professional advice and guidance to facilitate a smooth closing of the case.

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Matthew Durham
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Band 4

Matthew Durham is well regarded for his work assisting international clients with workplace restructurings and employment contracts. He also advises on sensitive investigations and whistle-blowing issues.

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Employment: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)
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Catherine Leung
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Jezamine Fewins
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Matthew Durham
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