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Please note the updated venue and time for this event.

**Reminder**

ACC HK is excited to organise a social activity to informally meet you and for you to get to know us and other ACC members (including board members). Our social activity for the month July is to attend a Dai Pai Dong lunch. The date and registration link can be found below.

We are looking forward to your registration and are excited to meet you in a more informal environment.

Please note, due to the informal nature of this activity, lunch will be held on a Saturday.

Month 

Date 

Start Time 

Activity

Registration Link

July

29

11:30 am

Shop 4, Cooked Food Centre, 2F, Wong Nai Chung Municipal Services Building, 2 Yuk Sau Street, Happy Valley

Click here to register

Important notes:

- This event is free to join, but any costs involved should be paid by yourself on the day- please ensure that you have cash on hand to cover these expenses.

- you may bring an in-house counsel who is not a member of ACC HK to join the activity.

- space is limited (groups of 3-8ppl) to enable the ability to connect in the group.

- you will be asked to provide your WhatsApp number to coordinate the meeting point on the day of the social activity.

- with less than 3 registrants the event will be cancelled.

 

(Members can bring 1 guest along)

Registration for this Event will close on Thursday, 27 July 2023 at Noon.

 

 

This presentation will cover the advantages, disadvantages and appropriateness in different circumstances of various corporate forms in the U.S., including C-corporations, S-corporations, limited partnerships and limited liability companies. A comparison will be drawn between attributes of these various corporate forms such as ownership requirements, form of equity, tax treatment, personal liability of owners, management, fiduciary duties and methods of raising capital and returning profits. In-house counsel seeking to utilize entities in the U.S. will gain a high level understanding of the factors relevant in choosing the type of corporate form as well as the circumstances in which each corporate form would be appropriate.

Miranda So, Co-Head

Miranda is the co-head of Davis Polk’s practice in Asia (excluding Japan), covering the firm’s Hong Kong and Beijing offices. She also leads Davis Polk’s Asia M&A and private equity practice.

Miranda acts for global and Asian companies and investment funds in cross-border M&A transactions, strategic acquisitions and investments, foreign direct investments, pre-IPO financings, joint ventures, going-private transactions, PIPEs, private equity and special situation transactions, restructurings, and other securities and general corporate matters. She also advises clients on regulatory matters involving antitrust and competition, CFIUS and foreign investment reviews, and anti-corruption compliance.

Miranda’s work has been recognized by Chambers, IFLR, Asian Legal Business and Legal 500. She was named to IFLR’s “Women Dealmakers Hall of Fame” in 2023 and ALB’s 2022 list of the 15 “Top Female Lawyers” in Asia.

Xi Shi, Counsel

Xi is a counsel in Davis Polk’s Corporate practice, currently practicing as a Registered Foreign Lawyer in Hong Kong. He advises corporate and private equity clients on a wide range of M&A matters, including acquisitions, divestitures, buyouts, mergers, going-private transactions, PIPEs and venture and growth capital investments.

Recognized as a "Rising Star of the Year" at the IFLR Asia-Pacific awards in 2021, Xi has extensive experience advising on transactions in and out of Mainland China as well as other Asia-Pacific jurisdictions, including Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam.

EVENT DETAILS:

Date:

Thursday, 27 July 2023

Time:

12:30 pm to 1:00 pm - Registration and Lunch

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm - Presentation 

Location:

Davis Polk Hong Kong office - 10/F, The Hong Kong Club Building, 3A Chater Road

CPD Point(s):

Hong Kong qualified lawyers are eligible to receive 1 CPD point for this seminar, subject to approval from the Law Society of Hong Kong.

 

Join our seminar on 20 July to better understand the anti-espionage law of the PRC and your potential risk exposure.

We will explore key aspects of the New PRC Anti-espionage Law and address issues such as:

(a)  An overview of the New PRC Anti-espionage Law;

(b)  Case Study of Espionage Activities; and

(c) Compliance Advice for Multinational Companies with Operations in China

Wayne WANG, Partner

Wayne Wang is partner of Zhong Lun Law Firm in Guangzhou office and a Registered Foreign Lawyer in their Hong Kong office.  He is admitted in mainland China, Hong Kong and Australia and used to work with the Australian law firm Allens in Shanghai and Hong Kong for 8.5 years prior to joining Zhong Lun as a partner in 2014.

Wayne has advised hundreds of MNCs on PRC legal issues for over 17 years, with extensive experiences in regulatory compliance, data security and government investigation.

He has been ranked as a “Leading / Recommended Lawyer” by Chambers Asia, International Financial Law Review, The Legal 500 and Asia Law for 13 times in recent years. 

Example of Client feedback provided by Chambers Asia: “Wayne’s strengths are his professional dedication and patience. In addition to legal professionalism, he is able to provide advice from the perspective of the client’s business needs and help with problem solving. He has no shortcomings. In future, we will prioritise working with him. His team is very professional.”

EVENT DETAILS:

Date:

Thursday, 20 July 2023

Time:

12:30 pm to 1:00 pm - Light Lunch and Networking

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm - Presentation and Q & A

Location:

Room 1, 14/F Fairmont House, 8 Cotton Tree Drive, Central, Hong Kong

CPD Point(s):

Hong Kong qualified lawyers are eligible to receive 1 CPD point for this seminar, subject to approval from the Law Society of Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange published a consultation paper in February 2023 proposing a number of changes to the Hong Kong Listing Rules affecting issuers incorporated in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"). Such amendments are triggered by the implementation of new PRC regulations on overseas listings by domestic companies and the repeal of certain PRC regulations (including the Special Regulations on the Overseas Offering and Listing of Shares by Joint Stock Limited Companies and the Mandatory Provisions for Companies Listing Overseas and the Regulations) which came into effect on 31 March 2023.

This session will provide in-house counsel with an update on the latest development affecting the PRC issuers and share practical tips on ongoing compliance.

SPEAKERS

Christy Li, Counsel, Ashurst

Christy is a counsel in Ashurst's corporate practice in Hong Kong.

She has extensive experience advising on initial public offerings, privatisation and post-listing compliance matters for issuers listed or to be listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange, as well as private equity, mergers and acquisitions, pre-IPO financings and other corporate matters. Her recent experience includes transactions for companies in the consumer & retail, healthcare, education, technology, financial services, as well as for investment funds.

Christy is admitted in Hong Kong. She is a native speaker of Mandarin, and is fluent in English and Cantonese.

Janny Tai, Counsel, Ashurst

Janny Tai is a counsel in Ashurst's corporate practice in Hong Kong.

Janny's practice covers a broad range of corporate transactions, including advising investment banks and corporations on initial public offerings, securities offerings, cross-border mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions. She also has extensive experience in advising listed companies on Hong Kong listing compliance and other regulatory matters.

Janny is admitted as a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong and Supreme Court of New South Wales and is qualified as a barrister and solicitor of the Federal Court of Australia. She is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Event details

Date: Wednesday, 5th July, 2023

Time: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Location: Webinar links will be sent upon registration

CPD Points: CPD points have been applied for. Please note you need to be logged in for the full duration of the webinar to qualify for CPD points. Unfortunately, points cannot be applied for members who join the webinar via telephone link. Please use your full name when you join the webinar for CPD purposes.

 

The past year has seen an unprecedented surge of enforcement efforts by the Hong Kong Competition Commission, with increased regulatory scrutiny of competitor collaboration, abuse of dominance and restrictions within the distribution chain. These notably include the Commission’s first case against alleged resale price maintenance and a series of on-going investigations into exclusivity arrangements.

This session will provide in-house counsel with genuine real-world experience of Hong Kong Competition Commission’s investigations. Antirust specialists, Marcus Pollard and Kathleen Gooi from Linklaters, will offer their insights and share their recent experience on handling investigation processes and litigation in the Competition Tribunal. The session will provide practical guidance for ensuring compliance.

 

Marcus Pollard

Partner, Linklaters

Marcus is a partner and heads Linklaters’ Antitrust and Foreign Investment Group in Hong Kong. He was named Antitrust Lawyer of the Year (Under 40) by Global Competition Review in 2021.

He advises multinational companies on cartel and dominance investigations before the Hong Kong Competition Commission, as well as litigation before the Competition Tribunal. Notable precedent-setting “firsts” include advising on the first ever resale price maintenance case brought to the Tribunal, the first abuse of dominance investigation and competition proceedings in the Tribunal and the first cartel prosecution and subsequent proceedings in the Court of Appeal.

Marcus is a former in-house lawyer at the Competition Commission and currently serves as a Non-Governmental Advisor to the International Competition Network.

Marcus is recognised by legal directories with clients praising him as “one of the pioneers of Hong Kong’s competition ordinance” in Who’s Who Legal and that “Marcus’ advice is always practical and reliable, and above all, he can understand and think from clients’ perspectives” by Legal 500

Kathleen Gooi

Associate, Linklaters

Kathleen Gooi has advised on a range of multinational and local companies in antitrust investigations in Hong Kong and before the Competition Tribunal.  

Kathleen’s wide range of experience is based on her work both as a regulator and as a private practitioner, across Asia and in the UK. Kathleen spent nearly four years as a case manager at the Hong Kong Competition Commission before joining Linklaters. During that time, she managed a wide range of investigations on cartels, and assisted in the formulation of the Commission’s policies, including leniency and cooperation.

Kathleen is qualified in UK, Malaysia and Hong Kong.

EVENT DETAILS:

Date:

Thursday, 15 June 2023

Time:

12:30 pm to 1:00 pm - Light Lunch and Networking

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm - Presentation and Q & A

Location:

Linklaters, 11th Floor, Alexandra House, 18 Chater Rd, Central

CPD Point(s):

Hong Kong qualified lawyers are eligible to receive 1 CPD point for this seminar, subject to approval from the Law Society of Hong Kong.

The Association of Corporate Counsel Hong Kong invites you to Hong Kong Corporate Counsel Association Limited's 2022 Annual General Meeting, to be held at the offices of SAP (Leighton Room, 35/F, Tower Two, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong), on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at 7:00 PM.

Please find below all the documents for the AGM. Kindly click on the relevant links.

The Secretary can be contacted at infohk@accglobal.com.

n honour of the United Nations World Day for Cultural Diversity on 21st May, ACC Hong Kong and Clifford Chance present

a Panel Discussion on Cross-Cultural Communication

Wednesday 24 May 2023
6:30pm- 8:00pm
Clifford Chance
27th Floor Jardine House

One Connaught Place, Central

ACC HK members will have a chance to hear from three esteemed panellists on ways to be an effective cross-cultural communicator and how to lead or be a key contributor in cross-cultural teams. They will explore the importance of cultural diversity, gender parity and inclusion in the workplace and our role in promoting and sustaining these practices.

Please RSVP by 19 May 2023
Please note, this event is not open to non-members.

PANELISTS 

Dr. Laura McHale

Managing Director and Leadership Psychologist, Conduit Consultants Limited

Dr. Laura McHale (PsyD, CPsychol) is a leadership psychologist and writer specializing in leader development, neuroscience, communication, and organizational culture.  She is a communications expert and an accomplished leadership coach. Dr. McHale earned a doctorate in Leadership Psychology from William James College, has a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from the University of California San Diego. She authored a book in 2022 “Neuroscience for Organizational Communication: A Guide for Communicators and Leaders” and has published a variety of articles on gender and diversity issues.

Charlotte Leung

Partner, Clifford Chance

Charlotte specialises in leveraged and acquisition financing, capital call facilities, back leverage and dividend recaps. She also covers ESG loans and has extensive experience in advising on financing involving distressed M&A assets. Her clients span private equity firms, financial institutions, corporates and credit funds. Since August 2021, Charlotte has led a team of lawyers across Clifford Chance's Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing offices on an ongoing pro bono project with UNHCR Hong Kong to assist with the completion of documentation required by the Canadian government for refugees in Hong Kong to resettle in Canada. In addition, Charlotte is passionate about developing the next generation of lawyers and is currently mentoring a senior associate as part of the firm's internal mentoring programme in Asia Pacific.

Puja Kapai Paryani

Associate Professor, The University of Hong Kong

Puja Kapai is a former barrister of the High Court of Hong Kong and a multi-award-winning researcher, academic and community justice advocate. She is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law and Convenor of the Women’s Studies Research Centre at the University of Hong Kong (HKU).  Her expertise lies in international human rights law, minority rights, and intersectional legal studies, focusing on the rights of marginalised communities. Puja has presented her work before the Legislative Council, Poverty Commission and the United Nations, which has led to significant policy reforms.

Dauwood Malik (Moderator)

Managing Partner, Hong Kong, Clifford Chance

Dauwood is the Hong Kong Managing Partner of Clifford Chance. He also previously served on the Clifford Chance Partnership Council (an elected body responsible for reviewing the effectiveness of the firm’s leadership and management). With over two decades of experience, Dauwood has a broad banking and finance practice covering a range of debt products; with a particular focus on real assets (including real estate and infrastructure). He also acts as external counsel to the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association and drafts the APLMA's template English and Hong Kong law primary documents for syndicated loans. Dauwood is qualified in Hong Kong and in England and Wales, and has worked in London, Tokyo and Singapore before relocating to Hong Kong in 2007. He is a strong supporter of diversity and inclusion at the firm, including mental health and wellbeing, as leadership sponsor in Asia Pacific of Clifford Chance’s REACH (Race Equality and Celebrating Heritage) and ENABLE disability affinity networks. He is a mentor to a number of Clifford Chance lawyers and partners.  

In this seminar, speakers from Mayer Brown’s ESG team will discuss the key outcomes and takeaways for companies from COP-27 and the latest developments in sustainable finance including green loans, sustainability-linked loans and social loans. The seminar will also cover the legal and regulatory issues associated with greenwashing and how to manage such risks.

SPEAKERS

Alan Linning

Partner, Mayer Brown

Alan Linning is a partner of Mayer Brown and a member of the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice. He has over 30 years of experience in commercial litigation and disputes with a focus on financial services regulatory matters and investigations. With the extensive experience gained from his roles in the finance sector as well as with the Hong Kong regulators, Alan is well placed to provide strategic advice and assistance to clients on both contentious and non-contentious regulatory matters including civil and criminal investigations and litigation, compliance issues and regulatory policy.

Angie Chan

Partner, Mayer Brown

Angie Chan is a partner of Mayer Brown's Banking & Finance practice in Hong Kong. Angie advises and represents banks, other financial institutions and borrowers on domestic, cross-border and international bank financing transactions, which include general syndicated/club/bilateral loans, onshore/offshore loans, acquisition financing and development financing.

 

Wei Na Sim

Counsel, Mayer Brown

Wei Na Sim is a counsel in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice in Mayer Brown's Hong Kong office. Wei Na advises and acts for companies in litigation, investigations and regulatory matters, with a focus on the financial services industry. Wei Na has substantial experience supporting banks in multi-jurisdictional financial crime compliance reviews conducted by monitors in Asia, Europe and the US, and litigation experience from private practice in Singapore. Wei Na also advises clients on environment, social and governance (ESG) related matters and is a regular contributor to the firm's ESG blog. 

EVENT DETAILS:

Date:

Tuesday, 16 May 2023

Time:

12:30 pm to 1:00 pm - Light Lunch and Networking

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm - Presentation and Q & A

Location:

18th Floor, Prince’s Building, 10 Chater Road, Central, Hong Kong

CPD Point(s):

Hong Kong qualified lawyers are eligible to receive 1 CPD point for this seminar, subject to approval from the Law Society of Hong Kong.

In this seminar, speakers from Mayer Brown’s ESG team will discuss the key outcomes and takeaways for companies from COP-27 and the latest developments in sustainable finance including green loans, sustainability-linked loans and social loans. The seminar will also cover the legal and regulatory issues associated with greenwashing and how to manage such risks.

SPEAKERS

Alan Linning

Partner, Mayer Brown

Alan Linning is a partner of Mayer Brown and a member of the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice. He has over 30 years of experience in commercial litigation and disputes with a focus on financial services regulatory matters and investigations. With the extensive experience gained from his roles in the finance sector as well as with the Hong Kong regulators, Alan is well placed to provide strategic advice and assistance to clients on both contentious and non-contentious regulatory matters including civil and criminal investigations and litigation, compliance issues and regulatory policy.

Angie Chan

Partner, Mayer Brown

Angie Chan is a partner of Mayer Brown's Banking & Finance practice in Hong Kong. Angie advises and represents banks, other financial institutions and borrowers on domestic, cross-border and international bank financing transactions, which include general syndicated/club/bilateral loans, onshore/offshore loans, acquisition financing and development financing.

 

Wei Na Sim

Counsel, Mayer Brown

Wei Na Sim is a counsel in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice in Mayer Brown's Hong Kong office. Wei Na advises and acts for companies in litigation, investigations and regulatory matters, with a focus on the financial services industry. Wei Na has substantial experience supporting banks in multi-jurisdictional financial crime compliance reviews conducted by monitors in Asia, Europe and the US, and litigation experience from private practice in Singapore. Wei Na also advises clients on environment, social and governance (ESG) related matters and is a regular contributor to the firm's ESG blog. 

EVENT DETAILS:

Date:

Tuesday, 16 May 2023

Time:

12:30 pm to 1:00 pm - Light Lunch and Networking

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm - Presentation and Q & A

Location:

18th Floor, Prince’s Building, 10 Chater Road, Central, Hong Kong

CPD Point(s):

Hong Kong qualified lawyers are eligible to receive 1 CPD point for this seminar, subject to approval from the Law Society of Hong Kong.

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