HONG KONG SAR, CHINA
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Ralph Sellar, Jason Cheng, Shirley Choi and Grace Jia Slaughter and May Slaughter and May is a leading international law firm with a worldwide corporate, commercial, fi- nancing, and disputes practice. The firm’s leading disputes and investigations practice is trusted by major household-name companies, Asia conglomer- ates, financial institutions and individuals to resolve their most demanding disputes, delivering outstand- ing results in and out of court. With offices in Hong Kong and Beijing, the trilingual Asia practice covers contractual and commercial disputes, ESG, banking litigation, trusts, insolvency, fraud and asset recov- ery, and complex arbitrations under all major institu-
tional rules including HKIAC, ICC, LCIA, SIAC, ICSID, as well as the UNCITRAL Rules under Hong Kong, English and foreign law. A key strength is the team’s multi-specialist capability – many of its lawyers are experienced court litigators and arbitration special- ists. This is particularly valuable in arbitration, where the team is adept at obtaining interim measures (eg, injunctions) under court powers to support proceed- ings. In international cases, the firm partners with a global network of elite “best friend” firms, offering seamless cross-border service.
Authors
Ralph Sellar heads the Asia Disputes and Investigations Group at Slaughter
Jason Cheng is a counsel in the Asia Disputes and Investigations Group at Slaughter and May, and has advised on a range of litigation, arbitration and regulatory matters, including cross- border disputes, shareholder
and May. His disputes practice encompasses heavy-weight court litigation and international arbitration under the rules of the HKIAC, LCIA, ICC and other major arbitral institutions. Recent contentious matters have related to deadlocked joint ventures, supply chain contract disputes and asset tracing. Ralph has particular experience obtaining emergency court relief to protect assets at risk. His clientele includes financial institutions, listed companies, family offices, directors and shareholders. Ralph routinely guides companies (or their boards) through corporate crisis situations, including internal investigations and external enforcement actions in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia and elsewhere.
disputes, employment disputes and construction- related litigation. He is also knowledgeable in data privacy law and advises various Asia clients on the impact of the GDPR and Hong Kong privacy regimes. Jason has previously been seconded to the firm’s London office as a senior associate for six months and to an Asia-based global information and communications technology group in its legal department for eight months. He has co-authored several publications regarding data privacy and regulatory frameworks.
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