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	OUR SOLICITORS Partners Miss June Liau Mr. Hugo Chan Mr. Louis Pong Consultant Mr. William J. Drake Solicitors Mr. Kelvin Li Mr. William Loo Mr. Philip Tam U.S. Lawyers Mr. Anthony C.H. Chan Mr. Allan E. Anderson Mr. Gerald Knapton 中國律師王宇昆律師
	Partner Miss June Liau Miss Liau is the founder and senior partner of our firm. She was admitted to the then Supreme Court of Hong Kong and was also admitted to the Supreme Courts of England and Wales, Victoria, Australia and Singapore. Miss Liau is a law graduate of the University of Hong Kong. Miss Liau’s experience is mainly in litigation, company and commercial law. Miss Liau received her Master of Business Administration (with a specialization in Leadership) from the University of Southern Queensland. Miss Liau is also a Notary Public and a Marriage Celebrant. Miss Liau was appointed by the Chief Justice as a member of the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal Panel (1994 – 2007). Miss Liau was the vice-president of the Hong Kong Federation of Women’s Lawyers (1996 – 1998). Partner Dr. Hugo Chan Dr. Chan graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Southampton in England in 1978. Prior to joining this firm as a partner, he served his articles and worked as a solicitor with Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master between 1979 and 1986. He joined this firm as a partner in April 1986. Dr. Chan was admitted a solicitor of the then Supreme Court of Hong Kong in 1981, a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 1986 and a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of the Australia Capital Territory in February 1991. He has obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in China Law at the East Asia University of Macau. Dr. Chan’s major areas of experience are Property, Corporate and China related matters. Dr. Chan is a member of the Law Society Mainland Legal Affairs Committee. He is an appointed Legal Advisor to Shenzhen Overseas Chinese. Dr. Chan is an appointed Attesting Officer of The People’s Republic of China and is also a Notary Public. Dr. Chan holds an Honorary Doctor Degree of Letters from Olivert Nazarene University, USA. Partner Mr. Louis Pong Mr. Pong joined this firm in October 1987 and is now one of the partners. He studied law in London and was admitted as a solicitor of the then Supreme Court of Hong Kong in March 1986. He was awarded a Diploma in China Law by the University of East Asia, Macau in April, 1989. He was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in November 1989 and a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory in April 1991. Before joining this firm he worked as a solicitor with Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master. He has wide exposure and experience in conveyancing, litigation, probate and commercial laws. Mr. Pong was also admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in September 1991. Mr. Pong received his Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern Queensland in 2009. Senior Associate Mr. Kelvin Li Mr. Li graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 1991, and was admitted as a solicitor of the then Supreme Court of Hong Kong in 1993. Mr. Li joined our firm as an associate in 1996. He now concentrates on general conveyancing and tenancy matters. Senior Associate Mr. William Loo Mr. Loo graduated from the City University of Hong Kong in 1992 and was admitted as solicitor of the then Supreme Court of Hong Kong in 1994. He was conferred a Postgraduate Certificate in the Laws of the People’s Republic of China by the University of Hong Kong in 1994. He was enrolled as solicitor in the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 2000 and is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK). His main areas of practice are in commercial, banking and civil litigation. Associate Mr. Philip Tam Mr. Tam completed his post-graduate certificate in law with the City University of Hong Kong in 2005, and was admitted as a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong in 2006. Mr. Tam also holds an LLM and an MSC degree from the University of Hong Kong. Prior to his admission, Mr. Tam had been a litigation Legal Executive since 1992. He concentrates on litigation, wills and probate and intellectual property. He speaks fluent English, Cantonese and Putonghua. Consultant Mr. William J. Drake William Drake is a law graduate of Cambridge and Hong Kong Universities. He was admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales in 1980 and in Hong Kong in 1985. He is an Accredited Mediator, a Risk Management Tutor with the Law Society of Hong Kong and a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators. His practice is wide ranging in general commercial litigation, including contract disputes, employment matters and insolvency. U.S. Lawyer Mr. Chi-Hung Anthony Chan Mr. Chi-Hung Chan was born in Taipei, Taiwan. His practice focuses on contracts, international matters, litigation, real estate and immigration. Mr. Chan received his education from St. John’s (B.A., 1971), University of Pittsburgh (M.B.A., 1972), DePaul University and Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D., 1981). Mr. Chan is a member of California Bar Association and also a partner of the law firm of Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley in California. In addition, he is a member of the Hong Kong Law Society (Registered Foreign Lawyer). He was the Overseas Representative for the Shanghai Foreign Service Company, and a Director of the Asian Neighborhood Arts Commission. He was a Director for the Hong Kong Association of Northern California from 1989-1993; the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Kai Ming Head Start, Inc. from 1983-1990; Director for Notre Dame High School, Belmont, California, 1989-1993; Director for San Francisco Sister City Business School Committee; Director of the Palo Alto Go Club, from 1991-1993. Mr. Chan is fluent in Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese, Taiwanese), English and Japanese. He will combine his 20 years of legal and business experiences, contacts, culture and linguistic skills to serve the clients of our Firm who have business interests in China, Taiwan, Japan and USA or who plan to tap into these markets. We welcome the addition of Mr. Chan to our staff as part of our Firm’s expansion plan into China and other countries. U.S. Lawyer Mr. Allan E. Anderson Allan E. Anderson is a business litigator with a practice involving entertainment, manufacturing, real estate, employment, and technology issues. Mr. Anderson’s practice also involves intellectual property issues related to trademark, trade secrets, copyright, patent infringement, trade dress and false advertising. U.S. Lawyer Mr. Gerald Knapton Gerald Knapton is based in Los Angeles. He was admitted to practice law in 1977 in California. His focus is in fee dispute matters and he has reviewed over US$2 billion in legal fees and work product. He is experienced in all phases of litigation management including arranging for experienced counsel, retainer agreements, budgets, oversight and auditing the fees and charges and work done. His experience is particularly useful in acquisition of businesses with substantial outstanding legal bills requiring evaluation and negotiation. He also serves as an expert witness or mediator in fee disputes. 中國律師王宇昆律師王律師在 1999 年取得北京大學法學學士學位，於 2000 年取得中華人民共和國律師資格證書，於 2002 年取得中華人民共和國律師執業證並開始在青島執業王律師自 2003 年起轉至深圳市執業至今，於 2011 年加入我們律師行作為註冊外地 (中國) 律師。王律師亦是廣東君道律師事務所法律顧問中心主任、合夥人。王律師的專業方向為公司法、房地產、智慧財產權、勞動法。經濟類法律及民事類法律研究具深厚造詣，為眾多的企業提供了專業的法律顧問、諮詢培訓服務。在法律實務操作方面，有著豐富的實務操作經驗，處理過大量的勞動爭議、經濟糾紛、民事糾紛。先後擔任數十家大中企業的常年法律顧問，涉及的領域廣泛，有房地產行業、貿易行業、服裝行業、化妝品行業、工廠製造業等，積累了豐富的實踐經驗，以企業掌握經營主動權為依託，重視企業的事先風險規避，大大減少了企業的經營風險和各種糾紛的產生。