MICHAEL LINTERN-SMITH

Mr. Lintern-Smith has practised with Robertsons in Hong Kong since 1982. He has been senior partner of the firm since 1989.

He is an experienced advocate in courts and tribunals in Hong Kong in a wide spectrum of commercial disputes. He has been responsible for the conduct and preparation of commercial cases at all levels in the High Court and Court of Final Appeal.

His work experience extends to a wide variety of work for international clients including advising clients in manufacturing, retail, China trade, insurance and trade law issues. He has retainers from international corporations and operates as a corporate doctor.

His affiliations and offices (current and former) include,

President of The Law Society of Hong Kong

Member of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission

Chairman and Clerk of the Disciplinary Committee of Confederation of Insurance Brokers

Member of High Court Rules Committee

Member of Court of Final Appeal Rules Committee

Chairman of the European Committee of Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

Member of The Hong Kong Institute of Directors

Member of The French Chamber of Commerce

Chairman of the Buildings Ordinance Appeal Tribunal Panel

External examiner of Postgraduate Certificate of Laws of Hong Kong University and City University of Hong Kong

Member of the Law School Board of the City University of Hong Kong

Member of the Council of The Law Society of Hong Kong

Having worked as a lawyer in France between 1972-1978, Mr. Lintern-Smith is fluent in French and regularly corresponds and advises clients in that language.

Email: mls@robertsonshk.com
Tel: 2861 8489

CHRISTOPHER GORDON

Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws, Southampton University, England

Solicitor, England & Wales

Solicitor, Hong Kong

Solicitor, Victoria, Australia

Notary Public, Hong Kong

Christopher Gordon qualified in England in 1979 practising mainly in the area of banking and related commercial litigation with a large London firm. He came to Hong Kong in 1982, was made a Partner of the firm in 1985 and for several years specialised largely in shipping and general civil litigation. His practice now focuses on commercial, finance and corporate matters including banking, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions and trust matters.

Email: cgordon@robertsonshk.com
Tel: 2861 8413

BARRY HOY

Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws, Liverpool University, England

Solicitor, England & Wales

Solicitor, Hong Kong

Barry Hoy qualified in England in 1983, was admitted as a Solicitor in Hong Kong in 1985 and joined Robertsons in 1990. He was made a Partner of the firm in 1995 and now heads the firm's Commercial Litigation Department, which consists of 25 members of staff.

Mr. Hoy's own areas of practice are in Commercial Litigation, Commercial Fraud and Tracing Claims, Employment law, Corporate, Regulatory (SFC/SEHK) Inquiries and Tribunals, International Arbitrations and urgent interlocutory applications and remedies, including Mareva and Anton Piller Injunction Orders.

Mr. Hoy is regularly featured in the Hong Kong Publication of “Who's Who of the Law”, a Contributing Editor to the Hong Kong Supreme Court Practice (White Book), a member of a Specialist Law Society Appointed Committee advising on Civil Procedure Reforms in Hong Kong and an appointed Panel-Prosecutor for the Law Society of Hong Kong in Disciplinary Proceedings brought against members of the profession.

He speaks English, Spanish and Japanese.

Email: bph@robertsonshk.com
Tel: 2861 8415

ANDREW Y.B. LEE

Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws, University of London

Solicitor, Hong Kong

Solicitor, England & Wales

Solicitor, Canberra, Australia

Andrew Lee served his Traineeship with Robert W.H. Wang & Co, joined Robertsons as an Associate Solicitor in 1990 and became a Partner of the firm in 1992. He was also admitted as a Solicitor in England, Wales and Australia.

Mr. Lee's experience and practice is in general civil litigation, with a special focus on insurance related matters.

Email: andrew@robertsonshk.com
Tel: 2861 8362

CHRIS LAMBERT

Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws, Birmingham University,England

Diplome Superieur de Francais des affaires - Paris Chamber of Commerce

Solicitor, Hong Kong

Solicitor, England & Wales

Solicitor, Australia

Chris Lambert was admitted in England in 1990, in Hong Kong in 1991 and in Australia in 1993. He is a partner in Robertsons' corporate department specializes in corporate finance, mergers and acquisition, joint ventures and corporate structuring, together with securities and regulatory compliance issues.

Mr. Lambert is the National Presidential Delegate of the International Young Lawyers Association and a member of the Law Society Working Party on Incorporation of Solicitors Practices.

Apart from his native English, he speaks French, German, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Email: clambert@robertsonshk.com
Tel: 2861 8417

KEVIN STEEL

Qualifications

L.L.B. Law Northumbria University

Solicitor, Hong Kong

Solicitor, England and Wales

Kevin Steel graduated from Northumbria University in the UK and then completed his Traineeship in Hong Kong before being admitted as a Solicitor in 1991.

In 1994, Mr. Steel joined Robertsons as an Associate Solicitor and was admitted as a Partner in 1997.

Mr. Steel specialises in Criminal Litigation, in particular White Collar Crime and heads the firm's Corporate Crime Unit. He has been involved in numerous high profile cases prosecuted by the Independent Commission Against Corruption, Commercial Crime Bureau cases and defence work in Securities and Futures Commission investigations.

Mr. Steel is recommended in the Asia Pacific Legal 500, Corporate Crime Section for Hong Kong. He also sits on the Criminal Law and Procedure Committee of the Law Society of Hong Kong.

He speaks English and Cantonese

Email: steel@robertsonshk.com
Tel: 2861 8419

JEREMY LEVY

Qualifications

Bachelor of Social Science, University of Birmingham

Solicitor, Hong Kong

Solicitor, England & Wales

Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Jeremy Levy practised law in England between 1981 and 1985. He has practised law in Hong Kong since 1985. He was a Partner of Robert W.H. Wang & Co. for about 10 years before joining Robertsons as a Partner in 1999.

His experience encompasses a wide variety of areas of the law within the field of Commercial Litigation, including Letter of Credit disputes, Guarantee disputes, Tax Appeals, complex jurisdictional disputes, Administrative law, Shareholder's disputes, Insolvency, Personal Injury and Medical Negligence, Employment disputes, Breach of Trust, and Breach of Contract matters.

Mr. Levy has substantial court and arbitration experience including conducting arbitrations and arbitration hearings, obtaining and discharging Mareva injunctions and other applications before Judges in Chambers, and a whole range of interlocutory applications before Masters in Chambers.Mr. Levy is an active member of the Israeli Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong of which he is the Treasurer. He has delivered a number of lectures in different areas of the law including Civil Appeals to the Court of Appeal and the Bolam principle in Personal Injury Litigation.

Email: jeremy@robertsonshk.com
Tel: 2861 8403

LESLEY MCLEAN

Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws, Victoria University

Solicitor and Barrister, New Zealand

Solicitor, England

Solicitor, Hong Kong

Lesley McLean was educated in New Zealand, obtained a Law Degree from Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand and was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor in New Zealand in 1993. She joined Robertsons in 1994. She was admitted as a Solicitor in Hong Kong and England in 1996. Ms. McLean handles Conveyancing, general Company and Commercial work, Administration of Trusts and (non-contentious) Intellectual Property matters.

Ms. McLean is a member of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association and a member of the New Zealand Hong Kong Business Association.

Email: lamclean@robertsonshk.com
Tel: 2861 8405

JENNIFER WONG

Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws, University of London

Solicitor, Hong Kong

Solicitor, England and Wales

Associate of The Hong Kong Institute of Company Secretaries

Associate of The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators

Jennifer Wong joined Robertsons in 1998 and qualified in Hong Kong in 2000 and England and Wales in 2002. She now practises in the area of corporate and commercial work focusing on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and compliance, bank lending and China related matters.

She is also a qualified company secretary.

She speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Email: jwong@robertsonshk.com
Tel: 2861 8318

WARREN KO

Qualifications

Bachelors of Science, Majoring in Molecular Biology and Minoring in Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada

Postgraduate Studies in Economics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Bachelor of Laws, University of Leeds,England

Solicitor, Hong Kong

Solicitor, England and Wales

Warren Ko completed his Traineeship with Baker & McKenzie in Hong Kong and qualified in Hong Kong in 1995 and England & Wales in 1996. He joined Richards Butler in 1998 where he practiced in the Corporate Finance Department, becoming a Partner of that firm in 2001. He joined Robertsons in 2005. He has experience in all aspects of securities and commercial law including, IPOs, takeovers, restructurings, rescues, direct investments, gaming and private equity funds.

He speaks English and Cantonese.

Email: warrenko@robertsonshk.com
Tel: 2861 8446

Frank Szeto

Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws (Hons.) , University of Wolverhampton, U.K.

Postgraduate Certificate in Laws, City University of Hong Kong

Solicitor, Hong Kong

Solicitor, England & Wales

Frank was admitted as a Solicitor, Hong Kong, in 1998. He joined Robertsons in 2005 and became a Partner in 2008. He currently advises listed and private companies on a wide range of corporate and contractual disputes, including contentious intellectual property claims, employment law, medical negligence, shareholder disputes and building and construction related matters.

Frank has extensive experience in all aspects of debt recovery and enforcement actions, judicial review and commercial dispute resolution.

He speaks English and Cantonese.

Email: frank@robertsonshk.com
Tel: 2861 8448

Benjamin Chan

Qualifications

Politics, BA (Hons), University of Hull, UK

LLM, King’s College London, University of London, UK

PCLL, City University, HK

Benjamin Chan was admitted as a Solicitor in Hong Kong in 2005 and a Solicitor of England & Wales (non practising) in March 2007.

Mr Chan became a Partner of Robertsons in September 2008, having joined the Firm as a Trainee Solicitor in 2003. He holds a Masters Degree in Law from King’s College, London.

His area of work involves general commercial dispute resolution and arbitration including shareholder disputes, commercial contractual disputes, professional negligence, contentious trusts and probate disputes, and in particular, intellectual property disputes and employment disputes.

Mr Chan speaks English and Cantonese.

Email: ben@robertsonshk.com
Tel: 2861 8355

Li Chung Nam

Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws, City University of Hong Kong

Solicitor, Hong Kong SAR, 2003

Li Chung Nam joined Robertsons as a trainee in 2001 and continued her career with the firm as an Associate Solicitor. She gained comprehensive training in both civil and criminal litigation and has been involved in various high profile commercial crime cases. She has considerable experience in commercial dispute resolution and arbitration, construction and intellectual property litigation, divorce as well as regulatory matters.