UK (England & Wales), Hong Kong SAR
University of Oxford, B.A. (Hons) Jurisprudence.
The University of Hong Kong, Postgraduate Certificate in Laws.
Denise advises corporate and financial institutions on high-value contentious matters arising in company and commercial litigation as well as internal and regulatory investigations, and restructurings.
She has particular expertise in the financial services sector, and has represented financial institutions at all levels of the Hong Kong Courts up to the Court of Final Appeal, in matters involving fraud claims, injunction and disclosure orders, creditor enforcement proceedings, insolvency, and shareholder and joint venture disputes.
Her experience also includes regular interactions with Hong Kong and international regulatory authorities. She supports clients on the planning, conduct and reporting of complex investigations and the resolution of matters with regulators and other stakeholders, and has advised financial institutions on a wide range of financial and non-financial misconduct investigations, including in the areas of mis-selling, insider dealing and AML.
She is deeply involved in the firm’s ESG practice, and leads the contentious ESG practice in Asia, regularly advising and delivering training on litigation and regulatory risks in connection with ESG matters in Hong Kong and Asia.
Denise is a solicitor advocate of the Hong Kong courts, with full rights of audience in the Hong Kong courts in respect of civil matters.
Denise is recognised as a Next Generation Partner in Legal 500 Hong Kong: Dispute Resolution: Litigation, and ranked as a leading lawyer in Chambers Greater China: Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms).
Highlights of her experience include:
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