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WE SERVE A LARGE NUMBER OF
CORPORATIONS AND FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS IN HONG KONG,
CHINA AND ABROAD

WE SERVE A LARGE
NUMBER OF
CORPORATIONS
AND FINANCE
INSTITUTIONS IN
HONG KONG, CHINA
AND ABROAD

About Us

Our firm was established in 1977 and is one of the largest and most well-known local firms in Hong Kong with over 40 solicitors. We offer comprehensive legal services to individuals and corporate clients alike, covering various aspects of commercial, corporate and property related activities both contentious and non-contentious, ranging from banking finance, joint venture to project finance, mergers and acquisitions to listing of red chip companies and H shares in Hong Kong. For a full list of our services, please turn to our page on "Our Practices".

Our Practices

BANKING AND FINANCE
CAPITAL MARKETS
CHINA TRADE AND INVESTMENT
COMPETITION
COMPLIANCE AND REGULATORY
CORPORATE AND M&A
EMPLOYMENT
INSOLVENCY AND RESTRUCTURING
INSURANCE
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
NOTARIZATION, ATTESTATION AND MARRIAGE SOLEMNIZATION
REAL ESTATE AND TENANCY
TAX, TRUST AND PRIVATE CLIENTS
TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

News

February 2020

Winning China Business Law Journal Deals of the...

We are pleased to announce that a cross-border case involving multi-jurisdictional legal, compliance and enforcement issues in connection with a loan facility of up to USD 500 million handled by the banking and finance team of our Commercial...

January 2020

WOULD TWO SEPARATE ASSIGNMENTS BE DEEMED AN...

The Court of Appeal recently rejected the assessment made by the Collector of Stamp Revenue of the Inland Revenue Department in two assignments of properties and held that the true substance of the transactions thereunder constituted an exchange of...

December 2019

APPOINTMENT BY THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE AGED...

Mr Philip Wong, our Partner and Head of Commercial Department attended the 40th Annual General Meeting of The Hong Kong Society for the Aged held on 10 December 2019. Mr Philip Wong was also appointed as the Honorary Legal Adviser for year...

December 2019

THE LAW SOCIETY 2019 PRO BONO AND COMMUNITY WORK...

Mr Philip Wong, our Partner and Head of Commercial Department and Mr Walter Lee, our Partner of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department, have been awarded pro bono individual awards by The Law Society of Hong Kong in the Award Presentation...

December 2019

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN INSURANCE LAW...

The Insurance Authority officially took over the three self-regulatory organizations on 23 September 2019, namely the Insurance Agents Registration Board established under the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers, the Hong Kong Confederation of...

November 2019

Dinner with Partners and Consultants...

Twenty of our partners and consultants gathered together for an enjoyable dinner on 28 November 2019 and everyone had a wonderful time throughout this premier evening. We would like to take the chance to express our sincere appreciation to all...

November 2019

GALLANT ATTENDED THE MERITAS 2019 ASIA REGIONAL...

Mr Philip Wong, our Partner and Head of Commercial Department attended the Meritas Asia Regional Meeting 2019 for and on behalf of our firm in Manila, Philippines from 14 November 2019 to 16 November 2019. During the meeting, Ms Jill Wiley,...

November 2019

Hongkong Land Golf Day...

The Hongkong Land Limited (“HKL”) organized a Golf Day on 21 October 2019 at the scenic Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling. Our partner Dennis Chan, and our Registered Foreign Lawyer Raymond Yip were invited by HKL to participate in this joyful...

October 2019

WELCOME LUNCH WITH NEWLY ADMITTED SOLICITORS...

This year we have 4 newly qualified solicitors, namely Katie Chan, Dorothy Lo, Aurelia Keung and Tommy Young, joining the Gallant team. Katie and Dorothy will work in the M&A practice groups of our Commercial Department, Aurelia in the commercial...

October 2019

Hong Kong Court of Appeal Revisits the Rules...

In Yeung Bing Kwong Kenneth v Mount Oscar Limited [2019] HKCA 688, dispute arose from an ordinary resolution to remove the office of a director. The Hong Kong Court of Appeal discussed the rationale and effect of sections 462 and 463 of the...

October 2019

2019 NEWLY ADMITTED SOLICITORS STAYING WITH OUR...

Tommy Young, Aurelia Keung and Dorothy Lo were admitted to the roll of solicitors of the Hong Kong High Court this month. They successfully went through the two-year training as trainee solicitors in our Firm. During that period, they were assigned...

October 2019

GALLANT RECOGNIZED BY IFLR1000 2020...

We are pleased to announce that in IFLR1000 2020, our firm is recognised as a notable firm and our Partner and Head of Commercial Department, Mr Philip Wong is also recognised as a highly regarded lawyer. IFLR1000 has been publishing the world’s...

September 2019

Tax Assessment for Land Redevelopment Arrangement...

The Court of Final Appeal recently annulled a profits tax assessment in relation to the payment received by the landowner upon a disposal of land for redevelopment in Perfekta Enterprises Limited v Commissioner of Inland Revenue [2019] HKCFA 25. The...

September 2019

GALLANT RECOGNIZED BY ASIALAW PROFILES 2020...

We are pleased to announce that in Asialaw Profiles 2020, our firm is recognised as Outstanding in the practice areas of Banking & Finance and Corporate & M&A. Besides, our firm is Highly Recommended in the practice areas of Dispute Resolution,...

September 2019

PRESENTATION OF THE GALLANT PRIZE IN INTRODUCTION...

Mr. Andrew Wong, partner of our Real Estate Department, attended the Faculty Opening Ceremony of the Law Faculty of The University of Hong Kong on 30 August 2019 and, on behalf of our firm, presented the Gallant Prize in Introduction to PRC Law to...

August 2019

Gallant’s Real Estate Department Receives ISO...

We are pleased to announce that our Firm’s Real Estate Department has been certified under ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 in relation to the provision of real estate legal services and advisory works. International Organization for...

August 2019

Seminar to Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. Hong...

Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. Hong Kong Branch has invited our firm to deliver a seminar in its premises on 24 July 2019 on various topics. Over 100 bank officers from different departments of the Bank attended the seminar. Mr Philip Wong,...

August 2019

Mainland China Tightens up Domestic Real Estate...

Please see the Chinese version....

July 2019

In what circumstances can sexual discrimination be...

Judges are often said to be reluctant to draw any inference of sex discrimination in workplace from the mere fact of employers’ unreasonable behaviour. This is sometimes misunderstood to mean that sex discrimination cannot be inferred without...

July 2019

GALLANT ACHIEVES GLOBAL CYBERSECURITY STANDARD...

We are pleased to announce that our firm has successfully reached the international cybersecurity standards for law firms set by Meritas, the global alliance of independent business law firms. Our firm is a member of Meritas and, in order to retain...

June 2019

DELEGATION FROM SHANGHAI HUANGPU DISTRICT BUREAU...

A delegation of 18 elite young lawyers from Shanghai Huangpu District (“SHD”), led by Mr Mao Yongjun, Deputy Director General of SHD Bureau of Justice, and 4 other officials of SHD, visited our firm on 13 June 2019. They were greeted by our...

May 2019

LEGAL NEWS UPDATE : PRIORITY OF CHARGING ORDER...

Gain Hero Finance Limited v Winland Finance Limited [2019] HKCFI 771 is a case arising out of an intended sale of a property, in which an important question about the nature of a charging order was discussed. Back in 2014, the owner of the property...

May 2019

GALLANT ATTENDED MERITAS ANNUAL MEETING 2019...

Mr Philip Wong, our Partner and Head of Commercial Department attended the Meritas Annual Meeting 2019 for and on behalf of our Firm in San Diego, the United States of America from 3-5 April 2019. During the Annual Meeting, representatives of member...

April 2019

What’s So Significant about the Significant...

As part of the international efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing and to fulfil its international obligations as a member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Hong Kong has introduced the Companies (Amendment) Ordinance...

April 2019

ASIALAW REGIONAL AWARDS 2019...

We are pleased to announce that our firm has been shortlisted as one of the six candidates for the Asialaw Regional Awards 2019 - Hong Kong Firm of the Year. The reward decision of the Asialaw Regional Awards 2019 is based on the research and...

March 2019

Hong Kong Court of Appeal Ruled on the Test of...

On 25 February 2019, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal handed down the judgment in Andrew Edward Left v Securities and Futures Commission & Another [2019] HKCA 224, an appeal from the decision of the Market Misconduct Tribunal under section 277(1) of...

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Since December 2005, our firm has been a member of Meritas, one of the largest associations of independent law firms in the world. Our firm is the sole member of Meritas in Hong Kong.

Our Offices

Hong Kong Office

Address

5/F Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong

Tel

+852 2526 3336

Fax

+852 2845 9294

Main Contact
Ms Brenda Lee

Alternate Contact
Mr Philip Wong

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Guangzhou Office

Address

Unit 729, Garden Tower, Garden Hotel, 368 East Huan Shi Road, Guangzhou, China

Tel

+8620 8365 2410

Fax

+8620 8376 5692

Main Contact
Mr Andrew Wong

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Shanghai Office

Address

Unit 1101, CITS Building, 1277 West Beijing Road, Shanghai, China

Tel

+8621 6140 1638

Fax

+8621 6140 1636

Main Contact
Mr Dennis Chan

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