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  • Press release: Tanner De Witt further grows commercial and regulatory practice with appointment of consultant Munenori Kaku

    Click here to read the Japanese translation of this press release. Tanner De Witt confirms the appointment of senior commercial and regulatory lawyer Munenori (Muny) Kaku as a Consultant with the firm’s Corporate and Commercial practice. The appointment was effective Monday 20 September 2021. Muny,…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt sponsors 21st Annual China Foreign Investment & M&A Policy Update Conference in Shanghai

    Tanner De Witt is proud to sponsor the 21st Annual China Foreign Investment & M&A Policy Update Conference which took place on Friday 23 September at the Renaissance Shanghai Pudong Hotel in Shanghai. Highlights of the conference: Latest development of China’s new Foreign Investment Law…Read More

  • Press release: Tanner De Witt celebrates 100% trainee retention rate and welcomes 2021 intake

    Hong Kong law firm Tanner De Witt is delighted to announce 100% successful retention of its trainees who are due to qualify in 2021. All four trainees who have recently completed the two-year training programme have accepted solicitor positions with the firm. The trainees joining…Read More

  • Asialaw 2022 rankings announced

    Tanner De Witt is delighted to announce Asialaw’s 2022 rankings of domestic law firms which can be found here. All practices and lawyers have maintained their rankings from the previous year. Our 2022 awards are as follows: OutstandingLabour and EmploymentRestructuring and Insolvency Highly RecommendedCorporate and M&ADispute ResolutionRegulatory…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt seeks a Litigation and Arbitration Lawyer (5-8 years’ PQE)

    THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED. WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS. Tanner De Witt seeks a litigation and arbitration lawyer with 5-8 years’ PQE to join our Dispute Resolution Department. This role is good opportunity for a lawyer to grow one’s practice within an established…Read More

  • Injunction to restrain the presentation of a winding-up petition

    Introduction Rather unfortunately, there are no statutory provisions available to a company to set aside a statutory demand. If a company is served with a statutory demand and disputes the alleged debt, save for agreeing with the alleged creditor not to present a winding-up petition,…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt supports 2021 Fat Boy 10s Hong Kong social rugby tournament

    We are delighted to announce that we are supporting the 2021 Fat Boy 10s social rugby tournament as Associate Sponsor. Coined ‘possibly the greatest social rugby event in Asia’, this charity tournament started in 2004 and Tanner De Witt were proud sponsors alongside DHL and…Read More

  • Recognition in IFLR1000 for Tanner De Witt’s Restructuring and Insolvency, M&A and Banking practices

    We are delighted to announce that IFLR1000, the guide to the world’s leading financial and corporate law firms, has recognised our restructuring and insolvency, corporate and commercial and banking and finance teams in its 2021 Asia Pacific rankings. We are recognised as a leading Hong…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt seeks a Senior IT Support Technician

    THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED. WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS. Job Highlights Senior IT Support Technician Reporting to the Head of IT Supervising a team of 2 IT support Technicians Providing 2nd and 3rd Line support Administration and support of IT security infrastructure Administration…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt shortlisted in ten categories in the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2021

    We are pleased to be recognised by Asian Legal Business for our work across ten award categories this year, a record number of nominations for us. We have been shortlisted in the following categories (in alphabetical order): Civil Litigation Law Firm of the Year Hong Kong Law…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt’s new expanded premises

    We are delighted to announce that we are unveiling another office in Tower One of Lippo Centre, just three years after the launch of our flagship premises on the 17th Floor of the same building. With our new office on the 4th Floor, 100% of…Read More

  • Legal Update – Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Review Tribunal and Competence Assessment for Money Service Operators

    The Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance, Chapter 615 of the laws of Hong Kong, (“AMLO”) (formerly known as Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Financial Institutions) Ordinance) came into effect on April 1 2012.  It aims to enhance the anti-money laundering (“AML”) and counter-financing of…Read More