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  • Jan Willem Möller hosts DutchCham Panel at Tanner De Witt

    On Wednesday 21 February, Tanner De Witt hosted a Dutch Chamber SME Academy event on how to go from a great business idea to an actual business. Speakers Paul du Long (BlueMeg), Iris ten Teije (Neat) and Tina Goguia (Pandasia Digital) discussed three important pillars…Read More

  • Jeff Lane joins Advisory Committee for C5 2019 Conference in Hong Kong

    Jeff Lane, Head of our Fraud and Asset Tracing practice, is one of eight globally recognised opinion leaders that comprise this year’s Advisory Board for the C5 Conference in Hong Kong. Known as one of the top conferences in the world for fraud litigation and…Read More

  • Ian De Witt and Jeff Lane featured in Who’s Who Litigation Guide 2018

    We are delighted to announce that Partners Ian De Witt and Jeff Lane have been included in Who’s Who Legal’s Litigation Guide 2018. This list of the world’s top litigation practitioners only includes twenty-three lawyers from Hong Kong, so we are extremely pleased that two of…Read More

  • Kim Boreham to speak on AmCham Women of Influence panel

    We are delighted to announce that Employment Co-Head and Partner Kim Boreham will be speaking on a panel co-hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong’s Women of Influence committee and Women in Sports Empowered HK. Titled “From the athletic field to the business…Read More

  • (Office closed) Wishing you a happy and prosperous Year of the Pig

    Happy Chinese New Year from all of us at Tanner De Witt! We hope that you have a wonderful festive season with your loved ones. Our office will be closed on Tuesday 5, Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 February for Chinese New Year. We resume…Read More

  • The New Profit Tax Exemption Regime for Funds in Hong Kong

    Introduction The Inland Revenue (Profits Tax Exemption for Funds) (Amendment) Bill 2018 (“Bill”) which introduces a new set of preferential profit tax treatment for both eligible onshore funds and offshore funds, was published in the Government Gazette on 7 December 2018. The Bill, if made…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt joins Mind Over Matter Hong Kong Corporate Quiz 2019

    Tanner De Witt’s finest quizzing minds were on show at the fifth edition of the Mind Over Matter – Hong Kong Corporate Quiz, which was held on 24 January 2019. Team Notorious TDW, which was composed of Kim Boreham, Phil Swainston, Caroline De Souza and Raymond…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt’s Corporate department attends StartmeupHK Festival 2019 events

    It was a very busy week for our Corporate and Commercial department as they attended a number of conferences and summits that were part of this year’s StartmeupHK Festival 2019. Partner Edmond Leung and Solicitor Herman Pang kicked things off by participating in the Jumpstarter Conference, which…Read More

  • Padraig Walsh speaks on panel at Italian Chamber of Commerce New Year Gathering

    Corporate and Commercial Partner Padraig Walsh recently had the pleasure of speaking on a panel about the Asian startup ecosystem at a New Year’s Afterwork Gathering. Co-hosted by the Italian Chamber of Commerce, the Bocconi Alumni Association of Hong Kong and Hawksford, the event was held…Read More

  • River Stone and Peter Tang attend the 16th Annual China Mergers & Acquisitions Summit 2019

    Corporate and Commercial Partner River Stone and Solicitor Peter Tang were in Shanghai earlier this week to attend the 16th Annual China Mergers & Acquisitions Summit, which we also supported as Gold Sponsor. Held at the Renaissance Hotel in Pudong, key topics during the Summit…Read More

  • Press release: Tanner De Witt enhances its litigation practice with appointment of Kevin Bowers as Consultant

    PRESS RELEASE Wednesday 23 January 2019 For immediate release Tanner De Witt announces with great pleasure the appointment of Kevin Bowers as a Consultant in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice. Kevin is a dual-qualified lawyer in England and Wales and Hong Kong and…Read More

  • The Legal 500 2019 rankings are announced for Asia-Pacific

    Tanner De Witt is very pleased to be recommended again this year in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide 2019 for its four main practice areas; corporate and commercial, labour and employment, restructuring and insolvency and litigation and dispute resolution. We are very proud to announce that Ian De Witt, Robin Darton and Kim…Read More