Led by Anna Chan, Oldham, Li & Nie handles a wide range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters for high-net-worth individuals and companies. In addition to undertaking day-to-day advisory work, the team represents clients before the Labour Tribunal and in the High Court.

OLN IP Services, a member of Oldham, Li & Nie, is ranked for Intellectual Property practice area. OLN IP is led by Benjamin Choi and Vera Sung, both veterans in the IP space, and backed by a seasoned team of intellectual property experts from our Hong Kong and Shanghai offices, who together bring formidable experience and depth of knowledge to provide clients with nuanced and precise IP advice tailored to their business needs. 

What the team is known for
The strong practice of Oldham, Li & Nie is long established in the Hong Kong market. Engaged across a variety of industry sectors, including TMT, hospitality and manufacturing. Boasts a diverse roster of clients, ranging from regional investment firms to Hong Kong-based corporates. Regularly works on matters involving several jurisdictions, including Japan, South Korea and Malaysia. Skilled in share purchase transactions and restructurings.

Strengths
Clients specifically highlights the team’s “good Greater China knowledge.”

Work highlights
Advised investment firm YCP on its Hong Kong restructuring in connection with potential listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

What the team is known for
Oldham, Li & Nie advises on a wide range of family law matters, with notable experience in cross-border matrimonial, financial and child-related disputes. Offers further strength in matrimonial tax and trust matters, where clients benefit from the firm’s focused private wealth management practice. Able to use non-contentious methods for dispute resolution. Frequently approached by high net worth clients for prenuptial agreements, with special expertise in offering asset protection advice.

“Well-established independent Hong Kong-based firm Oldham, Li & Nie provides ‘concise and accurate advice’ to local SMEs, China-based corporates, and multinational entities on brand protection throughout Greater China. Team head Vera Sung’s broad IP offering includes expertise across trade mark, patent, and copyright matters, enabling her to provide effective advice to many international clients seeking to preserve and protect their brand throughout the region.”

“Anna Chan not only well-versed across a range of contentious matters but also well-placed to structure corporate tax-efficient remuneration packages, by virtue of her ancillary tax advisory expertise.”

“What the team is known for Robust firm that is long established in the Hong Kong market. Engaged across a variety of industry sectors, including TMT, hospitality and manufacturing. Boasts a diverse roster of clients, ranging from private equity funds to Hong Kong-based corporates. Regularly works on matters involving several jurisdictions, including Japan, South Korea and Singapore. Skilled in share purchase transactions and restructurings.

Strengths“”The client service is excellent,”” according to a client, praising the team’s “”hands-on approach”” and adding: “”They don’t just tell the client what they want to hear; they truly analyse the situation before offering any advice or strategy.””

Work highlights Advised Alpha Balance Trust on setting up a subsidiary company in Hong Kong.”

“What the team is known for Advises on a wide range of family law matters, with notable experience in cross-border matrimonial, financial and child-related disputes. Offers further strength in matrimonial tax and trust matters, where clients benefit from the firm’s focused private wealth management practice. Able to use non-contentious methods for dispute resolution. Frequently approached by HNW clients for prenuptial agreements, with special expertise in offering asset protection advice.

Strengths One interviewee praises the team’s “”phenomenal client care,”” and goes on to explain: “”They set realistic expectations early on, and provide solid guidance and visibility in navigating the twists and turns of litigation.”

Led by the experienced Vera Sung, Oldham, Li & Nie‘s ‘responsive‘ five-strong team provides ‘very appropriate advice‘ to local SMEs and larger international businesses across a range of contentious and non-contentious IP issues. The firm is particularly active in the publishing, retail and travel sectors and regularly acts for respondents and claimants in trade mark and passing-off actions.

Headed by newly promoted partner Jade Tang, Oldham, Li & Nie’s employment team maintains a significant offering across both contentious and non-contentious matters for employees and employers from a range of industry sectors, including financial services and banking. Leveraging her corporate and commercial background, Tang has particular expertise advising on non-contentious matters, including on the employment issues associated with corporate reorganisations.

What the team is known for Robust firm that is long established in the Hong Kong market. Engaged across a variety of industry sectors, including TMT, hospitality and jewellery. Boasts a roster of significant local and regional clients, ranging from private equity funds to Hong Kong-based corporates. Regularly works on matters involving two or more jurisdictions, including Japan, Korea and Singapore. Skilled in share purchase transactions and restructurings.

Strengths One client highlights that the team is “good at assessing commercial terms and risks to allow clients to make commercial decisions,” adding: “The team really understands what the client wants and is professional, direct and efficient.”

A second client says: “The team is helpful and highly responsive to all our questions and concerns.”

Work highlights Advised YCP Holdings on the Hong Kong law aspects of its acquisition of a Singapore target company.

Recognised Practitioner

What the team is known for Advises on a wide range of family law matters, with notable experience in cross-border matrimonial, financial and child-related disputes. Offers further strength in matrimonial tax matters, where clients benefit from the firm’s focused private wealth management practice. Able to use non-contentious methods for dispute resolution. Frequently approached by HNW clients for prenuptial agreements, with special expertise in offering asset protection advice.

What the team is known for Robust firm that is long established in the Hong Kong market. Engaged across a variety of industry sectors, including TMT, hospitality and jewellery. Boasts a roster of significant local and regional clients, ranging from private equity funds to Hong Kong-based corporates. Regularly works on matters involving two or more jurisdictions. Skilled in share purchase transactions and restructurings.

Strengths Interviewees value the department’s prompt and high-quality responses. They say: “They’re quick to respond and always take a commercial viewpoint. They’re very aware that their advice must take into account the commercial environment we are operating within.”

Another market commentator notes: “Client service is very efficient. Commercial awareness from a contractual point of view is also very good.”

What the team is known for Acts for high net worth individuals employed in the finance sector on contentious and non-contentious issues. Also represents clients from the retail, telecommunications, education and insurance industries. Advises on issues such as unfair dismissal, unequal pay, unfair performance evaluations and denial of promotion opportunities.

Strengths One client appreciates that the team “makes you feel like there is someone standing in your corner, helping me stand up for my rights and the respect I deserved.”

What the team is known for Advises on a wide range of family law matters, with notable experience in cross-border matrimonial, financial and child-related disputes. Offers further strength in matrimonial tax matters, where clients benefit from the firm’s focused private wealth management practice. Able to use non-contentious methods for dispute resolution. Frequently approached by HNW clients for prenuptial agreements, with special expertise in offering asset protection advice.

Strengths A market source points out that “they have a strong matrimonial department.

Led by Vera Sung, the IP team at independent Hong Kong firm Oldham, Li & Nie has strong ties with small and medium-sized enterprises as well as larger international businesses, and is active across a range of IP issues including trademarks, patents and copyrights.

Senior associate Jade Tang excels at handling M&A and transaction-based employment work, and recently provided Hong Kong law input advice to an international law firm that was instructed by the seller of a Hong Kong company to a Korean purchaser. Since the seller was still maintaining a minority interest in the company, the documentation had to ensure that its minority rights were protected and that the key employees’ interests were taken care of under the employment contract and the share option agreement.

• Tier 4 – Labour and Employment – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022
• Tier 5 – Intellectual Property – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 (Received by OLN IP Services, a member of Oldham, Li & Nie)
• Band 3 – Corporate/M&A – Independent Hong Kong Firms – Chambers Greater China Region 2022
• Band 4 – Family/Matrimonial (International Firms) – Chambers Greater China Region 2022
• Highly recommended – Dispute Resolution – Asialaw Profile 2022
• Recommended – Corporate and M&A – Asialaw Profile 2022
• Recommended – Intellectual Property – Asialaw Profile 2022
• Recommended – Private Client – Asialaw Profile 2022
• Recommended – Labour & Employment – Asialaw Profile 2022
• Recommended – Insurance – Asialaw Profile 2022
• Recommended – Consumer Goods and Services – Asialaw Profile 2022
• Other Notable – Restructuring and Insolvency – Asialaw Profile 2022
• Other Notable – Technology and Telecommunications – Asialaw Profile 2022
• Tier 1 – Private Client – ITR World Tax 2022
• Tier 3 – General Corporate Tax – ITR World Tax 2022
• Recommended – Leading Family & Divorce Law Firms in Hong Kong – Doyle’s Guide 2022
• Tier 3 – Family and Matrimonial – Hong Kong and International firms – Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2022
• Tier 3 – Commercial and Transactions – Hong Kong firms – Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2022
• Recommended – Private Client – Hong Kong firms – Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2022
• Tier 1 – Intellectual property (Copyright/Trademark) – ALB IP Ranking (Received by OLN IP Services, a member of Oldham, Li & Nie)
• Tier 2 – Intellectual property (Patents) – ALB IP Ranking (Received by OLN IP Services, a member of Oldham, Li & Nie)

• Highly Recommended – Dispute Resolution – Asialaw 2021
• Highly Recommended – Labour & Employment – Asialaw 2021
• Recommended – Consumer Goods and Services – Asialaw 2021
• Recommended – Corporate and M&A – Asialaw 2021
• Recommended – Insurance – Asialaw 2021
• Recommended – Intellectual Property – Asialaw 2021
• Recommended – Private Client – Asialaw 2021
• Recommended – Technology and Telecommunications – Asialaw 2021
• Other Notable – Restructuring and insolvency – Asialaw 2021
• Tier 4 – Labour and Employment – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021
• Tier 5 – Intellectual  Property – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021
• Band 3 – Corporate/M&A – Chambers Asia Pacific & Global 2021
• Recognised Practitioner – Dispute Resolution: Litigation – Chambers Global 2021
• Band 3 – Family/Matrimonial – Chambers Asia Pacific 2021
• Tier 1 – Intellectual property (Trademarks & Copyright) – ALB IP Ranking
• Tier 2 – Intellectual property (Patents) – ALB IP Ranking
• Tier 3 – Commercial & Transactions – Benchmark Litigation
• Tier 3 – Family and Matrimonial – Benchmark Litigation
• Recommended – Private Client – Benchmark Litigation
• Other notable – M&A – IFLR 1000 Asia Pacific
• Recommended – Leading Family & Divorce Law Firms in Hong Kong – Doyle’s Guide 2021

• Tier 4 – Labour and Employment – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020
• Tier 5 – Intellectual  Property – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020
• Band 3 – Corporate/M&A – Chambers Asia Pacific 2020
• Recognised Practitioner – Dispute Resolution: Litigation – Chambers Asia Pacific 2020
• Band 3 – Family/Matrimonial – Chambers Asia Pacific 2020
• Band 3 – Corporate/M&A – Chambers Global 2020
• Recognised Practitioner – Dispute Resolution: Litigation – Chambers Global 2020
• Outstanding – Dispute Resolution – Asialaw 2020
• Highly Recommended – Corporate and M&A – Asialaw 2020
• Highly Recommended – Intellectual Property – Asialaw 2020
• Highly Recommended – Labour & Employment – Asialaw 2020
• Recommended – Consumer Goods and Services – Asialaw 2020
• Recommended – Insurance – Asialaw 2020
• Recommended – Private Client – Asialaw 2020
• Recommended – Technology and Telecommunications – Asialaw 2020

• Leading Firm – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019
• Tier 3 – Labour and Employment – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019
• Tier 5 – Intellectual  Property – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019
• Band 2 – Corporate/M&A – Chambers Asia Pacific2019
• Band 3 – Employment – Chambers Asia Pacific2019
• Band 3 – Family/Matrimonial – Chambers Asia Pacific2019
• Tier 3 – Commercial and Transactions – Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2019
• Tier 2 – Family and Matrimonial – Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2019
• Recommended – Private Client – Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2019
• Recommended – Leading Family & Divorce Law Firms in Hong Kong – Doyle’s Guide 2019