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Michael A. Openshaw

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Profile

Michael joined OLN in 2020 after 25 years in law and finance in Asia, working as a lawyer at Allen & Overy and Goldman Sachs, and as an investor at JPMorgan. He has also worked in private equity. He has a wide experience of structuring and financing transactions across the capital structure from both an equity and a debt perspective. At OLN, in addition to providing legal advice on a variety of corporate matters, Michael has developed an interest in Family Law, focusing in particular on cases with a finance background.

Admissions and Memberships

Since 1996   Solicitor, England and Wales

Since 1997  Solicitor, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Education

College of Law, Chester
Post-Graduate Law conversion (CPE) / Law Society Finals

Languages

English

Kristine K.Y. Chan

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Profile

Kristine joined OLN as an Associate in 2023. She currently works under the Tax Advisory Department, advising clients on dispute resolution and commercial litigation. She has experience in handling various contentious matters involving judicial review proceedings, employment law, shareholder disputes, land disputes, debt recovery and personal injuries claims. In her criminal practice, she has acted for clients at all levels of courts, and has instructed prominent counsel and senior counsel to argue important issues of law.

She obtained her Master of Laws (LLM) from the University College London, United Kingdom in 2021, with a scholarship awarded for her studies.

Admissions and Memberships

Since 2020  Solicitor, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Since 2023  Solicitor, England and Wales

Education

University College London

Master of Laws (LLM)

The University of Hong Kong

Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL), Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Bachelor of Social Sciences (Government and Laws)

Languages

English, Cantonese and Mandarin

Katherine C.Y. Ho

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Profile

Katherine joined OLN as a trainee solicitor in 2022 and is currently seated in the firm’s Tax Advisory Department.

Admissions and Memberships

Since 2024  Solicitor, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Education

The University of Hong Kong

Bachelor of Business Administration (Law) and Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL)

Languages

English, Cantonese and Mandarin

Phyllis H.M. Wong

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Profile

Phyllis’s practice focuses on venture capital and private equity investment, mergers and acquisitions, cross border investments and general corporate and commercial matters.

Admissions and Memberships

Since 2020  Solicitor, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Education

The University of Hong Kong

Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL)

Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

External Publications

Tokenized Legal Notices: Landmark Moment but Challenges Persist, March 2025 issue of The Legal Industry Reviews

Payback Time, February 2024 issue of The Legal Industry Reviews

Hong Kong Boosts Virtual Assets Ecosystem with New Licensing Regime, May 2023 issue of The Legal Industry Reviews

AI Conundrum: Copyright and Content Ownership in an AI-Driven World, September 2023 issue of The Legal Industry Reviews

Languages

English, Cantonese and Putonghua

Amy S.M. Cheung

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Profile

Amy Cheung specialises in commercial litigation, arbitration and contentious regulatory matters. She has extensive experience in advising and representing corporations and high-net-worth individuals, with a particular focus on representing Hong Kong listed companies in a wide range of cross-border commercial disputes, such as contractual disputes, commercial fraud and asset tracing, breach of directors’ fiduciary duties, shareholders disputes and property and probate disputes. She also has substantial experience in dealing with various regulators such as the Securities and Futures Commission and the Independent Commission Against Corruption.

Amy also has extensive experience handling debt restructuring and security enforcement including advising on schemes of arrangements in Hong Kong and in other offshore jurisdictions.

Prior to joining this Firm, Amy worked closely with her Corporate Finance colleagues to assist with all their related contentious issues including resumptions of trading, breach of fiduciary duties by current and former directors, shareholders’ disputes, S214 SFO disqualification orders by the Securities and Futures Commission and regularly used her litigation experience to help identify, mitigate and eliminate the risks of potential disputes.

Admissions and Memberships

Since 1995   Solicitor, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Since 1997   Solicitor, England and Wales

Education

University of Nottingham

Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

Languages

English and Cantonese

Venus N. Wan

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Profile

Venus joined OLN as a trainee solicitor in 2022, and is currently assisting in the Matrimonial and Family Law Department.

Admissions and Memberships

Since 2024  Solicitor, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Education

The University of Hong Kong

Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Bachelor of Arts (Literary Studies)

Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL)
(Distinction in Matrimonial Practice and Procedure and Overall Distinction)

Language

English, Mandarin and Cantonese