Edward Lau, Wong & Lou, Solicitors

Brief Introduction
Mr. Conti Wong has extensive experiences in advising on both contentious and non-contentious commercial matters. His practice focuses on corporate finance, insolvency, debt restructuring and commercial litigation. He has advised companies and sponsors on initial public offerings and listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and has been involved in numerous corporate project financing and debt restructuring projects in Asia.

Conti represents and advises clients on various shareholders dispute proceedings involving listed, public and private companies. He also advises on mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, setting up of trust and intellectual property matters.

Focus Areas / Practice Groups
Civil Litigation
Commercial
Corporate Finance
Corporate Rescue
Criminal Litigation & Regulatory Investigation
Trust & Assets Protection

Qualifications / Admissions
1994: LL.B. (Hons.) - The City University of Hong Kong
1995: P.C.LL. - The City University of Hong Kong
1996: LL.M. (Commercial and Corporate Law) - University of London, King’s College London
1999: Admitted as a Solicitor of High Court of Hong Kong
2010: Designated Qualification (Insolvency) accredited by HKICPA
2016: Sustainability Reporting Diploma granted by The Association of International Accountants

Key Cases / Experiences

Acting in a variety of regulatory and professional disciplinary matters, including SFC and CIB
Advising and acting for a PRC bank in successfully applying for assets freezing injunction against a Hong Kong listed company
Advising on a scheme of arrangement involving a well-known Hong Kong private company which was on the business of file development
Acting for a party in a litigation involving issues of licensing scheme of Karaoke license
Acting for various defendants from various jurisdiction in opposing and discharging Mareva injunction and challenging the jurisdiction of Court of Hong Kong. For this case, there are total 7 sets of related legal proceedings simultaneously conducted in BVI and PRC
Acting for a petitioner in successfully applying for Provisional Liquidators for a well-known Hong Kong private company engaged in the business of television broadcasting in Hong Kong
Acting for minority shareholders of a Hong Kong listed company and successfully supporting the appointment of a receiver of the Hong Kong listed company
Acting for a Hong Kong listed company and successfully defending a claim for lifting corporate veil and assets stripping
Advising a beneficial shareholder of a Hong Kong listed company as the defendants in an unfair prejudice proceedings and successfully striking out the plaintiff’s claims on the ground of no locus standi for lack of leave to commence such legal proceedings from BVI Court

Memberships

Members of The Law Society of Hong Kong

WONG Kam Wah, Conti