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Law Committee is made up of lawyers or business personnel from diverse and varied backgrounds, companies/ firms, and countries, who are interested in legal development and issues in Hong Kong and the PRC. The committee’s mission is to promote the evolution of Hong Kong’s and the PRC’ s legal systems through dialogue, debate, analysis and research. Committee Meeting: Committee usually meets on the second Thursday of each month. 

Past Events: Event Date | Title | Speaker(s) | | Mar 11, 2010 | Cross-Border Mobility, Session II - Tax Issues in Transferring Employees Between Hong Kong and the Mainland | Gloria Leung, Tax Director, Asia EXPATax | | Feb 11, 2010 | Cross-Border Mobility: Employment and Immigration Issues in Transferring Employees between Hong Kong and the Mainland | Jennifer Van Dale, Partner, Employment Law Group; and Grace Shie, Head of Global Migration Practice for Greater China, Baker & McKenzie | | Jan 14, 2010 | Planning Meeting | - | | Dec 10, 2009 | U.S. M&A: Guidance for Foreign Acquirers | Stephen Lamb, Partner - Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison | | Nov 12, 2009 | Limited Liability Partnerships for Hong Kong Law Firms | | | Sept 10, 2009 | Members Discussion Meeting | - | | Jul 9, 2009 | Recent Legal Developments - Hong Kong and the Mainland | Stephen Vogel, Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP; Jie Zhang, Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP | | Jun 22, 2009 | Anti-Corruption Challenges Facing In-House Counsel | Kelly S. Austin, Compliance & Litigation Counsel, General Electric International, Inc; Eric A. Szweda, Managing Partner, Troutman Sanders Solicitors; Yuet Ming Tham, Consultant, Hong Kong, DLA Piper Hong Kong | | May 14, 2009 | Overview of the Civil Justice Reforms in Hong Kong | John Budge, Partner, Wilkinson & Grist | | Apr 23. 2009 | Impact of the New Social Insurance Law in China | Apo Leong, Director, Asia Monitor Resource Center of Hong Kong ; Willy Lin, SBS, MBE, JP, Vice-Chairman, Textile Council of Hong Kong; Pattie Walsh, Partner, Minter Ellison Lawyers; Judith Mackay, Social Compliance Manager, New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc. (Moderator) | | Apr 9, 2009 | Key Issue of the Pharmaceutical Industry - Counterfeiting | Sabrina Chan, Exe Director, The Hong Kong Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry | | Mar 24, 2009 | Inside the U.S. Supreme Court | Dr. Steven Chanenson, Fulbright Distringuished Scholar in Law & Visiting Scholar in Law School, Xiamen University | | Mar 12, 2009 | Navigating Hong Kong and PRC Employment Law Through Economic Turbulence | Pattie Walsh, Head of Employment, Minter Ellison Lawyers | | Feb 12, 2009 | HK Law Society's Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Client Rules | David Powers, Partner, Baker Botts L.L.P.
| | Jan 13, 2009 | Land Reform & Rural China: An Update from Field | Roy Prosterman, Founder and Chair Emeritus, Rural Development Institute, and Professor Emeritus, University of Washington School of Law; Li Ping, Attorney and Beijing Office Chief Representative, Rural Development Institute | | Jan 8, 2009 | Planning Meeting | - | Members, if you would like to sign up or remove yourself for the Law committee, please send an email to
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