Desmond Lee joins Howse Williams as Partner
2021-09-16

Howse Williams is delighted to announce that Desmond Lee has joined the firm as a Partner. Desmond joins Howse Williams from an international law firm.

Desmond’s practice includes contentious regulatory and compliance matters as well as complex cross-border commercial and shareholders’ disputes. Desmond regularly advises and represents financial institutions, multinational corporations, state-owned enterprises, start-ups and private clients.

Desmond is experienced in representing clients on complex investigations by law enforcement agencies and market regulators in Hong Kong and abroad, such as the SFC and ICAC. He also represents clients across a range of commercial litigations in court and arbitration including cross-border commercial / trade disputes, corporate restructuring/insolvency, debt and asset recovery, disputes relating to financial products, investors/shareholders’ disputes, and fraud/white-collar crimes.

Desmond is well regarded in Hong Kong. He is tri-qualified in Hong Kong, England & Wales and Victoria, Australia. He is proficient in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

 

Chris Howse, founding partner of Howse Williams and Head of the firm’s dispute resolution practice commented "We are delighted to welcome Desmond Lee to Howse Williams. Desmond’s regulatory and dispute resolution expertise will be a great asset to the firm."

 

With the addition of Desmond Lee, Howse Williams has 27 Partners, 4 Consultants and a total headcount of approximately 200.

 

 

About Us

 

Howse Williams is an independent law firm which combines the in-depth experience of its lawyers with a forward thinking approach.

Our key practice areas are corporate/commercial and corporate finance; commercial and maritime dispute resolution; clinical negligence and healthcare; insurance, personal injury and professional indemnity insurance; employment; family and matrimonial; property and building management; banking; fraud; financial services/corporate regulatory and compliance.

As an independent law firm, we are able to minimise legal and commercial conflicts of interest and act for clients in every industry sector. The partners have spent the majority of their careers in Hong Kong and have a detailed understanding of international business and business in Asia.

 

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