24 ASIAN LEGAL BUSINESS – AUGUST 2024 WWW.LEGALBUSINESSONLINE.COM its team and enhance its service offerings. Tian Yuan Law Firm (TYHK) Tian Yuan Law Firm LLP (TYHK) was established in 2016 and is one of the most important offices of Tian Yuan in Greater China legal service network. TYHK maintains a diverse and full-spectrum of services regarding Hong Kong capital market practice, advising on a variety of transactions, including pre-IPO financing, IPO, the follow-on offerings, mergers and acquisitions, compliance, general offer and privatization. Led by Mr. Li King Wang, TYHK team has been built from scratch to more than 50 fee earners and has successfully filed about 60 A1 submissions and completed more than 30 Hong Kong mainboard Hong Kong IPOs in recent years, which topped the league table among the Hong Kong offices of all PRC law firms and achieved top ranking among all law firms. The partners and associates of TYHK have rich experience in assisting China-based enterprises in Hong Kong capital market and are skillful at solving special and crucial issues during the transactions. TYHK has deeply engaged in the New Economy related industries (new, high-growth industries that are on the cutting edge of technology and are believed to be the driving force of economic growth and productivity). With in-depth understanding and cuttingedge industrial knowhow about business models and the clients’ needs, the team has successfully completed pioneering and innovative transactions in, among others, technology/AI, retail and consumption, healthcare, to B/SaaS and entertainment sectors. Leveraging its established track record and experience in Hong Kong capital market, TYHK not only provides the BROUGHT TO YOU BY ALLBRIGHT LAW (HONG KONG) OFFICES LLP A conversation with Hank Lo What specific qualities or services set AllBright Hong Kong office apart from other law firms in Hong Kong, particularly in light of its recognition as one of the ALB Hong Kong Firms to Watch 2024? How does AllBright’s strategic partnership with Stevenson Wong enhance its ability to handle cross-border transactions and international litigations? AllBright Law (Hong Kong) Offices LLP (“ABHK”) is not just a group of Hong Kong lawyers setting up a new Hong Kong law firm, with a licence to use a PRC firm’s name, AllBright Law Offices (“AB”). For more than 10 years, through the previous association with AB, Hong Kong partners in ABHK have already forged special relationships with lawyers and colleagues in AB’s 25 branches in mainland China, as well as in London, Seattle, Singapore and Tokyo. Through its association with Stevenson, Wong & Co (“SW”) a local Hong Kong law firm with a reputation spanning more than 45 years and one of the founding members of Interlaw, an international network of law firms in over 150 cities around the world, ABHK is well equipped with a wealth of local legal expertise, ex-tensive PRC connections and a self-founded international network of law firms to handle all client matters. All of which, has very much enhanced our ability to meet with the increasing demand for legal services in the current trend of “Globalization of Chinese Enterprises - 中国企业产业出海”. internation-al dispute resolution has also been very active. What have been some of the firm’s work highlights in the past month that demonstrate its ex-pertise across practice areas and industry sectors? With its unique capabilities, connections, and extensive international network, ABHK has recently accomplished several notable projects. These include the corporate restructuring of a Hong Kong listed company in the PRC property development sector, making it one of the first PRC property developers to successfully complete a court-sanctioned debt restructuring. The firm also provided advisory services to a Hong Kong listed company in the aerospace sector in the UAE. Additionally, ABHK advised a Middle Easterncontrolled Canadian listed company on its acquisition of a Hong Kong listed electric vehicle manufacturer in China. Furthermore, the firm represented a Hong Kong private company in securing a UK authorized payment institution license for approximately RMB 9 million and facilitated a Far East entity in acquiring and subsequently selling a debt with a principal amount exceeding HK$159 million. ABHK also, redomiciled a Cayman Islands mutual fund to Hong Kong as an open-ended fund company and assisted a Hong Kong-based asset management firm in establishing a mutual fund in the Cayman Islands and successfully guiding its listing on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange. AB has been particularly strong in the China capital market and in recent years, has enjoyed the largest market share in A share IPO work. With Hong Kong and PRC lawyers working under one brand, this has proved effective in promoting commercial expertise with PRC clients. In addition, with 4000 strong lawyers in mainland China, cross referral and collaboration between Hong Kong and teams in China on Hank Lo Senior Partner E: hanklo.office@allbrightlaw.com AllBright Law (Hong Kong) Offices LLP 39/F, Gloucester Tower, Landmark Plaza, No. 15 Queen’s Road, Central, Hong Kong T: (852) 2522 5676 E: hongkong@allbrightlaw.com W: www.allbrightlaw.com Methodology Law firms must be permanently based in Hong Kong and have 10 partners or less. The selection was based on the following criteria: • Growth of the law firm in the past 12 months (new office opening, increase in headcount/revenue, other kinds of expansion etc.) • Important deals or cases • Key clients • Significant accolades received in the form of public recognition, awards, etc. clients with innovative and practical solutions to complicated legal issues, but also effectively assists the clients in communicating with regulators and connecting with potential investors, which is unanimously recognized by the clients and all professional parties they worked with. Li King Wang
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