Mr Wong graduated from the University of Hong Kong with Bachelor of Laws (Hons.) in 1991 and Master of Laws in 1994, and was admitted as a solicitor of Hong Kong in 1994. Mr Wong is also a China-Appointed Attesting Officer, a Notary Public and a Certified Tax Advisor of Hong Kong. Mr. Wong is the Managing Partner and Head of Commercial Department of Gallant which was established in 1977 and is one of the largest and most well-established independent full service notable firms in Hong Kong. Mr Wong advised many large corporations and financial institutions on matters relating to finance, securities, trust, mergers and acquisitions and other cross-border transactions. Mr Wong is retained by a large number of banks, trustee companies and securities companies in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Macau as their annual legal advisor. Mr Wong was routinely recognized and recommended in various authoritative international legal rating agencies such as “Asialaw Profiles”, “IFLR1000”, “China Business Law Journal” and “The Legal 500”. Among other things, Mr Wong is recognized for years as an “Asialaw Distinguished Practitioner” in the practice areas of Banking and Finance and Corporate and M&A in the Asialaw Profiles, a “Highly Regarded Lawyer” in the practice areas of Banking and M&A in the IFLR1000, and a “A-List Lawyer” in the China Business Law Journal .
Practice Areas: Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, Trust, Compliance and Regulatory, Capital Markets, China Trade and Investment, Notarization and Attestation
Public Services: Honorary Law Lecturer for P.C.LL. of the University of Hong Kong; Chairman of Practice Management Committee of The Law Society of Hong Kong; Vice-Chairman of Legal “Fact Check” Committee of The Law Society of Hong Kong; Member of Belt and Road Conference Organising Committee of The Law Society of Hong Kong; Member of Disciplinary Tribunal Panel of the Association of China-Appointed Attesting Officers Limited; Legal Adviser of The Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association; Legal Adviser of The Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Charitable Foundation Limited; Legal Adviser of Po Leung Kuk; Hon Legal Adviser of The Hong Kong Society for the Aged; Member of Hospital Authority Central Institutional Review Board (Central IRB); Management Committee Member of Consumer Legal Action Fund of the Hong Kong Government and Council Member of the 4th and the 5th China Overseas Friendship Association; Chairman of the Community Relations Committee of The Law Society of Hong Kong (2010-2020); Member of the Standing Committee on External Affairs of The Law Society of Hong Kong (2007-2020), and Member of the International Legal Affair Committee of The Law Society of Hong Kong (2010 - 2018).
