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face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Partner</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" height="26"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> <td width="505" height="26"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" class="peopleheading1" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1">Admitted to Deacons' Partnership:</font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">1994</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1">Jurisdictions:</font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1"> Hong Kong</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1">Principal Service Areas:</font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1"> Commercial Litigation, Debt Recovery, Cross-border Litigation and Arbitration Proceedings, Corporate Insolvency and Personal Bankruptcy, Gaming Law</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1">Languages:</font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1"> Cantonese, English, Mandarin</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1">Experience:</font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1"><p align="justify">Alex handles a wide variety of commercial disputes for international clients. He has substantial experience in gaming law, acting for international gaming companies in the Far East. He has extensive experience in civil litigation, shareholders and joint venture dispute, building management and tenancy dispute. He also has good experience in debt recovery work and enforcement of security for financial institutions. His practice includes acting for Japanese companies in Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China. Actively involved in the legal community, Alex had served in the Council of the Law Society of Hong Kong for over 9.5 years and in various committees set up by the Hong Kong SAR Government departments and the Judiciary.</p></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1">More about Alex:</font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Deputy Chairman, Non-local Higher and Professional Education Appeal Board<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Member, Management Committee of the Consumer Legal Aid Action Fund<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Member, Court of Final Appeal Rules Committee<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Member, Judicial Studies Board of the Judiciary<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Panel Prosecutor, for Disciplinary Proceedings of the Law Society of Hong Kong</font></td></tr> </table> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" height="136"><font size="2"></font></td> <td width="26" height="136">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" height="136" valign="bottom" align="right"><a href="ourpeople.htm"><img src="/eng/images/backup_to_our_people.gif" width="305" height="36" border="0"></a></td> </tr> </table> <span class="peopleheading2"></span><span class="peopleheading3"></span><span class="peopleheading1"></span> <!----> <!--End Template Here--> </td> </tr> <!--Begin Menu--> <tr> <table width="800" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="53"><img src="/eng/images/spacer.gif" width="53" height="10"></td> <td class="index_footer"> <a href="javascript:newPopUp('/eng/header_session/terms_of_use.htm');"><font color="#6699cc">Terms of Use</font></a> | <a href="javascript:newPopUp('/eng/header_session/Disclaimer.htm');"><font color="#6699cc">Disclaimer</font></a> | <a href="javascript:newPopUp('/eng/header_session/privacy.htm');"><font color="#6699cc">Privacy Policy </font></a> | <a href="javascript:newPopUp('/eng/header_session/pic.htm');"><font color="#6699cc">Personal Information Collection Statement</font></a> | <a href="/index.htm"><font color="#6699cc">Deacons International</font></a> <br> Copyright&copy;<script language="javascript">printCurrentYear();</script>, Deacons All rights reserved. </font> <td width="155"> <p><img src="/eng/images/img_hk_asia.gif" width="155" height="18"></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="53"><img src="/eng/images/spacer.gif" width="20" height="20"></td> <td class="footer">&nbsp;</td> <td width="155">&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> </tr> <!--End Menu--> </table> <!--Begin Menu--> <!-- ******** BEGIN ALLWEBMENUS CODE FOR deacons ******** --> <img name='awmMenuPathImg-deacons' id='awmMenuPathImg-deacons' src='/eng/cmn/js/awmmenupath.gif' alt=''> <script type='text/javascript'>var MenuLinkedBy='AllWebMenus [2]', awmBN='456'; 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