Karen obtained her LLB with Business from Keele University (U.K.) in 2006. She is qualified to practice in Hong Kong SAR and the GBA.
Karen’s practice covers a broad spectrum, ranging from complex cross-border corporate and commercial litigation, white-collar crime, regulatory matters, shareholders disputes, shipping law, employment law, land disputes to judicial review. Apart from advising SOEs and multi-national clients, she also advises high net worth individuals and families in Hong Kong and China on a wide range of disputes, including contentious probate litigation and matrimonial proceedings.
Karen began her legal career as a barrister before practising as a solicitor. She has more than a decade’s experience as an accredited mediator and has acted as counsel on arbitrations seated in numerous jurisdictions and subject to the institutional rules of the HKIAC, ICC, and LMAA, as well as ad hoc arbitrations. Karen is also recognised in the Asian Legal Business’ (ALB) annual “Asia Super 50 Dispute Resolution Lawyers”, which profiles 50 of the most outstanding dispute resolution lawyers in Asia in respect of client service. She is praised as being “professional, efficient” and “gives clients the confidence that they’re being represented in the best possible manner” (ALB 2022). She was also short-listed as a finalist for Litigator of the Year (North Asia) in ALB Women in Law Awards 2021.
Karen is actively involved in community engagement as well. She is the founding Vice Chair of the Greater Bay Area Union and serves as the Chair of the Youth Committee of the Hong Kong and Mainland Legal Professional Association. She actively participates in and promotes the exchange of talents between Hong Kong and the Mainland for common progress.