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Yandy Lam

Gall, especially Yandy Lam, is very diligent and meticulous. Our claim involved many complicated calculations, and Gall did an excellent job putting all that together.

AsiaLaw Profiles and Leading Lawyers 2022

Felda Yeung

Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year

ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2022-2023

The Firm

We knew that Gall was a very talented boutique for handling complex disputes; they have lived up to that reputation.

Leading Firm – Dispute Resolution (Litigation) – Chambers Greater China 2024

Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year

ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2022-2023

Winner – Firm of the Year – Hong Kong

Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards 2018-2021

Boutique dispute resolution only firm, no conflicts, small but very strong.

Leading Firm, Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2023

Tier 1, Commercial & Transactions
Tier 2, Insolvency

Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2022-2023

Gall aims to work efficiently and in a manner appropriate to the importance of the client’s case, and to give clients good value for money.

Leading Firm – Dispute Resolution (Litigation) – Chambers Greater China 2023

The team are sensible in making strategies, and have been providing the full picture of the choices the client can have, which we really like.

Dispute Resolution, Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021

Employer of Choice – Hong Kong

Asian Legal Business – 2020-2021

Tier 1 Firm, Commercial and Transactions Hong Kong Domestic Firms

Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2019

A boutique practice that ‘provides great technical advice and is sensitive to commercial issues’.

Leading Firm, Dispute Resolution – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019

Tier 2 Firm, Restructuring and Insolvency Hong Kong Domestic Firms

Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2019

Winner, Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year

The Asian Legal Awards 2019

Interviewees highlight the team’s timeliness and the quality of its advice. “They always come back to us quickly. They provide clear advice and understand what we are talking about very quickly,” a client reports. Further sources concur by saying that the team is “always on time” and “gives strong advice.”

Leading Firm, Dispute Resolution – Chambers Asia Pacific 2019

All the solicitors I have worked with at Gall are extremely competent, hard-working and demonstrate the ability to ‘think outside of the box’ in solving problems and issues that arise during the course of the litigation.

Outstanding Firm, Dispute Resolution – Asialaw Profiles 2019

Winner, Best in Labout & Employment

Asialaw & Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific Dispute Resolution Awards 2018

Tier 1 Firm, Commercial and Transactions Hong Kong Domestic Firms

Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2018

Local firm, well known and respected for its representation of clients in both Hong Kong and cross-border commercial disputes. Well placed to assist financial institutions, foreign governments and high net worth individuals, with expertise in a range of issues including insolvency, fraud and employment disputes. Experienced in securing major injunctions for high-profile clients.

Interviewees describe the team as “very responsive” and appreciate that it can handle matters “in a timely manner.”

Leading Firm, Dispute Resolution – Chambers Asia Pacific 2018

Gall is ‘the equal of many much larger firms; the lawyers are universally of high ability, offering practical advice and sensible solutions’.

Leading Firm, Dispute Resolution – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2018

Gall specialises in bankruptcy litigation and debtor representation

Highly Recommended firm – Asialaw Profiles 2018

The lawyers at Gall are extremely pragmatic and focused on the business outcome that we as the client are seeking to achieve

Outstanding Firm, Dispute Resolution & Litigation – Asialaw Profiles 2018

Nominee, Hong Kong Independent Firm of the Year

Euromoney Legal Media Group Asia Women in Business Law Awards 2016 & 2017

Finalist, Hong Kong Firm of the Year 2017

China Law & Practice Awards 2017 by China Law & Practice in association with The American Lawyer and The Asian Lawyer

National Law Firm of the Year, Hong Kong

Asialaw Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Awards 2017

Winner, Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year

The ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2017

Highly Recommended Firm, Employment and Recommended Individual, Andrea Randall. “Andrea Randall has an impressive knowledge of HK and English employment law. She offers creative legal strategies”.

Asialaw Profiles 2017

Chris Wong has a strong focus on PRC matters. He is thorough, reliable, quick and a good communicator.

Highly Recommended Firm, Dispute Resolution – Asialaw Profiles 2016

Experienced in securing major injunctions for high-profile clients.

Chambers Asia Pacific 2017

Interviewees are quick to highlight the team’s focus on client service, saying: “It is a very strong team which is very client service oriented.” A further client adds: “They are very focused on meeting client demands and are very responsive to clients’ needs.”

Leading Firm, Dispute Resolution – Chambers Asia Pacific 2017

Gall is extremely well regarded in the litigation field

Leading Firm, Dispute Resolution – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2017

Shortlisted for Employment Firm of the Year and Andrea Randall for Employment Lawyer of the Year

The Asia Legal Awards 2017 by The Asian Lawyer in association with Legal Week, China Law & Practice and The American Lawyer

Gall is highly regarded for its contentious insolvency capabilities. The ‘extremely sharp’ Chris Wong is frequently instructed by insolvency practitioners, often in cases with a cross-border element.

Leading Firm, Restructuring and Insolvency and Recommended Individual, Chris Wong – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2017

Gall is knowledgeable and experienced, and reasonable in terms of costs.

Highly Recommended Firm, Dispute Resolution – Asialaw Profiles 2017

Chris Wong has maintained the firm’s presence in this sector with a series of insolvency-related cases. Contentious specialist Nick Gall provides further senior-level credibility.

Recommended Individual, Restructuring and Insolvency – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2016

The boutique disputes firm of the year is a compact powerhouse specializing in dispute resolution. Some of the largest firms trust them as their referrals, and some of the largest names make up their clientele.

Winner, Disputes Boutique of the Year – Asialaw Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Awards 2015 & 2016

Nick Gall

Elite Practitioner, Dispute Resolution – Nick Gall

AsiaLaw 2023/2024

Nick Gall

WWL: Commercial Litigation 2023
WWL: Asset Recovery 2023-2024

Elite Practitioner

AsiaLaw Profiles 2023

Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year

ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2022-2023

Who doesn’t know Nick Gall, right? He’s a very good operator.

Chambers Greater China 2022 – Ranked Lawyer

Nick Gall: the founder and leader always looking to make sure clients’ needs are met.

Leading Firm, Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022

Elite Practitioner

Asialaw Profiles and Leading Lawyer 2022

Recognised as a Litigation Star

Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific, 2020-2022

Nick Gall – outstanding client management skills and keeps key objectives clearly in mind. Can be very tenacious when needed.

Leading Firm, Dispute Resolution – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021

Nick Gall is an experienced litigator, particularly for shareholder disputes. A market source notes that he gives “very good strategic advice.”

Leading Individual, Dispute Resolution – Chambers Asia Pacific 2021

Nick leads a “savvy and experienced team that is plugged into the needs of the local market and clients”.

Recommended Lawyer, Dispute Resolution & Litigation – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020

“Nick is one of the best lawyers I have dealt with. He is extremely knowledgeable and problem solving. He uses a large network to understand the scope of all work.”

Elite Practitioner, Dispute Resolution – Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2020

Finalist, Lawyer of the Year – Hong Kong

Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards 2020

Excellent leadership skills and client management capabilities.

Dispute Resolution Star, Commercial and Transactions – Hong Kong Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2019

Leading Lawyer

The Doyles Guide to Leading White Collar Crime, Corporate Crime & Regulatory Investigations Lawyers – Hong Kong, 2019

Recommended Lawyer: Litigation, Employment, Restructuring & insolvency

Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019

Founding partner Nick Gall has long-standing experience in contentious matters, including international fraud and asset-tracing matters. “He is reliable and you know he will handle things well.”

Leading Individual, Dispute Resolution – Chambers Asia Pacific 2019

Outstanding client handler who has built his firm from the ground up.

Market Leading Lawyer, Dispute Resolution & Litigation – Asialaw Profiles 2019

Nominee, Managing Partner of the Year

ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2018

Department head Nick Gall is regarded as a “very sound litigator” who is “affable, kind and attentive.” Interviewees are quick to highlight his responsive approach and considerable experience in the market, with one source calling him “a very safe pair of hands.” He is valued for his expertise in commercial disputes and is particularly active in cross-border fraud and asset tracing matters.

Leading Individual, Dispute Resolution – Chambers Asia Pacific 2018

Practice head Nick Gall handles multi-jurisdictional fraud and international asset tracing litigation.

Tier 1 Leading Individual, Dispute Resolution – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2018

Nick Gall handles contentious employment work as a function of his overarching commercial litigation practice.

Recommended Individual, Employment – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2018

Chris Wong

Chris is very smart and professional. He understands Chinese clients very well. Therefore, we can always expect efficient and high-quality service from Chris and his team.

Chris is committed to providing exceptional legal advice and representation to his clients. His expertise in handling cross-border contentious matters is an invaluable asset to our team and his dedication to staying up-to-date with the latest legal developments ensures that his clients receive the most current and effective legal advice.

Chambers Greater China 2024 – Ranked Lawyer

Chris Wong – Winner

Asset Recovery & Commercial Litigation – Lexology Client Choice Awards 2024

Chris Wong is a terrific, commercial and practical partner and great to work with.

Gall usually works with a fairly lean team, and I usually work with Chris Wong plus one associate. I often recommend Gall to friends as I find Gall extremely competent, dedicated and user-friendly.

Leading Firm, Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024

Chris is always very helpful and keen to help. I recommended him to a friend of mine who needed assistance on litigation, and he was very generous with his time even when he was not formally engaged.

AsiaLaw Profiles 2024

Chris Wong

WWL: Mainland China & Hong Kong SAR & Macau SAR 2023-2024

Distinguished Practitioner, Dispute Resolution – Chris Wong

AsiaLaw 2023/2024

Shortlisted – Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year

ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2023

Chris is a very attentive partner, and strikes a good balance between delegating and being hands on. He is always practical and helpful.

A brilliant communicator and can always come up with innovative ideas.

Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2023

Chris Wong is a first-rate commercial litigator with very good judgement on the appropriate strategy to suit client needs; he is knowledgeable in the law as well.

He’s particularly good, very practical, always very helpful and genuinely wants to help clients. I recommended him to a friend once and she felt he was very sincere in wanting to solve her problem.”

Chambers Greater China 2023 – Ranked Lawyer

Very practical and good at client management.

Chris Wong is excellent and all-rounded and has a wealth of experience. He knows the courts and the market well.

Leading Firm, Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2023

Distinguished Practitioner

Chris always leads his team very well, and he strikes an excellent balance between being hands-on and delegating where appropriate.

AsiaLaw Profiles 2023

Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year

ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2022-2023

Asset Recovery

Who’s Who Legal Mainland China & Hong Kong SAR 2022

Chris Wong, Lawyer of the Year – Hong Kong

Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific Awards 2022

Chris is a very attentive partner, and strikes a good balance between delegating and being hands on. He is always practical and helpful.

A brilliant communicator and can always come up with innovative ideas.

Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2022

Chris Wong: Very well known in the market. Able to take client through difficult legal scenario with his exceptional legal skills and calm personality.

A wise and capable litigator.

Leading Firm, Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022

He’s very much what a client is looking for; he’s good value and responsive, with all-round experience; a strong choice with a very client-minded approach.

Very responsive, very dedicated and very easy to talk to.

He’s not an ivory tower kind of chap, he wants to get the job done.

Chambers Greater China 2022 – Ranked Lawyer

Distinguished Practitioner

Responsive, easy to communicate with…

Chris Wong is very hardworking, and he manages his team extremely well.

Gives clear and frank advice to clients.

Gall, especially partner Chris Wong is very diligent and meticulous. Our claim involved many complicated calculations, and Gall did an excellent job putting all that together.

AsiaLaw Profiles and Leading Lawyers 2022

Highest Rated Hong Kong Lawyer – Chris Wong

AsiaLaw – Client Service Excellence Awards 2021

Winner – Hong Kong Lawyer of the year

Benchmark Litigation Awards, 2021

Recognised as a Litigation Star

Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific, 2020-2022

“Gall, in particular the partner Chris Wong, is always a pleasure to work with. The firm is efficient and resourceful, and Chris possesses an excellent combination of good legal knowledge, client liaison skills and practical commercial sense.”

“Excellent practitioner. Extremely responsive. Able to act in emergencies with great professionalism. Good at explaining the various steps and what a client can expect.”

AsiaLaw Profiles and Leading Lawyers 2021

Chris Wong is measured, calm, practical and knowledgeable. Always a pleasure to work with.

A hard worker and first-rate lawyer.

Leading Firm, Dispute Resolution – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021 

Chris Wong earns a banded ranking after winning praise from market commentators, with one singling him out as “particularly good” at being “practical and realistic about the challenges” while listening, understanding and being prepared to explain things.”

Leading Individual, Dispute Resolution – Chambers Asia Pacific 2021

Top Dispute Resolution Lawyer in Hong Kong

AsiaLaw – Client Service Excellence Awards 2021

Chris is highly responsive, user-friendly and has an excellent sense of his clients’ core concerns and objectives

Recommended Lawyer, Dispute Resolution-Litigation – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020

Distinguished Practitioner, Dispute Resolution

Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2020

Finalist, Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year

ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2019

Winner, Lawyer of the Year – Hong Kong

Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific Awards 2019

Winner, “Outstanding Practitioner – Hong Kong”

Asialaw Regional Awards 2019

Future Star, Commercial and Transactions – Hong Kong

Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2019

Recommended Lawyer, Restructuring & Insolvency

Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019

Ranked as one of the “Best Lawyers” for service quality

Asia Law Profiles 2019 – Data Intelligence Report: Hong Kong

Noted Practitioner, Dispute Resolution

Chambers Asia Pacific 2017-2019

“He is excellent.”
“Chris Wong, the executive partner, is practical and knows his stuff!”

Market Leading Lawyer, Dispute Resolution & Litigation Asialaw Profiles 2019 and Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2018

Finalist, Disputes Star of the Year – Hong Kong

Asialaw & Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific Dispute Resolution Awards 2018

Nominee, Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year

ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2018

Future Star, Commercial and Transactions – Hong Kong

Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2018

Chris Wong is highly regarded

Recommended Individual, Dispute Resolution – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2018

The ‘very knowledgeable’ Chris Wong handles insolvency disputes as part of his broader commercial litigation practice and specialises in PRC-related cases under Hong Kong law

Recommended Individual, Restructuring & Insolvency – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2018

Market Leading Lawyer, Dispute Resolution & Litigation

Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2017

Finalist, Disputes Star of the Year – Hong Kong

Asialaw Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Awards 2017

“Chris is thorough, reliable, quick and is a good communicator,” says a client.

Rising Star, Dispute Resolution & Litigation – Asialaw Profiles 2017

“Responsive and efficient” Chris Wong, Head of China-related matters “provides very clear and thorough advice.”

Recommended Individual, Dispute Resolution – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2017

The ‘extremely sharp’ Chris Wong has a broad practice that takes in bankruptcy, insolvency, commercial disputes, fraud and asset recovery. He is frequently instructed by insolvency practitioners, often in cases with a cross-border element.

Recommended Individual, Restructuring and Insolvency, Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2017

Finalist, Disputes Star of the Year – Hong Kong

Asialaw Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Awards 2016

Recommended Lawyer, Dispute Resolution

Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2016

Evelyn Chan

Evelyn Chan has deep market knowledge and strong legal skills.
Very skilled and experienced.

Leading Firm, Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024

Very responsive and professional.

AsiaLaw Profiles 2024

Distinguished Practitioner, Dispute Resolution and Restructuring & Insolvency – Evelyn Chan

AsiaLaw 2023/2024

Very experienced and able to predict the way in which judges deal with applications.

Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2023

Very straight to the point. Can always deliver effective and efficient strategies on actions forward.

AsiaLaw Profiles 2023

Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year

ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2022-2023

Very experienced and able to predict the way in which judges deal with applications.

Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2022

Evelyn Chan: hard working, “client come first” attitude and extremely user friendly.

Leading Firm, Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022

Very capable in analysing situations and advising the best course of actions.

AsiaLaw Profiles and Leading Lawyers 2022

Evelyn Chan works with most of the active IPs in town and is a rising star.

Leading Firm, Restructuring & Insolvency – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021

Very hardworking.

Leading Firm, – Dispute Resolution – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021

Evelyn is hardworking and detail-oriented

Recommended Lawyer, Dispute Resolution & Litigation – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020

Evelyn Chan rejoined the firm in November 2017, and, as part of her general commercial litigation expertise, has significant experience in contentious insolvency work, particularly as it relates to asset tracing.

Recommended Lawyer, Restructuring & Insolvency – Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019
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