AIJA Half Year May Conference 2019 | AIJA - International Association of Young Lawyers | 22 May 2019 | Kerry Hotel, 38 Hung Luen Rd, Hung Hom Bay, Hong Kong

Hong Kong, a cosmopolitan city and a tropical paradise, will welcome you to the AIJA Half-Year Conference in May 2019. Strategically located at the heart of Asia, Hong Kong has built its reputation as one of the leading global financial centres and a gateway to the endless opportunities in China. This Conference will feature three distinct seminars: 'How to Raise Money from International Perspectives' (organised by the Banking, Finance and Capital Markets Commission), 'Tax: a Dream, not a Nightmare' (organised by the Tax Law Commission) and 'Business and Private Clients in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities' (organised by the International Private Clients and Family Law Commission).

The three seminars will include speakers from AIJA as well as high profile external speakers, including in-house counsel.

How to Raise Money from International Perspectives:
The Conference will use the dramatic backdrop of the historical trading city and cutting edge global financial centre that is Hong Kong to explore the latest on how companies find and raise capital (public and private) at home and abroad and will provide an overview of the legal frameworks developing across the world to raise funds efficiently while ensuring the protection of stakeholders.

Tax: a Dream, not a Nightmare:
The dreams of the rapidly changing financial industry create ongoing challenges for creative tax planning, classification and compliance. The Conference will explore the cutting-edge developments in cross-border tax planning to keep dreams alive and look into important compliance considerations to avoid any nightmares.

Business and private clients in Asia: challenges and opportunities:
Hong Kong is an attractive international destination for businesses and private individuals. But what are the considerations for anyone facing an inheritance dispute? What mechanisms exist for asset protection in divorce proceedings? What structuring opportunities are there for individuals with international wealth? What are impacts of the growing money laundering legal framework for Hong Kong as a financial centre? Join our experts from all over the globe to discuss these issues through illustrative case studies.

2019 Speakers

Jessica Kemp
Travers Smith LLP, United Kingdom

Arne Friese
Dissmann Orth, Germany

Clemens Schindler
Schindler Attorneys, Austria

Bethan Waters
Farrer & Co LLP, United Kingdom

Jennifer Maxwell
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, United Kingdom

Alex Carbonell
Gomez-Acebo & Pombo Abogados, Spain

Marc Hauser
Ritterhaus, Germany

Thierry Barbey
Kellerhals Carrard, Switzerland

Frank Zhou
Jun He, China

Moritz Maurer
Niederer Kraft Frey , Switzerland

Marco Gardino
R&P Legal - Studio Associato, Italy

Christian Sauer
Franklin Société d'Avocats, France

Manav Raheja, J. Sagar
Associates, India

Sameer Sibal
Jerome Merchant + Partners, India

Marc van der Velden
Buren, The Netherlands

Carlos Li, PhD
Law candidate - Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

Danielle Roman
Mourant, Hong Kong

Musheer Ahmed
Fintech Association of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Jill Wong
Howse Williams, Hong Kong

Joachim Kundert Jensen
DLA, Denmark

Urszula McCormack
King & Wood Mallesons, Hong Kong

Anthony MacPherson
Kingsley Napley, United Kingdom

Martin Imhof
Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek, Germany

Zi Li Tay
Zicolaw, Vietman

Bethan Waters
Farrer & Co LLP, United Kingdom

Charles Payton-Clayne, Harneys, Hong Kong

Karim Noueihed
Noueihed Law Firm, Lebanon

Charles Wang
Mishcon de Reya, United Kingdom

Jesper Schonbeck
Vinge, Sweden

Jacky Sin
Slaughter & May, Hong Kong

Gülsüm Aslan
Loyens & Loeff N.V., The Netherlands

Christian Presoly
Attorney at law, Liechtenstein

Elsie Leung
Attorney at law, Former Secretary of Justice and Congress Delegate, Hong Kong

Ronny Tong
Attorney at law, Former Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association and Former Deputy Judge of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong

Mark Daly
Attorney at law, Daly & Associates, Hong Kong

Barry McGettrick
Matheson Solicitors, Ireland

Alessandro Foti
De Berti Jacchia, Italy

Silvio Cilia
Corrieri Cilia Legal, Malta

Ali Kanani
Bonnard Lawson International, Switzerland

Ryan Myint
Penningtons Manches LLP, United Kingdom

Emma Shen
Bonnard Lawson International, China

Cheng Chen
Carrard, China

Shipra Padhi
Nishith Desai, India

Kristin Charisse Siao
Villaraza & Angangco, Philippines

Patricia Woo
Squire Patton Boggs, Hong Kong

Guadalupe Diaz Sunico
Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira SLP, Spain

Wim Vermeulen
Cazimir, Belgium

Alberto Brazzalotto
Maisto e Associati, Italy

Will Johnson
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA, USA

Frederick Bjorn
Payne Hicks Beach, United Kingdom

Jose Aguilar Shea
Squire Patton Boggs, Spain

Gertjan Verachtert
Sansen International Tax Lawyers, Belgium

Grace Lin
Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira, China

Marco Masi
Macchi di Cellere Gangemi, Italy

Matthew Cullen
UBP Investment Advisors, Switzerland

Marielle Boezelman
Hertoghs advocaten, The Netherlands

Eva Stadler
Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwälte, Austria

Pietro Mastellone
Studio Legale Mastellone, Italy

Nicolas Duboille
Sumerson Partners, France

Maddy Gowlett
Travers Smith, United Kingdom

Jose Rubens Sharlack
Scharlack Advogados, Brazil

Meyyappan Nagappan
Nishit Desai, India

Clemens WillvonsederBinder Grösswang Rechtsanwälte, Austria

Emily Possfelt
Sweden

Gülsüm Aslan
Loyens & Loeff N.V., The Netherlands

Christian Presoly
Attorney at law, Liechtenstein

Elsie Leung
Attorney at law, Former Secretary of Justice and Congress Delegate, Hong Kong

Ronny Tong
Attorney at law, Former Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association and Former Deputy Judge of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong

Mark Daly
Attorney at law, Daly & Associates, Hong Kong

Aurélie Conrad Hari
Bär & Karrer, Switzerland

Wen Ni Aw
Wong Partnership, Singapore

Emma Holland
Stewarts, United Kingdom

Jeffrey Lee
Charles Russel Speechlys, Hong Kong

Veronica Dindo
Lawlab Studio Legale , Italy

Bérangère Diot
Cadiou&Barbe, France

Joana Alves Cardoso
Jac Lawyers, Macau

Caroline McNalley
Gall, Hong Kong

John Davies
Farrer & Co, United Kingdom12:00 » 13:30Lunch

Arnoldo Lacayo
Sequor Law, USA

Ian de Witt
Tanner de Witt, Hong Kong

Guillermo Bayas Fernandez
Ortega Condomines, Spain

Eleni Polycarpou
Withers, United Kingdom

Daniel Chia
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Singapore

Guadalupe Diaz Sunico
Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira SLP, Spain

Wim Vermeulen, Cazimir, Belgium
Alberto Brazzalotto, Maisto e Associati, Italy

Will Johnson
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA, USA

Frederick Bjorn
Payne Hicks Beach, United Kingdom

Alessia Paoletto
Withers, United Kingdom

Nancy Chien
Bedell Cristin, Jersey

David Lin
C P Lin & Co, Hong Kong

Fouad Sayegh
Walder Wyss, Switzerland

Pierre-Yves Samson
SOFFAL, France

Clara Poglia
Schellenberg Wittmer, Switzerland

Moses W. Park
Liberty Chambers, Hong Kong

Hiroaki Takagi, Nishimura & Asahi, Japan

Daniel Albert
Daniel & Wong, Malaysia

Rosie Wild
Cooke, Young and Keidan, United Kingdom

Antonia Mottironi
Monfrini Bitton Klein, Switzerland

Charlotte Tregunna,
Peters and Peters, United Kingdom

Heidi Chui
Stevenson, Wong and Co., Hong Kong

Hiroyuki Kanae
Anderson Mori Tomotsune, Japan

Gülsüm Aslan
Loyens & Loeff N.V., The Netherlands

Christian Presoly
Attorney at law, Liechtenstein

Elsie Leung
Attorney at law, Former Secretary of Justice and Congress Delegate, Hong Kong

Ronny Tong
Attorney at law, Former Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association and Former Deputy Judge of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong

Mark Daly
Attorney at law, Daly & Associates, Hong Kong

2019 Sponsors, Partners and Exhibitors

SUPPORTING:
• Hong Kong Bar Asscoiation

CORPORATE SPONSORS:
• MAISTO EASSOCIATI
• VINGE
• Blakes Canadian Lawyers
• KC Kellerhals Carrard
• NIEDERER KRAFT FREY
• FA FARROCO ABREU GUARNIERI ZOTELLI
• CAZIMIR
• LIBERTY CHAMBERS
• HERVERT SMITH FREEHILLS
• ROBERTSONS
• Exponent
• BARTH
• STEWARTS
• SCHELLENBERG WITTMER
• GAP
• BAR & KARRER
• NOUEIHED LAW FIRM
• PAYNE CLERMONT VELASCO

KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS:
• Nishith Desai Associate

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• HONG KONG LAWYER
• Conventus Law

SUPPORTING PARTNERS:
• AAIL