Deacons

The ‘knowledgeable and responsive’ team at Deacons provides ’practical and useful advice’ to regional and international employers, including those within the financial services and education sectors, across a wide range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters. Vastly experienced team head Cynthia Chung adds value on corporate support matters by dint of her previous experience as an M&A lawyer, and also excels at handling disputes before the employment tribunal and courts, and on large-scale internal investigations into employee conduct. Elsie Chan has a ‘solutions-oriented’ approach to representing employers in discrimination and harassment litigation, as well as internal investigations. Other key members of the team include trilingual partner Helen Liao, who excels at advising Chinese SOEs and international financial institutions on disputes and employment contract work, and Stephanie Yip, who is well-versed across both non-contentious and contentious matters.