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Melody Chan

Partner

Hong Kong

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Melody Chan

Partner

Hong Kong

Melody Chan is a partner in A&O’s Litigation Group, based in Hong Kong. Her practice focuses on cross-border arbitration and multijurisdictional litigation with a particular focus on disputes in the financial services, oil and gas, power, and technology sectors, as well as on matters in connection with joint ventures and insolvency proceedings.

She also handles contentious and non-contentious regulatory and employment matters. Melody also sits as an arbitrator in Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre proceedings.

Melody is admitted in Hong Kong, England & Wales and New South Wales. She speaks Mandarin, Cantonese and English.

Melody has been ranked as the leading lawyer in dispute resolution: Litigation (International Firms) - China, Chambers Asia-Pacific for many years and in 2021 was named Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)" by ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2021 as well as Financial Services Disputes Expert of the Year, Hong Kong at The Lawyer Network Annual Awards 2021.

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Office

Hong Kong

9th Floor, Three Exchange Square, Central
Hong Kong

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Qualifications

Professional

Admitted as solicitor, New South Wales, 1999

Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2003

Admitted as solicitor, Hong Kong, 2003

Academic

College of Law Sydney (LL.B. (Hons), 1998)

University of Sydney (B.Com., 1996)

Pro bono

  • Working with Hagar on a submission report on measures to protect vulnerable victims in criminal proceedings, surveying measures put in place by courts and governments in various Asian jurisdictions.
  • Working with the Judiciary of Bhutan in providing and delivering a training course on civil procedures to judges from different courts within Bhutan.

Recognition

Awards & accolades

Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)

ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2021

Financial Services Disputes Expert of the Year, Hong Kong

The Lawyer Network Annual Awards 2021