Lawyers

Yvonne Kong

Yvonne Kong

Oldham, Li & Nie, Hong Kong

Work Department

Family Law

Position

Partner

Career

Yvonne joined Oldham Li & Nie as a trainee in November 2011, where she specialised at the firm’s Matrimonial and Family Law Department. After her training at Oldham Li & Nie, she qualified as a solicitor in November 2013 and joined the firm’s Matrimonial and Family Law Department as an Associate. She was promoted to Senior Associate on the 1st of January 2019 and became a Partner at OLN’s Matrimonial and Family Law Department on the 1st of December 2020.

Yvonne has worked extensively with local and expatriate clients on applications for divorce, financial applications and children matters. Yvonne thrives and has a particular strong interest in complex children applications including Hague Convention, Wardship, surrogacy, adoption, relocation, custody, care and control and access. She has extensive experience attending and advising clients at mediation, hearings and high conflict trials where she works frequently with experienced Counsel. Yvonne also has experience with helping clients obtain adoption orders, maintenance orders for children born out of wedlock, applications for interim financial orders against deceased persons’ Estates and Committee Orders under Part II of the Mental Health Ordinance (Cap.136).

Yvonne has solid experience in ancillary relief matters throughout her years at OLN, advising high net worth clients on their division of assets as well as pre-nuptial and post nuptial agreements. She has substantial experience in working on local and overseas probate and trust matters and advises clients on their Wills and on estate planning and administration of estates.

Languages

English, Cantonese and Mandarin

Memberships

Member of the Hong Kong Family Law Association

Education

Yvonne graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 2011 with an LLB degree and her Postgraduate Certificate in Law.