Tanner De Witt

Tanner De Witt, a leading Hong Kong law firm, announces the retirement of Partner Jeff Lane from the partnership as of 31 May 2024 but is also pleased to announce that Jeff Lane will continue with the firm in a consultant role.

We are thrilled to announce that our partners Tim Au and Adrian Au have been recognised as Hong Kong’s most influential lawyers under 40 by Hong Kong Business Magazine. Congratulations to Tim and Adrian!  

Thrilled to be announcing our exceptional team of lawyers recognised in Legal 500.  

Happy to share that Pamela Mak, the Head of our Dispute Resolution Department has been named in The A List 2023-2024: Growth Drivers by the China Business Law Journal that identifies elite lawyers in Hong Kong and other cities in the PRC.  

We are delighted to announce that our Partners Ian De Witt and Robin Darton have been included in the A List 2023-24: Visionaries, compiled by the China Business Law Journal to identify the elite lawyers in the Chinese legal market.  

Tanner De Witt is delighted to announce the promotion of Veronica Chan and Tim Au to the position of Partner with the firm, with effect from Sunday 1 January 2023.

Tanner De Witt is delighted to announce the promotion of Adrian Au to the position of Partner with the firm, with effect from Thursday, 1 June 2023.

Tanner De Witt is pleased to announce the advancement of three solicitors to the position of Senior Associate.

Tanner De Witt is delighted to announce the promotion of Adrian Au to the position of Partner with the firm, with effect from Thursday, 1 June 2023.

Tanner De Witt confirms with great pleasure the appointment of commercial litigation lawyer Richard Wilmot as Consultant to the firm’s Dispute Resolution practice. The appointment is effective today.

Tanner De Witt announces with great pleasure the appointment of technology law veteran Nigel Stamp as Foreign Legal Consultant. The appointment was effective Monday 25 January 2021.Nigel’s addition to the firm is part of Tanner De Witt’s committed focus on the fast-growing areas of technology and privacy law in Hong Kong and the surrounding region, following Padraig Walsh’s appointment to the firm as partner in May 2018 to lead our technology practice.

Tanner De Witt announces with great pleasure the appointment of Kevin Warburton as Partner to join our arbitration practice. The appointment was effective on Monday 7 September 2020.

In a watershed Court of Appeal decision serving to protect the rights of all Hong Kong employees, the Court has found that the employer GF Capital (Hong Kong) Ltd wrongfully withheld pay from a former employee.

Tanner De Witt announces with great pleasure the appointment of banking and finance lawyer Jan Willem Möller as Partner of the firm effective today.

Tanner De Witt announces with great pleasure the appointment of Sunny Hathiramani as Partner in the firm’s top tier Insolvency and Restructuring Practice. The appointment is effective from 1 June 2019.