AU SIU HONG TONY (Solicitor, Hong Kong SAR; Lawyer, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area) Areas of expertise： Corporate joint ventures, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions； Venture capital and private equity investments； Operations, licensing and transfers of projects involving intellectual property, franchising, media, high-tech and information technology, environmental and new energy and various industries; Litigation and arbitrations concerning intellectual property, shareholders’ disputes and commercial disputes； Operational and regulatory matters concerning securities, asset management and virtual assets. Email：office@tony-au.com Telephone：86 195 1892 7236 / 852 9198 8131 Mr. Tony Au is the principal of the law firm of Tony Au & Co in Hong Kong and has practised law for 27 years. He joined Guangdong China Commercial Law Firm as a Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area lawyer in 2022. He has been appointed as a mediator by various institutions in Hong Kong and the Mainland. Practising law in both Chinese and English, he is biliterate and trilingual. Ms. Au represents foreign, Hong Kong and Mainland private investors, Mainland private enterprises, state-owned enterprises, state-owned capitals and banks in handling financing documents, due diligence, fund custody, etc., and also represents investors/buyers, investees/sellers and target companies in various private equity and venture capital investments, corporate shareholding, business and asset transfer transactions, negotiating, structuring transactions, handling transaction documents, conducting due diligence, signing and closing, and handling post-closing matters. The types of businesses involved include catering, media and entertainment, medical and pharmaceutical, network cloud computing, securities brokerage firms, car park groups, public relations and advertising, various industries, etc.In commercial projects, Mr. Au represents clients in setting up companies and applying for and acquiring general and special licenses in Hong Kong, handling various commercial projects, designing transaction structures, handling transaction documents, signing, closing and legal matters of project operations. Projects handled by him include: catering and fashion franchising and brand licensing and transfers, joint ventures, mobile game development and licensing and transfers, network information, medical and pharmaceutical technology licensing and transfers, privacy and data regulatory compliance, environmental protection, new energy and carbon emissions, etc.Mr. Au also represents clients (listed companies, corporate executives, SFC licensees, etc.) in SFC investigations and other compliance matters.In Hong Kong civil litigation and arbitration cases, Mr. Au specializes in disputes relating to shareholdings, various interlocutory injunctions including asset freezing orders and orders permitting inspection, etc., and acting as independent supervising lawyer in applications involving orders permitting inspection. He also handles various intellectual property infringement cases, artist agency contract disputes, corporate shareholder disputes, breach of confidence and non-compete disputes concerning corporate executives, commercial contract disputes, etc.In his extensive practice experience, Mr. Au’s clients and projects have been in jurisdictions including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, India, the United States, Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Japan, etc."