Education Background
LLB (Hons) University of London
BSc (Surveying) (Hons), University of Hong Kong
Professional Qualification
Hong Kong Practising Solicitor
Notary Public
Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors
Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Hong Kong Registered Professional Surveyor (Quantity Surveying)
Business Expertise
Multi-jurisdictional dispute resolution, intellectual property, regulatory compliance, private client, and construction.
Working Language
English, Cantonese, Mandarin
Professional Experience
Owen Tse is a partner of Vivien Chan & Co. His practice areas cover cross border Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Regulatory Compliance, Private Client and Construction. Owen has substantial experience in Dispute Resolution. He regularly acts for Fortune 500 companies, renown family businesses and high net worth individuals in high profile and important dispute cases. He assisted international brands in franchise and licence disputes as well as intellectual property rights enforcement and litigations. He also advised high net worth individuals and families in cross border assets acquisition and succession planning. His experience in regulatory compliance includes food and drug regulations, data protection, privacy laws, trade promotion regulations, pyramid selling prohibition laws and SFC regulations. He is also a qualified Quantity Surveyor. He is familiar with the construction contracts and laws and has substantial experiences in handling construction disputes and arbitration.
Representative Transactions
Represented an US investor in a shareholders disputes, and petitioned to the Court for winding up of the company on just and equitable ground as well as the alternative remedies of avoidance of the resolutions, amendments of articles of associations to protect the client’s interest and a buyout order based on fair valuation.
Represent a prominent individual to pursue his claims exceeding HKD180 million against a securities house and the management with respect to share repurchase agreement.
Advised and formulated litigation strategies for one of the world’s largest shirt manufacturers in cross border patent infringement action and appeal proceedings.
Represented a listed company subsidiary in defending a litigation concerning acquisition of a PRC company. The action involved Third Party Proceedings against the management of the PRC company.
Counsel to a leading international luxury brand in formulating strategy in cross-border civil litigations involving validity of the termination of distribution agreement and the ownership of trademark rights, and secured favourable settlement for the client.
Advise trustee of a major German family discretionary trust on distribution of trust properties in different jurisdictions to settlor's children and unmarried spouses on passing of the settlor
Honors
2015-2020 The Dispute Resolution Leading Lawyer, awarded by Asia Law Leading Lawyers
2015-2018 The Intellectual Property Leading Lawyer, awarded by Asia Law Leading Lawyers
