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Christy Leung
Partner
Commerce & Finance Law Offices in Association with Eric Chow & Co.
Christy Leung leads complex, high-value disputes in Hong Kong with a practice spanning shareholder battles, corporate conflicts and fast-evolving cryptocurrency litigation. Between 1 September 2024 and 31 August 2025, she acted for a high-net-worth individual in multi-forum proceedings against a main-board listed company and connected parties, advancing a just and equitable winding-up petition, an unfair-prejudice petition and multiple civil actions involving over HKD800 million. In parallel, she secured a Mareva injunction in a sophisticated cryptocurrency fraud matter, freezing crypto assets worth over USD 2 million across multiple anonymous wallets, and led recovery efforts spanning approximately 30 cryptocurrency wallets. She also advised a leading Hong Kong financial institution to achieve a favourable settlement in a sensitive pre-IPO dispute.
Leung built Eric Chow & Co.’s disputes practice from the ground up since 2022 as the sole litigation partner, delivering consistent year-on-year growth in billings and industry recognition—culminating in shortlisting for Civil Litigation Law Firm of the Year at the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2024 and her own recognition as an ALB Rising Star 2024. Her leadership style—robust, dynamic and no-nonsense—has guided a small team through resource-intensive, multi-front litigation against well-resourced opponents, delivering tangible milestones in contested matters.
An early mover in cryptocurrency disputes, Leung has developed practical expertise handling digital-asset evidence issues and cross-border recovery. She collaborates closely with Commerce & Finance Law Offices (Tongshang) on PRC-originated matters and is recognised by Tongshang’s leaders as their primary Hong Kong litigation expert. Looking ahead, she embraces AI as a tool for efficiency and insight in dispute resolution while maintaining that strong legal judgment remains indispensable. Testimonials reflect the same: “Completely on top of her papers and instructions. Comes up with extremely clever and practical ideas. No nonsense.”; clients likewise commend her timely, succinct and cost-effective advice.