Law
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Louise Wong
Solicitor
Community. Law.
Louise was the Winner of The Pearl Award (an annual ceremony held to celebrate UK Chinese achievements) for Most Promising Newcomer in 2006.
As a brief background about me. I was born in England. At 17 years of age I read law at Derby University and graduated with an honours degree in LLB Law with European Studies. Following a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice at 21 I was a trainee solicitor at Derby Law Centre for 2 years before I fully qualified at 23 to become the youngest solicitor in England and Wales in October 2005, as attested by the Law Society.
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Leonard Ng
Solicitor and MusicianLaw. Music.
Leonard Ng was born and raised in Singapore. He studied law at the National University of Singapore and qualified as a lawyer in Singapore in 1996. He then obtained a LL.M degree at the University of Chicago Law School in the United States in 1997. Leonard went on to join the London office of Sidley Austin LLP and is currently a partner in the International Finance Group of the firm in London. Sidley Austin is one of the world’s largest law firms, with over 1,800 lawyers practising in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia. Leonard specialises in UK and EU financial services regulation and structured finance. He advises banks, investment firms, hedge funds and other entities on a wide range of regulatory issues. He is a regular speaker at industry conferences on regulation and structured finance.
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Christine Lee
Solicitor and Company DirectorCommunity. Law. Politics.
Christine Lee is one of the most prominent figures in British Chinese society and is one of the most experienced and leading Chinese lawyers practising in the United Kingdom today. She is the founder of the renowned British Chinese law firm Christine Lee & Co; Chief Legal Advisor to the Chinese Embassy; chairwoman of the North London Chinese Association; and leader of the ‘Integration of British Chinese into politics' campaign, also known as the ‘BC Project'.
Christine has worked on some of the leading cases in the field of Immigration and Human Rights and is highly regarded as a result by her peers and the UK Chinese Community.
She has close contacts at the Chinese Embassy in the UK and also has close contacts with the Parliamentary All Party group on Chinese affairs. Her commitment and passion for the Law has propelled the firm constantly forward. Christine is a specialist in Public Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Family Law. She is a qualified solicitor and a member of ILPA (Immigration Law Practitioners Assocation).
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Merlene Emerson
Solicitor and co-founder of Chinese Liberal DemocratsLaw. Politics.
Merlene is the Liberal Democrat Prospective Parlliamentary Candidate for Hammersmith, London and will vie to be the first M.P. of Chinese descent when the General Elections are next called.
Prior to that she stood for her Party in the Greater London Assembly Elections in May 2008, for the Constituency of West Central (which includes Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster).
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