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Mabel is head of our Greater China commercial team.
She is a recognised corporate lawyer with extensive experience in transactional work across Asia, particularly in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Mabel focuses on cross-border and international mergers and acquisitions and investment of diverse nature. She advises on investment structures to achieve regulatory compliance, tax and economic efficiency, investment treaty protection and political risk mitigation, and cover corporate governance, exit mechanics, allocation of rights and liabilities between partners and shareholders, which are important aspects of joint ventures and strategic alliances.
Mabel has more than 40 years of experience advising clients on China-related business matters. She was advisor to the foreign investor in the first Sino-foreign joint venture in China in 1979 and was on the Hong Kong team of counsel advising one of the first H share issues by Chinese corporations with dual listing in Hong Kong and New York Stock Exchanges in 1993. On both occasions, she participated in the clarification and formulation of important regulatory issues in the relevant areas.
Her clients include multinational and regional corporations, financial institutions, state-owned enterprises, listed companies, private companies, high net worth individuals and entrepreneurs, across a multitude of industries including food and beverage, hospitality, real estate, luxurious goods, renowned brands, education, advertising and media. Mabel advises them on the development and implementation of their international expansion strategies and the corresponding re-engineering of their business.
Mabel is a Justice of the Peace of Hong Kong, an international Notary Public and an Appointed Attesting Officer in Hong Kong appointed by the Ministry of Justice of the Government of the People's Republic of China. She was also government appointed member of, amongst others, the Administrative Appeals Board, Air Transport Licensing Authority, the Appeal Panel (Housing), the Inland Revenue Board of Review, Post-Release Supervision Board, Disciplinary Panel of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Deposit Protection Appeals Tribunal.
Mabel has been recognised as a Leading Individual for Real estate by Legal 500 in 2024 and 2025. She is also recognised as a Highly Regarded Lawyer in Hong Kong by IFLR 1000 2024 and 2025.
Recent recognition
Track record
Cambium Grove Capital
Represented Cambium Grove Capital as a lead arranger on a HK$1.75 billion restructuring and refinancing of an existing senior facility of a real estate group in Hong Kong.
Cornes Safe Navigation Holdings Limited
Represented Cornes Safe Navigation Holdings Limited in its acquisition of Safe Navigation (HK) Limited, Safe Navigation Pte. Ltd in Singapore and Safe Navigation Inc. in the US, a group of companies engaged in the supply/resale of navigational data and services to the marine market.
Italian luxury brand
Represented an Italian luxury brand on the review of an e-commerce solutions agreement relating to the development, launch and management of their Chinese online channels, including their brand site and WeChat platform, through Chinese solutions provider D1M.
Product manufacturing company
Represented a product manufacturing company on its two parallel joint ventures in Hong Kong and Shanghai regarding the manufacturing and distribution of products using the "Germagic" technology on antimicrobial coating for long-term disinfection of surfaces.
Robotics business company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Represented a robotics business company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in its subscription to and purchase of shares in Intelligent Cleaning Equipment Company, which group companies are manufacturers and distributors of commercial cleaning robot in several countries.
Shun Ho Property Investments Limited
Represented Shun Ho Property Investments Limited, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Houston Venture Limited, on the acquisition of Enhance Invest Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Henderson Land Development Company Limited.
Sky Shuttle Management Services Limited
Represented Sky Shuttle Management Services Limited on the relevant regulatory and compliance obligations in respect of the change of control of the holder of the Air Operator's Certificate and HKAR-1 Certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Department.
Statutory technology and science body
Represented a statutory technology and science body set up by the HKSAR Government on the property and facilities management of Hong Kong Science Park and a series of properties in its portfolio, with emphasis on the installation and operation of smart-facilities.
Talks
'Redefining Hong Kong Series 2021/2022. Topics: How Hong Kong can cement and amplify its strategic role in the Greater Bay Area plan' - SCMP Forum, Sep 2021
'The Future of Finance in Hong Kong: Family Office Series, Part 2: Digital Transformation' - HKGCC, Oct 2020
'Structuring a deal in China, Asia or Belt & Road' - Think Asia Think Hong Kong, Oct 2019
Insight
External publications
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'Does the epidemic constitute a 'force majeure' event in Hong Kong? If so, what are the consequences?' - 6 Mar 2020, co-author
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'How are 'force majeure' events regulated under PRC laws?' - 6 Mar 2020, co-author
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'Coronavirus: how can luxury brands manage commercial risk across Asia and Europe?' - 5 Mar 2020, co-author
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'Employment law around the COVID-19 outbreak in China' - 5 Mar 2020, co-author
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'Employers' obligations in handling COVID-19 in Hong Kong'; 5 Mar 2020, co-author
Admissions
Hong Kong, 1977
England and Wales, 1983
Victoria, Australia, 1983
New York, 1986
Singapore, 1991
Education
University of Hong Kong, LLB
University of Hong Kong, PCLL
University of Hong Kong, LLM
Languages
- Cantonese
- English
- Mandarin
Memberships
Notary Public
China Appointed Attesting Officer in Hong Kong appointed by the Ministry of Justice of the Government of the People's Republic of China.
STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners)
Justice of the Peace of Hong Kong
Administrative Appeals Board
Disciplinary Panel of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Deposit Protection Appeals Tribunal
Key dates
- Year joined: 2017