Sharon Leung

Associate

Sharon is an Associate Solicitor in Robertsons’ Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department, having joined the firm as a Trainee Solicitor in 2020.

Sharon advises clients on a broad range of matters in civil and commercial litigation including contractual disputes, misrepresentation and breach of directors’ duties, mis-selling of financial products, defamation claims, cyber fraud, debt recovery, asset tracing, and insolvency matters. 

She also has experience acting for companies in regulatory investigations and white-collar criminal cases initiated by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), the Commercial Crime Bureau (CCB), and the Hong Kong Police Force.

Practice Areas

Criminal & Commercial Crime, Regulatory Investigations & Proceedings, Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Languages

English, Cantonese, Mandarin

Qualifications & Education

Solicitor, Hong Kong (2022)

Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL), City University of Hong Kong

Master of Laws (LL.M.), The University of Hong Kong

Legal Practice Course, Master of Science (LPC MSc) in Law, Business and Management, The University of Law, United Kingdom

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B. with Hons), University of Bristol, United Kingdom

Memberships

The Law Society of Hong Kong

LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION

  • Assisted companies in successfully obtaining summary judgment for breach of contract
  • Acted for and advised various companies, trusts and individuals in respective cases involving cyber fraud to recover misappropriated sums
  • Advised and acted for creditors (both companies and individuals) in winding-up and bankruptcy proceedings
  • Acted for various companies and individuals in proceedings for the recovery of outstanding debts under commercial contracts
  • Acted for a former chief editor of a Hong Kong listed company in defending a defamation action
  • Acted for a former director in defending a claim for alleged breaches of fiduciary duties and the duty of confidentiality

REGULATORY INVESTIGATIONS & PROCEEDINGS

  • Acted for a British Virgin Islands company subject to a joint investigation by the SFC and the ICAC for suspected market manipulation of shares in two companies listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
  • Advised a Cayman Islands company subject to an investigation by the SFC for suspected false trading and/or price rigging and/or stock market manipulation in challenging the execution of a search warrant and matters relating to legal professional privilege
  • Acted for a licensed corporation subject to an investigation by the SFC for breach of regulatory requirements under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (Cap. 615)

CRIMINAL & COMMERCIAL CRIME

  • Defended clients who were charged with money laundering and fraud
  • Represented a defendant who was charged with theft and successfully obtained bail from the Magistrates’ Courts
  • Conducted mitigation for a client who pleaded guilty to a departmental summons
  • Represented a victim and prosecution witness of a criminal damage case and successfully sought a compensation order against the defendant
  • Advised clients on cautioned interviews, arrests, search warrants, and identification parades
  • Assisted clients in making representations to the Department of Justice for a bind over order and for the criminal charges to be withdrawn