Our solicitors have achieved outstanding results in the most recent editions of Legal 500, Chambers and Partners, Asialaw, Benchmark Litigation, Who’s Who Legal, Spear’s 500, Private Client Global Elite, Citywealth’s Leaders List and Doyle’s Guide.
They have been recognised multiple times by Asian Legal Business and Community Business and been awarded by The Law Society of Hong Kong for their pro bono service to the community.
The Law Society of Hong Kong has presented the 2022 Awards for the Pro-bono and Community Recognition Programme:
- Hugill & Ip – Gold Law Firm Award
- Individual Gold Award: Alfred Ip (Ip Woon Shun 葉煥信) – Individual Gold Award
- Individual Silver Award: Raphael Wong
- Individual Bronze Award: Adam Hugill, Gary Wong, Jacqueline Cheng, Geraint Ho, Andrea Cheung, Harry Tang and Jeffrey Chan
Hugill & Ip awarded by Asialaw for:
- Hong Kong SAR Firm of the Year in Jurisdictional Firms of the Year
- Labour and employment Firm of the Year in Legal Expertise Regional Awards
Three of Hugill & Ip partners ranked as Asialaw Distinguished Practitioner in the following practice areas:
- Adam Hugill for Labour and Employment (Highly Recommended Firm)
- Alfred Ip for Private Client and Dispute Resolution (Recommended Firm)
- Christopher Hooley for Corporate and M&A (Notable Firm)
Client Feedback
Alfred Ip of Hugill & Ip Solicitors offers a range of services to high net worth clients, including trust and probate-related matters, along with estate administration.
“Alfred is a very commercial and responsive private client lawyer who delivers easy-to-understand and thorough advice,” says a source, while another adds: “Alfred is technically strong, responsive and sees the bigger picture,” before continuing: “I highly recommend him for cross-border contentious and non-contentious private client matters.”
Hugill & Ip has been ranked by Benchmark Litigation in the following practice areas:
- Highly Recommended for Private Client
- Recommended in Labor and Employment
- Tier 3 for Commercial and Transactions
Adam Hugill and Alfred Ip are rated Litigation Stars and Geraint Ho Future Star. Hugill & Ip is recognised for its work in dispute resolution and the firm has a distinct focus on employment and private client litigation. The firm is also increasingly involved in general commercial disputes. Key names in the dispute resolution team include partners Alfred Ip and Adam Hugill who led the majority of cases worked on during the research period.
Independent local firm Hugill & Ip acts for both employers and employees on contentious and non-contentious matters. It has been notably prominent in equal opportunity/discrimination cases, which are rarely seen in the Hong Kong market. In addition, its group’s other wide-ranging experience includes team moves, mass terminations and restructurings. The practice is led by name partner Adam Hugill. Another key individual is Christopher Hooley, who is recommended for advice on employment strategy in connection with team moves and senior executive hires/terminations. Jade Tang joined in June 2020 from Oldham, Li & Nie.
Independent Hong Kong-based firm Hugill & Ip has established a strong reputation among individuals and families, since it was founded in 2018. It provides ‘practical and effective solutions’ across the gamut of private client and family law matters. Name partner and team head Alfred Ip has been pivotal to the firm’s success in the area, particularly in relation to contentious trusts and probate work, where it has swiftly gained a reputation as ‘undoubtedly the to-go-to address in terms of inheritance provisions disputes’.
Hugill & Ip’s skilful employment department serves global corporates across the energy, consumer goods and financial services sectors. Boasts expertise handling employee terminations, workplace discrimination and employee misconduct as well as assisting with relevant sensitive investigations. Regularly sought after by individuals on issues involving unpaid salaries, breaches of contract and wrongful dismissals.
Testimonials
What our Clients Say
Alfred Ip and Geraint Ho are highly responsible and their advice is always on point. They are able to grasp complex issues and distill it in a concise and easy to understand manner.
Raphael Wong is the leading associate in this firm. He has excellent judgement and a superb worth ethic. He has a very bright future indeed.
Alfred Ip is consistently regarded as the top litigator in Hong Kong in the area of trusts, estates and private client disputes.
Caroline McNally is the most respected practitioner in family practice. She has seen and done it all before and she knows how to get things done. She is strategically patient and will not allow the client to do something that will hurt them in the long term. She is excellent in negotiations – a real poker face.
Alfred Ip is very creative. We have benefited from his responsive attitude throughout our retainer with him. He achieved our mandate phenomenally and I have no hesitation in recommending him to anyone with a similar issue. He has a stellar reputation in trust and estate, and this reputation is well deserved. He is one of the smartest lawyers I have ever met, and he has turned things around since he was on board. I would call him ‘Prince of Trust’, not only because of his practice area but also because he has my trust!
Hugill & Ip provides expert advice to clients in labour and employment law. They have a significant amount of experience in anti-discrimination law in an employment context and have assisted employees as well as employers in disputes concerning sexual harassment, sex/family status discrimination, race discrimination and disability discrimination. They have assisted their clients throughout the litigation process with involvement in drafting the pleadings at the outset all the way to trial and appeals (where necessary).
I was very impressed with the level of service I received from Hugill & Ip. They were extremely knowledgeable, responsive and professional, and helped me navigate some complex probate issues with ease. I would highly recommend them to anyone in need of legal assistance.
Kajal Aswani is very experience and gives excellent strategic advice. She is highly respected and always gives sensible and strategic advice to her clients.
I needed some document notarised and processed for use overseas and Hugill & Ip were, by far, the most professional and efficient firm I’ve come across in Hong Kong. The Notary Manager I dealt with (Ms Miu) was outstanding. She was very personable, exhaustive in explaining the process, and kept me posted on completion of each step, which was highly appreciated. Truly excellent customer service.