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.
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.
Christopher Hooley heads the corporate and commercial law practice group at Hugill & Ip Solicitors. He is held in high regard for his wide-ranging practice advising multinationals on M&A transactions and joint ventures. Market commentators acknowledge him as “a veteran in Hong Kong.“
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)
The Law Society of Hong Kong has presented the 2021 Awards for the Pro-bono and Community Recognition Programme:
- Hugill & Ip – Gold Law Firm Award
- Alfred Ip (Ip Woon Shun 葉煥信) – Individual Gold Award
- Harry Wong (Wong Man Hei 王敏曦) – Individual Silver Award
- Jacqueline Cheng – Individual Bronze Award
- Adam Hugill – Individual Bronze Award
- Gary Wong – Individual Bronze Award
- Carmen Tang – Individual Bronze Award
Alfred Ip is recognised for his Contentious Trusts practice
Citywealth’s Leaders List is a curated directory of the leading individuals in international private client and wealth management. Over 15 years of research, Citywealth has identified the advisors and managers who regularly assist clients with £5million + in investable assets and some of the wealthiest billionaires in the world. All entries have been nominated for inclusion by their peers or organisations and independently verified by Citywealth with peer or client references.
Testimonials
What our Clients Say
Speechless gratitude to everyone for performing a miracle… Your team closed an impossible fight to a full success in a year, amazing!
I hired Kajal from Hugill & Ip for my divorce and am very pleased with her and her team’s service. Truly grateful for their legal support during a very difficult phase of my life. I can definitely recommend Kajal and her team’s should you need legal advice of any kind.
Alfred Ip is the best trusts and estates solicitor in Hong Kong and is highly respected for his family law work. He has a strategic and aggressive mindset that allows him to solve the unsolvable by using the litigation process to bring opponents to the table. He understands business better than other family lawyers and can assemble an effective team to execute. His unparalleled technical ability and experience across private client law make him incomparable.
Caroline is a brilliant strategist and fights hard for her clients. She is highly effective and achieves exceptional results.
Hugill & Ip is probably the best private client litigation firm in Hong Kong, especially in regard to trusts, probate, and estates. They are also top tier for family law, ancillary relief, children, and employment matters. They provide excellent advice and are masterful at handling contentious disputes, often bringing the other side to their knees.
Hugill & Ip is a boutique firm, but the team there has a wealth of experience in giving professional and practical advice. They are very strong in employment law, probate and wealth management.
Adam Hugill is a good, experienced lawyer who cares about the client, and thinks of clients’ needs. He is willing to invest time and effort in understanding client’s issues and provides the best advice.
Caroline is very experienced, and can see the case in all sorts of angles, directing the case forward.
Caroline McNally is a top-rate family lawyer. She is excellent, absolutely excellent, and does a great job for her clients.