Recently, Liu Fengchang, Partner of Zhenghan Law Firm and Head of Cross-Border Dispute Resolution, as a mainland lawyer, successfully passed all six subjects of the highly challenging Hong Kong Overseas Lawyers Qualification Examination (OLQE) in one attempt. Upon completion of the subsequent procedural requirements, he will be admitted as a practicing lawyer in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Overseas Lawyers Qualification Examination (OLQE) is a pathway for lawyers with overseas legal practice qualifications to obtain practicing qualifications in Hong Kong. It aims to assess whether applicants possess the professional knowledge and skills required to practice in Hong Kong, and passing all six subjects in one go is extremely difficult.
In recent years, mainland parties have increasingly been involved in dispute resolution cases spanning multiple jurisdictions. Zhenghan Law Firm has also provided comprehensive, cross-jurisdictional dispute resolution services to clients in numerous cases involving amounts ranging from billions to tens of billions of yuan, covering regions such as Hong Kong China, the United States, Singapore, the United Kingdom, the British Virgin Islands (BVI), the Cayman Islands, and Japan.
Lawyer Liu’s passing of the Hong Kong Lawyers Qualification Examination marks a further enhancement of Zhenghan Law Firm’s professional service capabilities in the field of cross-border dispute resolution. Zhenghan Law Firm looks forward to truly providing clients with global, multi-dimensional dispute resolution legal services covering Mainland China, Hong Kong and other jurisdictions through its corporate and integrated model.
Meanwhile, Zhenghan Law Firm has long maintained interactions and cooperation with the overseas legal community. Through in-depth legal and cultural exchanges and the sharing of practical experience, it aims to build a more professional and comprehensive global legal service platform for mainland enterprises:
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Zhenghan Law Firm is nationally renowned for its leading dispute resolution practice. It has long represented clients in a large number of complex and high-stakes commercial cases, providing professional dispute resolution services to major financial institutions, listed companies, government authorities and renowned enterprises. The firm has consecutively been awarded titles such as National Excellent Law Firm, Shanghai Top Ten Law Firm, and Chambers Band 1 in Corporate/Commercial. It has also received prestigious awards including China Business Law Journal’s “Outstanding Law Firm” in the fields of “Banking & Finance” and “Cross-Border Dispute Resolution”. Adopting a LockStep partnership model, Zhenghan Law Firm has built an integrated, professionally divided legal team to meet and exceed client service requirements.
Brief Profile of Lawyer Liu Fengchang
