Melody Chan joins A&O, strengthening its Asia-Pacific litigation practice

Melody Chan joins A&O, strengthening its Asia-Pacific litigation practice

Melody Chan has been appointed as a partner in Allen & Overy's Hong Kong office, further strengthening the firm's Asia-Pacific Litigation practice. She joins from White & Case, where she served as the head of their Greater China Dispute Resolution practice.

Melody Chan's area of expertise lies in complex, high-value, multi-jurisdictional commercial litigation, debt enforcement, and insolvency work. She also specialises in international arbitration and ancillary matters such as investigations, antitrust, and data privacy. Melody has a wealth of experience advising Chinese financial institutions, as well as clients operating in the energy, construction, and TMT sectors.

Melody has a proven track record of advising clients with business operations both within and outside Greater China on cross-border disputes.

"Melody's arrival is a significant boost for our Hong Kong litigation practice. Her proven track record and depth of experience will enhance our capability across the APAC region, especially in Greater China," Vicki Liu, managing partner of the Hong Kong office, said.

Mark van Brakel, partner and Head of the APAC litigation practice, commented: "Melody is an exceptional and highly regarded litigation lawyer. Her sector expertise and experience will greatly benefit our clients throughout the APAC region as they face economic uncertainty and new challenges."

Karen Seward, partner and Global Head of litigation practice, added: "This hire reflects our success and continued commitment to expanding the practice in the APAC region. Melody is a great fit for our growing disputes capability. We look forward to working closely with Melody and continuing to grow our global market-leading offering."