Our People
Partners
Fred is the founder and Senior Partner of Fred Kan & Co. Kan graduated in 1964 from the University of Toronto in mechanical engineering and in 1967 in law.
Edward has become our Partner since 1987 and is the Head of our Litigation Practice. He has over 25 years experience in all aspects of real property litigation and commercial litigation and has been involved in advising several headline cases in Hong Kong.
Rix has extensive experience in arbitration, litigation and disputes resolution in the construction and engineering industries while he was a chartered quantity surveyor.
Rentaro is our head of the firm’s Japanese practice. He is responsible for advising Japanese clients in Japan, Hong Kong and Mainland China on Hong Kong laws.
William’s practice areas involve corporate and commercial laws, civil litigation, trusts, inheritance and probate.
Senior Consultants
Brian has more than 35 years experience as a specialist commercial and civil litigator with a legal practice extending to defamation, administrative, town planning and environmental law.
Yasuhisa holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from University of Tokyo (Japan) and a Master of Laws (Asian and Comparative Laws) degree from University of Washington, School of Law (USA).
Carol's practice focuses on litigation involving clinical negligence claims, professional negligence claims, insurance matters, commercial and real property disputes.
Arun Nigam has over thirty years legal practice in England, Hong Kong and Singapore and is qualified to practice English, Hong Kong, Indian, Australian and Singapore law.
Ada has extensive experience in handling commercial and real estate matters including drafting of various types of commercial agreements, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, conveyancing and leasing of residential and non-residential property.
Associates
Laura is a practising solicitor. She worked in leading company secretarial firms advising clients on relevant Cayman Islands and Hong Kong company law for several years prior to joining the legal profession.
Sheryl is a practising solicitor. Her practice includes civil litigation and commercial matters. She mainly deals with the Japanese clients in our firm.
Ryan is a practising solicitor. His practice involves handling conveyancing and tenancy matters.
Wayne is a practising solicitor. His practice involves handling commercial, civil and criminal litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution, and general commercial matters.
Alex completed his training at our firm and is now an Associate. His practice areas include banking and financing, legal and regulatory compliance, private M&A, general corporate and commercial law, as well as wills, probate and trust.
Registered Foreign Lawyer
Japanese Team
Rix has extensive experience in arbitration, litigation and disputes resolution in the construction and engineering industries while he was a chartered quantity surveyor.
Our Rentaro Muto is another head of the firm’s Japanese practice. He is responsible for advising Japanese clients in Japan, Hong Kong and Mainland China on Hong Kong laws.
William’s practice areas involve corporate and commercial laws, civil litigation, trusts, inheritance and probate.
Laura is a practising solicitor. She worked in leading company secretarial firms advising clients on relevant Cayman Islands and Hong Kong company law for several years prior to joining the legal profession.
Sheryl is a practising solicitor. Her practice includes civil litigation and commercial matters. She mainly deals with the Japanese clients in our firm.
Eva CHENG is one of the Hong Kong Chinese staff members of our firm who speaks Japanese.
