Elaine Chen
Greater China Region Guide 2024
Tax: Hong Kong- based (International Firms) + 1 more ranking
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About
Provided by Elaine Chen
Practice Areas
Elaine Chen represents companies and high-net-worth individuals in civil and commercial litigation and disputes, including a full range of banking, contractual, tort, companies, trust and tax matters. She has particular experience in tax, contentious probate and estate administration, mental health, private wealth, and boardroom and shareholders disputes. Elaine has acted as legal adviser to many Hong Kong and overseas-listed corporations and financial institutions, and ultra high net worth individuals and trusts, and has wide-ranging experience in challenging big ticket litigation.
Career
Elaine graduated from the University of Bristol in 1996 and received the prize for “Best Performance” in the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws program at the University of Hong Kong in 1997. She also holds a LL.M. from the University of London. She is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin and is admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales and Hong Kong. She joined Gibson Dunn as Partner in 2020.
Chambers Review
Greater China Region
Elaine Chen stands out for her experience in tax litigation. Noted for her deft handling of high-stakes disputes concerning sources of profits and capital gains in transactions, she continues to attract many instructions from listed companies.
"Elaine is a litigator with immense skill, knowledge and experience, and an instinctive flair for the right answer."
"Elaine is client-oriented, practical with her advice, and yet she remains technical."
Elaine Chen co-leads the litigation practice. She is well known for her strengths in advising private clients, as well as her robust contentious tax practice.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She takes leadership to be the focal point and makes available the global resources of the firm. She's available around the clock and always brings in the right team to support us at the right moment. She puts herself in the client's shoes."
"Elaine is very hands on and personalised to individual clients."
"She takes leadership to be the focal point and makes available the global resources of the firm. She's available around the clock and always brings in the right team to support us at the right moment. She puts herself in the client's shoes."
"Elaine is very hands on and personalised to individual clients."
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