STEPHANIE CHAN is a member of Sidley’s multidisciplinary China Corporate and Finance group. Her practice focuses on commercial litigation, contentious regulatory matters, and international arbitration. She has extensive experience in advising multinational and Chinese companies in a broad range of commercial disputes across multiple jurisdictions, with particular focus on cross-border contractual disputes, joint venture and shareholder disputes, fraud, enforcement of securities, and debt recovery.
Stephanie is particularly strong in advising on regulatory investigations conducted by regulatory and enforcement authorities including the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Accounting and Financial Reporting Council, and Commercial Crime Bureau.
Most recently, Stephanie is ranked as an “Up and Coming” partner in Dispute Resolution: Litigation and Financial Services: Contentious Regulatory by Chambers Greater China Region 2024, as well as a Next Generation Partner by Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024 in Regulatory in Hong Kong, as well as named as one of the “A-List Lawyers” in the “Rising Stars” category by China Business Law Journal 2023-2024. She has also been awarded “Securities Litigator of the Year” by IFLR Women in Business Law APAC Awards 2023.
In Chambers Greater China Region 2024, a client recognized that “Stephanie is an all-round litigator with extensive experience in different stages of court proceedings who excels in marshalling high-value matters with cross-border issues" and commented that Stephanie is “truly wise and of outstanding quality from top to bottom”.
Another client praised that "her legal acumen, swiftness in responding to lay clients and counsels, and her commercial awareness make her a formidable competitor in the legal market." Clients also noted that Stephanie "gives excellent risk-based and context-sensitive advice, and is extremely commercial” and further noted that Stephanie is “reliable and operates with excellence on every occasion".
In Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024, a client praised that she is “one of the best regulatory lawyers and litigators we have worked with. As a robust, diligent and experienced lawyer, she is exceptionally well placed and experienced in assisting clients in resolving litigation and regulatory matters” and that she is “very committed and dedicated, and handles matters efficiently and cost-effectively, while being mindful of our business needs and concerns”.
Stephanie speaks fluent Cantonese, Mandarin, and English.
