Portrait of Toni Y.T. Chan

Toni Y.T. Chan

陳玄同大律師

Call: 2020 (Hong Kong)

About Toni

Toni attained her Juris Doctor degree and Postgraduate Certificate in Laws from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She then pursued Master of Law from the University of Cambridge. She is developing a mixed practice.

On the criminal side, Toni has involved in trials both as prosecution and defence. She has worked with various experienced criminal practitioners, including but not limited to Mr. Andrew Raffell, Ms. Juliana Chow, Mr. Peter Wong and Mr. Marco Li. Toni’s exposure covers criminal cases across categories, such as murder, public order offences, and white-collar crimes. 

In addition to her criminal practice, Toni accepts instructions for both advisory and advocacy work on the civil side. She has been involved in both court and arbitral hearings. 

 Before pursuing law, Toni obtained her Arts degree from the University of Hong Kong, double-majoring in Chinese Studies (中國文史) and Politics and Public Administration (PPA). She is proficient in Cantonese, English and Putonghua. 

Scholarships and Prizes

  • Boase Cohen & Collins Prize for Civil Litigation Practice (PCLL)
  • CUHK JD Gold Scholarship 2016/2017
  • CUHK JD Silver Scholarship 2017/2018
  • CUHK JD Dean's Honours List 2017/2018

Education

  • LL.M., University of Cambridge
  • P.C.LL., Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • J.D., Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • B.A., University of Hong Kong