About Phoebe
Phoebe Lau joined Chambers in 2025 after completion of pupillage with Mr. Andrew J. Raffell, Mr. Vincent Lam, Mr. Franco Kuan and Ms. Lily Yu. She had also shadowed Mr. Azan Marwah and Mr. Ronald Pang as an extended pupil.
Phoebe had more than 10 years of work experience in the Legal Department of 3 international banks, focusing on securities and derivatives. Prior to joining the Bar of Hong Kong, she was admitted to the New York State Supreme Court as Attorney and Counselor-at-Law in January 2019 and to the roll of solicitors of England and Wales in September 2023. Phoebe also has exposure to alternative dispute resolution (ADR), being a CEDR accredited mediator and an Associate Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (HKIArb).
Phoebe obtained her LL.B. (Hons) degree with Durham University and LL.M. (Chinese and Comparative Law) with City University of Hong Kong. She then entered the banking in-house industry as a trainee and was subsequently promoted to Legal Counsel / Attorney, covering (i) offer and sale of various financial products (e.g. bonds, structured notes, OTC derivatives linked to structured finance / loans) within Hong Kong or on a cross-border basis across APAC (including PRC) and offshore financial centers (e.g. BVI, Cayman Islands and Bermuda) with different types of clients (e.g. listed companies, securities firms, hedge funds and high net worth investors); (ii) trading of ETFs in the primary market; and (iii) compliance with applicable regulatory and licensing requirements (including Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) (“SFO”), SFC codes and guidelines, and HKEX Listing Rules).
Phoebe had acquired experience in both civil and criminal matters during her pupillage:
- On the civil side, she had experience in matters relating to family law (e.g. divorce, ancillary relief, custody, care and control, and access of child, relocation, child abduction, civil contempt, Non-molestation Order), land (e.g. adverse possession, Tso/Tong lands, recovery of land, tenancy, water seepage), quasi-partnership, trusts, mortgage action, wills and probate, defamation, injunctions, specific discovery, costs, general commercial disputes, arbitration and mediation.
- On the criminal side, she had worked on cases relating to white-collar crimes (e.g. Fraud, Conspiracy to Defraud, and notably, a High Court trial involving 2 counts of Money Laundering and 1 count of Attempted Theft), SFC licensed activities and SFO, Theft, offences against the persons, sexual offense, drug-related offences, traffic-related offences, industrial summons and the Mental Health Ordinance (Cap. 136).
Phoebe is fluent in English, Cantonese and Business Mandarin. She can review and draft legal documents in English and Chinese (both traditional and simplified).
Phoebe is building a broad civil and criminal practice. She accepts instruction in all areas of Chambers’ work.
Professional Qualifications
- Solicitor, England and Wales (non-practising): 2023
- Attorney and Counselor-at-Law, New York State: 2019
- Accredited Mediator, CEDR
- Associate Member, Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (HKIArb)
Education
- P.C.LL., University of Hong Kong
- LL.M. (Chinese and Comparative Law), City University of Hong Kong
- LL.B. (Hons), Durham University