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Franki Cheung
Email: franki.cheung@deacons.com.hk
Tel: +852 2825 9499 (GMT +08:00 hours)
Based in: Hong Kong, Beijing,
People's Republic of China
 
Title: Partner, Head of China Practice Group
Chief Representative, Deacons Beijing Office
Admitted to Deacons' Partnership:   1994
 
Jurisdictions:   Hong Kong, England & Wales (non-practising), USA (California)
 
Principal Service Areas:   China Trade & Investment, Banking & Finance, Arbitration and Litigation
 
Languages:   Cantonese, English, Mandarin
 
Experience:  

Franki advises foreign companies on the legal and practical aspects of their investment and business activities in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), including equity and contractual joint ventures; wholly foreign-owned enterprises; holding companies; branches and representative offices; corporate restructuring; mergers and acquisitions; technology transfer and licensing; infrastructure projects; land transactions and real estate development; sale of goods, agency and distributorship arrangements; compensation trade and processing trade; hotel development and management contracts; service centres; dispute resolution and tax planning. He also advises on secured and unsecured lending in Hong Kong and the PRC, including project financing, real estate financing and syndicated loans.

 
More about Franki:  
Director of the China Overseas Friendship Association

Director of the Guangdong Overseas Friendship Association

Member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Guangzhou

Member of the Hong Kong CPPCC (Provincial) Members Association Limited

Executive Vice Chairman of the Guangzhou Overseas Friendship Association

Member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Beijing Haidian District

Director of the Beijing Haidian District Overseas Friendship Association

Consultant to the Guangzhou Municipal Board for International Investment

China-Appointed Attesting Officer

Member of the Panel of Arbitrators of China International Economic & Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)

Member of the Panel of Arbitrators of Guangzhou Arbitration Commission

Member of the Panel of Arbitrators of Wuhan Arbitration Commission, International Arbitration

Member of the Panel of Arbitrators of Qingdao Arbitration Commission

Member of the Mainland Legal Affairs Committee, The Law Society of Hong Kong

Member of the China Committee of Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

Acknowledged eight times as a leading lawyer in the area of China Corporate/M&A in the PRC in the Asia Pacific Legal 500 (2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 editions)

Recommended as a leading lawyer in the area of Dispute Resolution in the PRC by the same publication (2007/2008 edition)

Nominated by the Asialaw Leading Lawyers as one of Asia's Leading Lawyers in the area of General Corporate Practice (2005 - 2008), and in the area of Mergers & Acquisitions (2004 and 2005)

Accredited as a leading lawyer in the area of Project Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions in the AsiaLaw Leading Lawyers (2001 and 2004 editions)

Recognised three times as a leading project finance lawyer in the Guide to the World’s Leading Project Finance Lawyers (1998, 2001 and 2004 editions)

Firm - Deacons was awarded the 2008 Asian Legal Business China Hong Kong Law Firm, PRC Office of the Year.

Deacons’ China Practice Group has been ranked first-tier in the areas of WTO/International Trade in the Asia Pacific Legal 500 (2006/2007 and 2007/2008 editions)