清洪資深大律師辦事處 One Jackson Road Chambers

Members

Alan Lo

Counsel

  • LL.M. in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, The University of Hong Kong (2013)
  • P.C.LL., City University of Hong Kong (2009)
  • J.D., City University of Hong Kong (2008)
  • B.A. Political Science (International Relations), McMaster University (2005)

Practice Profile

Alan was called to the Bar in 2010. He maintains a broad commercial, regulatory, and criminal practice, representing listed companies, board directors, shareholders, regulated professionals, principal contractors, and individuals before Hong Kong courts, statutory boards, and disciplinary tribunals. His corporate and regulatory practice encompasses Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) proceedings, shareholder disputes, and statutory investigations by the SFC. In regulatory defense, Alan frequently acts for principal contractors and commercial entities in prosecutions brought by the Labour Department and other government authorities following industrial and environmental incidents. Alan also defends individuals in white-collar criminal matters and general criminal cases across all court levels. Additionally, he advises and represents several of Hong Kong’s largest F&B and nightlife operators on a broad range of legal matters, including Liquor Licensing Board hearings and statutory appeals.

Selected Cases

Financial Regulation

  • • Currently representing a respondent in ongoing Court of First Instance proceedings brought by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) under Section 214 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) concerning alleged corporate misfeasance, breach of duty, and director disqualification.
  • • Advising directors, financial institutions, and regulated individuals in formal enquiries and investigations by the SFC regarding market misconduct and statutory disclosure obligations.
  • • Advising listed companies, board directors, and corporate officers on compliance with the HKEX Listing Rules, corporate governance, and statutory regulatory requirements.

Commercial Disputes & Corporate Advisory

  • • Acting for founders, shareholders, and directors in petitions for relief from unfair prejudice, board deadlocks, injunctions, and claims concerning breaches of fiduciary duties and shareholder agreements.
  • • Advising companies, business owners, and corporate directors on governance, commercial contracts, and pre-litigation risk management.

General Criminal Defense & White-Collar Crime

  • • Defending individuals charged with money laundering under the Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance (OSCO, Cap. 455), commercial fraud, and conspiracy to defraud.
  • • Handling all phases of criminal proceedings, and representing clients in bail applications, trials, and appeals across all court levels.

Professional Disciplinary Proceedings

  • • Successfully defended a registered veterinary surgeon in disciplinary proceedings involving allegations of professional negligence before the Veterinary Surgeons Board of Hong Kong (VSB).
  • • Represented a Police Inspector in internal police disciplinary tribunal proceedings concerning alleged disciplinary offences.

Industrial Safety, Environment & Regulatory Prosecutions

  • • Defending principal contractors in prosecutions brought by the Labour Department under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (Cap. 59) and Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance (Cap. 509), as well as advising on and representing clients in post-trial appeals against conviction and sentence. Experience spans site compliance breaches to severe and fatal industrial accidents, frequently securing acquittals in technical multi-summons proceedings to safeguard clients' ongoing tendering capacity.
  • • Defending principal contractors in prosecutions and post-trial conviction/sentence appeals initiated by the Environmental Protection Department (EPD), Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD), Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD), and Highways Department, successfully securing acquittals and mitigating statutory exposure to preserve commercial tendering eligibility.

Licensing, F&B & Nightlife

  • • Advising and acting for several of Hong Kong’s largest F&B and nightlife operators on a broad range of legal, licensing, and operational matters.
  • • Appearing before the Liquor Licensing Board (LLB) concerning contentious applications for new licenses, renewals, and amendments, and appealing LLB decisions before the Municipal Services Appeal Board (MSAB).
  • • Advising on regulatory compliance and defending operators and licensees against prosecutions for alleged breaches of statutory licensing conditions.