Tanner De Witt, or TDW, is a business law firm

Law firm

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 based in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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. The firm provides legal services to clients worldwide who have business interests in Hong Kong, China

China

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 and the Asia-Pacific

Asia-Pacific

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 Region. Tanner De Witt acts for international groups and companies as well as local companies and individuals

Profile

Operating from a small office in Wanchai, they employed one secretary. They were soon joined by Mark Side, and the three partners quickly established a solid reputation in the Hong Kong legal and business communities. In the short space of time between then and now, TDW has expanded to more than 60 people in total, including 30 fee earners. The firm occupies offices in the Lippo Centre.

Main practice areas

The firm's main areas of practice are divided into nine core areas:

• Corporate and Commercial
• Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Insolvency and Restructuring
• Mediation
• Insurance Law
• Employment Law
• Intellectual Property
• Leisure, Travel and Aviation
• Tenancy Law

Corporate social responsibility

Tanner De Witt provide legal services to charities

Charitable organization

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, including acting for Amnesty International

Amnesty International

Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...

 Hong Kong in securing an employment visa for the human rights organisation's director in 2006. The firm has also supported the work of Domestic and Migrant Workers, a charitable body established to assist those from overseas who work in Hong Kong, and Enlighten Hong Kong, a charitable organisation whose mission is to widen opportunities and choices for people affected by epilepsy

Epilepsy

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and to raise awareness of epilepsy issues in all sectors of the community.

Awards

Both market commentators and competitors of Tanner De Witt admit that “for what they do, they do best.” IFLR1000 2011 - The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms

Tanner De Witt is recommended for its ‘response time, quality of work and commercial judgement’. Asia Pacific Legal 500, 2010/2011- The Guide to Asia’s Commercial Law Firms

External links

• Tanner De Witt - Official site