David Chu is a partner and heads our Litigation practice in Hong Kong and China. David's practice focuses on regulatory enforcement and compliance, competition and employment law related matters and legal issues faced by organizations and individuals in the sports industry in Asia.
Chambers Asia Pacific recognizes David as a Leading Individual in the areas of dispute resolution and contentious regulatory work (financial services) in China, noting that he is "a rare talent whom clients indicated they would definitely go back to." Clients praised him as "unequalled when it comes to representing PRC companies in Hong Kong," "a skilled litigation tactician with a keen attention to detail," a "proactive and hard-working lawyer who offers practical solutions" and someone who "knows what he is doing; he makes sure nothing untoward happens." David was also recognized by Asialaw Leading Lawyers and was named as a Benchmark Disputes Star in Asia Pacific by Benchmark Litigation.
Chambers Asia Pacific: China: Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms) 2014-2019
Chambers Global: China, Dispute Resolution (International Firms) 2013-2019
The Legal 500 United States: Litigation: White Collar Criminal Defense 2015
Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2014
Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2013
The Leading Lawyer 100 - Asia Pacific 2011
David has significant experience with internal and government investigations in Hong Kong and the U.S., including in particular matters involving the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, Independent Commission Against Corruption and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He has handled cases in the Hong Kong courts involving director misfeasance and shareholders’ disputes and has also worked on a broad range of matters arising from failed securities and commercial transactions. Representative clients and matters include:
An independent director of a New York Stock Exchange listed PRC company, advising on allegations of false accounting, and U.S. class actions
Proskauer’s global antitrust practice is a top-tier practice as ranked by Legal 500 and our bilingual Hong Kong competition law practice extends our Firm’s expertise in this area to China, where our lawyers have advised major multinationals in the hotel hospitality, telecommunications and other sectors, on the Hong Kong Competition Ordinance which came into force on 14 December 2015. Representative engagements include:
With more than 50 years of experience in sports law, Proskauer is regarded as the go-to firm for handling the full range of complex legal matters for companies and individuals in the sports industry, with Chambers USA calling the Firm the “dream team of sports lawyers.” Our Firm’s expertise in this area, and also on matters representing clients in the entertainment industry, have involved a number of engagements in Hong Kong and China, including: