E-mail：vincento@wktoco.com
Tel：(852) 3628 0123
Languages: Cantonese, English, Mandarin
Vincent To is the Founder and Senior Partner of W K To & Co Solicitors. He has extensive experience in all types of litigation, mediation and arbitration and is a highly regarded lawyer who has dealt with a number of substantial and high profile cases. He sits on the Panel of Arbitrators of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and also the Panel of Arbitrators for the Beijing Arbitration Commission / Beijing International Arbitration Centre, and for the Qingdao, Qianghai and Shantou Arbitration Commission. He is also a Notary Public, a China-Appointed Attesting Officer, a Civil Celebrant of Marriages and a CEDR Accredited Mediator. Over the years, Vincent has gained a reputation among clients from the PRC for his profound understanding of their needs and concerns.
Vincent has considerable experience in the China market. He was the former standing committee member of the Shenzhen and Nanshan District, Shenzhen Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultation Conference.
Vincent is recommended in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2017 & 2018 editorial in the field of Dispute Resolution.
- Civil and Commercial Litigation
- International Arbitration
- China Trade and Investment
- Solicitor of the High Court of the Hong Kong SAR (since 1980)
- Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England & Wales (since 1984)
- Barrister and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia (since 1984)
- Advocate and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore (since 1991)
- Advising a PRC state-owned enterprise on the enforcement of security and the recovery of debts in the region of RMB 1 billion
- Acting for an ex-CEO in successfully defending against a claim made by his multi-billion conglomerate ex-employer regarding the enforceability of restrictive covenants
- Representing a PRC hi-tech enterprise in an arbitration in the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) in pursuing its claim against an equipment manufacturer based in Italy for defective equipment supplied
- Advising a multinational lighting manufacturer on the employment issues arising from the intended carve-out of part of its business
- Representing a leading manufacturer and supplier of Sodium Cyanide in Anhui, PRC, to claim for damages for breach of contract for US$2 million and to defend the Counterclaim for over US$ 1.35 million. Successfully assisted client in reaching an amicable settlement through mediation
- Acting for the subsidiary of a leading PRC coal enterprise in its application to discharge a Mareva Injunction obtained by a Singapore company in aid of pending arbitral proceedings in Beijing
- Notary Public of Hong Kong (since 1991)
- China Appointed Attesting Officer (since 1985)
- Member of Panel of Arbitrators, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
- Member of Beijing Arbitration Commission and Beijing International Arbitration Centre, Panel of Arbitrators
- Member of Qingdao and Shantou Arbitration Commission, China, Panel of Arbitrators
- Member of South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission/Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration
- Member of HKIAC – Hong Kong Mediation Council
- CEDR Mediator
- Civil Celebrant of Marriages (2006)
- Member of Po Leung Kuk Advisory Board (2012-2017)
- Chairman of the Association of Po Leung Kuk Chairmen Ltd (2015-2017)
- Former Standing Committee Member of Shenzhen and Nanshan District Shenzhen Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
- Member, Inter-Pacific Bar Association
- Member, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
- Vincent was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong government for his contribution to the local community.
- Vincent is a recommended lawyer for Dispute Resolution - Litigation in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2017 & 2018).