WILHK in the News
November 2017
Jeanette Chan, Managing Partner of the China Practice at Paul, Weiss, was featured in a Q&A for Asian-mena Counsel magazine. In an interview published November 16, Jeanette discusses being mentored by Paul, Weiss of counsel Jerome Cohen; the evolution of the China legal market over her career; her engagement in industry initiatives promoting the advancement of women such as WILHK; and the qualities that make a good lawyer, among other topics.
August 2017
Hong Kong Lawyer published an article about the return of WILHK's mentoring programme this year.
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April 2017
Women in Law Chair, Stephanie Sheng, was featured as part of Asialaw’s Exceptional Female In-House Counsel interview series. Sheng was featured in connection with WILHK’s Flexible Working Panel discussion (co-hosted by Freshfields), and discussed WILHK’s initiatives in the area, as well as WILHK’s successful mentoring programme.
March 2017
The Women's Foundation (TWF) Director of Pipeline Initiatives, Jo Hayes, wrote about the positive impact of mentoring programmes for women in Hong Kong in HR Magazine and mentions WILHK's mentoring programme in her article. Click here to read Jo's article.
February 2017
The Women's Foundation publish a link about WILHK's mentoring programme launch in their newsletter.
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February 2016
The Women's Foundation publish a link about WILHK's mentoring programme launch in their newsletter.
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February 2016
"Women in Law Hong Kong (WILHK) today announces the launch of their cross-firm mentoring programme, a first of its kind that is specific for legal professionals in Hong Kong."
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August 2015
APSMA releases an article about the WILHK launch event, noting that "The overwhelming support for the WILHK launch and the enthusiasm at the event highlighted the need for WILHK."
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June 2015 Edition
ALB writes about WILHK in their "Diversity" section:
"A number of law firms in Hong Kong have come together to launch Women in Law Hong Kong (WILHK), a legal community that aims to provide a networking platform for private practice lawyers, in-house counsel and other legal professionals in the city."
18 June 2015
In-House Community posts an article about the WILHK launch event, commenting on the "strong turnout" and includes quotes from both Nina Fitzgerald (Chairperson of WILHK) and Crystal Antica (Vice-Chairperson of WILHK).
17 June 2015
The Professional Services and Marketing Group posts an article on the launch of WILHK and mentions:
"The overwhelming support for the WILHK launch and the enthusiasm at the event highlighted the need for WILHK which is one of the first networks to provide a dynamic networking platform for private practice lawyers, in-house counsel and other legal professionals based in Hong Kong."
16 June 2015
The Women's Federation congratulates committee members on the successful launch of WILHK in their newsletter.
1 June 2015
Conventus Law runs an article about the launch of WILHK and announces that the launch party will take place at Cipriani on 15 June 2015.