Janice Yau Garton, Partner, Stephenson Harwood
Janice Yau Garton has extensive experience in real estate transactions (both locally and cross border), specialising in property investments and acting for institutional investors, funds, hospitality groups, retail brands, property developers, family offices, private equity firms and REITs.
She is a member of the firm’s decarbonisation delivery team and co-authored Stephenson Harwood’s White Paper on how the legal services sector might support Asia’s transition to a low carbon economy. She is also on the Hong Kong Green Financing Association’s Real Estate working group and is working with HKU’s LITE Lab/TCLP Climate Contracting Initiative on the HK chapter of the Chancery Lane Project.
Janice is ranked as a Next Generation Partner for Real Estate (2022-2024) and Rising Star for Real Estate (2020 & 2021) in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Hong Kong Guide, and a ‘next generation lawyer’ in its 2017-2019 editions. She is also ranked Band 4 for Real Estate in Chambers Greater China Region.
Janice is qualified as a solicitor in Hong Kong and a solicitor and barrister in Ontario, Canada.
Stephenson Harwood is a law firm with over 1300 people worldwide, including more than 200 partners. Our people are committed to achieving the goals of our clients – listed and private companies, institutions and individuals.
We assemble teams of bright thinkers to match our clients’ needs and give the right advice from the right person at the right time. Dedicating the highest calibre of legal talent to overcome the most complex issues, we deliver pragmatic, expert advice that is set squarely in the real world.
Our headquarters are in London, with eight offices across Asia, Europe and the Middle East. In addition we have forged close ties with other high quality law firms and an integrated local law capability in Singapore and the PRC. This diverse mix of expertise and culture results in a combination of deep local insight and the capability to provide a seamless international service.
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