Wai Yue Loh Partner and Chief Representative of Beijing Office, Beijing; and Partner, Hong Kong
Wai Yue Loh recognised in 'The Top 100 Chinese Elite Lawyers in China'
On 24 January 2022, the China Business Law Journal announced The A-List 2021, which recognises the top 100 Chinese elite lawyers in China.
We are delighted to announce that Wai Yue Loh, Partner & Chief Representative in our Beijing office, was inducted into the A-List for the foreign firms category.
One of our clients said:
“Not only a seasoned and certified expert on maritime and shipping, Wai Yue Loh has rich experience in the wider field of international trade” and “He targets clients’ needs with utter precision, is quick to come up with solutions, and exhibits maturity and professional merit in complex multi-jurisdictional disputes.”
Wai Yue specialises in shipping, international trade and insurance and he is qualified to practice in three jurisdictions, namely Hong Kong, Singapore, England & Wales.Wai Yue set up the Ince Beijing office, where he has been Managing Partner for the last seven years. He is responsible for all aspects of the firm’s practice in northern China. He is a regular speaker, both regionally and internationally, on topics relating to commercial disputes, maritime law, international trade, and risk & compliance.
Wai Yue is often ranked as a leading lawyer in various legal directories and is noted for being “commercial” and a “strategist who can come up with detailed solutions”, and has more recently been described as being “brilliant in the way he deal with complexities” and “an excellent lawyer with rich professionalism and experience’ who is ‘familiar not only with English law but also with Hong Kong, Singapore and mainland China’.
For the sixth year in a row, China Business Law Journal has reached out to legal practitioners, in-house counsel and corporate management, inviting nominations of private practice lawyers that, in their opinion, deserve recognition for their contribution and excellence over the past 18 months.
The elite lawyers in the A-List comprise of 100 Chinese law practitioners and 100 international lawyers committed to China-related businesses. These individuals are selected after meticulous research from more than 2000 nominations from across the globe.
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