Leadership in Law Hong Kong 2026

Kapil Kirpalani

Chief Compliance Officer APAC at RGA

Leo Tian

Regional Director, Corporate, External and Legal Affairs at Microsoft

Michael Ting

Chief Legal and Compliance Officer at Manulife

Michael is the General Counsel (Legal & Compliance) of Manulife, overseeing legal and compliance matters for the insurance business in Hong Kong and Macau. He qualifies in three jurisdictions and has over two decades of experience in senior roles at firms including Sunlife, New York Life, and YF Life. Michael actively contributes to industry groups like HKFI, notably chairing the Bermuda Re-domiciliation Task Force. Well known for his collaborative vision and thought leadership in legal and regulatory matters, he was named Hong Kong In-House Lawyer of the Year by Asia Legal Business in 2019 and 2024.

Phil Leung

Legal Director - Commercial, Dispute Resolution and Employment at Bitget

Qin Liu

Legal VP at STATS ChipPAC

Raymond Goh

Group General Counsel at Quantum Intelligence

Richa Mohanty Rao

General Counsel at Urban Company

Richard Blair

Senior Managing Director and Deputy Chief Legal Officer, International at Blackstone

Richard Blair is a Senior Managing Director and the firm’s Deputy Chief Legal Officer, International. He sits on a number of firm boards including for The Blackstone Group (HK) Limited and Blackstone Singapore Pte. Ltd. Before joining Blackstone, Mr. Blair was a partner at the law firm of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and practiced in both EMEA and APAC. Mr. Blair has a Bachelor of Laws with European Legal Studies from King’s College London and a Diploma in European Legal Studies from Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg.

Stephen Peeples

Group General Counsel at MANTRA

Steve Kim

Asia-Pacific General Counsel at Conservation International

Vincent NG

General Counsel and Head of Public Affairs at Klook

Vincent Ng is General Counsel and Head of Public Affairs at Klook since 2018, leading the legal team that drives global company growth and the sustainability team focused on sustainable travel. He has guided several financing rounds that propelled Klook to unicorn status and navigated the company through the pandemic pivot. Prior to Klook, Vincent gained extensive experience with Hyatt Hotels and trained as a capital markets and M&A lawyer, having worked at Deutsche Bank's in-house legal team and the corporate departments of A&O Shearman and Freshfields. He was awarded the Lee Shau Kee Scholarship to read BA Jurisprudence at the University of Oxford and is admitted to practice in Hong Kong and England and Wales.