Clifford Chance's Brian Gilchrist elected as Vice-President of the Law Society of Hong Kong

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance is pleased to confirm that partner Brian Gilchrist has been elected as Vice-President of the Law Society of Hong Kong, effective 26 June 2018.

"It is a privilege and an honour to have been elected as Vice-President of the Law Society of Hong Kong. I look forward to advancing members' interests and continuing to represent the Solicitors' profession," said Brian.

Brian has been serving as a Law Society Council member since 2009. In addition to serving on Council, he has acted as the Chairman and has been a member of various Law Society committees and working parties, including the Standing Committee on Standards and Development, the PIS Claims Committee, the Standing Committee on Practitioners Affairs, the Standing Committee on Policy and Resources, the Hong Kong Solicitors Indemnity Fund Board and the Board of the Academy of Law.

He has extensive experience in risk management and dispute resolution, advising large corporates, major institutions and high net worth individuals on banking, insurance, tax, contentious probate, directors’ duties and minority shareholders’ rights. He is qualified to practise as a solicitor in England and Wales (1991) and Hong Kong (1995) and received his MA and LLM from Cambridge University.

Brian is the Honorary Legal Advisor to the British Consulate General in Hong Kong. He also represents the Law Society in Statutory and Official Committees of public bodies, including the Civil Court Users’ Committee, the High Court Rules Committee and the Civil Justice Reform Monitoring Committee.

The Law Society of Hong Kong's announcement can be seen here.