Carson Wen
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Contact

(T) +852.3189.7328
(F) +852.2868.5871

Education

  • Oxford University (M.A. in Law 1980; Balliol College/B.A. in Law 1977; Younger Prizeman [in law], 1977); Columbia University (B.A. in Economics 1975)

Bar Admissions

  • Hong Kong, England & Wales, and China-appointed Attesting Officer

Government Service

  • Deputy, National People's Congress of the PRC and Justice of the Peace, Hong Kong

Carson Wen has more than 30 years of experience in business, corporate, and securities law. He has advised international clients on mergers and acquisitions of listed and private companies in multiple industries and on financial transactions in China, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. He also advises Chinese corporations and other entities on their investments and listings abroad. In addition, he provides advice on regulatory and strategic issues.

As a transactional lawyer, Carson's core competence is in structuring complex deals that involve highly regulated industries, often with a cross-border element. Some of those deal structures have become widely adopted. He has extensive experience in various industries, including TMT, satellites, new energy, pharmaceuticals, and natural resources.

Carson is a third-term Deputy of the National People's Congress, the PRC's national parliament and constitutionally its highest organ of state power, having represented Hong Kong since the Handover in 1997. He is also vice chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), Hong Kong's largest political party. He is as such well-versed in policy issues in Mainland China as well as in Hong Kong.

Carson is a Justice of the Peace of Hong Kong and was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star (BBS) by the Hong Kong Government for his contribution to economic ties between Hong Kong, Mainland China, and the rest of the world. Carson holds leadership roles in various public organizations in Hong Kong and Mainland China.


Honors & Distinctions

  • Who's Who of the Law, Asia Pacific Legal 500, Asialaw Profiles, and China Top 200

Languages

English, Mandarin, Cantonese
Carson Wen