Profile

Mr. Terence Lee is the Managing Partner of the Hong Kong Office specializing in product liability practice in Asia. Mr. Lee is an international trial lawyer who has successfully handled complex products, commercial, construction, land and trust litigation and arbitrations around Asia, including many in the challenging jurisdictions of Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, PRC, Taiwan, Macau, Korea, Japan, India and Sri Lanka. He frequently travels around the globe advising the clients with their product issues, litigation disputes and regulatory concerns. He also gives presentations and trainings around the globe on various product liability issues.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Lee advised listed companies in Malaysia and Hong Kong in their commercial deals, including mergers and acquisitions, multi-national contracts and joint venture agreement. He was also involved in many cross-border transactions and litigations in Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, PRC and Vietnam.

Presentations and Publications

Featured speaker, LexisNexis:  The 6^th Annual Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Conference, Shanghai, PR China (December 8-9, 2011)

Co-authored with Lilian Chye a chapter on Hong Kong laws and with Janice Chew on China laws for Getting the Deal Through:  Product Recall 2012, published in November 2011 by Law Business Research Ltd. read article

Featured speaker, LexisNexis: The 3rd Annual Conference on China Product Liability and Recall 2011, Shanghai, PR China (October 20-21, 2011).

Sole speaker, Product Liability in HK & the PRC, LexOmnibus, Hong Kong  (September 23, 2011).

Co-authored with Lilian Chye a chapter on Hong Kong and China laws for The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Class & Group Actions 2012, published by Global Legal Group Limited. read article

Co-authored with Karrie Cheung an article appearing in chapters for Hong Kong and China in the 2011 edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to Product Liability, published by Global Legal Group Ltd, London (www.ICLG.co.uk) (2011). read article

Contributing editor to Getting the Deal Through:  Product Liability 2011. read article

Co-authored with Karrie Cheung and Janice Chew an article entitled The Auto Manufacturer's Impending Nightmare in the PRC Market appearing in the Professional Insight, Product Liability Risk section of the March 2011 edition of Financier Worldwide Magazine (www.financierworldwide.com).

Co-authored with Karrie Cheung a chapter on Hong Kong and China laws for Product Liability 2011 published in August 2011 by Law Business Research Ltd.: Getting the Deal Through, UK (2011). read article

Co-authored with Karrie Cheung an article entitled Meeting the Rising Challenge appearing in the Product Liability in Asia section of the January 2011 edition of Financier Worldwide Magazine (www.financierworldwide.com).

Featured contributor, Talking Point: Managing Product Liability Risk, published in Financier Worldwide Magazine (October 2010). read article

Featured Speaker, Product Liability Legal Basic and Awareness Workshops: “E-Discovery and Legal Vetting.” (March 2010).

Featured Speaker, “Product Liability (Legal Basic Awareness) & Customer’s Complaint Handling,” Beijing Benz Automotive Co., Ltd., Beijing (December 2009).

Featured Speaker, PCM, Product Liability Legal Basic and Awareness Workshops, Mercedes-Benz (China) Ltd., Beijing (December 2009).

Co-authored with Karrie Cheung an article on People’s Republic of China product liability laws for the International Law Office: Clean Bill of Health for New Food Safety Law (2009).

Co-authored with Karrie Cheung an article on People’s Republic of China product liability laws for the International Law Office: Government Compensation Plans: Is That All For Melamine Milk Victims? (2009).

Co-authored with Karrie Cheung a chapter on Hong Kong laws for Product Liability 2009: Getting the Deal Through, UK (2009).

Co-authored with Karrie Cheung an article on People’s Republic of China product liability laws for the International Law Office: Who Tainted My Milk? Government Plans Overhaul of Food Safety Regime (2008).

Co-authored with Karrie Cheung an article on People’s Republic of China product liability laws for the International Law Office: Increased Awards for Pain and Suffering in Product Defect Cases, PRC (September 2008).

Co-authored with Karrie Cheung an article on People’s Republic of China product liability laws for the International Law Office: Damages for Product Defects: What Can Consumers Claim? PRC (2008).

Featured Speaker, “Product Liability Concepts and Creating Clear Technical Records,” Hong Kong (September 2007).

Co-authored with Karrie Cheung an article on People’s Republic of China product liability laws for the International Law Office: Overview on Product Liability Law (July 2007).

Co-authored with Karrie Cheung an article on People’s Republic of China product liability laws for the International Law Office: “Lemon Laws” to Give Customers Greater Redress for Faulty Vehicles (March 2007).

Co-authored with Karrie Cheung a chapter on PRC laws for the DRI Defense Library Series: A State-by-State Compendium – People’s Republic of China, USA (2007).

Co-authored with Karrie Cheung a chapter on Hong Kong laws for the DRI Defense Library Series: A State-by-State Compendium – Hong Kong SAR, USA (2007).

Co-authored with Karrie Cheung a chapter on Taiwan laws for the DRI Defense Library Series: A State-by-State Compendium – Taiwan, USA (2007).

Featured Speaker, “Legal Basics,” Hong Kong (May 8, 2006).

Featured Speaker, “Product Liability Concepts and Emerging Trends and Learning From Experience: Ours and Others,” Indonesia (September 15, 2005).

Featured Speaker, “Creating Clear Technical Records in an Increasingly Complex World,” Hong Kong (November, 2004).

Featured Speaker, “Product Liability: Overview and Product Liability Global Challenge,” Singapore (July 26 and 27, 2004).

Co-authored with Karrie Cheung an article on People’s Republic of China product liability laws for the International Law Office: Damages for Product Defects: What Can Consumers Claim? PRC (2008).

Featured Speaker, “Product Liability Concepts and Creating Clear Technical Records,” Hong Kong (September 2007).

Co-authored with Karrie Cheung an article on People’s Republic of China product liability laws for the International Law Office: Overview on Product Liability Law (July 2007).

Co-authored with Karrie Cheung an article on People’s Republic of China product liability laws for the International Law Office: “Lemon Laws” to Give Customers Greater Redress for Faulty Vehicles (March 2007).

Co-authored with Karrie Cheung a chapter on PRC laws for the DRI Defense Library Series: A State-by-State Compendium – People’s Republic of China, USA (2007).

Co-authored with Karrie Cheung a chapter on Hong Kong laws for the DRI Defense Library Series: A State-by-State Compendium – Hong Kong SAR, USA (2007).

Co-authored with Karrie Cheung a chapter on Taiwan laws for the DRI Defense Library Series: A State-by-State Compendium – Taiwan, USA (2007).

Featured Speaker, “Legal Basics,” Hong Kong (May 8, 2006).

Featured Speaker, “Product Liability Concepts and Emerging Trends and Learning From Experience: Ours and Others,” Indonesia (September 15, 2005).

Featured Speaker, “Creating Clear Technical Records in an Increasingly Complex World,” Hong Kong (November, 2004).

Featured Speaker, “Product Liability: Overview and Product Liability Global Challenge,” Singapore (July 26 and 27, 2004).