Kareena TEH is the first female solicitor in Hong Kong to be granted higher rights of audience, a recently established designation that permits selected, highly-qualified litigators to represent clients in civil matters in all levels of Hong Kong’s judicial system.

Kareena has been recognised by Chambers Global, Chambers Asia Pacific, Chambers Greater China Region and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific for her dispute resolution practice in Mainland China and Hong Kong, with the recent 2020 editions of Chambers Global and Chambers Asia Pacific, noting that she “is a strong and experienced litigator with a very respectable practice”, and the 2019 edition of Chambers Global noting that she is described by sources as “very experienced and responsive” and has “excellent advocacy skills”. Kareena is also recognised by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific in its Top 100 Women in Litigation in 2020 and 2021, and as a Litigation Star between 2018 and 2022 for her commercial and transactions and dispute resolution work in Hong Kong. In addition, she has been recognised by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific for her regulatory, anti-corruption and compliance work in Hong Kong. She was “Highly Commended” in the Financial Times “Asia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers” Report 2017 for her work in the Dispute Resolution category, and profiled in Global Investigations Review’s 2015 “Women in Investigations” that highlighted 100 top women in investigations globally.

Kareena’s experience in governance, regulatory and compliance matters include representing clients in relation to government, regulatory and internal investigations into bribery, corruption, cyber and data breaches, fraud, market misconduct, money laundering and securities fraud issues and in corporate compliance counselling. Kareena’s experience in corporate and commercial disputes include representing clients in disputes relating to contracts, directors’ and officers’ liability, shareholders’ remedies, investments and joint ventures, insolvency as well as in asset-tracing claims, recovery actions and insurance litigation.