Celine Leung

Celine Leung is an associate in Hong Kong. She is a member of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group.

Celine practices general and civil litigation and dispute resolution, with a particular focus on trust, tax, company and shareholder disputes, contentious probate and estate administration. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, she trained and practiced at a magic circle firm in Hong Kong, where she had extensive experience advising and acting for professional trustees, multinational companies, financial institutions and high net worth individuals on a wide range of matters.

Celine is presently a member of the Board of Review (Inland Revenue Ordinance), a member of the Civil Celebrant of Marriages Appointment Appeal Board and an adjudicator of the Registration of Persons Tribunal. She is also a contributing editor for the Hong Kong White Book.

Celine received her Juris Doctor from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2009, where she was a member of the Dean’s List. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with honors and a Certificate in Finance from Princeton University in 2007, and a Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne in 2017.

She is admitted to practice in Hong Kong, the State of New York and England and Wales. Celine is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

Capabilities

• Litigation
• Crisis Management
• Labor and Employment
• National Security
• Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance
• Tax
• Transnational Litigation
• White Collar Defense and Investigations

Credentials

Education:

• University of Melbourne - 2017 Master of Laws (LL.M.)
• Chinese University of Hong Kong - 2010 Postgrad Certificate in Laws
• Chinese University of Hong Kong - 2009 Juris Doctor
• Princeton University - 2007 Bachelor of Arts

Admissions:

• England & Wales - Solicitor
• New York Bar
• Solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong