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Theresa Sham

Human Resources Director

Aqua Restaurant Group

Theresa Sham acquires 26 years of experience in Human Resources in retails, restaurants and hotels.

She is passionate in developing talents for the hospitality industry. She was part of executive committee of few hotel pre-opening projects in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai.

Theresa was awarded the Human Resource Hotelier of the Year – Greater China by The Hotelier Award in 2016.

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Adam Hugill

Partner

Hugill & Ip

Adam specialises in employment law in Hong Kong and the Asia-Pacific region. He also advises on a wide range of legal and commercial issues, both contentious and non-contentious, in the region and beyond.

He initially qualified in London in 2004, then moved to Hong Kong in 2008 to join a leading local firm and qualified as a solicitor in Hong Kong shortly afterwards. He joined an international firm in 2012 and was promoted to co-head the Hong Kong employment law practice, acting regularly for major global corporations and financial institutions.

Adam acts for both employers and employees in connection with a wide range of issues. These include: employee transfers and team moves; corporate transaction support; large-scale and cross-border terminations; protection of trade secrets and confidential information; compensation and benefits; employment of contingent workers and independent contractors; data privacy; shareholder disputes; discrimination; and business immigration.

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