Look Chan Ho joins Erskine Chambers as a Door Tenant

9th March 2022

Members of Chambers are delighted to welcome Look Chan Ho as an associate member. 

Look is based at Des Voeux Chambers in Hong Kong. https://dvc.hk/en/members-of-chambers/juniors/look-chan-ho/ 

Look specialises in corporate insolvency and restructuring, with a particular emphasis on cross-border matters. He is internationally well-known for his high level of legal expertise and frequently advises on transactions involving novel and complex legal issues. He often works on prominent and precedent-setting cases. 

In addition to insolvency matters, Look also has extensive experience in company and commercial disputes and advisory work. 

Before joining the Bar, Look practised for more than 15 years as a solicitor in London and Hong Kong at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and was the Asia head of restructuring and insolvency. 

Head of Chambers David Chivers QC said “I am very pleased to welcome Look as an associate member   of Erskine Chambers. He is rightly recognised as an expert in the fields of both Company and Insolvency law. 

Phil Reeves Senior Clerk, added, “Having Look join as an associate member is a great accolade for Chambers and testimony to our growing strength in offshore work. 

Ho Look-Chan of Des Voeux Chambers stands out for his close focus on insolvency issues, and in-depth expertise concerning them, a field to which he brings both the technical knowledge of a published authority on the subject and the practical insights derived from having practised as a solicitor in the area for over 15 years. In addition to being acknowledged by interviewees as “definitely the guru for corporate insolvency, especially in cross-border cases,” he is also described as “an absolute brain who definitely has the ear of the companies court,” the source of this observation adding: “If I have a cross-border case which tests the boundaries of the law, I`m likely to get Look to do it for me. 

Chambers and Partners 2022