Iris Poon

Iris’s practice is focused on corporate and commercial areas. She regularly advises both local and international clients on a diverse spectrum of areas including:

  • mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financing, private equity and venture capital, joint venture businesses, investment and shareholders agreements;
  • corporate restructuring, share capital reduction, share buy-back, company amalgamation and dissolution;
  • advising start-ups, establishment of new companies and businesses, registration of non-Hong Kong companies , formation of guarantee companies and charities;
  • corporate governance, corporate regulatory and compliance matters, company secretarial practices;
  • amendment of constitutional documents for Certified B Corporations;
  • online businesses, commercial and operational contracts such as service agreements, consulting agreements, licensing agreements, distribution agreements and contracts for sale of goods;
  • intellectual property portfolio management, intellectual property licensing and commercialization;
  • employment and secondment contracts, work visa, employee restrictive covenants, employee handbooks and policies, employee share option plans, group reorganization and related employment matters, redundancy, employment termination and exit planning;
  • personal data privacy and related compliance matters;
  • arranging for notary public and China-Appointed Attesting Officer services.

Iris has considerable experience in advising multinational corporations in a wide range of industry sectors including fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), alcoholic beverage and brewing, fashion and apparel, automotive, immigration services, charities and direct selling. Iris had also worked as the regional legal counsel of a global direct selling company listed in the New York Stock Exchange responsible for legal matters in Hong Kong, Macau and southeast Asia markets in which she gained in-depth knowledge in the direct selling and multi-level marketing industry in the region.

Iris is always committed to providing high quality legal services to clients with a practical approach to solve legal issues in line with clients’ commercial objectives.

The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries, associate member

  • Bachelor Degree of Business Administration in Finance
  • Postgraduate Diploma in English & Hong Kong Law (CPE), with Commendation Award
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL)
  • Master of Laws in Commercial & Corporate Law (LLM)
  • Professional Certificate in Chinese Civil and Commercial Law
  • Admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 2005
  • Admitted as a solicitor in UK in 2007
  • Admitted as a member of The Hong Kong Institute of Directors in 2023
  • Admitted as a fellow member of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute in 2023 (FCG HKFCG (PE))
Iris Poon
Solicitor, Consultant
Email: irispoon@rsl.com.hk
Direct line: 2901 2598
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