Michelle L.Y. Wong
王立欣

Michelle joined Chambers in 2022 following completion of her pupillage with Mr. Erik Shum, Mr. Marco Li, Ms. Queenie Ng and Ms. Elizabeth Herbert.

Michelle is developing a broad civil and criminal practice. She has appeared as an advocate in her own right in the Court of First Instance and the Magistrates’ Courts. She is capable of providing written submissions and conducting hearings in both English and Chinese. She accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ work.

During her studies, Michelle took part in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot. She was an oralist in the 17^th Vis East Moot, where her team won the moot and was awarded the Eric E. Bergsten Award. She returned as a student coach of the team in the following year.

Michelle now serves as a mock trial coach of the Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention.

Education
PCLL, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2021)
JD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2020)
BA in Translation, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2018)

Scholarships and Prizes
Eric E. Bergsten Award, 17^th Willem C. Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration Moot, Hong Kong (2020)
JD Silver Scholarships for High Academic Merit, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2019)
Academic Performance Award and Faculty Dean’s List, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2016)