Samantha Gershon

Foreign Legal Advisor

Samantha is qualified to practice in Hong Kong and England & Wales.

Samantha has a broad spectrum of expertise advising on complicated children and financial matters. Having gained experience in various areas of the law both in-house and in different sizes of law firms, it has provided her with exposure to a diverse range of challenges and a “nothing fazing her” character and mentality. Deploying this wealth and range of experience, Samantha thinks instinctively, realistically and provides instant solutions to those seeking her advice and support.

Although when needed she can be a tenacious litigator, Samantha is a strong advocate for appropriate dispute resolution.  She is an accredited Private Financial Adjudicator, a trained collaborative practitioner and regularly attends mediations, assisting clients through the mediation process to avoid contested proceedings.

Samantha is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family lawyers, a prestigious global network of leading family law practitioners.

 

Memberships, Accreditation and Activities

  • Fellow, International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL) and on its Board of Governors as an Asia Pacific Chapter Delegate. She is also on the Management Committee of the IAFL, Asia Pacific Chapter
  • Former Executive Committee Member of the Hong Kong Family Law Association after having served as its Chairman (2018-2021) and Honorary Secretary (2016-2017)
  • Founding member, Director and on the Executive Committee of the Institute of Private Family Adjudicators (Hong Kong) Ltd a not-for -profit company that has the full support of the judiciary to promote private financial adjudication as an alternative means of family dispute resolution in Hong Kong
  • Contributing Editor to Family Law & Practice in Hong Kong and on the Editorial Board of Hong Kong Lexis Nexis Practical Guidance
  • Former Board Member of the Hong Kong Committee on Children Rights
  • Practising Solicitor Member of the Solicitors Disciplinary Panel (Hong Kong)
  • Formally a Mentor on both The Women’s Foundation Mentoring and Women in Law Hong Kong Programmes.

Expertise

Samantha’s expertise includes:

  • International Family law – representing expatriates and international clients involving cross border issues to include custody disputes and financial property disputes
  • Advising High net worth individuals involving substantial assets including multi-jurisdictional corporate issues
  • All forms of ancillary relief including cases involving pre and post nuptial agreements, companies, trusts and trustees as third parties
  • Domestic Violence Relief
  • Financial proceedings and settlements
  • Financial Injunctive relief
  • Acting and advising on international children relocation cases
  • High conflict cases involving parties with addiction issues.

Recent Matters

  • Samantha acted for one of the parties in the most regularly Hong Kong quoted family cases relating to maintenance pending suit and litigation funding. It was the largest award of MPS made in Hong Kong and was later appealed.

 

Memberships, Accreditation & Activities

  • Fellow, International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL) and on its Board of Governors as an Asia Pacific Chapter Delegate. She is also on the Management Committee of the IAFL, Asia Pacific Chapter
  • Former Executive Committee Member of the Hong Kong Family Law Association after having served as its Chairman (2018-2021) and Honorary Secretary (2016-2017)
  • Founding member, Director and on the Executive Committee of the Institute of Private Family Adjudicators (Hong Kong) Ltd a not-for -profit company that has the full support of the judiciary to promote private financial adjudication as an alternative means of family dispute resolution in Hong Kong
  • Contributing Editor to Family Law & Practice in Hong Kong and on the Editorial Board of Hong Kong Lexis Nexis Practical Guidance
  • Former Board Member of the Hong Kong Committee on Children Rights
  • Practising Solicitor Member of the Solicitors Disciplinary Panel (Hong Kong)
  • Formally a Mentor on both The Women’s Foundation Mentoring and Women in Law Hong Kong Programmes.