Anniversaries are important events in the Chinese Communist Party political calendar, and 2022 marks a big one for Hong Kong: the 25th anniversary of its 1997 handover from Britain to the People’s Republic of China. So on July 1, Chinese President Xi Jinping will come to the island to swear in the new chief executive, John Lee — the former senior police officer and security minister who was the lone candidate for Hong Kong’s top job. The following excerpt is from an op-ed by Dennis Kwok that appeared in The Globe and Mail on May 25, 2022.
EKLJ Partners Named to NY Super Lawyers
EKLJ partners Ilene Jaroslaw, Mark Elliott and Matt Levine were named to 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers. Published annually, Super Lawyers recognizes attorneys with a high degree of peer recognition and outstanding expertise in their practice areas. Fewer than 5% of lawyers in the state are named to this list.