Meet Our Attorneys
Our team of attorneys provide value to our firm’s clients through their extensive experience, leadership, intelligence and a practical approach to problem solving.
Glenn Lau-Kee, Counsel
Glenn Lau-Kee is currently of counsel to the law firm of Lau-Kee Law Group PLLC, where he was formerly a partner. He also serves as chair of the Board of Trustees of the US-Asia Institute located in Washington, DC, which is an organization that is dedicated to the advancement of understanding between people and governments of the United States and the countries of Asia.
He began his law practice in 1975 at the international law firm of Coudert Brothers as an associate in the Hong Kong and New York offices, concentrating on banking and project financing matters. He joined his late father, Norman Lau Kee, in 1977 to form the firm of Kee & Lau-Kee, now known as the Lau-Kee Law Group PLLC. The firm has a long history in the New York Chinatown community as well as a deep commitment to the community.
Glenn Lau-Kee is a past president of the New York State Bar Association. As the 117th president of NYSBA during 2014-2015, he was the first Asian-American to serve in that position. He continues to serve as a delegate to the NYSBA House of Delegates as well as a member of a number of its committees.
He recently served on the New York City Mayor's Advisory Committee to the Judiciary. In addition, Glenn Lau-Kee was a commissioner on the Commission on Human Rights of the City of New York from 1984-1990, serving as vice-chair of the Commission. He served on the New York State Judicial Screening Committee, First Department, and on the New York Housing Court Advisory Council. He has served as vice-chair of the Board of the YMCA of Greater New York, and as a board member of the New York County Bar Association, the Fund for Modern Courts, the New York Bar Foundation, Legal Services for New York City, and the Queens Legal Services Corporation. He served as the president of the Asian American Bar Association of New York from 1997-1999, and was appointed by the late Chief Judge Judith Kaye to serve on the Commission to Examine Solo and Small Firm Practice, and the Committee to Promote Public Trust and Confidence in the Legal System. He was a member of the Commission on Statewide Attorney Discipline formed by former New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman. He also served as one of the American Bar Association Observers to the United Nations Economic and Social Council in Geneva.
Mr. Lau-Kee is a David Rockefeller Fellow of the New York City Partnership. He has been awarded the Silver Shingle Award for Contribution to the Profession by the Boston University School of Law, the Dean’s Medal from Albany Law School, the Jane M. Bolin Leaders in Law Award from the Judicial Friends Association, and the Honorable George Bundy Smith Pioneer Award from the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of NYSBA. He is also the recipient of the Order of the Red Triangle from the YMCA of Greater New York.
Glenn Lau-Kee is a 1971 graduate of Yale University and a 1974 graduate of the Boston University School of Law.
David B. Dong, Partner
David B. Dong has been serving purchasers and sellers of New York real estate as well as institutional lenders for over 30 years, during which time, he has built a strong reputation with clients, loan officers, mortgage brokers, real estate agents, title insurers and fellow attorneys for closing transactions not only quickly but closing them right.
He concentrates in real estate matters, guiding purchasers and sellers through the intricacies of various commercial and residential transactions involving single/multifamily homes or mixed-use properties, cooperative and condominium apartments, commercial properties and 1031 tax deferred like-kind exchanges. While David has closed on properties located throughout the boroughs and surrounding counties, as a longtime resident and condominium owner in Battery Park City, David also has extensive experience with all of the finest condominium buildings in the area, as well as features and processes unique to the neighborhood and its land lease.
David also has vast experience in banking matters, representing institutional lenders in commercial and residential mortgage closings, as well as advising lenders on developing loan products and procedures to better serve its customers.
Additionally, David has also represented condominium sponsors and cooperative apartment corporation boards in various matters. His other general practice areas include wills, trusts & estates, business and corporate matters.
Cirong (Audrey) Kang, Partner
Audrey is a junior partner at Lau-Kee Law Group where her practice focuses on all facets of real estate and business law. Prior to joining Lau-Kee Law Group, Audrey was an associate at a boutique law firm in New York specializing in class action litigation.
Audrey graduated cum laude from Pace University School of Law, with a Certificate in International Law in 2014. While in law school, Audrey was a student intern at her law school's securities clinic and research assistant to Professor Nicholas A. Robinson. She also gained experience as an intern at a commercial law practice in Singapore and an international trade law firm in New York.
Prior to law school, Audrey attended Parsons the New School for Design in New York where she earned a BFA with honors in photography. She also holds a diploma in Film Sound & Video, with a concentration in film from Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Singapore.