Avocats en Arbitration

Hiroki Awahara

Partner

Ushijima & Partners

Hironobu Tsukamoto

Partner, Co-head of New York office

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu NY LLP

Hiroo Advani

senior partner

Bharucha & Partners

Hiroyuki Iwamura

Hiro is the office Managing Partner of Bird & Bird Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo Houritsu Jimu Bengoshi Jimusho and a corporate/commercial partner.

Bird & Bird

Hisham Al Qura’an

Partner

ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners

Hisham Al Qura’an

Partner

ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & Partners

Hong Jiang

Hong Jiang specializes in the study and practice of commercial dispute resolution. She has extensive experience in handling complex and high-profile domestic and international arbitration cases. The types of disputes she handles include investment & financing, equity transactions, foreign investment, finance & securities, international trade, technology transfer &licensing, real estate, pharmaceuticals & health care and energy. Hong Jiang represented clients including multinational companies, foreign-invested enterprises, private equity investment funds and large state-owned and private enterprises before all levels of PRC courts and various arbitration institutions, and the rules applicable to the arbitration involve China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC), Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (SHIAC), Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Court of Arbitration, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) rules. Hong Jiang currently serves as panel arbitrator at HKIAC, CIETAC, China Maritime Arbitration Commission (CMAC), SHIAC, SCIA, etc. Since 2004, Hong Jiang has handled over 400 arbitration cases in domestic and international arbitration institutions as presiding arbitrator, sole arbitration or party-appointed arbitrator.

Global Law Office

Hong Sun

Senior Associate

Dehehantong Law Offices

Hongji Li

Partner

Commerce & Finance Law Offices

Hongjiu Zhang

Partner

Jingtian & Gongcheng

Horace Wong SC

Horace Wong, S.C. has a broad civil practice, with a particular focus on commercial, banking and property disputes. He has extensive experience in substantial and complex litigation, having been involved in a number of long-running cases with multi-jurisdictional elements, including the ongoing dispute in Daimler AG v Leiduck. He also regularly acts for regulators and public bodies including the Securities and Futures Commission and the Employees Compensation Assistance Fund Board. Besides his practice in the courts, Horace Wong, S.C. frequently sits as an arbitrator (both in Hong Kong and abroad), being a panel member of various international arbitral institutions. He also mediates complex commercial disputes and is a specially appointed mediator of the Hong Kong Mediation Council in respect of the Investment Agreement under the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA). RECENT HIGHLIGHTS Fong Chak Kwan v Ascentic Ltd[2021] 6 HKC 401 (CA), [2022] HKCFA 4 – Acting for the Employees Compensation Assistance Fund Board in an appeal to set-aside leave for service-out involving proper interpretation of “damage limb” of the tort jurisdictional gateway Chen Yue Jia James v Chen Maria[2020] HKCFI 2410: 18-day trial concerning validity of 5 wills SFC v Yiu Hoi Ying Charles[2017] 3 HKLRD 157 (CA), (2018) 21 HKCFAR 475: Leading CFA decision on the interpretation of “innocent purpose” defence provided in s 271(3) of the Securities and Futures Ordinance. OTHER NOTABLE CASES Commercial & Banking Daimler AG v Leiduck[2012] 3 HKLRD 119 (CA), [2013] 2 HKLRD 822 (CA), [2014] 3 HKLRD 56 (CFI), [2018] 1 HKLRD 40 (CFI), [2018] 1 HKLRD 1188 (CFI), [2020] 3 HKLRD 579 (CFI), [2021] HKCA 328: Ongoing multi-jurisdictional dispute involving multiple issues of fraud, Mareva Injunction, settlement agreement, enforcement of undertaking, and issues of Russian law and psychiatric expert evidence, resulting in multiple leading decisions on various aspects of procedural and substantive law. Poben Consultants Ltd v Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club(HCMP 2332/2016, 27 October 2017), [2019] 1 HKLRD 1110 (CA): Expungement of evidence on ground of “without prejudice” privilege in the context of dispute over private club debentures DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd v Sit Pan Jit(HCA 382/2009, CACV 91/2015 & FAMV 45/2016): Leading case on contractual estoppel involving allegations of mis-selling by the bank Regulatory & Disciplinary SFC v Lu Ruifeng[2020] 4 HKLRD 786 (CFI), [2022] HKCA 326: Joinder application raising applicable limitation period for claims under s 213 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance Registrar of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v X (No. 3)[2017] 5 HKLRD 568 (CA): Appeal against determination of Disciplinary Committee of the HKICPA raising issues of procedural fairness Property & Probate Polyline Development Ltd v Ching Lin Chuen[2021] HKCFI 483: Strike-out application against multitude of claims made in respect of Ding House developments Sino Channel Holdings Ltd v Vast Faith Investment Ltd[2020] 2 HKLRD 1286 (CA): Dispute involving proper interpretation of deed of mutual covenant Chow Lily v Chow Wai Wai Violet(HCAP 22/2019): Probate action in relation to the estate of the late business tycoon Chow Yei Ching Personal Injuries & Employees’ Compensation Wo Chun Wah v Employees Compensation Assistance Fund Board[2019] 1 HKLRD 48 (CA): CA decision on proper approach to costs order against the Employees Compensation Assistance Fund Board Lo Siu Wa v Employees Compensation Assistance Fund Board[2017] 2 HKLRD 9 (CA), (2018) 21 HKCFAR 8: CFA decision on proper approach of interpreting employee compensation insurance policies Public Kazuo Okada v Registrar of Companies[2019] 1 HKLRD 483: Judicial review of registrar’s decision to withhold registration of documents pending resolution of underlying corporate disputes Waddington Ltd v SFC[2018] HKCFI 2544: Judicial review of SFC’s decision to refuse carrying out investigations and to take out petition under s 214 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance Chan Thao Phoumy v Secretary for Justice[2018] 3 HKLRD 310: Application to set aside registration of external confiscation order made under s 29(1) of the Drug Trafficking (Recovery of Proceeds) Ordinance DIRECTORY QUOTATIONS “An accomplished S.C.” (Legal 500 2022)

Rede Chambers

Horacio Infante

Associate

Baker McKenzie Chile

Horacio Paredes Vázquez KC

Partner. For the last 10 years his practice has focused in constitutional, administrative, civil and commercial litigation and arbitration with a particular emphasis on energy and infraestructure. Mr. Paredes is ranked as one of the top experts in high profile energy litigation being ranked as a "highly recognised practioner”.

Malpica, Iturbe, Buj y Paredes, S.C.

Horacio Ruiz Moreno

Partner

Mitrani Caballero

Hossam Mokhtar

Senior Associate

Abdulaziz Bin Ali Law Firm

Hossam Tantawy

Managing Director | Senior Legal Consultant

Al Sulaiti Law Firm

Howard Wong

Partner

Zhong Lun Law Firm

Huanwei Zhang

Senior Partner

Hai Run Law Firm

Huawei Sun

Zhong Lun Law Firm

Huey Miin Ooi

Partner; Dispute Resolution; Construction, Infrastructure & Energy; Arbitration

Raja, Darryl & Loh

Hugo Hernández

Associate

Greenberg Traurig, S.C.

Hugo Hernández

Associate

Greenberg Traurig

Hugo Keulers

Hugo is a partner in the Commercial and Dispute Resolution practices and heads the Insurance and Reinsurance team. He is one of the only Belgian lawyers with considerable experience and expertise in complex reinsurance disputes before the Belgian Courts. Hugo’s practise today is focused on large and complex liability and insurance claims in areas such as All Risk Property, Construction All Risk Insurance, ALOP Insurance, D&O, Professional Indemnity and Product Liability Insurance. He is the trusted advisor of a large number of international and Belgian insurers on complex and sensitive legal issues, often with an important financial and/or international impact. Hugo also handles arbitration and mediation cases. He acted as counsel, arbitrator and mediator.

Lydian

Hugo Strang

Hugo specialises in construction law and procurement law. In addition to litigating in these fields before the civil courts as well as the Board of Arbitration, he also has extensive experience in drafting and reviewing building contracts, consultancy agreements, integrated agreements, construction team agreements and coordination agreements. He acts on behalf of principals as well as contractors.

Straatman Koster Advocaten