Hogan Lovells

Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment

James Kwan is an International Arbitration partner who leads the International Arbitration practice in Hong Kong. He is a member of Hogan Lovells’ International Arbitration Global Steering Committee leadership team. He specialises in technology, private equity, energy, and life sciences disputes. He represented clients in arbitrations in Asia, the U.S., Middle East, and Europe under the major institutional and ad hoc rules, such as ICC, HKIAC, SIAC, CIETAC, LCIA, AAA, DIAC, and UNCITRAL. James has also sat as arbitrator and rendered awards in HKIAC, ICC, and DIAC arbitrations, and in addition is on the CIETAC, LCIA, SCIA, SHIAC, KCAB, and AIAC panels. James is a solicitor advocate with Higher Rights of Audience before the Hong Kong courts.

James sat as a Temporary Judicial Registrar in the High Court of Hong Kong in 2023 and as a District Judge in 2024 and 2025.

English, Cantonese

Asia Pacific Forum for International Arbitration – Hong Kong representative and former co-chair

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and former Committee member of East Asia branch

Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators – Fellow and former Council Member

ICC Hong Kong Arbitration Committee

ICC Young Arbitrators' Forum – inaugural Asia Committee Member

Hong Kong Law Society - Arbitrators' Appointment Committee

ICC/HKIAC/CIETAC/LCIA/DIAC/SHIAC/KCAB/AIAC - List of arbitrators

Executive Masters of Business Administration, Kellogg Northwestern University and University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 2024

Wharton General Management Program, University of Pennsylvania, 2023

BSc., LLB (Hons), Australian National University

The College of Law Australia