“An advocate who always grabs the judge’s attention and never fails to sell the case in the most persuasive manner possible” – The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide 2021 (Hong Kong Bar – Commercial disputes)
“Excellent: user-friendly and diligent, he is responsive and tech-savvy” – The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide 2021 (Hong Kong Bar – Intellectual property)
“… attracting commendation for his thorough mastery of the discipline, his persuasive advocacy and an attentiveness to detail that makes him particularly “excellent for registry work”” – Chambers Global 2020 (Intellectual Property in China)
Recognised as a Leading Junior, Commercial Disputes and Intellectual Property (The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide, 2024), and Intellectual Property (Chambers and Partners, Hong Kong Bar, 2023).
Sebastian has a broad civil litigation, arbitration and mediation practice, including intellectual property, commercial, white collar fraud, insolvency, company, employment, matrimonial finance, and costs/taxation matters.
Sebastian is a Fellow of CIArb and a WIPO Approved Neutral. He is an Arbitrator and Mediator with WIPO, HKIAC (Panel of Arbitrators for Intellectual Property Disputes; Panel of Emergency Arbitrators; List of Arbitrators), SCIA, SHAC and AIAC. Sebastian is a Domain Name Panelist with WIPO, FORUM, HKIAC, ADNDRC and AIAC, rendering decisions in both English and Chinese.
Sebastian was admitted to practice as a solicitor in Victoria, Australia in 1998 and in Hong Kong in 2003. Prior to being called to the bar, he was a partner in an international law firm.
Sebastian is a fluent Putonghua speaker.
1996 LLB, University of Melbourne, Australia
1994 BA, University of Melbourne, Australia
1990 Diploma in Chinese Language, Beijing International Studies University
Admissions
2010 Barrister, Hong Kong
2003 Solicitor, Hong Kong
2002 High Court of Australia
1998 Barrister and Solicitor, Victoria, Australia