Edward Alder

Edward Alder is regularly instructed in international arbitrations as counsel and arbitrator. His High Court practice involves commercial trials, injunctions, asset freezing and arbitration-related applications, jurisdictional challenges and ship arrests, often in the trade and transport and insurance sectors, including a growing aviation and luxury yacht practice.

Edward is also regularly instructed in international insolvency, financial services, shareholder, directorship and senior executive employment disputes.

In the IT / IP space, Edward acts in software / IT project, confidential information and trade mark and copyright disputes. He has been instructed in three recent IT project disputes and a lengthy telecoms network trial. He previously appeared in several telecom related competition cases as sole advocate and led by London competition silk.

From 2000 to 2006 he was a partner of Bird & Bird Hong Kong and from 1997 to 2000 a partner of Holman Fenwick Willan Hong Kong. The first five years of his career were at (what is now) Allens Linklaters in Sydney, Australia.

2006 Barrister, Hong Kong

1994 Solicitor, Hong Kong, England & Wales

1992 Solicitor, New South Wales (Australia)

Academic

1988 Master of Arts (Law), University of Cambridge

1986 Bachelor of Science (Mathematics), University of Auckland Final Year Senior University Prize in Mathematics