Denis Chang’s Chambers

Richard’s broad civil practice has a focus on companies practice, commercial litigation, financial regulation and competition law.  He is noted for his experience in shareholder disputes and matters involving breach of directors’ duties.

Richard also has a thriving practice in cross border commercial arbitration, having acted as Counsel for both claimants and respondents in arbitrations seated in and outside Hong Kong. In particular, Richard has ample experience in arbitrations administered by the HKIAC, and is very familiar with its emergency arbitrator procedure and expedited procedure.

Prior to joining Denis Chang’s Chambers in 2011, Richard was a corporate finance solicitor at Herbert Smith Freehills.

Richard is actively involved in the community and academia. He is a part time lecturer at the University of Hong Kong.

Richard accepts appointment as arbitrator. He is on HKIAC’s List of Arbitrators.

English, Cantonese, Putonghua

Election Committee of the Chief Executive of HKSAR, Legal Subsector

Part-time Lecturer (Constitutional Law), Department of Law, University of Hong Kong

Postgraduate Diploma in EU Competition Law, King’s College London (2016)

PCLL, University of Hong Kong (2005)

LLB, University of Hong Kong (2004)

St Paul’s Co-Educational College