Zhong Lun Law Firm

Dispute Resolution

Co-Managing Partner

Frederick is a Co-Managing partner of Zhong Lun in its Hong Kong office.  He is an arbitrator as well as a Solicitor Advocate (Civil) who has attained the Higher Rights of Audience. He has rights to appear in all levels of civil courts in Hong Kong. As of April 2024, while there are over 10,000 solicitors in Hong Kong, there are only 97 Solicitor Advocates (Civil).

Frederick joined Zhong Lun from DLA Piper which he had worked at for about 10 years. Frederick specializes in commercial litigation, international arbitration and white-collar crime. Frederick has particular experience in advising and handling high value shareholders and equity related disputes, multijurisdictional commercial disputes, commercial fraud, worldwide enforcement of judgments and arbitration awards, white collar crime and departmental summonses, and securities regulatory enforcement and investigation.  Additionally, Frederick deals with high value, complex probate and matrimonial disputes.

Frederick frequently represents financial institutions, insurance companies, multinational corporations, non-governmental organizations, Chinese state-owned enterprises as well as major shipping companies in complex commercial cross-border disputes in courts in China, Hong Kong and London and international arbitration tribunals.

English, Chinese (Cantonese and Putonghua)

Pro bono legal advisor of Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières) since 2005 Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors Member of the Hong Kong Independent Non-Executive Director Association Member of the Joint Tribunal of the Bar Council and the Law Society of Hong Kong Member of Disciplinary Panel A of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants Panel Member of the Private Columbaria Appeal Board Examiner of the Higher Rights of Audience Assessment Board Arbitrator of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre Arbitrator of the Hainan International Arbitration Court Supporting member and arbitrator of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association Member of the Council on Human Reproductive Technology Member of the Nursing Council Member of the Mental Health Review Tribunal Member of the Appeal Panel (Travel Industry Ordinance) of the Tourism Commission Member of the Appeal Panel (Housing) Former chairman of the Appeal Tribunal Panel Section 45 of the Buildings Ordinance (Cap. 123) Former School Manager of Wah Yan College Kowloon and Wah Yan Primary School Former Adjudicator of the Registration of Persons Tribunal Former Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Former Member of the Fishermen Claims Appeal Board (Trawl Ban) Former Member of the Advisory Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department

Certificate in Leadership in Law Firms, Harvard Law School, United States

D.B.A. (candidate), Peking University / University of Hong Kong

LL.M., University of Hong Kong

Postgraduate Diploma (Commercial Law), University of Hong Kong

P.C.LL., University of Hong Kong

LL.B., University of London, United Kingdom

B.Sc., University of Toronto, Canada