Withers

International arbitration and litigation

Special Counsel

Alex is a special counsel in the international arbitration and litigation team.

He has advised and represented clients from Asia, Europe and Americas in a variety of contentious matters, with a particular focus on international arbitration and disputes in Hong Kong and Mainland China involving cross-border elements and parallel proceedings. His practice covers general commercial disputes, restructuring and insolvency, regulatory investigations and contentious probate disputes.

Alex has acted in proceedings under various leading arbitral institutional rules and also as tribunal secretary for complex international arbitrations. He is also experienced in court proceedings in Hong Kong and offshore jurisdictions.

Alex has the rare experience of having both a civil law and common law background. He is qualified in both Hong Kong and England & Wales and has also passed the PRC bar exam.

Cantonese, English, Mandarin

Hong Kong Law Society Young ICCA - International Council for Commercial Arbitration

Master of Laws in International Commercial Arbitration, Stockholm University, 2018 Postgraduate Certificate in Laws, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2014 Juris Doctor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2013 Master of Laws in Common Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011 Bachelor of Arts in Forensic Linguistics (English) and Bachelor of Laws, Southwest University of Political Science & Law, 2010