Signature Litigation LLP

Litigation, International Arbitration

Josh is a highly experienced commercial and corporate litigation and international arbitration lawyer, with a particular focus in shareholder disputes, security, asset tracing and enforcement actions which involve multiple jurisdictions. He also has a strong State Aid and Public Procurement practice and regularly defends corporates against Industrial Disease and Toxic Tort claims.

Josh acts for a broad range of clients including in the financial services, insurance, manufacturing and retail sectors and regularly acts for and against Chinese-based organisations, utilising his in-depth knowledge and experience of practicing in both China and Hong Kong. He has extensive expertise representing clients in ad hoc arbitrations under the ICC, LCIA, SCC and UNCITRAL rules.

Josh is native Chinese and regularly speaks on issues relating to China at events organised by the China Britain Business Council, UK Trade and Investment and China Britain Law Institute.

Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills, 2004; Senior Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills, 2006; Partner, DLA Piper, 2010; Partner, Signature Litigation, 2017.

Fluent in English and Cantonese and professional Mandarin.

Chair of the Northern Chapter of the Hong Kong UK Business Reform.

University of Warwick; Nottingham Law School.