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Garreth Wong
Work Department
International Arbitration
Position
Garreth Wong is a Litigation Partner and Global Co-Chair of International Arbitration at Paul Hastings, based in the firm’s London office.
With over 20 years of practice, Mr. Wong is an English barrister, lead counsel and trusted advisor to corporates and asset managers in high-stakes, board-level disputes. Renowned for his strategic leadership, commercial astuteness and formidable advocacy, Mr. Wong has successfully deployed creative strategies to resolve intractable, complex, high-value disputes – often involving billions of dollars – spanning concurrent arbitrations, multi-jurisdictional litigation, investigations or other legal proceedings. His is particularly in demand in business-critical and strategically significant matters.
Mr. Wong’s extensive experience spans cross-border and international disputes across the Americas, Africa, Europe, Russia, Central and South Asia, China and Asia, under a wide range of civil, common, and public international laws. His broad practice covers diverse sectors including investments and business combinations (M&As, JVs and shareholder agreements), energy, mining and natural resources, projects and construction, telecommunications, technology, financial services, aviation, and life sciences.
Mr. Wong has appeared as an advocate before both international tribunals and the English courts. In addition to his work as counsel, he regularly acts as arbitrator. Mr. Wong has provided pro bono advocacy training for prosecutors at the International Criminal Court.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
(Leading partners)Paul Hastings LLP has ‘suddenly become a significant player in the global arbitration market’. In March 2023, the London office recruited Garreth Wong, as global co-head of the firm’s international arbitration practice. Wong, who ‘has significant experience in the international arbitration sector’, arrived from legacy firm Shearman & Sterling LLP. In March 2024, Wong was joined by former Latham & Watkins partner Oliver Browne, whose track record includes proceedings under the auspices of leading arbitral institutions, as well as on an ad hoc basis.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- International arbitration London > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Securitisation
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Industry focus > TMT
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Real estate > Property finance
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Employment > Employers
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration