One of the dominant players in the region, King & Wood Mallesons has a deep bench of experienced litigators in China and Hong Kong, offering clients broad coverage in Asia-Pacific and supported by a wide international network. The firm represents clients before all levels of the courts and various arbitration tribunals, including the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and the ICC. The Hong Kong office is especially known for its construction and international arbitration capability. The firm is also active in financial services regulatory work.
Key names in the commercial and international arbitration space include Yuwu Liu and Ariel Ye in China and Paul Starr and Barbara Chiu in Hong Kong. Beijing-based Zhongsheng Li and Jing Xu are notable in IP disputes and Kuncheng Zhao is known for insolvency. Edmund Wan in Hong Kong is a key name for construction. Chiu is also active in the regulatory and white-collar space, together with Rachel Yu.
In construction, the firm is representing New World Development Company in parallel proceedings of Hong Kong arbitration and domestic litigation by offering Chinese legal support and representing the client in litigation and enforcement processes.
In international arbitration, the firm is advising CEIBS Publishing Group on a United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) arbitration administered by HKIAC and parallel Hong Kong court proceedings, as well as potential PRC court proceedings against China Europe International Business School. In another ongoing matter, the team is acting for two US venture capital funds in a series of arbitration, litigation and other legal proceedings in a cross-border take-over dispute against a delisting company.
The firm’s clients include Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, Guoxing Global Land Consolidation and Development and Wuzhou Xingkai Construction.
