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Norton Rose Fulbright
38/F JARDINE HOUSE
1 CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL
HONG KONG
Hong Kong

Work Department

Dispute resolution, International arbitration

Position

Kevin is a dispute resolution lawyer based in Hong Kong, with over a decade of experience in international arbitration and commercial litigation.

Kevin advises local and multinational corporations across a broad range of industry sectors on commercial, M&A, technology, joint venture, sales of goods, construction, shipping and insurance disputes.  He has particular experience in the commodities, infrastructure and construction sectors. He has advised and represented clients including government departments, developers, architects, contractors and subcontractors on a wide spectrum of contentious and non-contentious matters arising out of infrastructure and construction projects in a number of jurisdictions including Hong Kong, Macau, Shanghai, Beijing, Kazakhstan, Bangladesh, Australia and the United States.

Kevin has a special focus on international arbitration and arbitration related court proceedings. He has acted as counsel in arbitral proceedings conducted under different institutional rules such as the HKIAC, UNCITRAL, SIAC, CIETAC and LMAA rules as well as ad hoc arbitral proceedings in a number of jurisdictions.

Career

  • Solicitor, admitted in Hong Kong in 2008

Languages

- English
- Cantonese
- Mandarin

Education

2006 – Postgraduate certificate in laws, University of Hong Kong

2005- LL.B., London School of Economics and Political Science

Lawyer Rankings

China > Dispute resolution: Litigation: foreign firms

With ‘the capabilities to handle all aspects of a client’s legal needs‘, Norton Rose Fulbright‘s Hong Kong-based practice handles a range of high-stakes  litigation for regional and global financial institutions. The team also assists with complex family and probate disputes, along with construction-related conflicts. Other areas of strength range from contentious regulatory and white-collar matters, to cyber-fraud cases, injunctions, mis-selling, debt recovery proceedings, and bankruptcy and insolvency-related work. The track record of practice head Camille Jojo includes banking, shareholder and general commercial disputes, contentious trust and probate cases, and insolvency-related litigation, while Alfred Wu is particularly focused on construction disputes. The next line of practitioners showcases the ‘brilliantKevin Hong, who acts in disputes concerning commercial law, M&A and joint ventures, as well matters involving technology, sales of goods, construction, shipping and insurance, and Daniel Ng, who represents banks, financial institutions and corporations in contentious matters.

Hong Kong > Construction

Primarily focused on Greater China-focused matters, although able to leverage vast international resources to handle cross-border mandates if necessary, Norton Rose Fulbright advises a contractor-leaning client base across a range of contentious construction issues. Alfred Wu  has deep litigation expertise in the sector both on regular fee-earning matters as well as in his role as an arbitrator, and heads up the team that also includes Kevin Hong.

Hong Kong > Dispute resolution: international arbitration

Norton Rose Fulbright’s Greater China international arbitration team represents domestic and multinational corporations, financial institutions and regulatory bodies on complex cross-border disputes. A particular strength comes in construction disputes arising from infrastructure and energy projects, and the team also handles a steady stream of commercial disputes stemming from M&A, JV and shareholder disputes. The practice is jointly led by Alfred Wu and Camille Jojo with the former focusing on corporate finance, funds and M&A disputes, while the latter is highly regarded for his expertise in general commercial arbitrations. Kevin Hong has notable experience in the commodities, infrastructure and construction sectors.