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Stephenson Harwood Offices
UNITS 901-2 & 910, BUILDING 1, KERRY CENTRE
1515 NANJING WEST ROAD, JINGAN DISTRICT
SHANGHAI 200040
China
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Paul Ho
Position
Partner
Career
Paul has extensive experience in all aspects of contentious and non-contentious shipping matters, with a strong focus on shipbuilding, offshore construction, international trade, ship sale and purchase transactions.
In addition to a strong shipping and trade focus, Paul regularly handles general commercial litigation covering a wide range of complex, multi-jurisdictional and cross-border disputes. Before joining Stephenson Harwood, Paul worked at a leading international law firm for 27 years. He relocated to Shanghai in 2002 and is therefore deeply rooted in the Chinese market. He is dual qualified in Hong Kong and England & Wales and speaks fluent English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
Paul is familiar with all aspects of the firm’s contentious and non-contentious shipping practice and frequently represents major international shipowners, charterers, shipyards, traders, banks and financial institutions.
Paul regularly advises owners and shipyards in relation to shipbuilding, offshore construction and ship sale and purchase transactions. He has given talks on Chinese shipbuilding issues in Bergen, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Istanbul, London, Mumbai, Oslo, Piraeus, Shanghai and Singapore.
Moreover, Paul regularly handles shipping, trade and general commercial litigation covering a wide range of complex, multi-jurisdictional and cross-border disputes, with a strong focus on international arbitration proceedings and enforcement/winding-up actions in London, Hong Kong and Singapore. These would include court proceedings and ad hoc arbitrations applying the LMAA Rules and the UNCITRAL Model Law as well as cases involving major arbitral institutions such as CIETAC, CMAC, HKIAC, SIAC, ICC and LCIA.
Paul is one of only two individuals ranked as “Hall of Fame” for China Shipping: Foreign Firms by Asia Pacific Legal 500. He is also recognised as a leading lawyer under Shipping: Litigation (International Firms) by Chambers Greater China Region, a recommended “Global Leader” under Who’s Who Transport Shipping ranking, as well as the A-List of China’s elite 100 lawyers (foreign firms) by China Business Law Journal.
Lawyer Rankings
China > Shipping: foreign firms
(Hall of Fame)Stephenson Harwood is well-regarded in the fields of both shipping litigation and shipping finance and has further strengthened its offering with the hire of Paul Ho
and Shirley Li, both joined from Ince & Co in October 2023. Evangeline Quek is the key name in the China-focused arm of the firm’s maritime law offering. Based in Shanghai, Quek offers significant expertise in shipping arbitration and is well-placed to advise on cross-border matters, having previously managed shipping disputes concerning Singapore, Taiwan, India, England and the Netherlands. Shanghai-based ship financing expert Simone Liu is also key, regularly advising PRC state-owned enterprises.
Hong Kong > Shipping
Stephenson Harwood has a large team of Hong Kong shipping specialists and has further expanded with the arrival of Paul Ho in October 2023 from Ince & Co who excels in maritime and international trade, and ship finance. It is highly rated for ship financing mandates and shipping disputes, covering the full spectrum of shipping litigation work, from dry and wet charterparty work to insolvency and restructuring matters. In addition to its work for major international banks, credit agencies, owners, and operators, the group also acts for commodities finance companies. The practice is jointly led by Elizabeth Sloane, who is an expert in distressed enforcement and crisis management of urgent situations across both dry and wet sides of shipping, and Hongkai Zhou, who is noted for his shipping finance capabilities. Andrew Rigden Green is another senior practitioner experienced in marine and international trade matters, and Jason Toms is noted for his extensive experience in both wet and dry shipping matters and commercial litigation. Elton Chan is a shipping finance expert.