Gareth Hughes > Debevoise & Plimpton LLP > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP’s Hong Kong and wider Asia Pacific arbitration team is a trusted advisor to various multinationals, international organisations, sovereigns and NGOs on complex international disputes; having carved out a particularly strong reputation for private equity disputes. Splitting his time between Hong Kong and London, Tony Dymond co-chairs the Asia arbitration practice and principally focuses on multijurisdictional construction and engineering disputes. Mark Johnson and Gareth Hughes are also key contacts in Hong Kong, with the latter being adept concerning complex commercial disputes and regularly handling arbitrations under HKIAC, LCIA, SIAC and CIETAC. International counsel Cameron Sim is also building a solid reputation for Asia-related arbitrations, representing corporates and sovereign entities across a broad range of industries including energy, insurance, pharmaceuticals and banking and finance.

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is highly sought after by major financial institution clients, regularly acting in significant litigation concerning private equity, investment banking, securities and wealth management. The practice also considers the areas of white collar crime and government investigations as key aspects of its litigation work, with multi-jurisdictional mandates spanning the Asia Pacific from India and Singapore to Japan and South Korea. Of counsel Mark Johnson and Gareth Hughes jointly head the offering, with the pair’s clients including top PRC asset management firms, global financial institutions, and individual executives and shareholders.

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP‘s main focus in the regulatory space is on defence work for financial services clients, as well as for senior executives, who are subject to regulatory investigations and private litigation. Mark Johnson has substantial experience and familiarity with regulatory investigations, including mis-selling, insider trading, and market manipulation probes by the SFC and HKMA. Johnson also represents Hong Kong publicly-listed companies in internal investigations and regulatory scrutiny by bodies including the ICAC and the HKSE. Gareth Hughes co-heads the team alongside Johnson and is also a core member of the team.