Department profile
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (International Firms)
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
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Chambers Review
Freshfields' Hong Kong team is experienced in acting for both privately and state-owned Chinese businesses and international corporations in high-value arbitration proceedings. It regularly advises on cross-border disputes and offers notable expertise in arbitrations related to bilateral investment treaties. The team often acts for major private equity firms, as well as clients in the pharmaceutical and telecommunications sectors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They know business and can understand our business concerns. When I have problems I can always turn to them. They will always provide fast, professional services which never disappoint me."
"They have lawyers with expertise and experience over broad areas of law and a deep bench. Their analytical skills and ability to strategise balancing a number of complex issues are first-rate."
"Their proposals and suggestions are realistic and commercially practicable. Their turnaround time is super quick and they are always able to attend to all details and requests in our instructions. A highlight is their flexibility and enthusiasm to deliver the best to the client."
"They know business and can understand our business concerns. When I have problems I can always turn to them. They will always provide fast, professional services which never disappoint me."
"They have lawyers with expertise and experience over broad areas of law and a deep bench. Their analytical skills and ability to strategise balancing a number of complex issues are first-rate."
"Their proposals and suggestions are realistic and commercially practicable. Their turnaround time is super quick and they are always able to attend to all details and requests in our instructions. A highlight is their flexibility and enthusiasm to deliver the best to the client."
Notable Practitioners
John Choong is head of Freshfields' international arbitration team and an adept arbitration counsel to both domestic and international private companies and SOEs across a broad spectrum of industry sectors.
"John is very experienced in arbitration. He is realistic and very strategic in his thinking."
"He has excellent intellectual capabilities, is able to see the big picture and is a pleasure to work with in every way."
"John has an excellent ability to get into the details but at the same time to provide a rather concise advice. He possesses outstanding analytical skills which help to solve the most complex issues."