Desmond Ang

DESMOND ANG is co-head of the Litigation group in Hong Kong and a member of the firm’s Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy practice. He handles international commercial litigation and arbitration, with an emphasis on high-stakes disputes involving business relationships and investments with companies in Asia. Desmond also has an established restructuring and insolvency practice involving the representation of debtors and creditors in dispute matters associated with complex cross-border debt restructurings, insolvency, and distressed scenarios. In addition to his practice, Desmond serves in the Firm’s Office of General Counsel. Desmond has represented clients in proceedings conducted under ICC, HKIAC, SIAC, CIETAC, JCAA, ICDR, and UNCITRAL arbitration rules, as well as before the Hong Kong courts. He has significant experience in disputes involving M&A, joint ventures, and private equity investments, in both arbitration (seated in Hong Kong, Singapore, Beijing, Tokyo, California, and Switzerland) and litigation proceedings in Hong Kong.