Fergus Saurin

Fergus Saurin is a partner in the Hong Kong office of Kirkland & Ellis. Fergus focuses on dispute resolution and has extensive experience of complex, multi-jurisdictional litigation and arbitration disputes, with a particular focus on private equity, capital markets, funds, M&A and shareholder disputes, as well as banking and international trade and investment cases. His litigation experience includes cases before the Hong Kong, English, Cayman Islands and BVI courts, including at appellate level, and his arbitration experience includes cases administered under all of the major institutional rules, as well as a number of ad hoc arbitrations. He also regularly advises on insolvency and restructuring matters and has acted both creditor and debtor side in high profile insolvencies in Hong Kong and elsewhere.

Fergus has been ranked “Asia 40 Under 40” by Asian Legal Business 2024. He has also been named as a “Future Star” in International Arbitration by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2022 - 2024 and a “Rising Star Partner” in Restructuring and Insolvency by IFLR1000 2023 - 2024.