Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (International Firms)
China
15 years ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
John Choong
Greater China Region 2026
Ranked in 1 practice area
About
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Practice Areas
John Choong is Partner and Head of with Freshfields’ International Arbitration Group in China. Over the course of over two decades, John has acted as trusted adviser to Fortune 500 companies on their most significant arbitrations, complex cross-border disputes and multi-jurisdictional investigations. These have included a number of billion-dollar disputes which have resulted in favourable awards or successful resolutions. John has also acted on a number of widely reported landmark international litigations and investigations.
John is recognized as a leading individual by the legal directories, and is regularly sought after as presiding or sole arbitrator. He was named "International Arbitration Lawyer of the Year" for Asia-Pacific in the Benchmark Litigation Awards 2022.
Professional Memberships
John is admitted in Hong Kong, England & Wales and Singapore (currently, non-practising). He is a Chartered Arbitrator and sits as Council or committee member on the leading arbitration organisations. He has also been an adjunct lecturer on The Hong Kong University LLM course.
Publications
John has co-edited/authored several books published by Oxford University Press, Sweet & Maxwell and Thomson Reuters. John is also the General Arbitration Editor of the Hong Kong White Book.
Chambers Review
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Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (International Firms) - China
Band 1
Individual Editorial
John Choong is head of Freshfields' international arbitration team in China and an adept arbitration counsel to both domestic and international private companies and SOEs across a broad spectrum of industry sectors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
John has excellent expertise in arbitration, offering friendly guidance and delicate advice to clients and handling the entire case very smoothly, maintaining a good relationship with the arbitrator.
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (International Firms)Chambers Greater China RegionHe is able to fully understand the needs of Chinese customers and integrate global resources to deal with complex international disputes.
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (International Firms)Chambers Greater China RegionJohn is a leading figure in the field.
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