Kingsley Ong

Practice Areas

Kingsley Ong is a Partner at CMS Hong Kong specialising in Banking, Structured Finance, Securitisation, Derivatives, Restructuring, Insolvency, Arbitrations. He has structured many innovative award-winning financing transactions across Asia, and is described as follows:

• “revered for his ability to advise on complex financial structures” (Chambers, 2017)

• “phenomenal client base among Mainland China and the Cantonese community” (Chambers, 2018)

• “honest approach… brilliant strategic mind” (Chambers, 2022)

He is also an adjunct Law Professor at The University of Hong Kong. His published opinions have been cited as legal authority in the US Court (LBSF vs BNY, 2010), the Hong Kong Standing Committee on Company Law Reform, the Financial Stability Board (FSB), and leading textbooks. A list of his publications is available at: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3981-9817

Kingsley is a HK Notary Public, HK Solicitor, Barrister/Solicitor-Advocate (England/Wales), Advocate & Solicitor (Singapore).

He also actively takes Arbitrator appointments. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (FHKIArb).

Kingsley is also APSA’s Secretary-General (www.apsa-asia.com) since 2008.

Connect with him on LinkedIn: www.LinkedIn.com/in/kingsleyong or WeChat: kingwanglvshi.