Murphy Mok

Practice Areas

- Litigation and dispute resolution

- International arbitration

- Construction and engineering

- Commercial arbitration

- Construction and infrastructure disputes

Career

Murphy specialises in international arbitration covering construction and commercial disputes. Murphy has extensive experience in advising Chinese and international clients from a wide range of industries – including power, energy, process, infrastructure, and private capital – on cross-border construction, M&A, shareholder and other commercial disputes. He regularly represents clients in international arbitration under various institutional rules (including HKIAC, SIAC, ICC, KCAB and VIAC). He has also been appointed as arbitrator.

Murphy leads the China construction and infrastructure practice. Beyond handling complex high-stake disputes, he regularly assists clients with project execution, dispute avoidance, and contract drafting and negotiation in construction projects around the world. Murphy is a regular speaker and has taught international arbitration at Tsinghua University and University of Hong Kong. He is a faculty member of Delos Dispute Resolution and a member of the Society of Construction Law, and a former member of the HK45 Committee at HKIAC and the ICC Belt and Road Commission.

Murphy is triple qualified in Hong Kong, England & Wales and Australia (New South Wales). He is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese and advises clients in all three languages. Before relocating to Hong Kong, Murphy practised in Beijing, Shanghai and London.

For additional information on Murphy's professional background, please visit: https://www.hsfkramer.com/our-people/m/murphy-mok