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Provided by Rory McAlpine
International Litigation and Arbitration
Admitted in England and in Hong Kong.
Rory McAlpine is a recognized leader in the field of international dispute resolution and advocacy, and is the head of Skadden’s Asia Pacific Litigation Group, based in Hong Kong. He has three decades of experience in dispute resolution and is one of the most senior dispute resolution lawyers in Asia. He holds rights of audience in England and in Hong Kong and has held rights in the English Court for a longer period than any solicitor-advocate currently in practise. Mr. McAlpine practised at the English Bar for 10 years and for 21 years was a partner and the leader of the litigation and advocacy group at another international law firm, later becoming deputy chairman of the firm. Mr. McAlpine acts for corporates and financial institutions in complex and multijurisdictional disputes. He handles domestic and international litigation, as well as alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration, including ad hoc and those in the LCIA, ICC, LMAA and UNCITRAL. He was one of the very first solicitors to appear in the High Court in England and has conducted dozens of hearings under this jurisdiction. He is currently the chair of the ICC Hong Kong Arbitration Committee.
English
University of Oxford, Faculty of Law
B.A.
1979
Provided by Chambers
Rory McAlpine is head of Skadden's Asia-Pacific litigation group and offers three decades' experience handling regional and global disputes for private equity and venture capital firms, as well as other investors.
Provided by Chambers
He is formidable and one of the best cross-examiners who commands respect in a hearing room. He is definitely a first-class arbitration counsel in Hong Kong.
He is really an old-school gentleman. Nothing is left to chance and every detail is considered. He's very well connected in Hong Kong.
He is formidable and one of the best cross-examiners who commands respect in a hearing room. He is definitely a first-class arbitration counsel in Hong Kong.
He is really an old-school gentleman. Nothing is left to chance and every detail is considered. He's very well connected in Hong Kong.
