Thomas Walsh
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 3 : Dispute Resolution: International Firms
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About
Provided by Thomas Walsh
Practice Areas
Thomas Walsh is the co-head of Clifford Chance's Greater China arbitration practice and head of its Korean disputes practice.
He has a particular focus on private equity / M&A disputes and tech disputes having been involved in some of the largest and most complex disputes in APAC. He acts as both counsel and arbitrator under all of the major institutional (HKIAC, SIAC, LCIA, ICC, CIETAC etc) and ad hoc (UNCITRAL) rules.
He is appointed to HKIAC’s Council and Appointments Committee, the chair of ICC HK's Nomination Committee, and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb).
Career
Trinity Hall, Cambridge (BA) 2001
Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2007
Admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong 2011
Admitted as a Foreign Legal Consultant in the Republic of Korea 2013
Joined Clifford Chance 2014
Head of Korean disputes practice 2014
Partner since 2019
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Thomas Walsh is based in Clifford Chance's Hong Kong office. He has significant experience in commercial arbitration, and offers extensive expertise in disputes arising out of M&A and private equity disputes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He has good cultural sensitivity and is getting instructed on Korea-related cases."
"Tom has a very unique and well-respected place in the Korea market."
"He has good cultural sensitivity and is getting instructed on Korea-related cases."
"Tom has a very unique and well-respected place in the Korea market."