Dr William K. W.Leung
Principal Lawyer

Principal of William KW Leung & Co., Solicitors of Hong Kong SAR, China whose experience includes being the followings:-
(i) an arbitrator dealing with arbitration Rules of various arbitral institutions including HKIAC, LMAA, ICC, SIAC, CIETAC, CMAC, KCAB, KLRCA, WIPO and UNCITRAL; and
(ii) a solicitor advocate dealing with the aforesaid arbitration Rules.


Area of Expertise English common laws and Hong Kong laws, in particular the following areas of laws:
(1) international litigation;
(2) international (commercial) arbitration;
(3) maritime and admiralty (including ship sale/purchase, collision, charter party, pollution, casualty, arrest and transport); (4) international trade and investment;
(5) mergers and acquisition and due diligence;
(6) capital market;
(7) corporate (-related) disputes (including shareholders’ and directorship disputes);
(8) corporate insolvency & restructuring;
(9) constructions and project development;
(10) intellectual property.

Past Employment:
(1) Articleship with Isadore Goldman, a top City of London firm specializing in insolvency (corporate); recovery; commercial and international litigation (1986 - 1988)
(2) Assistant Solicitor with Wilkinson & Grist, a reputable local solicitor firm (1990)
(3) Corporate Finance Associate with CEF Capital Limited, a local finance house (1991)
(4) Setting up of William KW Leung & Co., Solicitors of Hong Kong SAR, China (1992 - now)
(5) Appointed by the Hong Kong Insolvency Office as Provisional Liquidators and Official Liquidators of more than 100 companies in Hong Kong (2003 - now)

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CONTACT

Phone (Hong Kong): +852 2810 6199 (O) / +852 9482 1209 (M)
Phone(China): +86 13428990777

E-mail: leung@jwlw.com

Place of Residence: Hong Kong SAR

Nationality: Chinese

Languages: English, Mandarin (Chinese), and Mandarin (Cantonese)

Pronouns: He/Him/His

MAIN PRACTICE AREAS
  • CHARTERPARTIES
  • SHIP SALE & PURCHASE
  • PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
    China Academy of Arbitration Law, Standing Committee (2009 - present)

    Hong Kong Shipowners Association, Hong Kong Maritime Arbitration Group Member (2010 - present)

    International Chamber of Commerce, Paris, France (“ICC”), Member of ICC Commission on Arbitration (2011 - present), Institute Members (2013) 

    Chartered Institute of Arbitrators East Asia Branch (“CIArb, East Asia”), Editorial Board Member on “Asian Dispute Review” (2011 - present)

    China Academy of Arbitration Law, Executive Committee, (2010 - present)
    ADMISSIONS
  • AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES
  • ENGLAND AND WALES
  • HONG KONG SAR
  • BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
  • AUSTRALIA, HIGH COURT
  • AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
  • EDUCATION

    Bachelor of Law, LLB, Cardiff University (1985)

    Master of Law, LLM, University of London (1988)

    Master of Business Administration, MBA, University of Hong Kong (1992)

    Diploma in Advanced Security Market Analysis, Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Chinese University of Hong Kong (1996)

    Bachelor of Chinese Law, China University of Politics and Law (1997)

    Master of Chinese Economic Law, Peking University (2001)

    Doctorate of Philosophy in Law, Tsinghua University (2024)