Donald is a partner in the Litigation Department of the Hong Kong office, having joined the firm as a trainee in 2010 and qualified as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 2012.
Donald specialises in Hong Kong court litigation and international arbitration proceedings. He also regularly advises on insolvency issues and acts in regulatory inquiries and investigations.
His clients come from a vast array of industry sectors, including pharmaceuticals, financial services, garment, fashion, transportation, energy, commodities, logistics, insurance, household goods and technology.
The Legal 500 ranks Donald as a “Rising Star” (2021) and a “Next Generation Partner” (2022-2023) in International Arbitration in Hong Kong.He is also recommended by Doyle’s Guide 2021 as one of the Leading Admiralty, Maritime & Shipping Lawyers in Hong Kong. In 2022, Donald was named one of Hong Kong’s 10 Most Influential Lawyers Under 40 by Hong Kong Business.
Donald’s clients and peers laud him as “knowledgeable and pragmatic”, “very impressive, very professional, and very responsive”, “very familiar with arbitration and litigation procedure” and that he “provides clear and commercial advice” and has “rich practical experience in the field of international arbitration”.
Donald is a Fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (FHKIArb). He is on the list of arbitrators of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Hong Kong Maritime Arbitration Group (HKMAG), China Maritime Arbitration Commission (CMAC), Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA) and Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC). He is the current Secretary of the Hong Kong Maritime Law Association (HKMLA).
Donald has been serving as a member of the Maritime Services Training Board (MSTB) of the Vocational Training Council as appointed by the Education Bureau of the HKSAR Government since 2021. In addition, he was a Lecturer in the Master of Laws (Arbitration & Dispute Resolution) Programme of The University of Hong Kong in 2017-2020.
Donald is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese. He has been handling his matters in both Chinese and English on a daily basis for over a decade.
