About Edward
Edward specialises in complex and high-value multi-jurisdictional litigation and arbitration involving international trade, commodities and finance, from initial advice to successful enforcement.
Edward’s commercial litigation practice includes contentious insolvency and fraud with a particular emphasis on complex high-value commercial disputes in the international trade and investment spaces. He regularly appears as an advocate before the Hong Kong Courts, and is qualified in England & Wales, Hong Kong, and the British Virgin Islands.
Edward’s arbitration experience includes acting for market-leading traders, financial institutions and related service providers under all the major institutional regimes (including the HKIAC, SIAC, UNCITRAL, LCIA and LMMA rulebooks) in jurisdictions across Asia and Europe. He also advises clients on asset tracing, preservation and enforcement.
Edward has been based in Asia since 2014. Before joining HFW, Edward gained a Masters degree in Engineering from the University of Durham and worked as a project manager for a Fortune Global 150 multinational in the United Kingdom, France and Holland.
Edward专门从事涉及国际贸易、大宗商品和金融领域的复杂且高额的跨境诉讼和仲裁,其经验覆盖从争议的早期建议到成功执行。
Edward的商业诉讼业务包括破产和欺诈,尤其擅长处理国际贸易和投资领域的复杂高额商业纠纷。他经常在香港法院担任辩护律师,并且在英格兰和威尔士、香港和英属维尔京群岛拥有执业资格。
Edward的仲裁经验包括代表市场领先的交易商、金融机构和相关服务提供商,参加在亚洲和欧洲各个司法管辖区所有主要仲裁机构规则下(包括HKIAC、SIAC、UNCITRAL、LCIA和LMMA)的仲裁。他还为客户提供资产追踪、保全和执行方面的建议。
Edward自2014年以来一直驻扎在亚洲。在加入HFW之前,Edward获得了杜伦大学的工程硕士学位,并在财富全球150强的跨国公司担任项目经理,工作地点包括英国、法国和荷兰。