James Ng
Biography
James Ng is a dispute resolution lawyer with over 10 years of experience in commercial litigation and international arbitration. He is recognized by Legal 500 as a key lawyer for international arbitration in Hong Kong. He is also a solicitor advocate with Higher Rights of Audience before all English civil courts.
James has appeared as advocate, counsel and tribunal secretary in international arbitrations under the CIETAC, HKIAC, ICC, LCIA, SHIAC, SIAC and UNCITRAL Rules, subject to a variety of governing laws.
Earlier in his career, James was a counsel at the HKIAC, managing over 300 arbitration cases focused on China-related disputes. He is uniquely positioned to advise clients on the intricacies of the arbitral process, drawing from his private practice and institutional experience.
James is an arbitrator and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (HKIArb). He is qualified to practice law in California, England and Wales, Hong Kong, and New York.
Practice Focus
James has represented multinational corporations and state-owned enterprises in complex and high-stakes litigations, arbitrations, and mediations.
James has advised clients in the automobile, energy, financial, mining, infrastructure, pharmaceutical, and technology and telecommunication industries. He has acted in a wide range of construction, intellectual property, joint venture, M&A, supply of goods and services, shareholder, and trust disputes.
Representative Legal Matters
- Acted for employers, contractors and subcontractors in a variety of construction adjudication, mediation and arbitrations under the HKIA, FIDIC, Hong Kong government and other standard forms.
- Acted for Chinese, European and US video game developers and publishers in intellectual property disputes arising out of the development and licensing of video game franchises.
- Acted for semiconductor companies in intellectual property disputes on the licensing of proprietary instruction set architecture technologies and the unauthorized sale of products to companies on the BIS Entity List.
- Acted for mining companies in joint venture disputes regarding multibillion-dollar African and Southeast Asian mining projects.
- Acted for state-owned enterprises, luxury hotel brands and pharmaceutical companies in M&A and joint venture disputes in the automobile, hospitality and pharmaceutical industries.
- Acted for listed and multinational companies in supply of goods and services disputes involving computer software, cosmetics, LPG, LNG, medical devices and vehicle products.
- Acted for private equity funds and investment banks in share redemption disputes involving target companies in the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands.
- Acted for administrators, institutional banks and private investors in pursuing fraud and constructive trust claims.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - Fellow
- Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators - Fellow
- AALCO-HKRAC Reserve Panel of Arbitrators - Arbitrator
- SIAC Reserve Panel of Arbitrators - Arbitrator
- THAC Panel of Arbitrators - Arbitrator
Admissions
- California~United States (2025)
- Hong Kong (2024)
- England & Wales (2023)
- New York~United States (2017)
Education
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (PCLL)
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (JD)
- University of California, San Diego (BA)
Languages
- English
- Cantonese
- Mandarin