Dentons announced the addition of partner Alfred Wu, senior consultant Philip Nunn, and senior associate Muriel Cheng to its litigation and arbitration practice in Hong Kong. Before joining Dentons Hong Kong, all three lawyers practiced at Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong.
Wu addresses an extensive range of general commercial litigation and arbitration. He advises clients on corporate finance, M&A, funds, joint ventures, shareholders, property and employment disputes, insolvency and restructuring matters, and more. His arbitration experience includes domestic and international arbitration. The clients he has represented include banks, Hong Kong-listed issuers, multinational corporations, funds, accountants/liquidators, and high-net-worth individuals. He also has a special focus on construction litigation and arbitration.
Nunn is a litigation and dispute resolution lawyer who has worked in Hong Kong for over 40 years. And his arbitration experience includes both domestic and international arbitration. Clients he has represented include government organizations, Hong Kong listed companies and professional services organizations. While a special focus on construction litigation and arbitration, Philip is also a very experienced arbitrator and has been appointed as arbitrator in over a hundred cases over the last three decades, mainly in construction related cases. Philip also has significant experience in construction related adjudication and mediation and is on the HKIAC Panel of Adjudicators and is an HKIAC Accredited Mediator.
Cheng focuses her practice on a wide range of dispute resolution areas and has handled numerous matters involving high-value, highly complex and multi-jurisdictional disputes involving international arbitration, commercial litigation, and insolvency matters. And she has also acted for clients on various contentious financial services regulatory, corruption and business ethics, data privacy and other regulatory compliance matters.
KEY QUOTES:
“I had the opportunity to visit with this outstanding team during the recruitment process and hold them in exceptionally high regard. The new team’s deep understanding of international dispute resolution with a construction focus, their market reputation coupled with their past experience, brings a distinctive advantage to our clients. They also add to our already impressive and widely-recognised international litigation and arbitration team.”
– Elliott Portnoy, Global Chief Executive Officer of Dentons
“We are excited to welcome this exceptional group of talented lawyers to our top-performing disputes team. Their strong reputations and deep expertise will further demonstrate our commitment to delivering unparalleled legal services to our clients, both locally and globally.”
– Keith Brandt, Managing Partner and Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice of Dentons Hong Kong
“I am very excited about the opportunity to join Dentons. For my clients, Dentons is a platform with unmatched global reach and expertise with over 160 offices in 80 countries and a respected law firm with a high profile in Hong Kong.”
– Alfred Wu
