Herbert Smith Freehills has recently appointed two highly-regarded senior lawyers to its Greater China dispute resolution practice. Arthur Ma joins the firm’s international arbitration team in Beijing as a Counsel and Emily Lam joins its commercial litigation team in Hong Kong as a Senior Consultant.
Ma, a Chinese national, has extensive experience in international arbitration and cross-border dispute resolution. He has represented Chinese and international clients in arbitration under the CIETAC, ICC, HKIAC, AAA/ICDR and UNCITRAL Rules. His vast experience spans from advising major US private equity firms and funds, leading companies in Canada, Spain and Switzerland to Chinese energy companies and airlines. Prior to joining Herbert Smith Freehills, Arthur worked with a leading Chinese law firm in Beijing and several major US and UK international law firms in their Shanghai, London, Washington DC, Hong Kong and Beijing offices.
Lam joins Herbert Smith Freehills from a US international law firm, with wide ranging experience in general commercial litigation and international arbitration. Her experience includes advising Chinese and international companies on commercial litigation matters which covers banking, commercial contracts, employment, fraud, insolvency and product liability.
Justin D’Agostino, Herbert Smith Freehills’ Managing Partner for Greater China, who also heads the firm’s Greater China international arbitration team commented:
“We are very pleased to welcome Arthur and Emily to the team. Their arrival is an excellent addition to our fantastic offering in Greater China, and of great benefit to our clients. We have been looking to recruit someone with Arthur’s and Emily’s calibre for some time now. Arthur is one of the few candidates in the market who has a truly international practice. Emily has a very impressive professional background with her wide-ranging litigation and arbitration experience. Our increasing number of Chinese clients seeking to work with native Chinese lawyers with excellent dispute resolution and English language capabilities made Arthur and Emily the obvious choice for us.”
Ma will be working in Beijing with partners May Tai and Jessica Fei. The wider Greater China international arbitration team also consists of Brenda Horrigan in Shanghai and Justin D’Agostino and Simon Chapman in Hong Kong. Lam will be working closely with partners Gareth Thomas, Kyle Wombolt and Mark Johnson in Hong Kong.
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