Jeff is a senior associate in the London office. He has extensive experience representing governments, state-owned enterprises, and multinational corporations in high-stakes investment treaty and commercial disputes across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas, with particular expertise in the energy, mining, technology, and financial services (including digital assets) sectors.
Jeff also has experience in commercial litigation, having represented clients in high value and complex disputes in the English and Hong Kong courts.
Jeff obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from King’s College London and his Postgraduate Certificate in Laws from the University of Hong Kong. He is qualified as a solicitor-advocate in England & Wales and a solicitor in Hong Kong.
Jeff has spoken at a number of international arbitration conferences, and has served as a guest lecturer on the LLM programme at Queen Mary University of London.
Bar and court admissions
Languages
Cantonese
English
Mandarin
Acting for a Middle Eastern State in ICC arbitration against an international oil company in relation to cost recovery, decommissioning and other operational disputes following the expiry of a long-term petroleum production sharing agreement
Acting for a global mining group in UNCITRAL arbitration and related English court proceedings against a Central Asian State in relation to tax stabilization and project management disputes relating to one of the world’s largest gold-copper mines
Acting for an oil & gas supermajor in UNCITRAL arbitration against a Middle Eastern State in relation to engineering, operational and handover claims following the expiry of a long-term petroleum production sharing agreement
Acting for an oil & gas supermajor in LCIA arbitration in relation to disputes concerning the assignment of concession interests under a farmout agreement
Acting for Canadian and Central Asian subsidiaries of an Australian mining company in UNCITRAL arbitration in relation to joint venture and earn-in right disputes
Acting for a leading digital asset company in HKIAC arbitration in relation to a major investor-related dispute
Acting for a global sportswear company in HKIAC arbitration in relation to shareholder disputes in the Asia region
Advising a global energy company on force majeure and sanction-related matters relating to the sale and transport of LNG from a CIS state
Advising a UK-listed energy company on geopolitically sensitive disputes relating to its operations within contested territories in the Middle East
Advising an oil & gas supermajor on tax stabilisation matters and potential ICSID proceedings against an Asian State
Advising a leading mining company on force majeure and other technical disputes relating to its project in Southeast Asia
Advising a leading technology-focused venture capital fund on potential investor-related disputes
- Bachelor of Laws, King’s College London
- Postgraduate Certificate in Laws, The University of Hong Kong