About

Eugene Kwok has been a commercial disputes lawyer for over 20 years, first as a solicitor and now as a barrister and arbitrator based in Hong Kong. 

He is regularly instructed to advise and appear in a broad range of commercial disputes, including commercial litigation and arbitration, contractual and transactional disputes, corporate insolvency and restructuring, shareholder disputes, bankruptcy, and probate disputes.

Eugene graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (majoring in Accounting and Finance) in 1995 and a Bachelor of Laws (with First Class Honours) in 1999.  He then trained and practised as a solicitor with Baker & McKenzie in its Dispute Resolution Group, and was admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales (Australia), Hong Kong, and England & Wales. Eugene joined the Hong Kong Bar in 2008.

Apart from his work as counsel in court and in arbitrations, Eugene also accepts appointments as an independent arbitrator.  He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and completed the CIArb Applied Arbitration for Fellows course.  Eugene is on the Panel of Arbitrators of the Beijing Arbitration Commission / Beijing International Arbitration Court (BAC/BIAC), the Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei (CAA), and the AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Centre (AALCO-HKRAC), and is listed on the databases of arbitrators for the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and the Hong Kong Bar Association.

From 2011 to 2016, Eugene was a part-time Lecturer (Non-Clinical) at the University of Hong Kong, teaching Civil Litigation and, in 2013, Professional Practice & Management. He is a contributing author to Companies Law in Hong Kong – Insolvency.

Eugene speaks fluent English and Cantonese.