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, and is on the Panel of Arbitrators of the Beijing Arbitration Commission / Beijing International Arbitration Court (BAC/BIAC) and the Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei.  He is also 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.