William is a hands-on, practical and creative commercial litigator who specialises in multijurisdictional disputes, investigations and regulatory issues.
In addition to commercial disputes, William’s practice spans a range of risk management issues, including: antitrust investigations and litigation, corporate crises and investigations, anti-bribery and corruption and sanctions issues.
William’s clients span a wide variety of sectors, including consumer products, food, tobacco, technology and private equity. His work is multinational and involves coordinating strategies across borders.
William has been based in Hong Kong since 2013 and leads the Asia Dispute Resolution group.
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- Advising Japan Tobacco International in worldwide regulatory litigation and disputes
- Advising various private equity companies in post-M&A disputes (arbitration and litigation) arising from transactions in China, Korea and Hong Kong.
- Advising an international telecoms company in the investigation of alleged revenue recognition accounting fraud, and associated regulatory and litigation strategy
- Advising international pharmaceutical companies in the investigation of alleged bribery and corruption practices in China, Hong Kong and Vietnam
- Advising international private equity houses in anti-bribery and corruption due diligence in respect of multiple investments in China and Indonesia
- Advising international banks, Chinese banks and international pension funds in their sanctions due diligence in respect of finance and M&A transaction in Asia
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William studied and taught law at the University of Durham, UK, and worked for Judge Sir David Edward at the European Court of Justice, Luxembourg, between 1995 and 1999.
- Professional qualifications
William is qualified in England & Wales and Hong Kong.
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