Sui-Hang Hui

Mr. Hui previously clerked as a judicial assistant at the Court of Final Appeal, the highest appellate court in Hong Kong. He is currently a member of the Expert Advisory Group on Legal and Dispute Resolution Services, chaired by the Secretary for Justice for Hong Kong. In addition, he has been appointed by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as a member of the Passports Appeals Board and Appeal Panel (Housing). Mr. Hui is also a member of the Steering Committee of IBA Arb 40 (the under-40 arbitration group of the International Bar Association) and the Hong Kong Law Society’s Greater China Legal Affairs and Arbitration committees. Between 2022-24, Mr. Hui was a committee member of HK45, a young practitioner group formed under the auspices of the HKIAC.

Mr. Hui writes and speaks regularly on developments in international arbitration, and he has been invited to appear as a guest lecturer at various universities, including Beijing Jiaotong University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Peking University, Renmin University of China, Shenzhen University and the University of Hong Kong.

Mr. Hui’s experience (including prior to joining Skadden) includes advising:

International Arbitration

• a global biotech company in a New York-seated ICC arbitration against a global pharmaceutical company, including parallel court proceedings in multiple jurisdictions
• a leading private equity fund in a US$1 billion Hong Kong-seated HKIAC arbitration against a Nasdaq-listed company, including parallel court proceedings
• a global biotech company in a US$340 million New York-seated ICC arbitration against its U.S. clinical research partner arising out of two collaboration agreements to develop monoclonal and bispecific antibodies for immunotherapy
• a Hong Kong-based hedge fund in a dispute against a project company, including parallel arbitration proceedings commenced before the SIAC and litigation proceedings before the Singapore and British Virgin Islands courts
• a South Korean hedge fund in a dispute against a major institutional investor, including arbitration proceedings before the HKIAC and winding-up proceedings before the Royal Courts of Jersey
• a global smart energy technology company in a US$1.5 billion dispute against a venture capital firm, including arbitration and emergency relief proceedings before the HKIAC, parallel injunction proceedings before the High Court of Hong Kong and winding-up proceedings before the Grand Courts of the Cayman Islands
• a global private investment firm in a US$200 million dispute against a Chinese entertainment company, including arbitration proceedings before the HKIAC
• a leading Chinese private equity fund in a US$50 million dispute against a global mobile internet company, including arbitration proceedings before the HKIAC, enforcement proceedings before the Singapore International Commercial Court and set aside proceedings before the Hong Kong courts
• a leading Chinese real estate developer in a dispute against its investor, including arbitration proceedings before the HKIAC (in addition to emergency relief proceedings) and winding-up proceedings before the Hong Kong courts
• a leading international law firm in a HKIAC-administered arbitration concerning a professional negligence claim
• a consortium of blue chip investors in a SIAC arbitration in relation to a joint venture dispute concerning power generation projects

Commercial Litigation

• a leading U.S. venture capital firm on proceedings commenced by the founder of a global cryptocurrency exchange before the High Court of Hong Kong following a HKIAC-administered arbitration award and a Hong Kong court injunction
• a Chinese natural resource company on a forum non conveniens application before the High Court of Hong Kong
• a leading U.S. law firm on a professional negligence claim before the High Court of Hong Kong
• a leading investment bank on an action brought by a former senior employee before the High Court of Hong Kong
• a Nasdaq-listed Chinese online gaming company on defending a claim in relation to a contractual dispute in Hong Kong
• ultra-high net worth individuals on “big money” estate and family-related disputes involving a mentally incapacitated person
• the provisional liquidators of a Hong Kong-listed company in removal applications made by creditors

Regulatory Investigations and Enforcement

• a former director of Magic Holdings International Limited in proceedings before the Market Misconduct Tribunal under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) concerning the late disclosure of inside information
• investment banks and commercial banks in responding to investigations brought by regulators
• a global investment bank in relation to its hiring practices in the Asia Pacific region in response to inquiries from multiple U.S. regulators