Thomas Lee is an experienced advocate, arbitrator and adviser. He works across a broad range of commercial disputes, principally in construction, fraud and asset tracing, employment and professional negligence.
He is often sole advocate in difficult matters. He is also very comfortable as a senior junior working in a team on heavy cases. He is highly accessible for formal and informal advice as well as representation.
He is a Chartered Arbitrator. He has been appointed (solely and as panel member) in several ad hoc references and in appointments under the HKIAC and ICC rules (domestic and international). He practises as a commercial mediator and has sat as a Deputy District Judge.
Having been a partner in the HK office of a London law firm, he is highly attuned to the needs and demands of solicitors as well as their clients.
He was born in Kuala Lumpur, educated in Australia, and has lived and worked in HK since 1991.
He serves extensively on professional bodies: the Arbitration Committee of the HK Bar Association; the Construction Committee of the HKBA (currently Chairman); and the council of the Society of Construction Law Hong Kong, since 2003 (Chairman in 2007).
Thomas is ranked as a leading commercial disputes junior (Tier 1) by Legal 500 (2021, 2022). He is also ranked as leading construction junior (Tier 1) by Legal 500 (2021, 2022) and is recommended by Doyle’s Guide in construction (2017, 2020, 2021, 2022).
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