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WLA Disputes Practice Group

International disputes.
Resolved on the merits.
Not the jurisdiction gap.

Cross-border disputes fail not because the merits are weak — but because counsel gaps between jurisdictions leave critical flanks exposed. WLA Disputes co-practice closes every gap, from arbitration seat to enforcement jurisdiction, under one coordinated institutional strategy.

80+

Enforcement jurisdictions

HKIAC · SIAC · ICC · LCIA

Leading seats

24hr

Emergency arbitration

Coordinated strategy

Live Intelligence

HKIAC

Record caseload

Greater China disputes dominant — 24-hour emergency appointment now standard

SIAC

2025 Rules

Third-party funding updated — early dismissal mechanism widely used

ICC

Expedited procedure

40% usage increase for claims under $3m — emergency arbitration growing

DIFC

Expanding jurisdiction

Technology and fintech disputes increasingly resolved through DIFC

Arbitration Act 2025

Summary disposal and arbitrator immunity now in force

What WLA delivers

Cross-border disputes closed
on the merits — every
jurisdiction simultaneously.

WLA co-practice means one coordinated team addressing your cross-border legal needs simultaneously — genuine local depth in every jurisdiction, under one institutional framework.

International Arbitration Co-Practice

HKIAC, SIAC, ICC, LCIA, SCCA — WLA co-practice assembles the right specialist team in every jurisdiction simultaneously, from seat to enforcement.

Cross-Border Litigation Co-Practice

International commercial litigation across multiple jurisdictions — WLA coordinates local counsel in each court with a unified overarching strategy.

Enforcement Co-Practice

Enforcement of awards and judgments — WLA co-practice identifies the most effective enforcement routes and coordinates simultaneous multi-jurisdiction action.

Emergency Arbitration

Emergency relief across jurisdictions — WLA co-practice coordinates the fastest possible response across every relevant seat simultaneously.

Investment Treaty Arbitration

Investor-State disputes under BITs, ICSID, and UNCITRAL — WLA combines treaty law specialists and local jurisdictional experts as one team.

Live intelligence

Disputes

HKIAC Emergency

24-hour appointment now standard — WLA APAC co-practice active on emergency measures

Disputes

SIAC 2025 Rules

Third-party funding updated — early dismissal mechanism widely used

Disputes

UK Arbitration Act 2025

Summary disposal and arbitrator immunity — materially improves London-seated arbitration

Disputes

DIFC Expansion

Technology disputes increasingly resolved in DIFC — new GCC enforcement routes

Practice Group Lead

WLA Disputes Practice Group Lead

Steve Wong Che Ming

Managing Partner · Wong Poon Chan Law & Co. · Hong Kong SAR

DisputesArbitrationCommercial

Steve Wong Che Ming leads the WLA Disputes Practice Group — co-ordinating international arbitration and cross-border dispute co-practice across HKIAC, SIAC, ICC, and LCIA seats.

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Wong Poon Chan Law

Disputes Practice Group Lead firm — Hong Kong

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WLA M&A Practice Group

Deal disputes arising from cross-border transactions

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WLA Intelligence

Live arbitration seat intelligence

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WLA partner firms in this practice

The firms that co-practice
in this discipline.

One exclusive partner firm Per Practice — each WLA-accredited, reviewed annually.

William KW Leung & Co.

Aberdeen, Hong Kong · WLA since 1992

Partner Firm

Transactional Practice Group Intellectual Property Group Global Arbitration and Mediation Group

William Leung

Founder

William KW Leung & Co (website: www.jwlw.com)a solicitors firm located in Hong Kong providing legal services of specified…

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G. M. Gamma Advocates LLP

Nairobi, Kenya · WLA since 2019

Distinguished

Transactional Practice Group Labor and Employment Law Group Immigration Law Group Injury and Terrorism Group

Clifford. O. Odhiambo

Disputes Resolution

Who We Are G.M Gamma Advocates LLP is a full-service law firm operating from the Kenyan capital city…

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Aaron Suero & Pedersini

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic · WLA since 1997

Partner Firm

Transactional Practice Group Intellectual Property Group Injury and Terrorism Group Global Arbitration and Mediation Group

Arturo J. Ramirez

Junior Partner

Today’s clients expect competent and highly effective legal representation. Our law firm focuses on developing exceptional and personalized,…

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Ulloa & Associates

San Pedro Sula, Honduras · WLA since 2002

Partner Firm

Transactional Practice Group Tax Group Immigration Law Group Injury and Terrorism Group

Marielena Ulloa

Managing Partner

In 2008 Ulloa & Asociados became the first firm in Honduras to be certified under the international standard…

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AM-Almeida Monteiro & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados SP, RL

Lagoa, Portugal · WLA since 2004

Partner Firm

Transactional Practice Group Intellectual Property Group Insolvency and Restructuring Group Global Dispute Group

Guadalupe De Almeida

Founding Partner

WHO WE ARE The problems of our Clients are not of other, are ours. AM- Almeida Monteiro &…

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Bos Van Der Burg Advocaten

Zoetermeer, Netherlands · WLA since 2011

Partner Firm

Transactional Practice Group Global Dispute Group

C.M. (Kees) Van Der Burg

Managing Partner

BOS VAN DER BURG serves a wide range of commercial clients, from the small and medium-size enterprise sector…

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More jurisdictions available

35+ jurisdictions still open for WLA designation in this practice.

Key practitioners

Named practitioners.
Every jurisdiction.

Every WLA co-practice matter in this practice is led by a named practitioner who personally holds the mandate alongside WLA partner firms in other jurisdictions.