Barry Wong (黃瀚霆)

Senior Associate | Dual-qualified (HK, E&W) | FCIArb, AHKIArb, AHKICAdj

Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

About

Barry is a Senior Associate in CMS Hong Kong LLP specialising in construction and engineering claims and disputes in Asia, particularly in infrastructure and real estate development projects. He has experience in complex international arbitration as well as commercial litigation in all levels of the Courts of the HKSAR. His practice covers various technical construction issues, including claims relating to EOT, loss and expense, delay and disruption, variations, defects, design, change in scope of work and LADs. Barry also works closely with the Real Estate team in non-contentious, transactional construction work. He regularly assists developers, contractors and sub-contractors in all stages of the project development life-cycle, with a focus in the Asia real estate, hospitality and projects sectors. Barry is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb). He is also a Council Member of the Society of Construction Law Hong Kong, and a Committee Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (East Asia Branch) Young Members Group. Barry is admitted as a solicitor in both England and Wales and Hong Kong.

Experience

  • Senior Associate at CMS Asia Pacific
    Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

    Infrastructure, Construction and Energy (ICE) Disputes

  • BCLP (Hong Kong)
    • Senior Associate
      Jan 2025 - Oct 2025 · 10 mos

    • Associate
      Sep 2018 - Dec 2024 · 6 yrs 4 mos

      Department: Litigation and Investigations Practice Group: Arbitration, Real Estate and Construction Disputes (ARC)

  • Adjunct Assistant Lecturer at The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 1 yr

  • Berwin Leighton Paisner (1 yr 1 mo)
    • Associate
      Dec 2017 - Sep 2018 · 10 mos

      Associate Litigation & Corporate Risk Department - Commercial Dispute Resolution team

    • Paralegal (pending admission)
      Sep 2017 - Dec 2017 · 4 mos

  • Trainee Solicitor at Mayer Brown JSM
    Sep 2015 - Aug 2017 · 2 yrs

    Real Estate - Finance & Acquisitions Construction & Engineering Banking & Finance Insurance & Reinsurance