Darren Ho
Darren is a disputes lawyer specialising in commercial and financial services disputes.
Darren has broad experience representing clients in high‑stakes litigation and arbitration, including shareholder disputes, financial services disputes, investment disputes, judicial reviews, as well as debt recovery and enforcement actions. He also advises clients on regulatory and internal investigations. His clients include banks, securities firms, airlines, listed companies, state‑owned enterprises, regulators, high‑net‑worth individuals, and other multinational corporations.
Apart from gaining experience from private practice, Darren did a client secondment at a multinational bank for 8 months and previously worked in the Enforcement Division of the Securities and Futures Commission.
Darren was recognised as a Recommended Lawyer in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025.
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- acting for a France‑based multinational corporation in defending claims by the main contractor against it as subcontractor, in relation to a Hong Kong government infrastructure project*
- acting for a Chinese financial institution in a HK$1.2 billion claim against its fund partner arising from a pre‑IPO investment structure*
- acting for a multinational bank in defending claims alleging negligent advice and failure to act on instructions*
- advising a Chinese state‑owned enterprise on a shareholder dispute arising from a multi‑billion‑pound restructuring of power generation and trading businesses under a complex cross‑border joint venture structure spanning the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Australia*
- acting for a Swiss private bank in defending a mis‑selling claim involving complex accumulator/decumulator products brought by an investment vehicle controlled by a high‑net‑worth individual based in Mainland China*
- acting for a Japanese listed company in an HKIAC arbitration arising out of a joint venture dispute relating to the distribution of cosmetic products in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau*
- advising a leading global aircraft engine manufacturer in relation to a US$1.2 billion claim arising from engine maintenance agreements in the context of a Restructuring Plan under English law and a Scheme of Arrangement under Hong Kong law*
- acting for a regulator in defending a judicial review challenging its findings of regulatory breaches against a television broadcaster*
*Experience gained prior to joining the firm
Background
Darren is fluent in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin. He graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree and a Bachelor of Laws degree. He has been admitted to practice in Hong Kong after completing his training with a major UK‑based global law firm.
