Thomas Leung is an Associate of Karas So LLP. He specialises in international commercial litigation and arbitration, with a focus on corporate insolvency and fraud-related matters.
Thomas regularly acts for liquidators in investigation and litigation arising out of complex corporate collapses, including bringing claims against directors, auditors, bankers and IPO sponsors. He has also represented sovereign wealth funds, private equity funds, multinational corporations and banks in cross-border litigation and arbitration, encompassing contractual dispute, asset recovery and emergency injunctive reliefs.
From 2022 to 2023, Thomas was appointed Judicial Assistant of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, where he assisted judges in substantive appeals and leave applications concerning a wide array of subject matters including shareholder disputes, conflict of laws and setting aside of arbitral awards. He also served as a Marshall to Mr Justice G Lam of the Court of First Instance (as G Lam JA then was) in 2016.
Prior to joining Karas So LLP, Thomas obtained his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Hong Kong where he was an undergraduate research fellow. He went on to complete his Master of Law from the University of Cambridge with First Class Honours. His work has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including Hong Kong Law Journal, Law Quarterly Review and Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly.
Thomas is dual-qualified in Hong Kong and England and Wales. He is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.