Paul Starr is a previous winner of AsiaLaw’s Hong Kong Disputes Star of the Year. He is in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame and is joint coordinator of King & Wood’s worldwide arbitration practice. He is ranked by AsiaLaw as an Elite Practitioner for construction and dispute resolution. King & Wood being China’s first international law practice, Paul has been honoured to represent a wide range of both PRC and international clients. His Hong Kong and Macao practice commenced in 1985 and thus covers many key projects: Hong Kong Airport; major roads, tunnels, rail and bridges; theme parks; reclamations; data centres; state-of-the-art environmental projects; hospitals; casinos; exhibition centres; and the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority. Outside of those regions, his practice spans the Belt and Road, Greater China, Guatemala, with Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, and India in between. He is an accredited arbitrator and mediator with HKIAC and AIAC; and an arbitrator with CIETAC, SHIAC, SCIA, HIAC and BIAMC. Paul serves as Advisory Board Member of the Asian Academy of International Law and the Hong Kong Red Cross, and Member of Professional Services Committee of Hong Kong Trade Development Council.