Adrian Mak

Adrian Mak is a Hong Kong and New York-qualified lawyer specializing in international arbitration and mediation. Adrian has served as tribunal secretary or junior counsel in over 30 international commercial, energy, and investor-state disputes before major arbitral institutions. He is a Panel Arbitrator for the International Commercial Arbitration Court in Uzbekistan and a Specialist Mediator at the Singapore International Mediation Center. Adrian works as a resource person for the Asian Development Bank to strengthen international dispute resolution capabilities across the Asia-Pacific region. His previous experience includes working as a trainee solicitor at Slaughter and May in Hong Kong.

Adrian’s academic work focuses on dispute resolution, international law, and technology. His research has been published by Cambridge University Press, Hart Publishing, and leading international journals.

Adrian is currently on academic leave.

• Stanford Law School (Sep 2024 – May 2025, Expected) LL.M. Candidate in International Economic Law, Business & Policy
• The University of Hong Kong (Sep 2014 – Jul 2020) LL.B. & BSocSci (Government & Laws); Postgraduate Certificate in Laws
• Duke Law School (Jan 2019 – May 2019) Exchange Student (Law and Politics)

• Anselmo Reyes KK & Singapore International Commercial Court (Sep 2022 – Aug 2024) Director & Associate to the Hon. Anselmo Reyes SC, International Judge & Arbitrator
• Asian Development Bank (March 2023 – Aug 2024) Resource Person (Commercial Arbitration)
• Slaughter and May, Hong Kong (Sep 2020 – Aug 2022) Trainee Solicitor

Author or editor of 10 books and articles, including:

• “Data Protection, Privacy and Private International Law in Asia” (Hart, forthcoming)
• “AI and Commercial Dispute Resolution” in The Cambridge Handbook of Private Law and Artificial Intelligence (Cambridge, 2024)
• “TIAC at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan: Taking Stock on its Fourth Anniversary” (Asian Yearbook on International Economic Law, October 2023)
• “Uzbekistan: Jurisdiction Focus” (Asian Dispute Review, January 2023)

Legal Admissions:

• New York State Bar (April 2023)
• Hong Kong (February 2023)

Accreditations:

• Panel Arbitrator, International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan
• Specialist Mediator, Singapore International Mediation Center
• Senior Editor, Tashkent Int. Arbitration Center Int. Journal of Dispute Settlement (2023 – Present)
• Tribunal Secretary (Distinction), HKIAC
• Tribunal Secretary, TIAC
• Accredited Mediator (Stage 1), HKMAAL

Pro Bono:

• Assistant, SCIA&SCIAHK Dual Qualification Advanced Training Program in International Commercial Mediation (March 2024)
• Assistant, SCIA Workshop on International Arbitration (July 2024)