2026 SPEAKERS

Kitty Zheng is a partner at Hui Zhong Law Firm based in Hong Kong. Before joining Hui Zhong in 2026, she practiced for many years at the international arbitration team of Shearman & Sterling LLP. Kitty frequently advises and represents companies, State-owned entities and governments in commercial disputes and investment treaty arbitrations. She has extensive experience acting as counsel in commercial arbitrations conducted under major arbitration rules around the world, including the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). For investor state arbitrations, Kitty previously represented Huawei Technologies in its landmark case against the Kingdom of Sweden as well as the People’s Republic of China in a case brought by a German investor. Kitty is also an expert in construction arbitration disputes, having previously represented numerous contractors in energy and infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia, Africa and the Middle East. She has also represented parties in arbitration-related court proceedings in Hong Kong as well as mediation and dispute review board procedures. She is an accredited mediator and has also acted as Tribunal Secretary. Kitty is recommended by Legal 500 for International Arbitration in Hong Kong.