The Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC) has added a Russian legal scholar to its council.

Anton Asoskov will serve a six-year term, advising the secretariat on policy direction and other general management matters as part of a 35-member council, chaired by Allen & Overy partner Matthew Gearing. Twelve other law firm partners are members of the council, including Hong Kong-based Ronald Sum from Addleshaw Goddard, London-based Andrea Menaker from White & Case and New York-based Meg Utterback from King & Wood Mallesons.