• The University of Hong Kong, L.L.M. Arb & DR (2013)
• McGill University, BCL and JD, Major in Commercial Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (2012)

• New York State (2016)

• International Dispute Resolution Consultant (2024 – present)
• Senior Associate, Da Hui (2022 - 2023)
• Associate, Harney Westwood & Riegels (2021 – 2022)
• Associate, Fangda Partners (2018 – 2021)
• Associate, CMS Hasche Sigle, Hong Kong (2016 – 2018)
• Arbitration Clerk, Arbitration Chambers (2012 – 2013, 2015 - 2016)

Tribunal Secretary Experience:

• Acting as Tribunal Secretary in an LCIA arbitration involving agreements for the production of COVID-19 vaccines. The matter is seated in London and governed by English law.
• Acting as Tribunal Secretary in an ad hoc arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules between a Singaporean company and a subsidiary of a Brazilian company incorporated in the Netherlands involving a project for the construction of a semi-submersible production platform for producing oil and gas in Brazil. The matter is seated in London and governed by English law.
• Acting as Tribunal Secretary in an ICC arbitration between a Cayman Islands holding company and a South Korean company in a relation to joint venture dispute concerning the management of a project company engaged in the manufacture and fabrication of piping systems in the UAE. The matter is seated in Singapore and governed by Singapore law.
• Assisting the Presiding Arbitrator in a SIAC arbitration between a Chinese commodities trading company and a Hong Kong affiliate and a PRC affiliate of US-Sanctioned entities in related to the non-payment of outstanding purchase price under two contracts for the sale of condensate oil. The matter is seated in Singapore and governed by English law.
• Acting as Tribunal Secretary in a HKIAC arbitration between a UK company and a PRC company in a dispute arising out of licensing agreements concerning the design of GPUs. The matter was seated in Hong Kong and the governing law is English law.
• Acting as Tribunal Secretary in a HKIAC arbitration between a Cayman Islands investment vehicle company and a PRC founder and related corporate entities (a Cayman Islands top-level holding company, an affiliated PRC company, and a holding company wholly owned by the PRC founder) in relation to the exercise of a redemption right under a share purchase agreement as well as other related documents. The matter is seated in Hong Kong and governed by Hong Kong law.
• Acting as Tribunal Secretary in a SIAC arbitration involving an Israeli company and a PRC company in relation to a dispute arising out of a series of contracts for the purchase of source code for a simulation software. The matter is seated in Singapore and governed by Singapore law.
• Acted as Tribunal Secretary in a HKIAC arbitration involving two PRC claimants and three PRC respondents in relation to a financing dispute arising out of a take-private transaction. The matter was governed by Hong Kong law and seated in Hong Kong.
• Acted as Tribunal Secretary in an ICC arbitration involving a Brazilian company and a Belgian company as well as the Belgian company’s Argentinian affiliate company in relation to a post-merger M&A dispute concerning defective disclosure. The matter was seated in New York and governed by New York law.
• Acted as Tribunal Secretary in an ICC arbitration involving a Singaporean company and a US company in relation to a dispute arising out of the sale and purchase of LNG gas. The matter was seated in New York and governed by New York law.
• Acted as Tribunal Secretary in an ICC arbitration between an Italian interior design company and an Anguillan company engaged in the business of construction and property development in the UK in relation to a dispute arising out of the supply and installation of furniture, joinery and furnishings for a project concerning the restoration of a historic building. The matter was seated in London and governed by English law.
• Acted as Tribunal Secretary in a SIAC arbitration between a Singaporean asset management company and a subsidiary of a Japanese group of companies in relation to a dispute arising out of the development of a luxury resort in Maldives. The matter was seated in Singapore and governed by Singapore law.
• Acted as Tribunal Secretary in a SHIAC arbitration involving an international group based out of the UK and a domestic PRC real estate conglomerate in relation to a dispute arising out of an investment in an international hospital business. The matter was seated in Shanghai and governed by PRC law.
• Acted as Tribunal Secretary in a SIAC arbitration involving a PRC company and a Singaporean company in a dispute arising out of the sale and purchase of biodiesel fuel. The matter was seated in Singapore and governed by Singaporean law.
• Acted as Tribunal Secretary in two related HKIAC arbitrations between Singaporean and PRC companies involving a dispute arising under a sales contract and letter of guarantee. The matter was seated in Hong Kong and governed by the laws of Western Australia.
• Acted as Tribunal Secretary in an ICC arbitration concerning the sale of automotive parts between a Middle Eastern company and a PRC company. The matter was seated in Hong Kong and governed by PRC law.
• Acted as Tribunal Secretary in an ad hoc arbitration relating to a dispute arising out of a Shareholders’ Agreement between a PRC company and a Singaporean company. The matter was seated in Hong Kong and governed by Hong Kong law.

International Arbitration Experience:

• Represented a leading American multinational technology company in a HKIAC arbitration seated in Beijing concerning the determination of standard-essential patent licensing fees in the context of FRAND obligations under PRC law. The matter involved the application of novel substantive law, complex jurisdictional issues, and multiple rounds of interlocutory procedural applications.
• Represented one of the largest PRC multinational home appliances companies in relation to a professional fee dispute and successfully obtaining a favorable settlement on the eve of depositions of the client’s witnesses in an expedited JAMS arbitration proceeding seated in Dallas, governed by Texas law.
• Represented a PRC subsidiary of a PRC SOE engaged in hydrocarbon exploration operations against an Egyptian company in two arbitrations (one administered by the SIAC and the other ad hoc) seated in Singapore concerning a dispute arising out of a series of agency agreements.
• Represented a leading PRC construction machinery manufacturer in a dispute against a Turkish company in an ICC arbitration seated in Paris arising out of a contract for the purchase of hay baler machines, governed by the CISG.
• Represented a PRC mobile advertising company and its majority shareholders in two HKIAC arbitration proceedings against the company’s minority shareholder in a share transfer dispute involving complicated VIE structuring and Chinese governmental approvals.
• Represented German and PRC subsidiaries of a German technology group against a PRC company regarding the manufacture and delivery of electromobility supplies in an ICC arbitration seated in Hong Kong.
• Assisted counsel in a set of 2 ad hoc and 4 institutional HKIAC arbitrations seated in Hong Kong on behalf of a PRC SOE against an Isle of Man company involving elements of Hong Kong and PRC law in relation to renewable energy projects.

Foreign-Related Chinese Arbitration Experience (Selected):

• Represented a Sino-Japanese joint venture company engaged in the manufacture of specialized carbon products in an English language CIETAC arbitration seated in Beijing against a listed US counterparty in a US$ 40 million dispute arising out of a series of long-term cooperation agreements, governed by PRC law. The matter was settled following the merits hearing with a result satisfactory to the client.
• Represented a Swiss company in an English language CIETAC arbitration against a Hong Kong company in relation to the sale of methanol involving the exercise of a right to re-sale and various shell companies.
• Represented a Ukrainian cardboard products manufacturer and its affiliated company against a PRC company in an English language CIETAC arbitration seated in Shanghai concerning the purchase of production line equipment, governed by PRC law.
• Represented a PRC subsidiary of an American multinational company in a Beijing Arbitration Commission arbitration seated in Beijing against a PRC company for the sale the purchase of compressed natural gas equipment and obtained a favorable settlement for the client.

• Guest Lecturer at the East China University of Political Science and Law on the topic of International Commercial Arbitration (6 June 2024, and 26 April 2026)
• “China’s growing acceptance towards the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments: an exercise in reciprocity”, in the IBA China Working Group Newsletter, June 2020 issue (with Melody Wang)
• “Chapter II: The Arbitrator and the Arbitration Procedure, More Transparency in International Commercial Arbitration: To Have Or Not To Have?”, in Christian Klausegger, Peter Klein, et al. (eds), Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration 2018 Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration, Volume 2018 (© Manz’sche Verlags- und Universitätsbuchhandlung; Manz’sche Verlags- und Universitätsbuchhandlung 2018) pp. 77 – 94 (with Sherlin Tung)
• “Hong Kong High Court’s ‘10 Commandments’ on Arbitration”, China Business Law Journal 7.1 (2015) (with Gavin Denton)
• “Conflicting Judgments Confuse in Wake of CIETAC Split”, China Business Law Journal 4.7 (2013) (with Gavin Denton)
• “Amendments Ensure Hong Kong Regime Remains World Class”, China Business Law Journal 4.4 (2013) pp. 21 – 23 (with Gavin Denton)
• “Reciprocal Enforcement of Arbitral Awards Between Hong Kong and Macau”, China Business Law Journal 4.2 (2013) pp. 24 – 25 (with Gavin Denton)

• English (Native)
• Mandarin (Professional working proficiency)
• French (limited working proficiency)

• Taiwan
• Canada