Representative Matters
Arbitrator Work | A Selection of Arbitrator Appointments
Presiding arbitrator in a multi-million dollar HKIAC arbitration with a seat in Hong Kong arising out of a set of oil logging agreements
Co-arbitrator in a multi-million dollar SCC arbitration with a seat in Stockholm arising out of a set of licensing agreements for manufacturing and distribution of beverages, governed by Danish law
Co-arbitrator in an high-stake ICC dispute arising out of a supply transaction between Eastern European and Germany entities with respect to a sea port
Presiding arbitrator in a dispute between a Chinese and a Central Asian entity arising out of a freight forwarding contract, with a seat in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, administered by the International Commercial Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Re-appointment: sole arbitrator in a construction dispute arising out of a residential premises construction project in Mongolia, conducted under the arbitration rules of the Mongolian International Arbitration Centre
Sole arbitrator in a construction dispute between a Russian sub-contractor and an Italian contractor, seated in Moscow and conducted under the Arbitration Rules of the Russian Arbitration Centre at the Russian Institute of Modern Arbitration
Sole arbitrator in an ICC dispute arising out of a set of supply arrangements between a South Korean manufacturer and a Brazilian supplier, under Hong Kong law with a legal seat in Hong Kong
Sole arbitrator in a construction dispute under the Mongolian Arbitration Centre Rules arising out of a construction project in Ulaan Batar, under Mongolian law with a legal seat in Ulaan Batar
Sole arbitrator in an ad hoc arbitration arising out of a set of supply arrangements between a French party and a Malaysian party, with a seat in Kuala Lumpur
Co-arbitrator in a CIETAC dispute arising out of a set of manufacturing-related arrangements between a Russian party and a Belorussian party, under PRC law with a legal seat in Beijing
Sole arbitrator in a Russian Arbitration Centre dispute arising under a set of supply arrangements between two Russian parties, under Russian law with a legal seat in Moscow
Counsel and Registrar Work | Representative Matters
Advising a group of companies (Singapore, Hong Kong, and PRC) on Singapore-seated complex multi-party arbitration under the SIAC rules with respect to manufacturing and distribution of certain retail goods in the PRC
Advising a Chinese manufacturer on a multi-million USD distribution dispute under SIAC Rules with a seat in Singapore
Advising an Eastern European shipbuilder on a contentious situation arising out of a blocked vessel in the PRC
Advising an Italian contractor in a large-scale infrastructure dispute in South Asia
Representing a major international agricultural business in a large-scale funds recovery effort in Hong Kong
Advising an Eastern European client on regulatory matters relating to trading gold in Hong Kong
Representing a party in a contentious situation involving blocked credit limits with respect to an agricultural trade transaction
Acting for a buyer in a potentially contentious acquisition of a substantial stock in a Hong Kong listed company
Advising an Eastern European bank on acquisition of a stake in a Hong Kong listed company
Advising Russian shareholders of a Hong Kong incorporated holding company on a shareholders dispute in Hong Kong with accompanying winding-up proceedings
Advising a Paraguayan entity in recovering amounts defrauded from the company in a large scale email scam
Advising a Chinese shareholder in a shareholders dispute relating to a JV in Hong Kong with main assets in the mainland China
Advising a Chinese shareholder in a shareholders dispute relating to an acquisition of a technology business in Europe
Representing a Chinese State-owned enterprise in investor-State negotiations of a dispute arising out of a large-scale nationalisation of an infrastructure investment project in Africa
Representing a European investor against a sovereign State in set aside proceedings before Hong Kong courts with respect to a Hong Kong-seated treaty arbitration
Representing a Russian individual in a dispute over bitminers and other cryptocurrency equipment in Hong Kong
Representing Armenia against a US national in an ICSID dispute under the US-Armenia BIT arising out of Armenia’s alleged breach of the BIT’s full protection and security standard
Representing AFK Sistema an ICSID arbitration against Turkmenistan arising out of Turkmenistan cancellation of mobile telecommunication licences
Representing Ukraine in ICSID Case ARB/06/18 Joseph Charles Lemire v Ukraine.
Representing Ukraine in ICSID Case ARB/09/11 Global Trading Resources Corp. and Globex International, Inc. v Ukraine
Representing a Ukrainian state agency in a dispute under the PCA Environmental Rules over the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol in Ukraine
Acting as a PCA legal counsel in a set of ECT arbitrations against the Russian Federation over the expropriation of the Yukos Oil Company
Advising a major Russian bank on strategic issues of a large-scale transnational debt recovery effort
Representing a Japanese vehicle manufacturing company in a Brussels based ICC arbitration in a dispute arising out of a FIDIC construction contract
Representing a French construction company in a Stockholm based ICC arbitration in a dispute over a FIDIC construction contract
Representing a French Michelin star restaurant group in an IP dispute against a Hong Kong entity over multiple breaches of a licensing agreement
Expert Witness Work
Issued a legal opinion with respect to compliance of a complex supply contract with laws and regulations of Hong Kong SAR
Issued a legal opinion under Hong Kong law on the impact of sanctions imposed by various jurisdictions on contract performance
Appeared as a Russian law expert witness in set aside proceedings in the Federal Courts of Australia