In addition to his practice as counsel, Shaun has a developing practice as an arbitrator and has received appointments as sole and party-appointed arbitrator in proceedings seated in various jurisdictions, including bilingual English-Chinese arbitrations and arbitrations governed by Chinese law, English law, Singapore law and CISG. Shaun has been appointed to panels of arbitrators at various arbitral institutions.
Shaun is also an accredited commercial mediator with over 10 years of experience in mediating cross-border and cross-cultural commercial disputes. He serves as a court-appointed mediator at the State Courts of Singapore and has been appointed to the panels of mediators at various mediation institutions such as Singapore Mediation Centre, Consumers Association of Singapore, and Shenzhen Qianhai International Commercial Mediation Centre, China.
As a strong believer of professional practicality, Shaun is often complemented for providing expedient and effective solutions that serve the best commercial interests of the clients by combining his diverse experience and skills in litigation, arbitration, mediation, and negotiation.
Shaun is professionally bilingual in both Mandarin Chinese and English. He is capable of conducting any proceedings in both languages. With his unique cultural background, Shaun takes up the role of converging Chinese culture and legal tradition and legal practices of common law or vice versa.
Prior to joining RHTLaw Asia, Shaun was trained at a boutique firm headed by a senior counsel.