Shaun WONG

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.

• Shaun was admitted as Advocate and Solicitor in Singapore (2016), as Solicitor in England and Wales (2018) and as an attorney-at-law in New York State, USA (2020).
• Shaun attained his Bachelor of Science (Biology) from the National University of Singapore in 2003 and his Master of Science (Computers in biological research) from New York University in 2007, before he attained his Juris Doctor from Singapore Management University in 2015.

International Arbitration

• Acted as the leading counsel for the Singapore subsidiary of a Chinese company for claims relating to the long-term supply of commodity products with the disputed amount exceeding 150 million US dollars.
• Acted as the instructed counsel for a Chinese company for claims relating to the M&A contract of a Korean group of companies against a Japanese MNC.
• Acted as the leading counsel for a Chinese company in an international trade dispute with the US importer with the disputed amount of more than 6 million US dollars.
• Acted as the leading counsel for the Chinese Listco in claims relating to a long-term supply of goods contract with the disputed amount over 11 Million US dollars.
• Acted as the lead counsel and instructed US counsel based in New York for the client in his employment disputes with his US-based former employer with the disputed amount of more than 11 million US dollars.
• Represented the main contractor in an infrastructure construction disputes against the owner with the disputed amount of more than 50 million US dollars (equivalent).
• Acted as the leading counsel for a Chinese client in a partnership dispute, with the disputed amount of more than 2 million US dollars.

Court

• Acted as the leading counsel in a dispute between a Chinese company and the French investor relating to their collaboration agreement with the disputed amount of over 6 million Euros.
• Acted as the leading counsel for the Defendant in successfully staying the proceedings on the ground of Forum Non Conveniens.
• Acted as the leading counsel for the Applicant in successfully enforcing a foreign arbitral award, which judgment is reported as [2022] SGHC 58.

• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)

• Fellow, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (FSIArb)

• Panel Arbitrator, Nanning Arbitration Commissions, PRC

• Panel Arbitrator, Nantong Arbitration Commissions, PRC

• Panel Arbitrator, Nanjing Arbitration Commissions, PRC

• Panel Arbitrator, Hainan International Arbitration Centre, PRC

• Panel Arbitrator, Guangzhou Arbitration Commissions, PRC

• Certified Mediator, Singapore International Mediation Institute (SIMI)

• Associate Mediator, Singapore Mediation Centre

• Member, Society of Construction Law, Singapore

• Speaker, “Collaboration with and Facilitation to Foreign Counsel in Cross-border Dispute Resolutions”, Chengdu Annual Conference of the National Lawyers Association for Leading Talents in Foreign-related Matters and Sichuan 'One Belt, One Road' Legal Service Forum (2018)

• Lecturer, “Multifaceted Dispute Resolutions under ‘One Belt, One Road’”, Lawyers Association of Shandong Province, PRC (2018)

• Speaker, “Pitfalls Hidden in the Contracts”, Forum for Protection of Overseas Interests of Chinese Enterprises (2019)

• Speaker, “Recognition and Enforcement of Chinese Civil and Commercial Judgments in Major Common Law Jurisdictions”, Tianjin Lawyers Association ‘Renewal Program for Talents in Foreign-related Matters’ Series, 3^rd Lecture (2020)

• Speaker, “Sanction and Performance of Contacts”, LexisNexis & Junzejun Law Offices Cross-Border Sanction Law Forum (2021)

• Main Contributor, "Belt and Road" Country Legal Studies (Volume 3) – Singapore (in Chinese), Edited by Department of Legal Affairs of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and China Economic Information Service.

• Main Contributor, The Rule of Law Map of the “Belt and Road”: Singapore (Two Volumes) (in Chinese), Edited by Shenzhen Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone Authority

• Author, “The Determination of Scope of Arbitration Agreement and Arbitrability in Commercial Arbitration by the Singapore Courts” (in Chinese), Shanghai Legal Studies (2019, Volume 17) - Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission Collection

• Co-author, “China's and Singapore's personal information "vaccination equipment": interpreting Chinese and Singaporean personal information protection regulations and implications for corporate compliance”, (2021) Wolters Kluwer China