Rajah & Tann Asia

Construction & Projects, International Arbitration

Foreign Counsel

Huang Shilin is a Foreign Counsel of Rajah & Tann Singapore. He is admitted to practice in both Taiwan and Singapore.

He has been practicing since 1992 and has successfully defended numerous high-profile cases, including one recently ending in acquittal after over 17 years of proceedings arising from CTBC Financial Holding attempting to take over Mega Financial Holding. His opinions were selected twice by the Supreme Court of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to be published in the Judicial Yuan Gazette.

He has extensive experience in domestic and international arbitration and complex litigation. He acts as counsel for arbitration in arbitrations administered by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Court of Arbitration, Singapore International Arbitration Center (SIAC), Milan Arbitration Commission, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), and Chinese Arbitration Association (CAA). He also acts as a co-arbitrator and chief arbitrator for institutional arbitrations from time to time.

He is serving as an ICC Member of the International Court of Arbitration to carry out duties for the ICC Court of Arbitration under its arbitration rules. He is also serving as a Member of the CAA Court of Arbitration in which Michael Hwang S.C. and Prof. Lawrence Boo are also serving as Members.

Shilin has lectured on the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) in an international program at a university in Taiwan for three years.  He is fluent in Mandarin, English and Hokkien.

He acted for a Taiwanese government-owned company in numerous construction disputes with various contractors, including Japan-based, Germany-based and US-based multinational construction companies. The values of the relevant disputes ranged from US$246 million early in his practice to US$3 billion for the most recent case. Aside from acting for Taiwan based companies, he has also acted for foreign companies in arbitrations administered by CIETAC, Milan Chamber of Commerce, ICC and SIAC. He also acted as an expert witness regarding Taiwan law in an ICC arbitration proceeding relating to a dispute between a French company and Taiwan government seated in Paris.

Shilin’s achievements include being ranked in Chambers Asia Pacific and Chambers Greater China Region in 2023 and recommended in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific since 2018. Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration 2024 also recommended Shilin as one of the world’s leading international arbitrators and arbitration practitioners.

Member, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Member, Chinese Arbitration Association (CAA)

Bachelor of Law (LL.B.), National Taiwan University Master of Law (LL.M.), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis