Twenty Essex

Direct investments; General commercial; Investor-state parties; Major projects; Mergers and acquisitions; Oil and gas; Technology licensing; Trade transactions

Michael serves as arbitrator in high-value, complex international disputes. His specialities include energy/oil and gas, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, major projects/construction, investor-state disputes and bilingual arbitration proceedings (English/Chinese).

He has served as arbitrator in more than 300 cases sited in Asia, Europe and North America under both ad hoc and institutional rules. Michael is an accredited arbitrator of the major international arbitration institutions worldwide.

Resident in Asia (China/Hong Kong/Japan) for more than 30 years, Michael has special expertise in relation to disputes involving Asian sovereigns and commercial parties. He has served as Council Member and Chairman of the HKIAC, Court member of the LCIA, and Board member of the SCC. He currently sits as a member of the Board of the SIAC and the VIAC. Michael has been honoured by Chambers Global for his contributions to arbitration in Asia.

He was ranked by Chambers Global 2019 as a “Star Individual” and one of the “Most in Demand Arbitrators” worldwide.

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Mandarin Chinese (Ptonghua) (fluent)