Mayer Brown has international arbitration practices spanning the region, notably with extensive experience in Hong Kong, Singapore and Seoul. Energy sector knowledge is a particular strength of the team, with LNG sector disputes, oil & gas, energy-related commodities, and renewable power all falling under the remit of practitioners within the team. Also of note is the work the team undertakes related to the Asian infrastructure sector, along with financial disputes and insurance disputes practices. In the Hong Kong office, Menachem Hasofer and Geoffrey Chan lead the team, with Terence Tung acting as head of the China arbitration practice. Based in Singapore, Yu-Jin Tay is the head of the practice, with Kay-Jannes Wegner, Paul Teo, and Kate Apostolova all key names.
Work highlights
- Secured a major victory for a leading Asian trader in an LNG-related dispute against its upstream LNG seller - among other issues, the dispute related to contested issues of Force Majeure invoked by the LNG seller as a result of a force majeure event in the US.
- Representing Hong Kong company Junefield Gold Investments Limited in an investment treaty claim against the Ecuadorian government arising out of the taking of its concession rights in a gold and silver mine in the country.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Menachem Hasofer, Yu-Jin Tay, Geoffrey Chan