A&O Shearman

A&O Shearman has an extensive network of specialists focusing on international arbitration, with offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, and Perth. Investment treaty arbitration is a key strength of the practice that advises major international clients. Joanne Lau leads the Hong Kong-based team with multi-jurisdictional experience, with Matthew Hodgson splitting his time between Hong Kong and London offices, and bringing vast experience of disputes linked to major natural resources. In Singapore, Sheila Ahuja advises multinational corporations on commercial and investor-state arbitrations, with Christopher Mainwaring-Taylor lending energy, natural resources, and infrastructure-linked disputes knowledge to the practice. Perth-based Mark Van Brakel specialises in major contract, joint venture, engineering, and project disputes, and works closely with colleagues from the firm’s other regional offices.