Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (International Firms) - China
What the team is known for
Withers' arbitration offering in Hong Kong is known for acting for a broad clientele of domestic and international players across a range of industry sectors. The team is well equipped to handle a spectrum of commercial arbitrations, including investment treaty claims. It regularly represents clients in the ICC, HKIAC, CIETAC and SIAC.
Strengths
"Withers offer a good team with a number of recent hires and good Chinese language-speaking practitioners at the junior level. They are responsive and provide a high service level."
"We not only get the legally correct advice but what brings us the needed results."
"They showed deep knowledge of our business environment and openness to investigating the situation in different regions."
Notable practitioners
Sherlin Tung is co-leader of the Withers dispute resolution practice. She handles HKIAC and CIETAC arbitrations, as well as ICC and ICDR arbitrations. "She's extremely involved in all aspects of the arbitration community and has incredible personal skills. She's extremely dedicated to her clients as well." "Sherlin is a dynamo of energy when it comes to international arbitration and does a lot to make sure it's a central part of Hong Kong life." "Sherlin is a big personality in the field and brings characteristic force to her endeavours." "Sherlin has a really good grasp of her client's needs and a very approachable personality, which is good in difficult situations." "She's smart, business and solution-oriented, well connected and a lot of fun to work with - the best service I have received for a long time."