Katie Chung
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 4 : Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
Band 4
About
Provided by Katie Chung
Practice Areas
Katie Chung is an international disputes and arbitration lawyer based in Singapore.
With more than a decade of experience, Katie has advised and represented both private and state-owned clients in international arbitrations conducted under all major institutional and ad hoc arbitration rules. These disputes usually feature an Asian element, and involve a wide range of applicable laws and multijurisdictional parallel court proceedings.
Katie has extensive contentious experience in commodities, oil and gas, renewable energy and the power sector, and regularly advises on technology related disputes. She has also practised in Hong Kong and was seconded to an international oil major in Hong Kong.
Katie acts as lead counsel in international arbitrations, and regularly sits as an arbitrator, having accepted appointments in institutional arbitrations seated in Singapore or Hong Kong under the ICC, SIAC and HKIAC Rules. She is on the reserve panel of arbitrators of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), the List of Arbitrators of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), the Panel of International Arbitrators of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB) and the Panel of Arbitrators of the Thailand Arbitration Centre (THAC).
Prior to joining the firm in June 2010, Katie worked for several years in a leading boutique litigation and arbitration firm.
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Katie Chung has notable experience representing clients in investor-state disputes, as well as shareholder and construction arbitration.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She is extremely responsive and provides her clients razor-sharp legal advice that is pragmatic and commercially sensible. Her ability to see through the woods keeps the big picture in focus."
"Katie is very commercially savvy, practical and solutions-oriented."
"Katie continues to be an invaluable source of external support for arbitration as well as related business matters."
"She is extremely responsive and provides her clients razor-sharp legal advice that is pragmatic and commercially sensible. Her ability to see through the woods keeps the big picture in focus."
"Katie is very commercially savvy, practical and solutions-oriented."
"Katie continues to be an invaluable source of external support for arbitration as well as related business matters."