Katie Chung is an international disputes and arbitration lawyer based in Singapore.
With nearly 20 years’ experience, Katie advises and represents clients in Asia-related complex international arbitrations conducted under all major arbitration rules. These multi-jurisdictional disputes often involve a wide range of applicable laws and parallel satellite litigations.
Katie has extensive contentious experience across a broad spectrum of industries, including aviation, energy (oil and gas, renewable energy and power), commodities, financial institutions, FMCG, infrastructure, digital infrastructure, telecoms, technology, private equity and cryptocurrency. She also regularly advises clients on investment protections and potential claims under bilateral or multi-lateral investment treaties.
Apart from acting as lead counsel in international arbitrations, Katie regularly sits as an arbitrator, having accepted appointments as sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator and presiding arbitrator in institutional arbitrations seated in Singapore or Hong Kong under the ICC, SIAC or HKIAC Rules.
Katie is a Delegate of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, a member of the AAA-ICDR Singapore Committee and a member of the executive committee of the Asia-Pacific Forum for International Arbitration. She is also a member of the IBA Task Force on “The Nationality of the Arbitrator as a Proxy for Independence and Impartiality”, and a member of the Singapore Branch of the International Law Association. Katie regularly publishes and speaks on international arbitration.
