Yi-Jun is an experienced advocate specializing in complex, cross-border commercial litigation and international arbitration. She has acted for clients in high-stakes disputes across multiple jurisdictions and industry sectors, including renewables, technology, construction, intellectual property, shareholder, and private equity matters.

In relation to her work on international arbitration, Yi-Jun has represented conglomerates, multinational corporations, private equity firms, and global corporate clients in arbitrations conducted under the SIAC, HKIAC, ICC, LCIA, and UNCITRAL rules, seated in Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and London. She is recognized for her clear advocacy and tactical insight in complex cross-border proceedings. Yi-Jun has also acted as arbitrator in proceedings under the SIAC rules.

Yi-Jun has been recognized among the region’s leading young arbitration practitioners, named a Rising Star by Asian Legal Business in 2024 and 2025, and shortlisted as International Arbitration Lawyer of the Year at Law.com International’s Asian Legal Awards 2025. Clients describe Yi-Jun as a “trusted resource for [their] organization” whose “clarity of thought shines through in her written work", and as having a “comprehensive understanding and superb control over [matters] all the way through.”

Yi-Jun is qualified in Singapore and England and Wales, and she is bilingual in English and Mandarin Chinese. Yi-Jun is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Beyond her practice, Yi-Jun plays an active and visible role in shaping the regional arbitration landscape. She serves on the YSIAC Council and as Assistant Editor for Southeast Asia of the Kluwer Arbitration Blog. She also served on the Law Society of Singapore’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee from 2023 - 2024. 

Representative Experience

• A renewable energy solutions provider in an ICC arbitration involving tens of millions of dollars, regarding disputes over additional costs and delays under an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction contract for a solar facility in Japan.
• A renewable energy solutions provider in an ICC arbitration against an EPC contractor in relation to the design and performance of a solar power plant in Japan.
• A U.S. biotechnology start up in an SIAC arbitration against an established multinational contract development and manufacturing organization involving a dispute arising out of a development and manufacturing services agreement.
• A U.S. media company in a HKIAC arbitration arising from a California-law governed patent license agreement with a large Chinese electronics company involving claims of breach of contract, patent validity and infringement, and FRAND licensing.
• An asset management company in a HKIAC arbitration against a NASDAQ-listed Chinese gaming company and its current and former subsidiaries involving disputes under a series of loan agreements and related settlement agreements.
• Several private equity funds against an Indian airport infrastructure group in a consolidated SIAC arbitration involving a dispute arising out of investments in an infrastructure company in India. The issues involved compliance with the India Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) regime and the construction of contractual exit mechanisms. The amount in dispute was in excess of US$500 million.
• A major aeronautics company in two ICC arbitration involving claims of breach of contract arising out of consultant agreements.
• The private equity arm of a major international bank in a US$125 million SIAC arbitration involving disputes under a shareholders’ agreement relating to its investment in an SGX-ST listed company.
• A leading Swiss bank in Singapore litigation proceedings commenced by a Georgian multi-billionaire and former prime minister concerning the bank’s management of his accounts and assets.
• A private equity fund in Singapore litigation proceedings against a contractual counterparty for a breach of a put option agreement.
• A global financial institution (as respondent) against an Australian individual with his associated companies in an AU$700 million SIAC arbitration involving allegations of misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duties, and/or breach of contract, and in related Singapore court proceedings for an anti-suit injunction to restrain the counterparties’ breaches of the arbitration agreement.
• A leading oil and gas company in an AU$1.4 billion ICC arbitration involving disputes arising out of the construction of a loading jetty and another marine structure in Western Australia for the extraction and export of liquefied natural gas.
• Several private equity funds in a US$100 million UNCITRAL arbitration administered by the HKIAC in a dispute arising out of their investment in a group of companies, and successfully obtaining freezing injunctions against counterparty in numerous jurisdictions, including Hong Kong and Singapore. 
• A global financial institution in a cross-border internal investigation involving financial misconduct and potential regulatory breaches. 
• A Brazilian mining conglomerate in a US$2.5 billion LCIA arbitration and associated High Court litigation clams concerning alleged bribery, corruption, and fraud against its former joint venture partner in Guinea.