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Niki Chen
陳思安
Foreign Counsel
Niki is a Foreign Counsel with the firm. Her practice focuses on international commercial disputes.
Niki represents a wide variety of clients including major corporations and high net worth individuals in a range of complex, high value disputes across sectors including mining, telecommunications, and commodity trading. She has represented clients in international commercial arbitrations administered by major arbitral institutions including the ICC and the SIAC.
Prior to joining the firm, Niki graduated with an LL.B. (Hons) from the University of Edinburgh and received an LL.M. from New York University School of Law, specialising in International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration.
Niki is fluent in English and Mandarin.
Admissions
- Attorney-at-Law, State of New York
Professional Experience
- Represented a BVI company in a SIAC arbitration against a sovereign state for a claim in excess of US$130 million arising from breaches of a joint venture agreement for the development of a lagoon.
- Represented Malaysia’s leading telecommunication company in a SIAC arbitration commenced by a Singapore-based IPTV provider for a claim in excess of US$34 million involving breaches of a collaboration agreement.
- Represented a leading Asian satellite operator in a SIAC arbitration against a subsidiary of one of India’s largest integrated media companies in relation to a claim for approximately US$15 million arising from a satellite transponder service agreement.
- Represented an Indonesian mining company in a SIAC arbitration against the Singapore arm of a publicly listed international commodities trader for breaches of an indemnity agreement for approximately US$60 million.
- Represented a Hong-Kong based company in an SIAC against an Australian company for breaches of a sales and purchase contract for mineral sands. The arbitration was conducted under the SIAC expedited procedure.
- Represented a BVI company against a Maldivian company in a SIAC arbitration arising from breaches of a project management agreement in relation to the development of a resort in the Maldives. The arbitration was conducted under the SIAC expedited procedure.
- Represented a Vietnamese company in an arbitration commenced by the trading arm of the world’s leader in the building material industry involving disputes arising from the sale and purchase of clinker materials. The arbitration was conducted under the SIAC expedited procedure.
- Represented a BVI company in a multi-party ICC arbitration over a breach of a private equity investment agreement valued at US$17 million.