Thank you Arbitration Lunch Match! What an excellent opportunity to meet women arbitration practitioners.

LinkedIn post by Alice To at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alice-to-61a88a9_thank-you-arbitration-lunch-match-what-an-activity-7112417576927854592-O5D5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

🌸 Wonderful to #ArbitrationLunchMatch with Lillian Li, Jessica Van Der Kamp, Ruby Tam and Connie Wong, chatting about virtual advocacy, travel (always a popular topic!), working overseas, our excitement for the upcoming Hong Kong Arbitration Charity Ball and more.

🌸 What a vibrant arbitration community we are lucky to have in Hong Kong.

LinkedIn post by Elizabeth Chan at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lizzie-chan_arbitrationlunchmatch-arbitrationlunchmatch-activity-7112708045771591680-0l82?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

An intimate chat with Ling Meng and Alice Wang on workplace, family and more.

Thank you Gillian Lam and Elizabeth Chan (陳曉彤) for organising and am already looking forward to the next Arbitration Lunch Match!

LinkedIn post by Anita Jay at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/anitajayky_hongkong-arbitration-womeninarbitration-activity-7112386239521062913-eA4M?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

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After having done so in London, New York and Lisbon, today I had the pleasure of being #arbitration #lunchmatched in #HongKong!

It was lovely to talk gastronomy and traveling, Cantonese expressions and big and small cosmopolitan towns around the world with local arbitration practitioners Aria T.C. Cheung, Catriona Hunter, Christie Wong and Jocelyn Chi.

Thank you Hong Kong Ambassadors Gillian Lam and Elizabeth Chan (陳曉彤) for organising and founders Lisa Reiser and Ulrike Gantenberg for this lovely initiative that is #ArbitrationLunchMatch.

LinkedIn post by Ana Coimbra Trigo at  https://www.linkedin.com/posts/anacoimbratrigo_arbitration-lunchmatched-hongkong-activity-7112735668606283777-Bwjg?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

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Delighted to take part in my first Arbitration Lunch Match in Hong Kong today. I was matched with Ana Coimbra Trigo (尹安娜), Aria T.C. Cheung, Christie Wong and Jocelyn Chi, a group of talented professionals who represent a cross-section of the arbitration community in Hong Kong, and beyond.

Thanks to Gillian Lam and Elizabeth Chan (陳曉彤) for organising!

LinkedIn post by Catriona Hunter at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cathunterhongkong_arbitrationlunchmatch-arbitrationcommunity-activity-7112702457851363328-fuDl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Delighted to take part in my first Arbitration Lunch Match in Hong Kong today. I was matched with Ana Coimbra Trigo (尹安娜), Aria T.C. Cheung, Christie Wong and Jocelyn Chi, a group of talented professionals who represent a cross-section of the arbitration community in Hong Kong, and beyond.

Thanks to Gillian Lam and Elizabeth Chan (陳曉彤) for organising! 

LinkedIn post by Catriona Hunter at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cathunterhongkong_arbitrationlunchmatch-arbitrationcommunity-activity-7112702457851363328-fuDl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Had a wonderful time matching with Nicole K Wong, Raji Tejnani and Angela Shiqi Zhang, discussing a wide range of topics and sharing our experience over some delicious Japanese food.

Thank you Gillian Lam and Elizabeth Chan (陳曉彤) for organising.

LinkedIn post by Joyce Yuen at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/joyce-yuen-142a3491_arbitrationlunchmatch-activity-7112339744650395648-2KSc?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Thoroughly enjoyable lunch with my fellow female arbitration practitioners Joyce Yuen, Angela Shiqi Zhang and Raji Tejnani in Hong Kong, touching upon topics such as #education, #womenintheworkplace, and #HongKong as a #leading #arbitrationhub.

Thank you Elizabeth Chan (陳曉彤) and Gillian Lam for organising.

LinkedIn post by Nicole K Wong at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nicole-k-wong-10592998_education-womenintheworkplace-hongkong-activity-7112353840858873856-maLX?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

🌸Delightful lunch overlooking Hong Kong's gorgeous skyline with Jocelyn Heng, Priscilla Wong 黃婷婷, Cherrie Hui, Shannon Tong and Tiffany W., chatting about being women lawyers, raising sons, where we grew up and more.

What I love about #ArbitrationLunchMatch is meeting women from all walks of arbitration life in Hong Kong - counsel in big firms, independent firms, barristers' chambers, institutions, academia, expert firms, service providers - we have such a vibrant arbitration community in Hong Kong.

LinkedIn post by Lizzie Chan at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lizzie-chan_arbitrationlunchmatch-arbitrationlunchmatch-activity-7112334142675054592-7t33?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

A wonderful lunch with Shahla Ali (HKU) and Carmen Li (Harneys) getting to know each other, and sharing war stories on commercial arbitration, insolvency litigation and mediation. I really enjoyed our lively discussions on hot topics like virtual and hybrid hearings, artificial intelligence, expedited procedure, and Hong Kong as an arbitral seat. It was very insightful comparing our experiences in international firms, academia and offshore practice. I hope we meet again very soon!

Thank you to the ambassadors Gillian Lam and Elizabeth Chan (陳曉彤) for the great match and all the arrangements! 

LinkedIn post courtesy of Felicity Ng at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/felicity-w-y-ng_arbitrationlunchmatch-activity-7112061776015331328-9En1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

What a great way to start the week matching with Sherlin Tung (董希琳) (Withers), Yan Zhang(Sidley Austin), and Emily Lo( Mayer Brown) at

#ArbitrationLunchMatch!

Thank you for your continuous support to this global arbitration initiative! #arbitration #diversity

Looking forward to variations and new ideas of this global event #catlovers #hikers #shoppers #health 😃

With my co-ambassador Elizabeth Chan (陳曉彤) and founder Lisa Reiser and Ulrike Gantenberg.

LinkedIn post courtesy of Gillian Lam at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gillian-lam-07b415120_arbitrationlunchmatch-arbitration-diversity-activity-7112039810701168640-pxGB?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Joined my first #ArbitrationLunchMatch today and met a group of amazing ladies Elizabeth Sloane Winnie Chung, FCIArb Andrea Kan Kandice Hui

Thank you Elizabeth Chan (陳曉彤) and Gillian Lam for organising! 

LinkedIn post courtesy of Cynthia Chan at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cynthia-chan-97353330_arbitrationlunchmatch-activity-7111971345315360768-TvK7?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

🌸 It's my favourite time of the year again: #ArbitrationLunchMatch in Hong Kong 🌸 Wonderful to lunch with Yinsheng Qu, Li Chung Nam, Aashka Tibrewal and Winnie Wat, chatting about travel, trail running, electric vehicles and more.

LinkedIn post courtesy of Elizabeth Chan at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lizzie-chan_arbitrationlunchmatch-arbitrationlunchmatch-activity-7111964812334534657-F3v3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Very excited to match 73 participants in this September's Arbitration Lunch Match! Our participants will join 1,400 women in 45 cities around the world. What a fantastic global event! 

Hong Kong arbitration friends: The next round of Arbitration Lunch Match will take place from 25 to 28 September 2023 (29 September is a public holiday in Hong Kong). 

In May this year, we once again broke our own record: more than 1,500 female colleagues participated in lunch matches in 49 cities around the world.

Luckily, Arbitration Lunch Match will again take place in Hong Kong. Are you in to help us break our record one more time?

If you have not yet heard of Arbitration Lunch Match, it is the international event of the moment for female arbitration practitioners from all around the world. 

Participants are matched with up to five other women working in arbitration to meet for an intimate lunch in their home town. But one key detail will not be revealed: participants will not be given the names of the other females they have been matched with. It's a blind date!

Arbitration Lunch Match enthusiasts, long-time participants and newbies alike may register exclusively via our website by 10 September 2023:

www.arbitrationlunch.com 

You will receive all the relevant details about your Arbitration Lunch Match by 18 September 2023.

Please pass this invitation on to your female friends and colleagues who might also want to attend.

Participating in Arbitration Lunch Match is, of course, voluntary.

Please be aware that our concept entails that each participant pays for her own lunch or a share of the group lunch

Participants from all walks of arbitration life are welcome: academics, experts, funders, internal and external counsel, arbitrators, institutional representatives, tribunal secretaries, clerks, researchers etc.

Check out photos from the previous Arbitration Lunch Match cycles we have run in Hong Kong here.

For those in Hong Kong, please drop me and Gillian a line (eht.chan@gmail.com / Gillian.Lam@bakermckenzie.com) if you would like to be added to our Arbitration Lunch Match mailing list. 

Had a lovely time speaking to Ebony Ling, Connie Wong, Emily Lo and Sherlin Tung (董希琳) Tung at our #ArbitrationLunchMatch!

Big thank you to Gillian Lam and Elizabeth Chan (陳曉彤) for organising the lunch matches in Hong Kong!

Posted by Charaine Ng on LinkedIn

On top of the recent accolades, I am happy to say that the constant traveling did not prevent me from once again taking part in the #arbitrationlunchmatch, joining over 1,500 women in 49 cities worldwide, which by now everyone must know is the brilliant brainchild of Ulrike Gantenberg and Lisa Reiser. We in Hong Kong are fortunate to have Gillian Lam and Elizabeth Chan (陳曉彤) to handle all of the organization and ensure that Hong Kong is included in this wonderful initiative. Thank you all for giving me the opportunity to meet with Ebony Ling, Emily Lo, Charaine Ng, and Connie Wong over delicious Italian food and getting to know other women in arbitration.

Posted by Sherlin Tung on LinkedIn

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Post by Eloise Matsui on LinkedIn 

Had my first ever #ArbitrationLunchMatch today with a group of inspiring ladies in #arbitration. It was a pleasure connecting with Queenie Lau, Kate Fisher, Gillian Lam and Nicole Liu over some delicious American-Italian food. 

Thank you Gillian and Elizabeth Chan (陳曉彤) for organising!

Post by Ruby Tam on LinkedIn 

Post by Gillian Lam on LinkedIn

Post by Gillian Lam on LinkedIn 

I'm delighted to have participated in the Arbitration Lunch Match yesterday and to have had the opportunity to meet Heidi Chui, Sheena Wong, So Kim Lau , Xueji SU and Mandy Xu, and exchange ideas and experiences in the arbitration field. Thanks Fatima Dermawan for introducing this event to me, and I'm also grateful to the organizers Gillian Lam and Elizabeth Chan (陳曉彤) for providing us with this platform to learn from and connect with one another.

Posted by Stephanie Tang on LinkedIn 

First-timer at #ArbitrationLunchMatch. Very pleased to meet lovely Yu-Hsuan LIN, Nicole Chui 徐穎文, and Joan Chow over lunch in Hong Kong today.

Looking forward to repeating this initiative in Macau in the near future.

Thank you Gillian Lam and Elizabeth Chan (陳曉彤) for organizing and inviting! 

I just had a wonderful  #ArbitrationLunchMatch in #hongkong with Mariel Dimsey, Gillian Lam, Jessica van der Kamp, Prakritee Yonzon and Kitty Zheng.  Thank you ladies for great conversations, from #arbitration, #hiking, #timemanagement, #ICCA24, #art  and more! 

Thanks to Gillian Lam and Elizabeth Chan (陳曉彤) for organising.Post by Wannie WY Chung on LinkedIn.

Post by Saniza Othman-Yong on LinkedIn. 

Really pleased to meet Gillian Lam, Jessica Pyman, Sindy Yeung, Vivien Wong and Zoe Fong over Japanese food today! 🍣🍱

Thank you Gillian and Elizabeth Chan (陳曉彤) for organising #ArbitrationLunchMatch

Post by Wannie WY Chung on LinkedIn. 

What a great start to the week meeting Annabelle Ng Anna Beare Tara Liao at Arbitration Lunch Match! Thank you for organising Gillian Lam Elizabeth Chan (陳曉彤). 

Post by Anita J on LinkedIn. 

I had a lovely time speaking to Joyce Yuen, Emmanuelle Pui-Ki Ta (謝珮琪), Monique Hansen, Jessica Li and Yan Zhang at our #ArbitrationLunchMatch today! For someone like me who has just started in the world of arbitration, it reassures me greatly to see these women thrive as arbitration practitioners.

Many thanks to Gillian Lam and Elizabeth Chan (陳曉彤) for organising the matches in Hong Kong - I'll eagerly await for more lunches such as this to come.

Post by Aria T.C. Cheung on LinkedIn. 

Arbitration Lunch 2023

What a happy occasion to meet & catch up with ladies in arbitration. 

LinkedIn post by Alice To at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alice-to-61a88a9_arbitration-lunch-2023-what-a-happy-occasion-activity-7062312241500483584-kqH5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Gillian Lam and I are thrilled to match over 90 women in arbitration in Hong Kong for the next round of Arbitration Lunch Matches in Hong Kong, starting next week.

90 virtually doubles the number of participants in our previous cycles.

Participants in Hong Kong will join 1,500 participants in 49 cities around the world for the lunches next week.

We thank Beryl Wu, Alice Ho, Xueshi Shen and Vanessa Luk for their help. 

The next round of Arbitration Lunch Match will take place from 8 to 12 May 2023!

For the first time, we will cover six continents. In fact, lunch matches will take place in 49 cities across the world. For the first time, we will see ladies lunching in cities like Riyadh, Mumbai and Sydney - to only name a few.

As with previous years, Arbitration Lunch Match will also take place in Hong Kong.

Are you in?

If you have not yet heard of Arbitration Lunch Match, it is the international event of the moment for female arbitration practitioners from all around the world and - again - nominated for the GAR Awards 2023.

Participants are matched with up to five other women working in arbitration to meet for an intimate lunch in their home town. But one key detail will not be revealed: participants will not be given the names of the other females they have been matched with. It's a blind date!

Arbitration Lunch Match enthusiasts, long-time participants and newbies alike may register exclusively via our website by Friday, 21 April 2023:

www.arbitrationlunch.com

You will receive all the relevant details about your Arbitration Lunch Match by Monday, 1 May 2023.

Please share this post with your female friends and colleagues who might also want to attend.

Each participant shall pay for her own lunch or a share of the group lunch.

Participants can be of any level of seniority. Participants from all walks of arbitration life are welcome: academics, experts, funders, internal and external counsel, arbitrators, institutional representatives, tribunal secretaries, clerks, researchers etc.

We are looking forward to it already.

The Hong Kong Arbitration Lunch Match is brought to you by Gillian Lam and Elizabeth Chan (陳曉彤).

Our thanks to Lisa Reiser and Ulrike Gantenberg, the Founders of Arbitration Lunch Match, and our fellow Ambassadors around the world. 

We are over the moon that #ArbitrationLunchMatch is again shortlisted for the GAR Awards 2023 in the category "Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge".

Arbitration Lunch Match is an innovative format for the female arbitration community where up to five female practitioners meet locally for an intimate lunch.

Participants are given the place and time of their lunch but not the names of the colleagues they have been matched with.

It's a blind date!

With each cycle, we are continuously growing.

In September 2022, more than 1,300 women in 44 cities across the world participated in Arbitration Lunch Match. For the first time, 12 fantastic female arbitration colleagues from #Africa organised lunches in their home towns.

Please click on the link or QR code below to cast your vote.

Voting closes this Friday (24 February 2023).

https://lnkd.in/eMF-MuiD

A shout-out to co-founders, Lisa Reiser and Ulrike Gantenberg, and my Hong Kong co-host, Gillian Lam. 

Getting COVID prevented me from participating in-person in the Hong Kong #arbitrationlunchmatches this year, but it was great to co-organise the third edition of the lunches together with the wonderful Gillian Lam.

Our participants included Yan Zhang, Shahla Ali, Anne Wang, Sarah Thomas, Hin Han Shum, Julie Yoon, CAMS, Prakritee Yonzon, Carine Ha, Yinsheng Qu, Vanessa Tung, and many others. 

We have such a wonderful community of arbitration practitioners and experts in Hong Kong.

Thank you, as always, to our participants in Hong Kong and around the world, our International Ambassadors, and our Founders, Ulrike Gantenberg and Lisa Reiser. 

What a lovely way to end the busy week with #arbitrationlunchmatch - over Spanish tampas and paella with Yan Zhang (Sidley Austin), Shahla Ali (HKU) Anne Wang (ICC) learning about each other’s practices, priorities and passion in life.

Another successful global event of arbitration women practitioners coming together to connect and support one another. Thanks to Lisa Reiser and Ulrike Gantenberg for pioneering this and Elizabeth Chan (陳曉彤) for doing this with me.

From LinkedIn post by Gillian Lam

Today, we celebrated the joy of reconnecting and the perseverance/resilience demonstrated throughout the pandemic with Sarah Thomas(Mofo), Hin Han Shum (Squire Patton Boggs), Julie Yoon, CAMS (Mintz) and Prakritee Yonzon (HKU) during #arbitrationlunchmatch.

Thanks to Lisa Reiser and Ulrike Gantenberg for introducing this world wide and to Elizabeth Chan (陳曉彤) for co-organising the HK lunches with me.  

From LinkedIn post by Gillian Lam

My pleasure to meet Carine Ha (A&O), Yinsheng Qu (HKIAC), Vanessa Tung (MDD) today over #ArbitrationLunchMatch HK chapter.

This week, over 1,300 women in arbitration will connect (or reconnect) over lunches in one of the 44 cities and 28 countries participating in #arbitrationlunchmatch.

We are looking forward to seeing more familiar and/or new faces as we share and celebrate our profession and connections over in-person lunches globally. Many thanks to my co-ambassador Elizabeth Chan (陳曉彤) for organizing this with me and thanks to Lisa Reiser and Ulrike Gantenberg for coordinating this globally.  

From LinkedIn post by Gillian Lam

Toast to Arbitration Lunch Match!

While blind dates for end of September Arbitration Lunch Match are being sent out, #ArbitrationLunchMatch Ambassadors met at ICCA International Council for Commercial Arbitration Edinburgh.

Arbitration Lunch Matches around the globe rely on Ambassadors to organise local lunches.

Massive thanks to Ulrike Gantenberg and Lisa Reiser for inventing and driving this global initiative to promote solidarity among women in arbitration.

So happy to meet some of our Ambassadors in person! Michela D'Avino Silvia Dahlberg Marieke van Hooijdonk Brenda Horrigan Irene Welser Barbara Concolino Maja Frontczak Niuscha Bassiri.

I'm really excited that Gillian Lam and I are again the Hong Kong Ambassadors for the next round of #arbitrationlunchmatch, which is taking place around the world between 26 and 30 September.

The global team of ambassadors, expertly led by Lisa Reiser and Ulrike Gantenberg are hoping to beat our record of bringing together 950 women in 32 cities across 20 countries in "blind date" small group lunches. We have added 12 more cities in 8 more countries this time round!

So, if you are a female involved in arbitration in Hong Kong, and would like to receive an invite to register from us, please reach out to me at eht.chan@gmail.com.

Bring on the matches! 

950 female arbitration practitioners are joining for "blind date" lunches in 32 cities and 20 countries around the world this week. Today we kicked-off the second edition of #ArbitrationLunchMatch in Hong Kong! It was wonderful to enjoy great conversation over dim sum and jasmine tea with Karah Howard and Sicen (Esther) Hu. 

So delighted to cap off the second edition of #ArbitrationLunchMatch in Hong Kong with an Italian lunch with Saniza Othman-Yong, FCIArb, Alix Povey, and Gokce Uyar. 

Today I enjoyed my second lunch in the second editon of #ArbitrationLunchMatch in Hong Kong! (One of the treats of being a co-organiser is that you can go to multiple lunches.) It was so much fun to catch up with old friends, Sherlin Tung (董希琳), Anne Wang and Amy Wen Wei, and to make new friends with Harriet Chu. 

We are thrilled and honoured that Arbitration Lunch Match is shortlisted for the GAR Awards 2022 in the category "Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge".

Arbitration Lunch Match is an innovative format for the female arbitration community where up to five female practitioners meet locally for an intimate lunch. Participants are given the place and time of their lunch but not the names of the colleagues they have been matched with. It's a blind date!

In October/November 2021, Arbitration Lunch Match brought together more than 270 women in 18 cities across the world to network, chat and catch up. And we are already getting ready for the next round of Arbitration Lunch Match in May 2022 - this time with even more cities and more lunches taking place all around the world!

Thanks to founders Lisa Reiser and Ulrike Gantenberg - and our ambassadors around the globe: Elizabeth Chan (陳曉彤), Kate Corby, Silvia Dahlberg, Nicole Dolenz, Christina Doria, Marieke van Hooijdonk, Alexandra Johnson, Demet Kaşarcıoğlu Sally Kotb FCIArb, Désirée Prantl, Noradele Ghubril Radjai, Hedda Rysst, Anna Stier, Gretta Walters , Laura Zimmerman, Irene Welser and Gillian Lam. 

What I love most about #ArbitrationLunchMatch is hearing stories. Some of us were born and raised in Hong Kong. Others of us grew up overseas and found adventure in Hong Kong. All of us are connected by our passion for the law, finding solidarity and community in our profession.

A wonderful lunch today with Gillian Lam, Alice To, Janie Wong and Gokce Uyar.

Gillian Lam has not only been a wonderful co-organiser but now has also become a fast friend.

With deep thanks, as always, to Lisa Reiser and Kate Corby for the chance to get involved in #ArbitrationLunchMatch. 

I always get stuck answering that ice breaker question, if you could have a meal with anyone you wanted, who would it be? The question was answered perfectly for me today, as I was matched for a brilliant #ArbitrationLunchMatch with Nina Rahman, Roanna Kwong, Shahla Ali and Susan Finder.

We have all engaged with international dispute resolution from different perspectives: as external counsel, as in-house counsel and as academics.

Hong Kong's arbitration community is diverse and vibrant. Gillian Lam and I are thrilled to have more than 50 participants for 13 lunches over 5 days this week. We join the global #ArbitrationLunchMatch, which has reached more than 16 cities around the world with hundreds more participants.

Kudos to Lisa Reiser for founding #ArbitrationLunchMatch and Kate Corby for the chance to be involved. 

Two external counsel, two barristers/arbitrators and one arbitral institution counsel walked into a bar ... and enjoyed fabulous conversation! Today's #ArbitationLunchMatch matched me with Queenie Lau, Kim Rooney, 王笑君 and Eliza Jiang (江鹂韵). We could've kept talking forever.

For those who don't know, #ArbitrationLunchMatch matches senior women in arbitration for an intimate lunch in your local city.

Last month, 270 participants in 16 global cities met for lunch. This week in Hong Kong, we have matched 50+ participants for 13 lunches over 5 days.

I've already received requests for HK Round 2 and inquiries internationally for other cities.

Thank you to Gillian Lam for being a fabulous co-organsier, Lisa Reiser for founding the initiative and Kate Corby for the chance to get involved. 

Best blind date I've ever been on! #ArbitrationLunchMatch-ing with Gillian Lam, Kathryn Sanger and Catrina Lam in Hong Kong. A wonderful opportunity to get to know senior women in international arbitration in this dynamic city.

For those who don't know about #ArbitrationLunchMatch, it's an initiative bringing together senior women in international arbitration for intimate lunches in cities around the world.

In October 2021, over 270 women met in 16 different cities in 10 countries around the world.

This week, Hong Kong's #ArbitrationLunchMatch has 50+ women participating in 13 lunches over 5 days.

With thanks to Gillian Lam for being a great co-organiser, Lisa Reiser for the fantastic initiative, and Kate Corby for getting me involved. 

Day 5 - our Final day of #ArbitrationLunchMatch with a great mix of professional women in arbitration - Alice Wang (Pinsent Mason), Julie Y. (Mintz Group), Victoria Khandrimaylo (HKIAC) and Kehinde Olaoye (CityU). We talked about how Covid-19 and recent events in HK changed our businesses, our lives and ways we see things. Feeling grateful about who we are and what we do and can do for this city and one another.

Really a final Hurrah and big thank you to all those who participated and supported this event!

Especially grateful for Elizabeth Chan (陳曉彤), Kate Corby, Lisa Reiser, Gary Seib, Joyce Chan, Toby Fong and our IA Team - Philipp Hanusch, Jerald Wong, James Ng and Kay Cheng. 

From LinkedIn post by Gillian Lam

Day 3 of #ArbitrationLunchMatch

What a joy to meet with Sarah Grimmer (HKIAC) , Xin Zhang (ICC), Joanne Lau (A&O) and Mavis Tan (Control Risks) today over lunch and become part of our exciting discussions (ranging from new initiatives on diversity, rising arbitrators initiative (RAI), arbitral award enforcements, to hiking/singing/joy of parenting)!

So glad that I was introduced to and get to partner up with Elizabeth Chan (陳曉彤) two months ago on this fun project! Thanks to Lisa Reiser, Kate Corby!

Also special thanks to Gary Seib, Philipp Hanusch, James Ng, Joyce Chan and Toby Fong for your great support on this meaningful global event! 

From LinkedIn post by Gillian Lam

Day 2 of #ArbitrationLunchMatch.

Really pleased to meet Sherlin Tung (董希琳), Emily Tillett and Xueji SU today over delicious dim sum and Chinese tea! 🥟🍤😋

Thanks to Lisa Reiser and Kate Corby for kicking start a global round; and Elizabeth Chan (陳曉彤) for co-organising this with me!!

Really great to hear further enquiries about our New York round (organised by Laura Zimmerman and Gretta Walters ) and Toronto round (organised by Christina Doria)

Three more days to go!! 

From LinkedIn post by Gillian Lam

In NZ, where I grew up, you would hear the phrase, "Ladies, a plate." Or now it would be just "bring a plate". The idea was basically a potluck or BBQ: everyone brings something to eat and the purpose is to enjoy each other's company.

Today was my fifth and final ladies' lunch as part of the inaugural #ArbitrationLunchMatch in Hong Kong. Teresa Wu (Des Voeux Chambers), Pauline Peng (Freshfields), Sylvia Shi (The Swedish Club) and I enjoyed delicious plates of dim sum over captivating conversation both about arbitration and beyond. How fascinating to hear about everyone's experience with disputes from different vantage points, as in-house counsel, external counsel and barrister/arbitrator/judge.

What a wonderful way to round off a wonderful week!

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Who would have thought in 2019 that our world would be such a different one in 2021? From feline filters to waist-up fashion, buffering breakout rooms to rogue unmuted microphones, our lives have become dominated by the joys and discomforts of virtual communication.

Aimed at combatting the inevitable video conferencing fatigue and returning a small sense of 'normality' to social interactions, we would like to offer you the chance to connect (hopefully!) in person with female colleagues as part of our international Arbitration Lunch Match event.

What is Arbitration Lunch Match? We would like to match you with three other senior women working in arbitration to meet for an intimate lunch in your home town. But one key detail will not be revealed: you will not be given the names of the other three female participants you have been matched with in advance!

In spring 2021, Arbitration Lunch Match successfully took place in Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Munich, Vienna and London. For its next round, we have added even more cities to that list - making Arbitration Lunch Match a truly international event!

Lunches in Hong Kong will take place between 8 and 12 November 2021 from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm Hong Kong time.

Please register through the following button by 24 October 2021:

   You will receive all the relevant details about your lunch match after registration has closed.

Please feel free to forward this email to any female colleagues in the arbitration field, who will be in Hong Kong during 8 -12 November 2021.

We are looking forward to it already.

With best wishes,

Gillian and Elizabeth

How lovely to be meeting with Winnie Tam SBS SC JP (DVC), Lillian L. (Quinn Emanuel), Amy Wen Wei (CMS), Fanghan Chen (HKIAC), Anne Wang (ICC) over Chinese dim sum on a Tuesday afternoon - catching up on interesting topics from arbitrator appointments,  contingency fees, war stories to book clubs and hikes.

Thanks for participating in #ArbitrationLunchMatch (ALM) in Hong Kong! 

Further, we are organising an ALM hike this Saturday- please pm me if interested. 

With Elizabeth Chan (陳曉彤)

Post by Gillian Lam on LinkedIn