Navigating the intricate world of international arbitration, I bring nearly a decade of legal expertise to resolve high-stakes, complex disputes.

As a Registered Foreign Lawyer (England and Wales) at Tanner de Witt (an independent Hong Kong firm with an international client base), I previously honed my skills at leading international arbitration teams at Allen & Overy in Hong Kong, Three Crowns in London and Herbert Smith Freehills' arbitration teams in New York and Hong Kong.

My journey began as a judge's clerk at the New Zealand Supreme Court.

Throughout my career, I have been instrumental in over a dozen international commercial arbitration cases and several investment treaty arbitrations, representing both investors and states.

My extensive experience spans a range of major arbitral rules, including HKIAC, ICC, LCIA, ICDR, ICSID, and UNCITRAL, and encompasses diverse seats such as The Hague, Singapore, London, Geneva, Austria, Hawaii, and Washington, DC.

I bring a unique blend of legal acumen and global perspective to navigate the complex arbitration landscape.

• I am ranked as a “Future Leader” in Who’s Who Legal – Arbitration 2022-2023, one of four “Most Highly Regarded (Non-Partners)” in Asia-Pacific in the same publication for 2023.

• I am ranked in Legal 500’s Private Practice Powerlist – Arbitration (United Kingdom) 2022. 

• Peers and clients say that I am “a distinguished practitioner with a wealth of experience, known as a ‘first-class and sharp practitioner’ who is ‘able to tackle extremely complex technical issues’ while ‘never leaving a stone unturned’”.

• Registered Foreign Lawyer (England and Wales), Tanner de Witt: June 2023-present

• Registered Foreign Lawyer (England and Wales), Allen & Overy (HK): February 2022-April 2023 

• Queen Mary University of London, Teaching Fellow, November 2017-March 2022 (tutoring LLM arbitration courses) 

• Associate, Three Crowns (London): September 2016-January 2022 

• Visiting Attorney, Herbert Smith Freehills (New York): September 2015-May 2016 

• Intern, HKIAC (Hong Kong): June 2014 

• Arbitration Intern, Herbert Smith Freehills (Hong Kong): February 2014-June 2014 

• Judges’ Clerk, Supreme Court of New Zealand (NZ): February 2012-January 2014

• England and Wales (2020) 

• England and Wales Solicitor-Advocate (2020) 

• New York (2016)

• New Zealand (2013 - non-practising)

• BA/LLB (Hons), University of Auckland (2012)

• LLM, Yale Law School (Fulbright Scholar) (2015)

• English (native)

• Cantonese (native/professional working proficiency)

• Mandarin (professional working proficiency) 

• HKIAC Tribunal Secretary Training Programme (January 2023; completed with Distinction)