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IBA Asia Pacific Arbitration Group Symposium: international arbitration in a fragmented world - geopolitics, sovereign immunity, and new paths to resolution
26 Aug 2026
Maxwell Chambers, SingaporeSpeaker information
Vicky Huili Zhao
Biography
Vicky Zhao is a partner in the dispute resolution group of JunHe LLP Beijing office. Prior to joining JunHe, Vicky worked with a “magic circle” international law firm in Hong Kong, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) in Singapore and other renowned Chinese law firms in Beijing. During her time at SIAC, she administered more than 100 international commercial arbitrations. Vicky is specialized in complex cross-border dispute resolution. She has represented clients in both international and domestic arbitrations under various arbitration rules, such as SIAC, ICC, HKIAC, CIETAC, BAC, SCIA and UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. She also represents clients in litigations and arbitration-related court proceedings before different levels of the PRC courts. Her practice mainly focuses on corporate and commercial dispute matters, such as private equity investment, M&A, corporate governance, joint venture, shareholder disputes, D&O liabilities, finance and securities, etc. Vicky is a current Member of the AAA-ICDR Greater China Committee. She also served as a Committee Member of YSIAC from 2019 to 2024. Vicky has been recognised and recommended in consecutive years by various international legal directories, such as “Chambers and Partners”, “The Legal 500”, “Benchmark Litigation” and “China Business Law Journal”, etc.
Session
Panel discussion one: Geopolitics and sanctions in international arbitration
Wednesday 26 August (1400 - 1500)
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