Job Title: Equity Partner
Areas of Expertise:
Shaun Leong, FCIArb, is an international arbitration specialist with more than a decade of experience in complex cross border commercial disputes across a myriad of sectors including technology, blockchain, cryptoassets, infrastructure and energy sectors. He focuses on developing and employing successful strategies to achieve clients’ objectives in cross jurisdictional disputes. Awards and accolades include:
- International Arbitration Lawyer of the Year nominee (Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards 2022)
- Shortlisted as Leading Practitioner in Blockchain (Who’s Who Legal 2022)
- Shortlisted for Client Choice Awards 2022 in Blockchain
- "Future Star" in International Arbitration (Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2022)
Shaun has an active practice in acting for clients in cryptocurrency, digital assets and blockchain related disputes:
Shaun recently became the first lawyer in the world to successfully obtain a worldwide proprietary injunction to freeze a non-fungible token on the blockchain in a commercial dispute.
Shaun successfully represented a prominent cryptocurrency exchange in an SIAC international arbitration in a dispute arising from a joint investment where incentive milestone payments were paid in a digital token. The dispute involves complex considerations around the proper valuation of and enforcement against cryptocurrencies.
Shaun successfully represented a leading cryptocurrency exchange in a multi-million dollar complex cross border dispute involving novel issues and considerations around legal liability arising from automated functions and computer glitches and unprecedented developments around creation of new blockchains and protocols
Country of Residence: Singapore
Primary Branch: Singapore
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