Benjamin Hughes
www.hughesarbitration.com
Independent Arbitrator
The Arbitration Chambers
32 Maxwell Road #02-03
Singapore 069115
Independent Arbitrator (2013-present); Associate Professor, Seoul National University Law School (2015-19); Partner and Co-Chair, International Dispute Resolution, Shin & Kim (2009-13); Associate, Shearman & Sterling (2004-05; 2007-09)-; Senior Associate, Kim & Chang(2005-07); Associate, Latham & Watkins (2002-04).
Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Fellow, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators; Fellow, Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators; Fellow, Australian Center for International Commercial Arbitration; International Advisory Committee, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board; Executive Committee, Seoul International Dispute Resolution Center; Editorial Board, Asia International Arbitration Journal, Journal of Korean Law and Korea Arbitration Review.
AAA/ICDR, ACICA, AIAC, BAC, CAA, CIETAC, HKIAC, JCAA, KCAB, SCIA, SCMA, SIAC, WIPO.
Served as sole, chair or co-arbitrator in over 100 international arbitrations with a total value in dispute of over USD 2 billion, under the rules of the AAA/ICDR, ACICA, AIAC/KLRCA, BAC, CAA, CIETAC, DIS, HKIAC, ICC, JCAA, KCAB, LMAA, SCC, SCMA, SIAC, UNCITRAL (both administered and ad hoc) and VIAC. Also served as emergency arbitrator and sole arbitrator in expedited proceedings. Matters have included shareholder and joint venture disputes, intellectual property and licensing disputes, construction and infrastructure projects, energy and resources, shipping, manufacturing and general commercial contractual disputes. Has heard cases governed by laws of Australia, Austria, BVI, the Cayman Islands, China, England and Wales, Fiji, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia (including Sharia), Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United States (including New York, California and US territories) and Vietnam, as well as lex mercatoria. Has also handled complex conflict of law and jurisdictional issues, joinder and consolidation applications and disputes involving multiple contracts and applicable laws.
Please see list of publications at www.hughesarbitration.com.