Holly Blackwell is an International Partner at King & Wood Mallesons in Shanghai, where she specializes in international dispute resolution. Holly represents clients in disputes subject to arbitration under the rules of major arbitration institutions and organizations in Asia and internationally, including the AAA/ICDR, CIETAC, HKIAC, ICC, LCIA, SHIAC, SIAC, SCC, and UNCITRAL. She has experience advising on significant disputes concerning commercial as well as energy and infrastructure related investments, as well as disputes between shareholders, joint venture partners, and consortium partners. She often advises on complex disputes involving multiple parties, contracts, jurisdictions, and forums, and on US and cross-border litigations and the enforcement of arbitral awards in China and abroad. Holly also has experience advising on international construction projects, as well as compliance with US trade laws, anti-bribery laws, and international integrity policies and related internal investigations. Holly received her Juris Doctor degree from Villanova University School of Law with honors, her Masters of Law degree in International Business Law from the National University of Singapore, and her Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from Texas A&M University.

Elodie Dulac is a partner in King & Spalding’s international arbitration practice in Singapore. She represents clients in commercial and investment arbitrations around the world, with a particular focus on Asia, where she has been based for 15 years. She has particular expertise in energy, mining and joint venture/ shareholder disputes, as well as disputes involving states and state-owned entities. Further, she has particular experience of Asia–Africa disputes, with seats of arbitration in either Asia or Africa. In addition to her work as counsel, Elodie has been appointed as arbitrator in the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, the Asian International Arbitration Centre, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, the International Chamber of Commerce and the Kigali International Arbitration Centre, as well as in ad hoc arbitrations. She has been consistently recognised as a leading individual in all major professional directories, including Chambers Asia-Pacific 2021, Chambers Global 2021, Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration 2021 and The Legal 500: Asia-Pacific 2021. She has been described as ‘a class act, with a world of experience and good instincts’, an ‘“outstanding practitioner” who is recognised for her broad knowledge of investment law’ and a ‘highly intellectual lawyer’ who possesses a ‘profound understanding of investment arbitration’. Elodie is admitted to practise in Paris, France and England and Wales (solicitor-advocate). She is also a registered foreign lawyer at the Singapore International Commercial Court.

Ng Jern-Fei KC is an experienced counsel specializing in commercial litigation and arbitration, with extensive experience appearing before courts and tribunals and sitting as arbitrator in different jurisdictions, including England, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and Luxembourg. He has acted as counsel in some 350 cases and as arbitrator in some 30 cases (as presiding, sole and co-arbitrator). Mr. Ng is the fourth English King’s Counsel to be admitted to the Singapore bar and is the only English King’s Counsel to have triple affiliation to London, Hong Kong and Singapore. In 2022, he was described as "legal hotshot" in Singapore's Straits Times and "top lawyer" in SCMP. He was awarded the Singapore Academy of Law’s Merit Award for his contribution in raising the profile of foreign lawyers in Singapore and was appointed by the Chief Justice of Singapore into the Ethics and Professional Standards Committee. Mr. Ng is described as a “highly skilled strategist and terrific advocate” with “first-class advocacy skills” that is both “smooth and persuasive” and has an ability to “present practical legal solutions that not only win you the battles, but also the war.”

Patricia Saiz is an arbitrator with more than 20 years of experience in the field of law. As arbitrator and counsel, she has handled arbitrations under many of the major arbitral rules (such as ICSID, ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL), in a broad range of sectors (including energy, construction & engineering, M&A, corporate, finance, insurance, technology, among others), and under both the laws of civil and common law jurisdictions (e.g., Brazil, California, Canada, Ecuador, Guatemala, Hungary, New York, Oman, Peru, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela). Also, as a member of the International Court of Arbitration of the ICC, she has scrutinized dozens of awards in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Before becoming an arbitrator and professor of law based in Spain in 2014, she practiced in the United States for more than 10 years. As such, she is familiar with common law and civil law jurisdictions. She is educated in both, having earned an LL.M. from Harvard Law School and a J.D. equivalent from Esade Law School in Spain, and she is licensed to practice in New York, Washington DC and Spain.
Prof. Saiz teaches at some of the world’s most prestigious law schools, such as Esade Law School, the CIDS’s LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS), and Columbia Law School’s U.S. Business Law Academy, and is a sought-after speaker in international arbitration.

May is the Managing Partner of Herbert Smith Freehills Asia. She is based in Hong Kong but also spends time in Herbert Smith Freehills' Shanghai and Beijing offices, and has also practised in London, Singapore and Tokyo.

In her practice, May specialises in international arbitration. She regularly advises governments, government-owned entities and commercial clients (including financial institutions and energy companies), in commercial and investment arbitration. She represents clients as counsel and advocate in arbitrations under various rules. She also sits as arbitrator in ICC, HKIAC, SIAC, CIETAC and UNCITRAL Rules proceedings, and has also sat as an Emergency Arbitrator. She is a member of the LCIA Court and the Delos Board of Advisers.

Weina is a leading disputes lawyer in regional and local markets, specialising in international arbitration and cross-border commercial dispute resolution. She has over a decade of experience in representing Chinese and multinational clients in international arbitration cases and advising clients on the resolution of complex and high value cross-border commercial disputes. Weina’s experience covers a range of commercial disputes in sectors including TMT, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and energy, and relating to private equity investments, M&A transactions and joint ventures.
Weina has represented clients and acted as an advocate in arbitration cases administered by Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Arbitration Institution of the Stockholm Chambers of Commerce (SCC) and China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) and conducted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. She is also a listed arbitrator with Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission / Shanghai International Arbitration Centre (SHIAC), Shanghai Arbitration Commission (SHAC) and Hangzhou Arbitration Commission. She is dually qualified to practice in England & Wales and Mainland China and speaks English and Mandarin Chinese.