Biography
Clemency Wang is a member of the Firm's International Arbitration practice in Singapore. She previously worked in the New York and Hong Kong offices of White & Case. She is triple-qualified in New York, England and Wales, and Singapore. She is also a Registered Foreign Lawyer in Hong Kong.
Clemency represents private parties and sovereign states in high-stakes, complex commercial and investment treaty arbitrations. She has represented clients in international arbitrations before all major arbitral forums, including ICSID, ICDR, LCIA, SIAC, as well as in arbitrations under the UNCITRAL Rules.
Clemency has represented clients in international arbitrations applying various governing laws, including: New York law, English law, Singapore law, Chinese law, Taiwanese law, Saudi Arabian law, Uzbek law, and international law. She represents a range of clients in various industries, such as oil and gas, renewable energy, technology, mining and metals, and insurance. She also has experience in litigation matters before US state and federal courts. She frequently publishes and speaks on topics involving international arbitration.
Clemency has been noted in Asia-Pacific Legal 500 2024 as “a brilliant lawyer. She is incredibly smart and sharp. Her analytical flair always brings enormous values to discussions and hone your arguments. Her intelligence is something every client would hugely appreciate when one works with W&C Singapore international arbitration team.”
Clemency has been involved in a wide array of pro bono matters. She has assisted the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia in an active prisoners' rights class action litigation against the Virginia Department of Corrections, seeking to end the practice of solitary confinement in two of its prisons.
Clemency graduated from Columbia Law School as a James Kent Scholar and Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, and received the Parker School Certificate of International Law. At Columbia Law School, she served on the board of the American Review of International Arbitration as Head Notes Editor. She was also a Staff Editor of the Columbia Human Rights Law Review and Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual. She graduated from University College London with a Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honors.
Experience
International Arbitration
- Representing a Middle Eastern oilfield company in an SIAC arbitration against a Chinese equipment manufacturer regarding the delivery of defective and delayed equipment for oil rigs.
- Represented a major European renewable energy investment firm in an ICC arbitration involving a joint venture dispute relating to wind energy farms.
- Represented one of the largest LNG buyers in Asia in Singapore-seated price review arbitrations for the long-term sale and purchase of LNG.
- Representing one of the largest solar-panel makers in the world in an ICC arbitration relating to defective components for solar panels.
- Representing a state-owned Asian company in a SIAC arbitration against a major Chinese construction company, arising out of a solar farm project.
- Provided case assessment and advice to a Bermuda excess liability insurance company in relation to claims arising from gas production-related tremors in the Netherlands.
- Represented a Bermuda excess liability insurance company in an LCIA arbitration in relation to an insurance claim by a US oil and gas company.
- Represented Constellation Overseas Ltd. in an ICC arbitration seated in New York, including defence against interim measures and representation in parallel bankruptcy proceedings before a federal court.
- Represented Coasin Logicalis S.A. in Verifone, Inc. v. Coasin Logicalis S.A., a case before the U.S District Court for the Southern District of New York, in defending against a request for an anti-suit injunction. Also represented Coasin Logicalis S.A. in parallel arbitral proceedings before JAMS.
- Represented the Republic of Uzbekistan in Kim v. Republic of Uzbekistan, an ICSID arbitration arising under the Kazakh-Uzbek BIT relating to claimant's interests in two cement plants in Uzbekistan.
- Advised an excess liability insurance company in relation to a potential insurance claim from an oil and gas company.
- Advised a major multinational Chinese technology company in relation to a potential claim against a Japanese technology company regarding the sale of electronics.
White Collar
- Advised a global entertainment company on an investigation of a target company’s business operations as part of its pre-acquisition due diligence.
- Represented the individual employees of a European motor vehicle company in a large-scale environmental impact audit.
Commercial Litigation
- Managing international civil litigation matters for Meta Platforms Inc. (formerly known as Facebook Inc.) in various jurisdictions across the Asia-Pacific.
- Represented Coasin Logicalis S.A. in Verifone, Inc. v. Coasin Logicalis S.A., a case before the U.S District Court for the Southern District of New York, in defending against a request for an anti-suit injunction.
- Represented prisoners in a class action lawsuit against the Virginia Department of Corrections under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
- Advised a San Francisco-based social media corporation on the consequences of introducing certain products under Singapore law, and propose risk management strategies.
Co-author, Litigation, Professional Perspective - Latest Trends & Anticipated Developments in Mass Arbitration, Bloomberg Law, September 2024 (with Brody K. Greenwald, Darryl Lew)
Co-author, Has China met the expectations that were set during the 2016 IBA Arbitration Day?, IBA, September 2024 (with Paul Friedland)
Co-author, Two courts confirm the logical limits of the validation principle (with Matthew Secomb, Nolan Lee)
Co-author, Chapter 8, "Specific performance of contractual or other pre- existing obligations", Provisional and Emergency Measures in International Arbitration (e-elgar.com) (with Matthew Secomb)
Co-author, Cooperation on the menu in China, Global Arbitration Review, October 2021 (with Philip Tan)
