Clemency Wang
Biography
Overview
Clemency Wang is a member of the Firm's International Arbitration practice in Singapore. Prior to her move to Singapore, she worked in the New York office of White & Case for three years. Clemency specializes in investment and commercial arbitration, and complex commercial disputes.
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. She also has experience in litigation matters before US state and federal courts.
Clemency is actively involved in a wide array of pro bono litigation 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 Honours.
Experience
Wind energy-related arbitration (2022-2023)
Representing a major European renewable energy investment firm in a joint venture dispute relating to wind energy farms.
LNG price review arbitration (2022-2023)
Representing one of the largest LNG buyers in Asia in a price review arbitration for the long-term sale and purchase of LNG.
Solar energy-related arbitration (2021-2023)
Representing one of the largest solar-panel makers in the world in a dispute relating to defective diodes for solar panels.
Solar energy-related arbitration (2021)
Representing a state-owned Asian company in a SIAC arbitration against a major Chinese construction company, arising out of a solar farm project.
Risk management advice (2021)
Advised a San Francisco-based social media corporation on the consequences of introducing certain products under Singapore law, and propose risk management strategies.
Insurance-related arbitration advice (2020-2021)
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.
Insurance-related arbitration (2019-2020)
Represented a Bermuda excess liability insurance company in an LCIA arbitration in relation to an insurance claim by a US oil and gas company.
ICC arbitration (2019-2020)
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.
JAMS arbitration, commercial litigation (2019-2020)
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.
ICSID arbitration (2018-2019)
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.
Insurance-related arbitration (2018)
Advised an excess liability insurance company in relation to a potential insurance claim from an oil and gas company.
Co-author, Cooperation on the menu in China, Global Arbitration Review, October 2021 (with Philip Tan)
James Kent Scholar, Columbia Law School, 2017
Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Columbia Law School, 2018
The Parker School Recognition of Achievement in International and Comparative Law, Columbia Law School, 2018
