Biography
Ethan Wang is an associate in White & Case's Dispute Resolution team based in Singapore.
Ethan's practice is focused on international commercial disputes, with particular experience in post-M&A, joint venture and contractual disputes. He regularly advises clients on cross-border issues and acts as an advocate in international arbitrations.
Ethan advises clients from a wide range of industry sectors, including commodities, cryptocurrencies, financial institutions, hospitality, mining, oil and gas, technology and transportation. He has also represented clients before the major arbitral forums and in the English courts.
Ethan is qualified to practice in England and Singapore. Before relocating to Singapore, Ethan practiced in White & Case's London office. During his time in London, he was recognised by Legal 500 as a "key lawyer" with "excellent drafting and research".
Experience
International Arbitration
- Representing a major European infrastructure company in a post-M&A ICC arbitration relating to a € 5 billion acquisition (with claims approaching € 2 billion in value).
- Representing an oil & gas major in a post-M&A ICC arbitration relating to the divestment of its subsidiaries, and potential decommissioning and environmental liabilities.
- Representing a multinational FMCG company in an ICC arbitration and ancillary court proceedings relating to the termination of a joint venture agreement (involving claims for over US $3 billion).
- Representing a major global renewables company in an ICC arbitration against its joint venture partner relating to an offshore wind farm project in North Asia.
- Representing an international hotel operator in an ICC arbitration in relation to the termination and alleged breaches of various hotel management agreements.
- Representing an Asian energy company in an ICC price review arbitration under a long-term LNG SPA.
- Representing the lead member of an international contractor consortium in an ICC arbitration against a government entity, in relation to a major rail project in Southern Europe.
- Representing the shipyard in an LCIA arbitration in relation to the refurbishment of a floating, production, storage and offloading ("FPSO") vessel.
- Representing a group of cryptocurrency traders in an HKIAC arbitration regarding the outage of a cryptocurrency exchange.
- Representing a global chemicals company in an SIAC arbitration regarding the delivery and payment of commodities.
Commercial Litigation
- Representing a mining company in the English Commercial Court and Court of Appeal in post-M&A proceedings relating to alleged breaches of indemnities and warranties.
- Representing a syndicate of Asian lenders in the English Commercial Court against an Indian promoter in relation to a US$ 925 million facility. As part of the proceedings, the team obtained the largest conditional order ever made against an individual (requiring the payment of US$ 100 million into Court).
- Representing an aviation company in the English Commercial Court in relation to a contractual dispute with an international airline.
- Representing a hedge fund on its claims under a scheme of arrangement in relation to the Lehman Brothers International (Europe) estate.
YSIAC Seminar | Breaking New Ground: Exploring the Reforms in SIAC Rules 2025 (2025)
Law Society of Singapore | Navigating Arbitration: Fundamental Concepts Explained (2024)
Co-author, The Setting Aside of a "Manifestly Incoherent" Arbitral Award—A Case Note on BZW and BZX v BZV [2022] SGCA 1, Int. A.L.R. 2024, 27(1), 70-78.
Co-author, Panorama of World Case Law (2023-2024), Singapore, The Paris Journal of International Arbitration
Co-author, Arbitration and Insolvency: A Comparative View from England & Wales, Singapore and Hong Kong, 2024
Co-author, ESG in APAC: 3 Trends to Watch in 2024, 2024
Co-author, Singapore upholds the confidential nature of a Tribunal's deliberations, 2023
Co-author, A rose by any other name: enforcing an arbitral award in favour of a non-existent party, 2022
Co-author, Supreme Court finds that UK-domiciled parent company may owe duty of care to third parties for the acts of its foreign subsidiaries, 2019
Co-author, West Ham United FC and the London Stadium: West Ham score as internal discussions on settlement proposals may not be privileged, 2019
