Michael Wang

Recent experience includes*:

• Defending one of the largest real estate developers in China in a high-stakes HKIAC arbitration seated in Hong Kong concerning alleged breach of an investment agreement, including an emergency arbitration seeking Mareva injunctions freezing over US$ 4.5 billion in assets.
• Defending a biopharmaceutical company in an ICC arbitration that relates to biopharma license and collaboration agreement.
• Representing a private equity fund in an HKIAC arbitration against a major Hong Kong-listed transport infrastructure company in relation to the repudiation of a share subscription agreement. The value of dispute is over US$500 million.
• Representing a Hong Kong company in a Delaware litigation against the general partner of a private equity fund in United State in relation to disputes regarding performance under the partnership agreement
• Advising a game developer in disputes relating to performance of publishing agreements with publishers
• Defending a Taiwanese conglomerate in a RMB 300 million CIETAC Beijing arbitration against a Japanese conglomerate in connection with dispute arising from a procurement and collaboration agreement
• Defending a real estate group and its affiliates in a RMB 600 million HKIAC arbitration in relation to disputes over an equity acquisition.
• Representing a well-known Chinese real estate developer and its affiliates in a US$160 million HKIAC arbitration brought by a U.S. based investment management firm in connection with the investment management firm’s intended exit from a joint venture. In addition to the HKIAC arbitration, the parties also submitted related disputes under on-shore joint venture contracts to CIETAC arbitration in Beijing.
• Representing a Hong Kong company in a 180 million RMB HKIAC arbitration against a Chinese company in connection with dispute arising from a guarantee agreement. In addition, the Claimant has also successfully obtained order from a PRC court to preserve certain assets in aid of the HKIAC arbitration.
• Representing a Taiwanese conglomerate in an ICC arbitration seated in Beijing against a Japanese group. The parties’ dispute arose out of a joint venture arrangement in the P.R.C.
• Defending a Cayman subsidiary of a Hong Kong listed company in a multi-million dollar executive compensation dispute under the ICC Rules following the acquisition and subsequent restructuring of the PRC-based franchise business of a Fortune 500 company.
• Defending a listco in a post-award proceeding, including cost/interests submissions, annulment, and enforcement.
• Acting as a tribunal secretary to support case management in three ICC arbitrations and two HKIAC arbitration.
• Defending a leading Chinese solar panel manufacturing company on matters concerning EU anti-dumping and anti-subsidy.
• Conducting a FCPA investigation on a Chinese subsidiary of a U.S.-listed company in the food industry.

*Includes matters completed prior to joining Sidley.

• China Academy of Arbitration Law
• China Society of Private International Law