Sherlin Tung
Partner
Sherlin is a partner in the international arbitration and litigation team.
She is a specialist in cross-border disputes, international commercial arbitration, and multi-jurisdiction litigations. With over a decade of experience, Sherlin has advised clients in Asia, the Americas, and Europe on all phases and aspects of cross-border disputes (both litigation and arbitration). Sherlin also advises clients on the enforcement of international arbitral awards and/or court judgments. Sherlin has a rare set of skills given her unique background. Her career has given her the ability to be involved in all roles of a dispute. Given this experience, she is able to understand the overlaying objectives of not only of her clients but also the strategies implemented by counterparties, how arbitral tribunal members/judges think, and how arbitral institutions/courts operate.
Prior to joining Withers, Sherlin worked with a leading international law firm in Hong Kong where she was a member of the international disputes practice group. Sherlin started her international disputes career by working with a leading independent arbitrator where she acted as tribunal secretary for over 35 complex, international arbitration matters. Thereafter, Sherlin worked for the leading arbitral institution, the Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, in both Hong Kong and New York, the latter of which she was a founding member of the case management office. During her time at the ICC, she managed over 300 international arbitration proceedings. Sherlin also worked in-house with a publicly listed international conglomerate where she handled the group’s international litigation and arbitration disputes.
With her distinctive background and legal experience, Sherlin has an understanding of the various players in an international transaction and dispute. This allows her to prepare not only a winning strategy for her clients, but one that is most suited to their needs.
Sherlin regularly speaks in conferences worldwide and gives lectures and trainings on international arbitration and cross-border disputes.
Track record
Admissions
Publications
Memberships
Talks
Representing a publicly listed Chinese conglomerate and its subsidiaries in an ICC arbitration seated in New York.
Representing a Chinese aviation company in an ICDR arbitration seated in Seattle, Washington.
Advising a publicly listed Taiwanese pharmaceutical company in an ICC arbitration seated in Frankfurt, Germany.
Hong Kong (Registered Foreign Lawyer), 2018
New York, 2014
California, 2009
‘Would Party Autonomy Trump Winding-Up Petitions? An Analysis of Hong Kong’s Position’, Contemporary Asia Arbitration Journal - Dec 2020, co-author
‘Why Hong Kong is the Ideal Place to Resolve Your Commercial Disputes’ - 16 July 2020, co-author with Alex Ye and Carmen Li
‘Finances in International Arbitration: Liber Amicorum Patricia Shaughnessy’ – 26 November 2019, co-editor with Fabricio Fortese and Crina Baltag
Moot Alumni Association – President
Vis East Moot Foundation – Board Member
Singapore International Arbitration Centre - Users Council
Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the CISG: CISG as a Tool for Global Trade – Theory and Practice, Hong Kong – 27 March 2020 (upcoming), Moderator
14th Annual Generations in Arbitration Conference, Hong Kong - October 2020 (upcoming), Organizer and Speaker
The MAA International Commercial Law & Arbitration Conference turned Webinar Series – 26 March to 6 April 2020, Organizer and Speaker
Education
Languages
- English
- German
- Mandarin
- Spanish