Wanchun is an International Counsel of the firm’s China-Related Investment Dispute Resolution practice group.
She specialises in commercial litigation and international arbitration, having represented and advised clients in a wide array of corporate and commercial cases, including shareholders’ and investment disputes, employment disputes, international trade, restructuring and insolvency and tenancy disputes. Many of these cases involve cross-border elements with large amounts at stake.
Wanchun also regularly advises clients on a broad range of non-contentious matters such as those relating to employment law, data privacy regulations, and corporate governance. She is able to deliver advice to clients in both English and Chinese languages.
Wanchun graduated from the National University of Singapore in 2016 with Honours and was called to the Singapore Bar in 2017, after having topped the subject of Cross-Border Transactions in Part B of the Singapore Bar Examinations.
Wanchun tackles cases with tenacity and an analytical mindset. She is detail-oriented, organised, and always poised with unwavering self-confidence. A Chinese national who moved to Singapore since the age of fourteen, Wanchun has developed a keen and nuanced understanding of the local cultures in Singapore and China, and instantly connects with clients of all backgrounds. Dedicated to building trusting and long-term relationships with her clients, Wanchun is adept at formulating customised solutions to suit unique client needs.
EXPERIENCE
Dispute Resolution
- Acting for a Hong Kong partnership in an investment dispute against a Chinese electric power development company for inter alia breaches of shareholders’ agreement. The arbitration straddles laws of three different jurisdictions, and is conducted in Chinese language.
- Acted for minority shareholders of a leading recycling company in Singapore in a claim of minority oppression against the majority shareholder and the company, reported as Poh Fu Tek and others v Lee Shung Guan and others [2017] SGHC 212.
- Acted for a subsidiary of a Singapore listed company in its High Court claim against its ex-Managing Director for inter alia breach of fiduciary duties, breach of restrictive covenants, and various intellectual property infringements concerning water-treatment technologies and designs.
- Acting for a Chinese State-Owned Enterprise in a shipping dispute in Singapore involving ship arrest and complex legal issues concerning good faith endorsement of bills of lading and cross-border judicial assistance in evidence collection.
MEMBERSHIPS / DIRECTORSHIPS
- Volunteer, Criminal Legal Aid Scheme, 2017 – Present
PUBLICATIONS
- Contributing Author, The Employment Law Review Singapore Chapter, Law Business Research Ltd, 2021 – 2019
