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Amy Wen Wei
Partner

Amy Wen Wei, 魏文

Languages
  • Chinese
  • English
  • French

Amy has a decade of experience in complex, high-stake, cross-border disputes, particularly international commercial and investment arbitration. She has extensive expertise working with multi-national and state-owned enterprises, listed companies, states, as well as governmental and public entities and institutions. She has advised and represented clients from a wide range of jurisdictions and sectors in arbitration proceedings under the rules of ICC, HKIAC, SIAC, CIETAC, LCIA, JCAA, DIS, SCC, AAA, SHAC, THAC, SCIA, ICSID, ICDR, and ad hoc UNCITRAL.

A Partner in our Hong Kong and Berlin offices, Amy’s practice focuses on contentious affairs between Asian, particularly Chinese and Chinese-speaking parties and European and American companies. She specialises in disputes in the life sciences, technology and IP, renewable and traditional energy, finance and investment, manufacturing, and sales and distribution sectors.

Amy is qualified in Hong Kong, the State of New York (USA), and Paris (France). Trained in both civil law and common law jurisdictions, she holds advanced degrees from Harvard Law School and the Institut d'études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po.), cum laude.

Amy started her career in Paris and worked at leading international law firms and institutions in France, Germany, the US, Hong Kong and mainland China. She regularly publishes and speaks on issues relating to international arbitration. She is fluent in Chinese, English, and French.

Relevant experience

  • A listed Taiwanese and US bio-tech company in its disputes against an Austrian pharmaceutical company in a series of ICC arbitration with total amounts in dispute exceeding USD 12bn and other legal proceedings.
  • A listed Chinese renewable energy company against a Spanish company in an ICC arbitration arising out of an international supply contract.
  • A listed Chinese renewable energy company against a Korean company in an HKIAC arbitration arising out of supply disputes and fraud-related allegations.
  • A listed Chinese technology and robotics company in its disputes against a German distributor.
  • A BVI-incorporated company and its shareholders in their disputes against a fund investor arising out of shareholders, and loan and financing agreements.
  • A German manufacturer of dairy products in its disputes against a Chinese distributor in a SHAC arbitration.
  • A Swiss technology company in its dispute against a buyer and distributor in Hong Kong.
  • A Chinese green energy company in its disputes (arbitration and litigation) against a German buyer.
  • A Chinese SOE against a Swiss energy company listed in London in an HKIAC arbitration.
  • A major airline company against a US company in an AAA arbitration arising out of aircraft modification agreements.
  • A Belt & Road company in a LCIA arbitration against an Italian contractor arising out of an infrastructure project in Europe.
  • A US high-tech company in a CIETAC arbitration against a Chinese SoE arising out of agreements relating to the procurement and services of accelerator systems.
  • A Canadian technology company in an AAA arbitration against a major Silicon Vally GenAI company.
  • The Singaporean subsidiary of a Chinese oil and gas company in its disputes against international suppliers arising out of the US tariff policy.
  • An Eastern European public entity and an Eastern European SOE in two PCA investment arbitrations and a series of court proceedings in Europe and US..
  • A European state in two ICSID investment arbitrations, with damages exceeding USD 600m
  • A BVI investment fund in ICC and HKIAC arbitrations and related court procedures arising out of shareholders agreement and investment contracts.
  • A Mexican SOE on dispute resolution strategies against U.S. companies in different forum.

Publications

  • March 2025 - "Working with Those from Different Legal Traditions, International Arbitration in Practice" - Chapter 31, Ed. Courtney Lotfi, Alicja Zielinska-Eisen, Verónica Sandler Obregón Sandler Obregón, Kluwer Law International, Co-Authored by Amy Wen Wei and Tom Christopher Pröstler.
  • July 2024 - "Most-Favoured Nation Treatment, The Investment Treaty Arbitration Review" (Edition 9), Lexology In-Depth; The Law Reviews.
  • July 2023 - "Most-Favoured Nation Treatment, The Investment Treaty Arbitration Review" (Edition 8), The Law Reviews.
  • 2021 - "2018 Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre Administered Arbitration Rules – A Commentary", Kluwer.
  • 2021 - "Chapter 12: Construction Contracts and Disputes, in Managing Belt and Road Business Disputes: A Case Study of Legal Problems and Solutions" (ed. M. Moser, C. Bao, Kluwer).

Lectures list

  • Spring Semester 2026 – "Recent trends in Foreign-Related Commercial Disputes", Hohai University, Faculty of Law.
  • Spring Semester 2024 - “Arbitration Practice, Procedure and Drafting Course", University of Hong Kong (HKU) Faculty of Law, graduate program.
  • 2015-2016 Semester - "Money, Markets, and Morals", Harvard College with Prof. M.J. Sandel - the Harvard Teaching Excellence Award 2015-2016.

Education

  • LL.M., Harvard Law School, US law.
  • Master of Law, Institut d'etudes politiques de Paris (Sciences Po.), cum laude, French law.
  • The Hague Academy of International Law, Public International Law.

Insights by Amy Wen

Hong Kong: Pro-Ar­bit­ra­tion courts intervening only in rare and exceptional circumstances

22 Oct 2025 2 min read

Hong Kong: Pro-Arbitration courts intervening only in rare and exceptional circumstances

21 Oct 2025 5 min read

Top 10 questions asked by corporate counsel considering Third Party Funding for a dispute – and their answers!

10 Jan 2023 7 min read
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