Ariel Ye

Ariel Ye has more than 30 years of experience in the resolution of cross-border business disputes. She specializes in assisting clients to resolve complex business disputes through alternative dispute resolution methods including domestic and international arbitration. As a senior dispute resolution partner at King & Wood Mallesons, she is a widely recognized leading expert in cross-border dispute resolution in the Asia Pacific region.

Ms. Ye is one of the few most respected Chinese lawyers in international arbitration. She currently serves as a member of the SIAC Board of Directors and a member of the Advisory Board of International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA). Ms. Ye was once a member of the Board of ICCA, court member of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), and a court member of Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). She also served as co-chair of the Asia Pacific Committee of the IBA Arbitration Commission.

She has represented Chinese and foreign clients in arbitration proceedings before the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) and other domestic arbitration institutions. She has also represented Chinese clients in international arbitration proceedings before the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), the American Arbitration Association (AAA), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), SIAC and other international arbitration institutions.

Ms. Ye is also listed on the panel of arbitrators of AAA, CIETAC, HKIAC, SIAC and Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration etc..