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Friven Yeoh

Friven Yeoh

Greater China Region 2026

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Friven Yeoh is a leading commercial arbitration practitioner and head of Skadden’s International Litigation and Arbitration Group in Asia. He has extensive experience in the resolution of complex, bet-the-company business disputes across industries, as a solicitor advocate and lead counsel in international arbitrations throughout Asia.

Mr. Yeoh has handled arbitrations conducted under various institutional and ad hoc rules, including those of the ICC, HKIAC, CIETAC, SIAC, JCAA, LCIA, SCC, UNCITRAL and CAS. He also frequently serves as tribunal chair or co-arbitrator in matters before major arbitral institutions. In addition, Mr. Yeoh advises clients in commercial litigation and regulatory investigations involving product risk and liability, energy, corporate affairs, competition and financial services matters, as well as life sciences.

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Chambers Greater China Region

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (International Firms) - China

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Friven Yeoh is head of Skadden's international litigation and arbitration group in Asia from his base in Hong Kong. His service as counsel remains in high demand from a diverse range of global and domestic clients, with additional experience sitting as an arbitrator.

Strengths

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  • Friven has an excellent ability to understand client needs and to take a strong leading role in managing the case as a whole. He is both humble and sharply insightful.

    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (International Firms)Chambers Greater China Region
  • Friven in particular is outstanding. He's always on top of the details and is hugely experienced.

    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (International Firms)Chambers Greater China Region
  • He is a true class act. He is unflappable in difficult situations.

    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (International Firms)Chambers Greater China Region

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