Helen Tang

Practice Areas

Helen focuses on China-related dispute resolution with a focus on international arbitration.

Helen Tang advises Chinese state-owned and private enterprises, as well as multinational corporations, on various cross-border contentious matters, particularly international arbitration.

She has represented clients in arbitrations seated in Beijing, Hong Kong, London, New York, Shanghai, and Singapore under CIETAC, HKIAC, ICC, LCIA, SIAC, and UNCITRAL rules. Helen is on the panel of arbitrators for the Shanghai International Arbitration Center (SHIAC) and has acted as arbitrator in multiple SHIAC and HKIAC cases. Since 2022, she has served as vice chair of the ICC Commission for Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution and is currently a member of the HKIAC procedural committee.

Helen was included in the Legal 500 Private Practice Powerlist for arbitration in China, first released in November 2023. She is named a "Leading Individual" for Arbitration in China in Legal 500 (2023, 2024) and recognised as a "National Leader" in Arbitration in China by Who’s Who Legal (WWL) 2022. Additionally, Helen was named to the Global Arbitration Review's "45 under 45" list in December 2024, which highlights the world’s leading younger arbitration practitioners under the age of 45.

Helen has a focused on international arbitration and dispute resolution, and is part of the firm's arbitration practice.

Career

Helen obtained her LLB degree from Peking University in Beijing, and further completed GDL (Graduate Diplomat in Law) in BPP Law School in the UK and PCLL (Postgraduate Certificate of Law) in the University of Hong Kong. She was admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 2008. Helen is fluent in English and is a native speaker of Mandarin and Cantonese. She also speaks Shanghainese and Hakka.

Experience

Dispute Resolution

Corporate Crime and Investigations

Crisis Prevention and Management