Sylvia Tee
Sylvia Tee

Sylvia Tee

Partner

Beijing

+852 2846 8913 \ +86 10 5936 2879 | +852 9242 0890 \ +86 138 1014 1079
Sylvia.Tee@ashurstperkins.com

Introduction

Sylvia is a cross-border disputes lawyers, recognized for her experience in the field of international arbitration and her deep understanding of the Greater China and South-East Asia markets.

Sylvia Tee is a partner in our international arbitration practice who splits her time between Beijing, Hong Kong and Singapore, and the Chief Representative of our Beijing representative office.

Sylvia is a tri-qualified, bilingual commercial arbitration and litigation practitioner who has acted in cases involving a variety of industries, with a focus on complex multi-jurisdictional proceedings in the infrastructure and resources sectors, as well as joint venture and M&A disputes. Her experience as an advocate spans multiple dispute resolution fora, including court, arbitration and expert determination proceedings.

Sylvia is recognized for her experience in the field of international arbitration. Besides having advised on and acted in arbitration proceedings conducted under a variety of procedural rules including those of the ICC, SIAC, HKIAC, AAA, ACICA, SCC and UNCITRAL, Sylvia has also been a regional director at the ICC and worked on Singapore’s 2012 amendment of its International Arbitration Act and Arbitration Act while seconded to the Singapore Ministry of Law. She is regularly invited to speak on arbitration-related topics in conferences and workshops around the world. Sylvia was recognized as a “Hong Kong Rising Star” by Asian Legal Business (ALB) in 2024 and as a "Future Star" by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific in 2025.

Sylvia is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. She guest lectures at the Peking University School of Law's Chinese Civil Procedure & Arbitration Law course and currently sits on the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, the Editorial Board of the ICC Dispute Resolution Bulletin and the Rules Committee of eBRAM International Online Dispute Resolution Centre. She is also a former member of the HK45 Committee and ACICA45 Committee.

Sylvia is qualified in Hong Kong, Singapore and South Australia. She speaks fluent English and Mandarin.

  • Propane Trading Disputes | Representing the liquidators of a propane trading company in pursuing claims in HKIAC and UNCITRAL arbitral proceedings worth approximately US$750 million related to the wrongful termination of two long-term propane supply contracts, as well as subsequent enforcement proceedings.  
  • Oil and Gas Dispute | Representing a German multinational against a Russian oil and gas company in a EUR 650 million Singapore-seated SCC arbitration relating to liability for fires at a plant inside Russia. Successfully obtained an interim anti-enforcement injunction in the client's favor.
  • Construction Dispute | Representing a Bruneian government entity in a Singapore-seated SIAC arbitration concerning a S$170 million claim for defects in the construction of a major public housing project, as well as subsequent enforcement proceedings. Successfully obtained a final award in the client's favor and secured payment of the full award sum.
  • Infrastructure Dispute | Advising a Chinese central SOE on an SIAC arbitration and related dispute resolution processes in respect of various disputes arising from a multi-billion USD Belt-and-Road infrastructure project financed by the client.
  • Construction Dispute | Representing a leading Korean construction company in a US$275 million SIAC, Singapore-seated arbitration against two leading Japanese construction companies relating to the construction of a coal-fired power plant in Indonesia.
  • Cloud Services Agreement Dispute | Acting for the subsidiary of a Guangzhou-based, Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed big data company in a Hong Kong-seated HKIAC arbitration arising from a cloud services agreement.  
  • M&A Disputes | Advising a Cayman-incorporated, Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed company in relation to various separate multi-party, multi-agreement arbitrations commenced both against and by it under the Guangzhou Arbitration Commission Rules, arising from a RMB 1.5 billion acquisition of a Chinese big data company. This included acting in prospective proceedings to resist enforcement of two arbitral awards in the amount of approximately RMB 600 million issued against it. Secured a favorable settlement for the client.
  • M&A Dispute | Representing one of Korea's largest pharmaceutical companies in an ICC arbitration with a major Japanese pharmaceutical company in relation to responsibility for certain post-M&A liabilities following the purchase by our client of the majority of the counterparty's Asia-Pacific business.  Secured a favorable settlement for the client.
  • Wind project dispute | Acting for a global renewables company in relation to potential arbitrations and court proceedings arising from disputes with a Vietnamese entity concerning an onshore wind farm project in Vietnam, involving claims under various agreements for the supply and maintenance of wind turbines to the project, and a wrongful attempt to call on a performance bond.
  • Solar Industry dispute | Advising a photovoltaic equipment manufacturer based in Germany on 9 potential arbitrations arising out of breaches of 20 different supply contracts by customers based in China.

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