Tai-Heng Cheng > Sidley Austin LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile
Sidley Austin LLP Offices
1501 K STREET, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20005
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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(Next Generation Partners)Latin America: International firms > International arbitration
Sidley Austin LLP remains active in both investor-state and commercial arbitrations, most notably in the energy, construction, financial services, mining and real estate sectors. In state representation, the firm has acted for the Republic of Peru in a series of cases, and also has successfully defended the Republic of Colombia. New York and Singapore-based partner Tai-Heng Cheng has represented a number of Asian clients in cases against Latin American states, while New York partner Simon Navarro handles a mix of commercial and investor-state work, particularly in representing Spanish and European clients in energy disputes against Latin American entities. Former (international arbitration) senior managing associate María Carolina Durán and counsel Courtney Hikawa left the firm in August and October 2023, respectively.
Asia Pacific: Regional International Arbitration > Leading firms
Sidley Austin has impressive capabilities across the region, with practitioners working in offices in Hong Kong and Singapore on high-value, cross-border mandates. The firm is particularly skilled at bringing in colleagues from other industry groups, including life sciences, restructuring and finance to act on complex multi-disciplinary arbitrations. Splitting his time between Singapore and New York, Tai-Heng Cheng is the co-head of the international arbitration and trade practice, frequently advising companies, boards, and governments on business-related disputes. Friven Yeoh leads the international arbitration practice in Asia, working out of the firm’s Hong Kong and Singapore offices, advising clients on high-value investment disputes. Also in Hong Kong, Desmond Ang and Yan Zhang are key names, with Jennifer Lim playing a key role in the Singapore team.
Singapore > International arbitration
The practice at Sidley Austin LLP has ‘great experience in investment arbitrations‘, acting on high-value, cross-border mandates. Blue-chip clients, governments, and multinational corporations all rely on the expertise of the team in many industries, including life sciences, energy, technology, and shipping. The ‘extremely talented, charismatic, and brilliant‘ New York-qualified Tai-Heng Cheng leads the team, and is a ‘very effective advocate who reads the tribunal well‘. Jennifer Lim and Meera Rajah are other key names in the team.
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- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- International trade > Trade remedies and trade policy
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
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- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- International trade > Trade remedies and trade policy
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Project finance
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional