Renowned for its specialist LNG-related and energy-related disputes work, Mayer Brown handles high-value arbitration and litigation cases for a client roster spanning the full energy value chain, from LNG traders, project owners, and terminal operators to governments, private equity funds, and renewable energy developers. Delivering ‘highly commercial and results-driven advice’ is practice head Yu-Jin Tay, who brings deep experience in key areas of international arbitration, including investment treaty arbitration, infrastructure and construction arbitration, technology-related arbitrations, defence procurement arbitrations, life sciences related arbitrations and natural resource and mining arbitrations. Adept in construction-related arbitration cases, Paul Teo is a go-to for high value disputes.
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Testimonials
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- ‘This is a truly excellent team operating at the highest level on major international arbitration disputes, with a particular focus on Singapore, Seoul, and Japan.’
- ‘Tay Yu Jin and Sang Joon Park are both excellent and highly experienced practitioners.’
- ‘Tay Yu Jin is one of the leading arbitration practitioners in the region, with extensive experience representing a wide cross-section of clients in high-value arbitration matters.’
- ‘I would recommend Tay Yu Jin without hesitation.’
- ‘Yu Jin and Lai Yan provide sound legal advice that carefully takes into account business objectives and commercial requirements.’
- ‘Yu Jin has a strong appreciation and understanding of the offshore energy business, while Lai Yan delivers sound advice that adapts effectively to changing circumstances.’
- ‘Tay Yu Jin delivers highly commercial, results-driven advice that aligns seamlessly with strategic business objectives and resonates with senior leadership.’
- ‘Lai Yan is exceptionally responsive and consistently reliable.’
- ‘This team is one of the best arbitration and dispute resolution teams in Singapore.’
- ‘Yu Jin Tay is an incredibly skilled Singapore-based arbitration specialist — one of the best arbitration practitioners in Asia, highly strategic, practical, and deeply knowledgeable in SIAC rules and practice.’
Work highlights
Secured a major victory for a leading Asian LNG trader on an LNG-dispute against its upstream LNG seller. This dispute relates to contested issues of Force Majeure invoked by the upstream LNG seller as a result of a force majeure event in the US.
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Practice head
Yu-Jin Tay
Other key lawyers
Paul Teo; Lai Yan; Kay-Jannes Wegner