Henry Zhang is a dispute resolution specialist focusing on international arbitration and cross-border litigation. He represents state-owned enterprises, multinational corporations and leading private companies in various arbitral and court proceedings, including arbitration seated in Singapore administered by Singapore International Arbitration Centre. He also advises clients on onshore and offshore investments and cross-border transactions from a dispute and risk management perspective. His practice spans over disputes resolution, negotiation and settlement in equity/debt transactions, energy and resources dealing, mining and infrastructure, and goods and services.

Specialty in international arbitration for cross-border investment and financing includes:

• Representing a leading Chinese state-owned engineering company in a SIAC arbitration seated in Singapore for a supply and procurement dispute involving EU sanction issues.
• Representing a leading Chinese state-owned engineering company in a SIAC arbitration seated in Singapore. The dispute arose out of a significant equity investment in electricity industry in a European state which involves misrepresentation and share evaluation issues.
• Representing a leading Chinese state-owned oil and gas company in a SIAC arbitration seated in Singapore for a dispute in connection with a massive acquisition in oil and gas industry which involves highly complex fraud, technical and quantum issues.
• Representing a leading Chinese private company in a HKIAC arbitration seated in Hong Kong. The dispute arose out of a share acquisition transaction and settlement deed which involve complex Hong Kong law, factual and quantum issues.
• Representing a leading Chinese private company in a HKIAC arbitration seated in Hong Kong. The dispute arose out of equity investments which involve misrepresentations and indemnity issues under Hong Kong law.
• Representing a leading Chinese state-owned oil and gas company in an HKIAC arbitration seated in Hong Kong. The dispute concerned a series of investments in oil and gas infrastructure and assets in Africa which involve multi-layered banking and financial instruments.
• Representing a leading Chinese private company in a HKIAC arbitration seated in Hong Kong in relation to corporate governance and financing disputes.
• Representing a leading Chinese state-owned engineering company in an ICC arbitration seated in Singapore. The dispute concerned an EPC subcontract concerning an aromatic project in the Middle East which involves complicated delay and quantum issues.
• Representing a leading Chinese private mining company in an ICC arbitration seated in Switzerland. The dispute arose out of a large-scale mining investment in Africa which involves various concession, corporate governance, geology and quantum issues.
• Representing a leading Chinese state-owned financial institution in an English High Court litigation. The dispute arose out of a private equity investment in Europe which involves fraudulent misrepresentation issues.

Specialty in dispute and risk management regarding cross-border investment includes:

• Advising a leading Chinese state-owned construction company in negotiation with the minority shareholder and related counterparties on corporate governance and evaluation issues.
• Advising a leading Chinese state-owned mining company in negotiation with an African state of its concession convention and shareholder agreement concerning its investment in mining blocks which involves various corporate governance, geology and export issues.
• Advising a leading Chinese state-owned electricity company for its dispute and risk management concerning cross-border investments in the power industry in Southeast Asia.
• Advising a leading Chinese state-owned shipping and trading company for its claims against and negotiation with shipowner for losses caused by its breach of charterparty.
• Advising a leading Chinese private mining company for its dispute and risk management concerning cross-border supply, trading and transportation of mineral resources.
• Advising a leading Chinese private internet platform company for its dispute and risk management concerning cross-border transactions in its world-wide supply and distribution system.