Chee Chong Lau
SingaporeInvestment Manager, Senior Legal Counsel
Chee Chong is responsible for the strategic assessment and management of cross-border litigation, arbitration and enforcement activities, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region.
Before joining Omni Bridgeway, Chee Chong practiced as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Singapore High Court at Drew & Napier, and the Singapore offices of Clyde & Co LLP and Holman Fenwick Willan. Chee Chong has experience in all forms of single
jurisdictional and cross-jurisdictional commercial disputes in the banking, insurance, aviation, and defence industries (amongst others).
Chee Chong holds a Master of Laws from University College London (on a post-graduate scholarship), and a double degree in Law and Business Management from the Singapore Management University (where he graduated as the top graduating law student).
Chee Chong currently serves as a member of the YSIAC Council.
Chee Chong is admitted as a solicitor of the Senior courts of England and Wales. He is fluent in English and Chinese (Mandarin) and understands basic Chinese (Cantonese).
- Co-author. Court of Appeal affirms Omni Bridgeway cost undertaking was good security for Singapore litigation proceedings. Omni Bridgeway blog. 21 December 2023.
- TPF cases of global funding group. LITIG Equity Partners. TPF (Third-Party Funding) utilisation for cross-border disputes seminar Seoul. 1 November 2024.
- The art of cross-examination: mock proceedings and a discussion on effective cross examination. SIAC-YSIAC Seoul. 29 October 2024.
- Cost in International Arbitration: how to reduce it, how to allocate the risks and how to make use of contingency fees and third party funding. China Arbitration Week and Hong Kong Bar Association. Panel. Beijing. 27 September 2024.
- International and domestic practice of third-party funding. China Arbitration Week and International Conference. Roundtable. Beijing. 25 September 2024.
- Successful dispute finance utilisation strategy for cross-border disputes. LITIG Equity Partners seminar. Seoul. 2 July 2024.
- What is the evolution of third-party funding in china in litigation and Arbitration. World Arbitration Update. Webinar. 16 May 2024.
- Enforcing awards and judgments in Asia. Offshore Alert Bangkok 2024. 28 February 2024.
- Pre-arbitration and post-arbitration considerations of a dispute. Seoul ADR Festival 2023 and Dentons Lee. 30 October 2023.
- Litigation funding - an introduction and discussion. Stephenson Harwood 30 years in Shanghai. Webinar in mandarin. 7 September 2023.
- Chinese Arbitration Conversations. Mandarin Arbitration Salon. Webinar. 18 July 2023.
- Recent developments in third party funding in Hong Kong and China. HK45 alternative fee arrangements. 27 February 2023.
- Present and future of legal financing. Korea In-house Counsel Association ADR Seminar. 14 October 2022.
- Insolvency disputes in extraordinary times – recent developments in Singapore and beyond. 26 August 2020.
- Malaysia Insolvency Congress 2019. MIA-MICPA-IPAM. 20 November 2019. Kuala Lumpur.