Hansel studied law at Trinity College, Cambridge University, and completed his LL.M. at the New York University School of Law.
Hansel is fluent in English and Mandarin.
Hansel has significant experience advising clients on complex cross-border and time sensitive disputes, with a particular expertise in navigating shareholder and joint venture disputes, including day-to-day advice on the administration of joint ventures whilst shareholders are in dispute. An arbitration specialist, Hansel has acted for clients under many of the well-known international arbitration rules, including the International Court of Arbitration (ICC) Rules, Hong Kong International Centre (HKIAC) Rules, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) Rules and London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) Rules, as well as in enforcement mandates before various courts.
Hansel regularly works in close collaboration with lawyers from the firm’s other market-leading practice areas on disputes and related risks, particularly the firm’s Restructuring and Insolvency (R&I) practice on contentious insolvency mandates, including legal proceedings arising from contentious distressed situations.
Based in Singapore, Hansel trained with the firm in London and previously spent four years as an associate in the firm’s London Dispute Resolution practice.
Hansel has also spent time in the firm’s Shanghai office. As a fluent Mandarin speaker, Hansel maintains an active practice in disputes involving Chinese parties.
Hansel is qualified in Singapore, New York and England & Wales.
Hansel’s recent experience includes:
Hansel is a member of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) Greater China Committee.
Hansel maintains an active interest in public law issues in Singapore, and is a member of the Singapore Law Society’s Public and International Law Committee.
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