Wanchun is an International Counsel of the firm’s China-Related Investment Dispute Resolution practice group.​
​She specialises in commercial litigation and international arbitration, having represented and advised clients in a wide array of corporate and commercial cases, including shareholders’ and investment disputes, employment disputes, international trade, restructuring and insolvency and tenancy disputes. Many of these cases involve cross-border elements with large amounts at stake.​
Wanchun also regularly advises clients on a broad range of non-contentious matters such as those relating to employment law, data privacy regulations, and corporate governance. She is able to deliver advice to clients in both English and Chinese languages.​
Wanchun graduated from the National University of Singapore in 2016 with Honours and was called to the Singapore Bar in 2017, after having topped the subject of Cross-Border Transactions in Part B of the Singapore Bar Examinations.​
Wanchun tackles cases with tenacity and an analytical mindset. She is detail-oriented, organised, and always poised with unwavering self-confidence. A Chinese national who moved to Singapore since the age of fourteen, Wanchun has developed a keen and nuanced understanding of the local cultures in Singapore and China, and instantly connects with clients of all backgrounds. Dedicated to building trusting and long-term relationships with her clients, Wanchun is adept at formulating customised solutions to suit unique client needs.​
EXPERIENCE
Dispute Resolution
- Acting for a Hong Kong partnership in an investment dispute against a Chinese electric power development company for inter alia breaches of shareholders’ agreement. The arbitration straddles laws of three different jurisdictions, and is conducted in Chinese language. ​
- Acted for minority shareholders of a leading recycling company in Singapore in a claim of minority oppression against the majority shareholder and the company, reported as Poh Fu Tek and others v Lee Shung Guan and others [2017] SGHC 212. ​
- Acted for a subsidiary of a Singapore listed company in its High Court claim against its ex-Managing Director for inter alia breach of fiduciary duties, breach of restrictive covenants, and various intellectual property infringements concerning water-treatment technologies and designs. ​
- Acting for a Chinese State-Owned Enterprise in a shipping dispute in Singapore involving ship arrest and complex legal issues concerning good faith endorsement of bills of lading and cross-border judicial assistance in evidence collection.​
MEMBERSHIPS / DIRECTORSHIPS
- Volunteer, Criminal Legal Aid Scheme, 2017 – Present
PUBLICATIONS
- Contributing Author, The Employment Law Review Singapore Chapter, Law Business Research Ltd, 2021 – 2019
