Helena Chen
About Me
Helena has vast experiences in arbitration, energy, infrastructure projects and cross-border investments. She is very experienced in acting as counsel in international arbitrations. She has also served as a sole, chair or co-arbitrator in nearly two hundred arbitrations and has acted as an emergency arbitrator in international arbitration proceedings. Helena has been recognized as a globally recommended lawyer in the categories of both construction and arbitration and a Thought Leader in the category of construction in Lexology. Dr Chen is also recognized as one of the “Most In Demand Arbitrators” by the Chambers.
Professional Members & Offices
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Chartered Arbitrator, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb, since 2009) and approved faculty member
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Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration
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Member, ICC Taipei Nomination Commission
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Former Member, Standing Committee of the ICC International Centre for ADR
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Member, Advisory Board of the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association
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Member, WIA Committee of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
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Member, Users Council of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre
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Member, Advisory Board of the Arbitration Foundation of the Southern Africa (AFSA)
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Regional Head of Taiwan, ARIAS Asia (AIDA Reinsurance and Insurance Arbitration Societies (ARIAS) Asia)
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Alternate Supervisor, Chinese International Economic Cooperation Association (CIECA), Taiwan
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Director, Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei (CAA)
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Director, Chinese Construction Industry Arbitration Association (CCIAA)
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Chair, ADR Committee of the Taiwan Bar Association
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Convenor, Taiwan Bar Association’s Task Force for Co-organizing Taiwan Arbitration Week
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Member, Civil Mediation Act Drafting Committee of the Judicial Yuan in Taiwan
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Member, inaugural Panel of Commercial Mediators of the Intellectual Property and Commercial Court in Taiwan
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Vice-Chair, Dispute Mediation Center of CAA
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Fellow and faculty member, International Dispute Resolution Academy (IDRA)
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Founding member, China International Arbitration Professionals 30 (CIAP30)
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Member, CAA Arbitration Rules Amendment Task Force
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Chair, Arbitration Commission of the Taipei Dispute Resolution Study Society
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Former Convenor, Taiwan Chapter of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators East Asia Branch
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Former Vice-chair, Business Development Committee of the Taiwan Bar Association
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Former Vice-Chair, Energy Law Committee of the Taipei Bar Association
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Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
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American Arbitration Association-The International Centre for Dispute Resolution
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Singapore International Arbitration Centre
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China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission
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China Maritime Arbitration Commission
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Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
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eBRAM International Online Dispute Resolution Centre
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ARIAS (AIDA (Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances) Reinsurance and Insurance Arbitration Society) Asia
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Taiwan Society for Sport and Entertainment Law
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South China International Arbitration Center (HK)
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Asian International Arbitration Centre
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Korean Commercial Arbitration Board International
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Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
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Dubai International Arbitration Centre
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Beijing Arbitration Commission / Beijing International Arbitration Center
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Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration
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Shanghai International Arbitration Center
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Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei (CAA)
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London Court of International Arbitration
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Japan Commercial Arbitration Association
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Panel of Arbitrators for Labor Disputes, Ministry of Labor
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Singapore Mediation Centre (Associate Mediator)
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KCAB International’s International Mediation Panel
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China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) Mediation Center
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CCPIT/CCOIC Mediation Center
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Taiwan Intellectual Property and Commercial Court’s Panel of Commercial Mediators
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Mediation Center of Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei (CAA)
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eBRAM International Online Dispute Resolution Centre
Panel of Mediators
Panel of Arbitrators
Editorial Committee
International Arbitration
Law Review
Contemporary Asia Arbitration Journal
Annual Report on International Commercial Arbitration in China (2020-2021) and (2021-2022)
Member, Editorial Board
Member, Editorial Committee
Member, Editorial Board
Education
2014
Ph.D. in Law, National Taiwan University (Taiwan)
2001
Ph.D. in Law, Peking University (China)
1998
LL.M., National Taiwan University (Taiwan)
1996
LL.M., University of Washington (Seattle, USA)
1993
LL.B., National Taiwan University (Taiwan)
Career History
2000-2009
Formosan Brothers, Attorneys-at-Law (Taipei), Partner
2009-2011
King and Wood (Beijing), Foreign Counsel
2014-2021
Pinsent Masons LLP (Beijing), Partner, Joint Head of Office, China and member of Asia Pacific Operation Committee
2021-Now
Chen & Chang, Attorneys-at-Law (Taipei), Managing Partner
1998-2000
Formosan Brothers, Attorneys-at-Law (Taipei), Associate
2011-2014
Formosan Brothers, Attorneys-at-Law (Taipei), Partner
Academia
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Adjunct Professor, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (Taiwan)
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Adjunct Professor, School of Juris Master, China University of Political Science and Law (Beijing)
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Adjunct Professor, Soochow University (Taiwan), lecturing on “Comparative Legal System Studies and Global Economic Governance”
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Adjunct Assistant Professor, Fu Jen Catholic University (Taiwan)
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Lecturer on “Arbitration in Taiwan” at International Arbitration and Dispute Settlement (IADS) Program at School of Law of Tsinghua University (Beijing)
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Lecturer on “Arbitration and Mediation” and “Arbitration Practice” at the Pre-Admission Training Program organized by the Attorney’s Study Center of the Taiwan Bar Association (2019-2020, 2021-now)
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Lecturer on “Conflict and Negotiation” at Continuing Education for Commercial Mediators organized by Academy of the Judiciary (2024)
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Lecturer, CAA arbitration courses for the Trainees of Academy of the Judiciary (2022)
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Assisted ICC Institute of world Business Law in delivering various courses, including:
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Expert, ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy for Asia on “Appointment of Arbitrators” and “Case Management” (Shanghai, September 2023)
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Lecturer, ICC Advanced PIDA Training on Dispute Boards (Dubai, May 2022)
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Lecturer, ICC Advanced PIDA Training on international commercial arbitration, production of documents, etc. (Shanghai, March 2019; Ho Chi Minh City, April 2019; Osaka, November 2019)
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Approved Faculty and Accessor, CIArb; organizing more than 10 courses on internation arbitration and mediation in Taipei, Hsinchu, Taichung and Kaohsiung; tutor and commnetator, CIArb Asia Pacific Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration (Singapore, May 2024)
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Dr Chen is frequently invited to deliver speeches on arbitration, mediation and construction law by many academic institutions, including National Taiwan University, National Chengchi University, Peking University, Tsinghua University, University of International Business and Economics