22 July, 2015
Baker & McKenzie is pleased to announce that Chan Leng Sun, SC has been appointed Chair of the Firm's Global International Arbitration practice group (effective October 2015).
Leng Sun takes over as global chair from co-leaders Grant Hanessian (New York) and Guenter Pickrahn (Frankfurt), both of whom have held this position since 2009.
"Our practice has thrived under the leadership of Grant and Guenter," said Tom Cassels, Chair of the Firm's Global Dispute Resolution Group. "We are honored to have had their leadership for the past seven years. They are outstanding practitioners who will continue to serve in various leadership positions within our practice and firm. Leng Sun is a seasoned leader whose strong reputation and profile support our strategy of having the highest level of talent in the key arbitration centers around the world."
Grant and Guenter remain on the Firm's Global International Arbitration Steering Committee. Grant has recently been appointed US Alternate Member on the ICC Court of International Arbitration in Paris and will remain head of the North American International Arbitration Practice. Guenter continues to serve on the EMEA Steering Committee for DR as well as the Head of the Germany/Austria disputes practice.
Leng Sun has served as head of the Dispute Resolution practice of Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow in Singapore as well as the Asia Pacific lead for International Arbitration.
He is qualified in Malaysia, Singapore and England. Leng Sun was appointed Senior Counsel, Singapore's equivalent to the Queen's Counsel, in January 2011. Apart from being counsel, he is a Chartered Arbitrator and is on the panel of leading arbitral institutions.
Leng Sun serves as Chairperson of the arbitration panel jointly appointed by the EU and Korea under the protocol on cultural cooperation of the Korea-EU FTA and the President of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb).
Baker & McKenzie's International Arbitration group is one of the world's leading practices, consistently ranked by Chambers Global and GAR, with more than 200 practitioners located in all of the major arbitral centres.
