Areas of practice
Ariel Ye has more than 30 years of experience in the resolution of cross-border business disputes. She specializes in assisting clients to resolve complex business disputes through alternative dispute resolution methods including domestic and international arbitration. As a senior dispute resolution partner at King & Wood Mallesons, she is a widely recognized leading expert in cross-border dispute resolution in the Asia Pacific region.
Ms. Ye served the Governing Board of International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), the Board of Directors of the Singapore International Arbitration Center (SIAC), the Court of the London Court of International Arbitration and the Court of SIAC as a member either to its board or its Court respectively. Ms. Ye is a member of the Advisory Board of ICCA and a member to the Arbitration Committee of the International Bar Association.
Ms. Ye has represented Chinese and foreign clients in international arbitration proceedings before the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), SIAC and other international arbitration institutions.
Ms. Ye is listed on the panel of arbitrators of International arbitration institution such as CIETAC, HKIAC, SIAC and Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration etc.
Ms. Ye has been frequently recognized as a leading lawyer in international arbitration by prestigious legal directories including Chambers and Partners and Asian Legal Business (ALB).
Work Experience
Ms. Ye joined King & Wood Mallesons as a partner in 2004. Prior to that, she was a senior consultant in an international law firm.
Ms. Ye received a LL.B. from the Law School of Peking University and a LL.M. from Harvard Law School. She was admitted to practice law in the PRC since 1991 and passed New York Bar examination in 1999.
Ms. Ye’s working languages are Chinese and English.
