Biography: Arbitration

Michael Moser is an independent arbitrator with 20 Essex Street Chambers. Based in Hong Kong with offices in London and Singapore, he has acted as arbitrator or counsel in more than 300 cases under the rules of the ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, HKIAC, SIAC, AAA/ICDR, JCAA, CIETAC, the SCC Stockholm Arbitration Institute and others. Resident in Asia for more than 30 years, he was previously China managing partner for Freshfields.

Mr Moser is honorary chairman of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, a court member of the LCIA, board member of the SCC Stockholm Arbitration Institute, vice president of the Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group, chairman of the China International Arbitration Club, International Advisory Board Member of SIAC, and a commission member of CIETAC. He is a chartered arbitrator, a fellow of the CIArb and a panel member of the leading arbitration institutions.

He is general editor of the Journal of International Arbitration (Kluwer) and the author and editor of numerous books and publications including; Asian Arbitration Handbook (OUP); Hong Kong Arbitration: A User's Guide (Kluwer); Arbitration in Asia (Juris); Investor-State Arbitration: Lessons for Asia (Juris); and International Arbitration in the PRC (Butterworths). He is adjunct professor at the City University of Hong Kong and lecturer at the University of Zurich.

Mr Moser was educated at Harvard University (JD) and Columbia University (PhD with distinction) and speaks English and Chinese.

London Office:

20 Essex Street

London WC2R 3AL

England

Singapore Office:

#02-09 Maxwell Chambers

32 Maxwell Road

Singapore 069115