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Most In Demand Arbitrators

Chambers

2024

Most In Demand Arbitrators

Chambers

2023

Helena H. C. CHEN
C.Arb FCIArb PhD

About Me

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

Professional Members & Offices

  • Chartered Arbitrator, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb, since 2009) and approved faculty member

  • Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration

  • Member, ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR

  • ​Member, ICC Taipei Nomination Commission

  • Former Member, Standing Committee of the ICC International Centre for ADR (April 2021-April 2024)

  • Member, Advisory Board of the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association

  • Member, WIA Committee of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (since 2022)

  • Member, Users Council of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (since 2015)

  • Member, Advisory Board of the Arbitration Foundation of the Southern Africa (AFSA, since 2019)

  • Regional Head of Taiwan, ARIAS Asia (AIDA Reinsurance and Insurance Arbitration Societies (ARIAS) Asia) (since 2023)

  • Alternate Supervisor, Chinese International Economic Cooperation Association (CIECA), Taiwan (since 2024)

  • Director, Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei (CAA) (since 2022)

  • Director, Chinese Construction Industry Arbitration Association (CCIAA) (since2023)

  • Chair, ADR Committee of the Taiwan Bar Association (since2022)

  • Convenor, Taiwan Bar Association’s Task Force for Co-organizing Taiwan Arbitration Week (2023 & 2024)

  • Member, Civil Mediation Act Drafting Committee of the Judicial Yuan in Taiwan (since March 2021)

  • Member, inaugural Panel of Commercial Mediators of the Intellectual Property and Commercial Court in Taiwan (since July 2021)

  • Vice-Chair, Dispute Mediation Center of CAA

  • Fellow and faculty member, International Dispute Resolution Academy (IDRA)

  • Founding member, China International Arbitration Professionals 30 (CIAP30)

  • Member, CAA Arbitration Rules Amendment Task Force (since March 2021)

  • Chair of the Board of Supervisors, NTU Law Alumni (since 2024)

  • Chair, Arbitration Commission of the Taipei Dispute Resolution Study Society

  • Former Convenor, Taiwan Chapter of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators East Asia Branch (2019-2024)

  • Former Vice-chair, Business Development Committee of the Taiwan Bar Association (2021-2022)

  • Former Vice-Chair, Energy Law Committee of the Taipei Bar Association (2022-2023)

​Panel of Arbitrators

  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)

  • American Arbitration Association-The International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR)

  • Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)

  • China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)

  • China Maritime Arbitration Commission (CMAC)

  • Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)

  • eBRAM International Online Dispute Resolution Centre (eBRAM)

  • ARIAS (AIDA (Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances) Reinsurance and Insurance Arbitration Society) Asia

  • Taiwan Society for Sport and Entertainment Law (TASSEL)

  • South China International Arbitration Center (HK)

  • Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC)

  • Korean Commercial Arbitration Board International (KCABI)

  • Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA)

  • Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC)

  • Beijing Arbitration Commission / Beijing International Arbitration Center (BAC/BIAC)

  • Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA)

  • Shanghai International Arbitration Center (SHIAC)

  • Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei (CAA)

  • London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)

  • Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA)

  • Panel of Arbitrators for Labor Disputes, Ministry of Labor

​Panel of Arbitrators

Panel of Mediators

  • Singapore Mediation Centre (Associate Mediator)

  • KCAB International’s International Mediation Panel

  • China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) Mediation Center 

  • CCPIT/CCOIC Mediation Center

  • Taiwan Intellectual Property and Commercial Court’s Panel of Commercial Mediators

  • Mediation Center of Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei (CAA)

  • eBRAM International Online Dispute Resolution Centre

Panel of Mediators

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Helena Chen of Chen & Chang, Attorneys-at-Law serves as sole arbitrator, chair or co-arbitrator in cases conducted by CIETAC, BAC, SHIAC, SCIA and ICC. She is a construction and infrastructure specialist who wins plaudits by sources for her case management skills and depth of experience. She is also active in acting as an emergency arbitrator in international arbitration proceedings.

Chambers Greater China Region 2024

Legal Directory/Ranking

Editorial Board/Committee

Editorial Board/Committee
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International Arbitration

Law Review

Member, Editorial Board

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Contemporary Asia Arbitration Journal

Member, Editorial Committee

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Annual Report on International Commercial Arbitration in China (2020-2021) and (2021-2022)

Member, Editorial Board

Education
Career History
Academia
Areas of Expertise

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

  • Adjunct Professor, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (Taiwan), lecturing on “Introduction to  International Arbitration”

  • Adjunct Professor, School of Juris Master, China University of Political Science and Law (Beijing)

  • Adjunct Professor, Soochow University (Taiwan), lecturing on “Comparative Legal System Studies and Global Economic Governance” and “”

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Fu Jen Catholic University (Taiwan), lecturing on  “Introduction to International Commercial Dispute Resolution” and “Practice of Government Procurement and Dispute Resolution for Public Construction Projects”

  • Lecturer on “Arbitration in Taiwan” at International Arbitration and Dispute Settlement (IADS) Program at School of Law of Tsinghua University (Beijing)

  • 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)

  • Lecturer, at “Continuing Education for Commercial Mediators” organized by Academy of the Judiciary, on  “Conflict and Negotiation” (2024), on “Code of Ethics in Commercial Mediation and Styles of Commercial Mediation” (2025)

  • Lecturer, CAA arbitration courses for the Trainees of Academy of the Judiciary (2022)

  • Assisted ICC Institute of World Business Law in delivering various courses, including:

    • Expert, ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy for Asia on “Appointment of Arbitrators” and “Case Management” (Shanghai, September 2023)

    • Lecturer, ICC Advanced Training on Dispute Boards (Dubai, May 2022)

    • 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)

  • Approved Faculty and Assessor, 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, March 2025)

  • 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

Helena H. C. CHEN
C.Arb FCIArb PhD

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Areas of Expertise

Arbitration

Energy

Infrastructure Projects

Cross-border Investments

Qualifications

Taiwan, Mainland China, New York State

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