Shaun Leong
About Shaun
Shaun Leong, FCIArb, is an international arbitration specialist with over fifteen years of experience in complex cross border commercial disputes. He focuses on developing successful strategies to achieve clients’ objectives in cross jurisdictional disputes. Shaun is an internationally recognised leading practitioner at the forefront of emerging and revolutionary technologies including artificial intelligence (A.I.) and blockchain, with key experience in energy and sustainability disputes.
He is a two-time International Arbitration Lawyer of the Year nominee (Law.com International Asia Legal Awards 2024, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards 2022), and is the only disputes lawyer recommended as leading practitioner in the Blockchain category in Who’s Who Legal 2024, recognised for his “particular expertise in cryptocurrency, A.I. and blockchain disputes” (Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024). He received the Digital Assets Lawyer of the Year nomination in Law.com International’s Asia Legal Awards 2023.
Legal 500, 2025 describes Shaun Leong as drawing “considerable praise from clients, who praise him for his ability to offer a ‘masterclass’ in deploying commercially minded and effective cross border strategies in complex matters“. He is described as “an outstanding lawyer in the field of cross-border commercial disputes and international arbitration and a top name for cutting-edge international work. He has a razor-sharp mind and is incredibly impressive when it comes to navigating complex points of law” (Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2024).
Shaun is actively involved in A.I. disputes. He successfully represented a leading digital assets company in a USD 36 million dispute involving novel issues around legal liability arising from purported errors made by trading systems powered by artificial intelligence models and algorithms. He also advised a leading global A.I. powerhouse on cross border disputes and acted as its relationship Partner for projects in Asia and the Middle East. Client testimonials for his work in A.I. includes, “Shaun Leong is fast becoming the go to lawyer for emerging tech disputes including novel challenges arising from mistakes made by artificial intelligence, or the abusive use of artificial intelligence in finance and trading related disputes. He has an impressive depth of knowledge in the AI development lifecycle and with that was able to adopt a problem solving strategy effectively” (Legal 500, 2025).
Shaun’s experience in digital assets, blockchain and ‘Web 3.0’ related disputes include becoming the first lawyer in the world to successfully obtain a worldwide proprietary injunction to freeze a non-fungible token on the blockchain in a commercial dispute, from the exclusive Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT series. Shaun represented investors in all three major collapses in the 2023 crypto winter, in particular the Terraform Luna involving the collapse of one of the world’s largest algorithmic stablecoins, the collapse of Three Arrows Capital and the world’s second largest crypto exchange, FTX.
Shaun has key experience in work around the renewable energy and traditional energy sectors. He worked in a complex cross border dispute arising from defects found in power plants in an Asian country for failure to comply with sustainability standards on emissions, and claims for rectification works necessitated by alleged negligent designs of power generators that were non-compliant with nitrogen oxide levels restrictions set by an Asian Government. Shaun has experience working with a global energy giant on sustainability initiatives including on matters around carbon credits originations, clean power purchase agreements, and renewable energy certificates, aspects around the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive as well as considerations around Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
Upon graduating with First Class Honours from the National University of Singapore, Shaun served in a judicial capacity as a Magistrate and Assistant Registrar of the Supreme Court for five years, where he published several notable written judgments on international arbitration law. Shaun serves on the Inquiry Panel of the Law Society of Singapore. He is a panel arbitrator with the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board International, the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association. Shaun serves as the Head of the Academy of the Thailand Arbitration Centre (THAC) , and is also a panel arbitrator with the THAC. In addition, he is an arbitrator with the Bali International Arbitration and Mediation Center, the Center for International Investment and Commercial Arbitration, the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC), BeiHai Asia International Arbitration Centre, and Bangalore International Mediation, Arbitration and Conciliation Centre.
关于梁立雄
梁立雄（Shaun Leong），英国皇家特许仲裁员协会资深会员，是一位拥有超过十五年处理复杂跨境商业纠纷经验的国际仲裁专家。他专注于制定成功的策略，以实现客户在跨司法管辖区纠纷中的目标。梁立雄是国际公认的处于新兴和革命性技术（包括人工智能和区块链）前沿的领先从业者，在能源和可持续发展纠纷方面拥有丰富的经验。
他曾两次获得“年度国际仲裁律师”提名（2024年Law.com International 的2024年亚洲法律大奖、2022年Benchmark Litigation亚太区奖），并且是2024年《法律名人录》区块链类别中唯一被推荐为领先执业者的争议律师，因其 “在加密货币、人工智能和区块链争议方面的特殊专长 ”他还获得2024年《法律500强亚太区指南》的认可。他在 Law.com International 的 2023 年亚洲法律大奖中获得了 “年度数字资产律师 ”提名。
2025 年《法律 500 强》对梁立雄的评价是“他受到客户的广泛赞誉，客户称赞他能够在复杂的事务中提供具有商业头脑和有效的跨境策略的‘大师级’课程”。《2024 年Benchmark Litigation亚太区奖》引述客户对他的评价为 “跨境商业纠纷和国际仲裁领域的杰出律师，在前沿的国际工作方面名列前茅。他思维敏锐，在处理复杂的法律问题时令人印象深刻”。
梁立雄积极参与人工智能纠纷案件。他成功代表一家领先的数字资产公司处理了一起 3,600 万美元的纠纷，该纠纷涉及由人工智能模型和算法驱动的交易系统据称出现错误而产生的法律责任等新问题。他还就跨境纠纷为一家全球领先的人工智能公司提供咨询服务，并担任该公司在亚洲和中东项目的关系合伙人。《法律 500 强》2025 年版引述客户对他在人工智能领域工作的评价：”梁立雄正迅速成为新兴技术纠纷案件的首选律师，包括人工智能所犯的错误或在金融和交易相关纠纷中滥用人工智能所带来的新挑战。他在人工智能开发生命周期方面的知识深度令人印象深刻，因此能够有效地采取解决问题的策略”。
梁立雄在数字资产、区块链和 “Web 3.0 ”相关纠纷方面的经验包括：成为全球首位在商业纠纷中成功获得冻结区块链上不可兑换代币的全球专有禁令的律师，该案件涉及 Bored Ape 游艇俱乐部 NFT 系列。梁立雄代表投资者参与了2023年加密货币寒冬中的三大崩盘事件，包括涉及全球最大算法稳定币之一的Terraform Luna崩盘事件、Three Arrows Capital崩盘，以及全球第二大加密货币交易所FTX的崩盘。
梁立雄在可再生能源和传统能源领域拥有丰富的经验。他曾处理一起复杂的跨境纠纷，涉及亚洲某国发电厂因未遵守排放可持续性标准而被发现存在缺陷的问题。他还处理过因发电设备设计疏忽，不符合亚洲某国政府规定的氮氧化物含量限制而必须进行整改的索赔案件。梁立雄曾与一家全球能源巨头就可持续发展计划进行合作，包括碳信用额度、清洁电力购买协议、可再生能源证书、欧盟《企业可持续发展报告指令》以及《巴黎协定》第 6 条等相关事宜。
梁立雄以一等荣誉学位毕业于新加坡国立大学，曾担任最高法院法官及助理主簿五年，期间发表多篇关于国际仲裁法的具有影响力的书面判决。梁立雄担任新加坡律师公会调查委员会成员。他是新加坡国际仲裁中心（SIAC）、韩国国际商事仲裁委员会及日本商事仲裁协会的仲裁员。梁立雄也担任泰国仲裁中心（THAC）学院院长，并为THAC的仲裁员。此外，他还是巴厘国际仲裁与调解中心、国际投资与商业仲裁中心、塔什干国际仲裁中心（TIAC）、北海亚洲国际仲裁中心及班加罗尔国际调解、仲裁与调停中心的仲裁员。