Kai-Chieh Chan
Associate | Tribunal Secretary
CONTACT INFORMATION:
kai.chan@ahalidisputes.com
+33 7 50 94 99 53
Biography
Kai-Chieh Chan is an associate with AHALI Dispute Resolution LLC, specializing in international dispute resolution and public international law. Kai is deeply intrigued by issues of justice, equality and human dignity.
For over 5 years, he has worked on more than two dozen matters in public and private international law, commercial arbitration, and investment arbitration as counsel and a tribunal secretary. He has been actively involved in cases administered by ICSID, LCIA, ICC, SIAC and PCA involving cutting-edge issues of Chinese, English, French, Mauritian and international law. He has also advised a number of NGOs on complex international law issues on a pro bono basis. He has authored and co-authored more than a dozen books, academic articles and blog posts.
Prior to joining AHALI, Kai worked for several international law firms in Paris and was a full-time professor in commercial law.
Selected Representative Experience
Representing MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Company Plc in PCA administered ad hoc arbitration against the Republic of Croatia
Representing MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Company Plc in an ICSID arbitration against the Republic of Croatia
Representing a Singaporean investor in an ICSID arbitration against an Asian state
Representing an African company in a LCIA arbitration against several international investment banks
Acting for a UK company in its disputes with an international organization
Educations
BA in Economics, National Taiwan University, Presidential award
Professional Career Program, Keio University
Master of Laws, Sciences Po, Cum laude
Master of Laws in International Law, Paris-Panthéon-Assas University
Admissions
England and Wales (pending)
Selected Pro bono Experience
Assisting WWF in drafting a memorandum on the draft Global Plastics Treaty
Assisting Outright International with an amicus submission to Peruvian courts on international human rights issues
Assisting the Human Trafficking Legal Center with an amicus submission to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Assisting an NGO with a proposal on reparation mechanisms for international armed conflicts
Selected Publications
“The ICJ’s Judgement on the Preliminary Objections in Somalia v. Kenya”, Utrecht Journal of International and European Law, Vol. 34(2), pp. 195-204 (2018)
“Elephant in the Room: Interactions of the Definitions of SCEs in International Economic Law”, Regulation of State-Controlled Enterprises, Springer, pp. 143-166 (2022)
“Le droit interne comme base éthique du droit international”, Grandes pages du droit international : Rapport des systèmes, Pedone, pp. 153-180 (2022)
“Law No. 95-17: The Arbitration and Mediation Act of the Kingdom of Morocco”, International Journal of Arab Arbitration, Vol. 14(2), pp. 116-149 (2022) (co-authored)
“Les contrats dans l’ordre juridique international”, Grandes pages du droit international : Charles Leben, Pedone, pp. 217-248 (2023)
“Mediating Commercial Disputes: New Horizons of ADR in Africa”, Dispute Resolution Journal, Vol. 77(1), pp. 1-17 (2023) (co-authored)
“International Investment Law Protections in Global Banking and Finance”, British Institute of International and Comparative Law (2025) (co-authored with Arif H. Ali, David Attanasio and Yarik Kryvoi)
Speaking Engagements
“Inter-State Cooperation in the reform of International Sovereign Debt Architecture” (Cambridge International Law Conference) (Mar. 20, 2021)
“General Principles of Law on Consent” (University of Oslo) (Sep. 29, 2022)
“On the selective, discriminatory and progressive method of transnational rules”, (Panthéon-Assas University, Institute of Higher International Studies) (Jun. 21, 2024)
Media Interviews
RFI, “Kenya v Somalia maritime dispute: the difficult task of drawing a line in the sea” (Mar. 16, 2021)
Languages
English, French, Chinese and Japanese
