About
Haiyi is an Associate in our International Arbitration Group based in Singapore. His practice focuses on complex cross-border commercial disputes and arbitration matters.
Haiyi has also advised on a broad range of strategically important and contentious regulatory matters, in particualr in the technology sector.
Prior to relocating to Singapore, Haiyi studied and worked in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Japan—where he first studied on a government (Monbukagakusho) scholarship and was later based in Tokyo working on global internal audit projects—and the United Kingdom. He is fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese, and Japanese.
Haiyi is dual‑qualified in Hong Kong and England and Wales.
- Defending and settling a SIAC arbitration for a global asset manager concerning a proposed land sale in an Asian state.
- Assisting a global energy company in enforcing a SIAC arbitration award in China and negotiating a favourable post-award settlement agreement.
- Conducting an internal investigation for a global professional services firm in relation to accounting irregularities and potential misconduct.
- Developing and reviewing litigation and compliance strategy for a global technology company in response to a landmark piece of legislation introduced in an Asian jurisdiction.
- Advising a global asset manager on disputes and potential SIAC arbitration arising from its investment in the power sector in India, leading to a favourable settlement.
- Advising a Japanese manufacturer on shareholder disputes involving its European joint venture.
- Representing a Chinese tech company in multiple HKIAC arbitrations arising from post-M&A disputes.*
- Representing a publicly traded Chinese industrial company in an HKIAC arbitration arising from its commercial disputes with a European manufacturer.*
- Acting for a UK subsidiary of a Japanese manufacturer in an ICC arbitration arising out of sale of goods contracts.*
- Advising a European media company on an internal investigation of its Chinese portfolio company.*
- Advising liquidators of a global cryptocurrency trading platform on a cross-border liquidation process, including the resolution of actual and potential disputes.*
*Matters worked on before joining Freshfields.
Haiyi Liu
2 Central Boulevard
#48-01 West Tower, IOI Central Boulevard Towers
Singapore 018916