Shahla Ali

Shahla Ali

Title - Mr, Mrs, Dr, &c
Professor
Gender
Identify as Female
Nationality
Hong Kong, United States
Email Address(es)
sali@hku.hk
Telephone Number(s)
+852 98612104
Places of Business - Country
Hong Kong
Place of Business - City
Hong Kong
Country of Qualification
United States
Year of first Bar Admission
2007
Primary Language(s)
English
Secondary Language(s)
Chinese, Persian
Name of Firm, Company, Institution or Independent
University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law
Position / Role
Professor | Arbitrator | Director, LLM Arbitration and Dispute Resolution
Professional Profile Webpage
Shahla Ali
LinkedIn Profile
www.linkedin.com/in/shahla-ali-58a30513
First Additional URL
Industry Experience and other Specialisations
Banking and Finance, Environment, Infrastructure, Consumer, Energy, Intellectual Property, Labour and Employment, Mining, Real Estate, Transport, BRI
Geographical Experience
Cayman Islands, Chile, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, United States, Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (US)
Number of cases as Counsel
2
Number of cases as Arbitrator
45
Number of International Arbitrations as Arbitrator
39
Number of Domestic Arbitrations as Arbitrator
6
Number of cases as Mediator in Commercial or Investment Disputes
3
Number of cases as Adjudicator / part of a Dispute Board
2
Number of cases as Sole Arbitrator
30
Number of cases as Co-Arbitrator
15
Number of cases as Tribunal President
5
Other information you wish to provide, including your regional and institutional expertise
SELECTED ARBITRATION CASE EXPERIENCE Co-arbitrator in a USD 15 million share agreement dispute between China, US, BVI, HK entities under the UNCITRAL rules, HKIAC; Presiding sole arbitrator in a UNCITRAL CISG trade dispute between China and US parties, HKIAC; Arbitration panel member in a FINRA USD 6.5mil securities dispute; Co-arbitrator in a USD 200,000 CISG manufacturing dispute between Dutch and Chinese entities, CIETAC, Hong Kong (in Mandarin); Co-arbitrator in a USD 950,000 million trust dispute involving allegations of breach of duty and unsuitability, FINRA; Presiding arbitrator in a 2013 dispute regarding domain name rights to ican.com, HKIAC, Hong Kong; Presiding arbitrator in several disputes regarding domain name rights to whirlpoolchina.com, tvb22.com, rimowasales.com and paulsmith-france.com, HKIAC, Hong Kong (in Mandarin Chinese); Co-arbitrator in a dispute involving domain name rights to teenee.com, CIETAC, Beijing (in Mandarin Chinese); Co-arbitrator in an expungement case, FINRA, San Francisco
I agree to serve as a Delos proactive arbitrator
Yes

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