Christopher Chinn

French - American

25+ years of experience

Language:

English, French

Present Function:

Chinn Arbitration, EI - 2017 to the Present:

Arbitrator under the rules of the DIAC, HKIAC, ICC, KCAB, SAKIG and Swiss Arbitration Centre under common law and civil law legal systems in the French and English languages. Matters have included disputes in the construction, energy, hospitality, shipping and commercial sectors involving States, individuals and international corporations. Applicable laws have included those of Dubai, England, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Korea, Poland, Romania, and Switzerland.

Counsel to international corporate clients. Matters as counsel have included two construction arbitrations seated in the UAE subject to Abu Dhabi and Dubai law, an ICC arbitration seated in Lebanon (FIDIC Conditions of Subcontract), a QICCA arbitration seated in Doha (FIDIC Red Book) and a SIAC arbitration seated in Singapore. Provided legal advice in ICC and other institutional arbitration proceedings. Non-contentious matters have included international M&A transactions pertaining to intellectual property rights under English law and rendering New York and French law legal advice.

General Expertise:

Certifications and/or licenses

Avocat, Paris, 2013.

Solicitor, England & Wales, 2010.

Attorney, New York, 2005.

Professional legal or litigation experience related to the scope of competence of the PMAC

He is an international arbitration practitioner, acting as counsel since 1999 and as arbitrator since 2019, and has been involved in more than 30 international arbitration proceedings. His experience covers breach of contract and property ownership disputes, as well as other non-intellectual property commercial matters. In the field of intellectual property, he has acted as lead counsel in a USD 10 million transaction involving the sale of IP rights under English law. As arbitrator, he has experience in complex proceedings across diverse sectors, including technically demanding international construction disputes under FIDIC forms of contract. His practice reflects familiarity with the procedural standards of international arbitration under the New York Convention framework and experience in addressing complex legal and technical issues in dispute resolution proceedings.

Memberships and/or accreditations

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

CIArb
-European Branch Executive Committee (2019-present); Vice-Chair (2024-present)
-Approved Faculty List 2020-present (In-person lectures and webinars for Headquarters in London,
European Branch, London Branch, France Chapter and Qatar)

Arbitrator Panels
-AIAC Panel of Arbitrators and AIAC Academy Tutors Panel
-BICAM Panel of Arbitrators
-BVI IAC Panel of Arbitrators
-CIETAC Panel of Arbitrators
-CRCICA Arbitrator Panel
-Delos Arbitrator Network (Arbitrator)
-DIAC qualified arbitrator
-eBRAM Panel of Arbitrators and Panel of Neutrals, eBRAM Panel of Mediators
-HKIAC List of Arbitrators
-ICDR Panel of Arbitrators
-JCAA Panel of Arbitrators
-KCAB Panel of Arbitrators
-LEWIATAN Court of Arbitration, List of Recommended Arbitrators
-NZIAC Panel Member
-OAC Panel of Arbitrators
-SAKIG List of Recommended Arbitrators of the Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of
Commerce in Warsaw
-SIAC Panel of Arbitrators
-THAC Panel of Arbitrators
-VCCA (Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration) Panel of Arbitrators

Other Associations
-ArbCEE
-CEPANI
-Comité français de l’arbitrage (CFA)
-European Chinese Arbitrators Association (ECAA)
-Society of Construction Law (SCL) France
-Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA)
-Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
-Ukrainian Arbitration Association (UAA)
-Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (Arbitrator)