Jonathan 
LIM

 
Visiting Senior Fellow

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In Residence

13 January 2020 to 1 February 2020

Current Courses

Advanced Issues in the Law & Practice of Int'l Arbitration

Mr Jonathan Lim is a Senior Associate with WilmerHale in London. A triple-qualified lawyer (England & Wales, New York and Singapore), his practice focuses on complex international disputes. He has represented governments and private corporations in commercial and investment arbitrations under all major arbitration rules sited across Africa, Asia, Europe and South America. He has also advised governments in Africa and Asia on a range of public international law issues and the drafting of arbitration legislation. He has also represented governments in WTO dispute settlement matters and is a member of the team representing Somalia in its WTO accession process.

In addition to his practice as counsel, Jonathan has a developing practice as arbitrator, with appointments as sole and party-appointed arbitrator in Europe and Asia. He is also Co-Chair of the Asia-Pacific Forum on International Arbitration and serves on the YSIAC and CIArb YMG committees. He is listed in Who’s Who Legal 2018 as a Future Leader in International Arbitration, with clients describing him as “a very smart all-round lawyer.”

Jonathan was educated at the National University of Singapore and the Harvard Law School.