Lydia Ni's practice, which is focused on international arbitration, includes advising and representing clients in multijurisdictional disputes arising from joint ventures and construction projects.
Lydia's recent construction experience includes representing a Korean shipyard in LMAA (London Maritime Arbitrators Association) arbitrations against buyers on the sale of deepwater drillships, representing a Saudi joint venture in a DIFC-LCIA (Dubai International Arbitration Centre-London Court of International Arbitration) arbitration against its consortium member in relation to a US$3 billion power plant project in the Middle East, and representing a real estate developer in litigation against contractors for fire safety defects in student accommodation properties in London.
As a bilingual disputes lawyer, Lydia is adept in disputes with Chinese parties. She has advised the Chinese subsidiary of a technology conglomerate in an arbitration in Shanghai and has advised U.S. companies on joint venture disputes with Chinese partners.
Lydia is also experienced in fraud investigations and disputes.
Prior to joining Jones Day in 2018, Lydia practiced at a top-tier Singapore law firm where she advised and/or acted in high-profile and complex commercial disputes before the Singapore courts as well as in arbitrations. During this time she represented the defendants in a joint venture dispute before the SICC (Singapore International Commercial Court) and represented a Singapore company in an UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission on International Trade Law) arbitration on the construction of desalination facilities in the Middle East.
Experience
- National University of Singapore (LL.B. with honors 2014)
- Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore and Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
- English and Mandarin