Venus Valentina Wong
Partner
Venus Valentina Wong
Partner
“Venus Valentina Wong is a seasoned arbitration practitioner with an excellent sense of strategy, as well as the ability to understand the client’s needs and communicate. I appreciate her balanced and confident demeanour.”
– The Legal 500
About Venus Valentina Wong
Venus Valentina Wong is a member of the Disputes team and co-leads the firm-wide arbitration practice. She specialises in international commercial and investment arbitration. Valentina has acted in more than 80 arbitration and other ADR cases under the major arbitration rules, including ICC, LCIA, VIAC, DIS, Swiss Rules, ASEAC, CAS and UNCITRAL. She has particular experience with parties from the CEE/SEE region, Turkey as well as from China and Hong Kong. Being fluent in Chinese, Valentina is also a member of the firm’s Asia Desk. After having served as assistant professor at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, Valentina worked for two boutique law firms as well as at the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris and at CIETAC in Beijing. She has wide experience in complex disputes (including parallel proceedings in different jurisdictions) and special expertise in enforcement matters. Valentina has handled cases in post-M&A disputes as well as in various sectors, particularly construction, renewable energy, transportation and manufacturing. Valentina currently serves as the Austrian alternate member of the ICC Court of International Arbitration and as a board member of the Austrian Arbitration Association (ArbAut).
Education
University of Vienna (Dr. iur.), 2006
University of Vienna, National Taiwan Normal University (Bakk. phil.), 2004
University of Vienna, University of Amsterdam (Mag. iur.), 2000
Languages
German, Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), English, French
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