Clara Tung

Clara is an arbitration and litigation specialist with approximately 10 years’ experience practicing in Singapore and London. She acts for clients across a wide range of industry sectors, with a particular focus on the energy and technology sectors.

In her international arbitration practice, Clara has acted for clients under major international rules including the SIAC, ICC, HKIAC and UNCITRAL Rules. She also advises on arbitration-related court proceedings.

In her technology practice, Clara’s practice covers contentious aspects of privacy, cyber incidents, online safety, and related investigations. As a part of the Linklaters’ global cross-practice technology sector group, Clara works closely with colleagues from the TMT and IP practices to advise clients and develop innovative and robust solutions whether through arbitration, litigation, mediation or negotiation.

Work Highlights

Clara has acted for clients in a wide range of disputes. Recent examples include acting for:

International Arbitration and Litigation

• An energy major on a multi-billion dollar ICC arbitration concerning preferential rights in an offshore block

• BP in multi-billion dollar UNCITRAL arbitration against the Government of India concerning cost recovery under a production sharing contract

• A Southeast Asia-based global mining-sector client in USD200m SIAC arbitration, emergency arbitration, and Singapore and Indonesian court proceedings relating to Indonesian coal offtake agreements

• A global utilities-sector client in USD 80m SIAC arbitration relating to a portfolio of PRC water treatment companies

• An Indonesian client in a multi-billion dollar SIAC arbitration against a Philippine conglomerate in an infrastructure dispute

• A global investment company on multi-million dollar enforcement proceedings in Singapore, and managing associated proceedings in Mauritius, Japan, Indonesia and the US (New York and Delaware).

Technology

• A global tech company in litigation relating to a digital payments joint venture

• A global software company in litigation for breach of confidence and copyright infringement relating to source codes and personal data

• A global tech giant on cybersecurity regulation and a botnet takedown operation

• Advising on large-scale data breaches and resulting legal proceedings and investigations

• Advising global tech companies on online harms, and AI risks and regulation

Clara was a Justices’ Law Clerk in the Supreme Court of Singapore, clerking for Judges of the High Court and Court of Appeal of Singapore. Before joining Linklaters, she worked in a leading Singapore firm where she specialized in international arbitration, commercial litigation, and contentious intellectual property.

Prior to her career in the law, Clara was a digital character animator in a global visual effects and gaming studio.

Clara studied Law at St Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge. She also holds a Diploma in Visual Effects and Animation from the Vancouver Film School.

She speaks Chinese (Mandarin).

• ‘Point of No Return – when a party will lose the right to switch from litigation to arbitration’ Published by Lexology
• ‘Reverse Veil-Piercing in Singapore and Its Consequences’: Published in the Singapore Academy of Law Journal, co-authored with Hans Tjio
• ‘Staying Well Out of Confusion’ on the test for confusion in trademark infringement and use of well-known marks: Published in the Singapore Academy of Law Journal.