Emmanuel JACOMY

Emmanuel has over twenty years of experience advising and representing companies, State-owned entities and governments in international commercial and investment treaty arbitrations under all major arbitration rules. He has been involved in some of the most complex and high-stakes arbitration disputes, representing the former Yukos shareholders against the Russian Federation, Huawei Technology against the Kingdom of Swedom, and securing a landmark victory for the People’s Republic of China in its first investment treaty case heard on the merits.

Emmanuel is an Adjunct Professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and a Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing. He also sits as an arbitrator.

He speaks English, French and Mandarin Chinese.

Emmanuel is ranked as a Thought Leader by Chambers for Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Singapore, has been ranked as a Leading Individual by Legal 500, in China and Singapore, and is recommended in Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration 2025. In 2026, he was awarded the GAR and Lexology “Client Choice Award” for China, which recognizes lawyers that stand apart for “the excellent client care they provide and the quality of their service”.

Clients praise Emmanuel for his “stellar track record in commercial and investment treaty arbitrations” and for being “the best foreign lawyer […] in China”, “attentive to the needs of Chinese clients”, an “outstanding debater”, whose “expertise in investment treaty arbitration and public international law background are highly regarded”. He is rank recognised as a Leading Partner for International Arbitration in Singapore by Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2026.