Jay Tseng
Jay is a Special Counsel in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution and International Arbitration practice groups. He represents Australian and international clients in complex commercial litigation and also accepts appointments as arbitrator. Jay is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a Fellow of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration, a Queensland Law Society Accredited Specialist in Commercial Litigation and holds Higher Rights of Audience for civil matters in the Senior Courts of England & Wales. He is also listed on the panels of several leading international arbitration institutions.
Jay advises Australian and foreign companies, boards and senior executives, incorporated associations, insolvency practitioners, high net worth individuals and other sophisticated clients in high value and strategically significant disputes. His practice spans a broad range of industries, including agriculture, construction, life sciences, energy and resources and financial services. He has particular experience in commercial disputes involving insolvency, asset recovery, award enforcement, freezing orders and other interim relief, contempt proceedings and has provided expert evidence on Australian law in foreign court proceedings.
Jay has appeared in disputes before the Supreme Courts of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, as well as the Federal Court of Australia, at both trial and appellate level. His international arbitration experience includes proceedings conducted under the ACICA, ICC, LCIA, SIAC and UNCITRAL Rules, with arbitrations seated in major arbitral jurisdictions worldwide.
In addition to his Australian practice, Jay has advised on disputes with cross-border elements involving the United States, United Kingdom, certain European jurisdictions, the Middle East (including Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) and Asia (China, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam).
Prior to joining K&L Gates, Jay worked in boutique, mid-tier and top tier law firms in domestic and cross-border disputes spanning numerous jurisdictions.
In the formative years of his career, Jay was the Associate to the Honourable Justice David Jackson in the Supreme Court of Queensland.
- Finalist for Arbitration Practitioner/Arbitrator of the Year, Australian Dispute Centre, 2026
- Finalist for Australian Law Awards – Litigator of the Year, 2025
- Winner for Lawyers' Weekly 30 under 30 in Dispute Resolution and Litigation, 2020
- Winner, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Australia, Essay Competition, 2019
- Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration, Fellow
- Caxton Legal Centre, Volunteer
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Fellow
- International Chamber of Commerce, YAF – South Asia Representative (2019 -2021)
- International Council for Commercial Arbitration Project: Does a Right to a Physical Hearing Exist in International Arbitration? (National Rapporteur for Australia)
- Queensland Law Society, ADR Committee
- Arbitrator Panel/Lists
- Asian International Arbitration Centre
- Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
- Brunei Darussalam Arbitration Centre
- Center for International Investment & Commercial Arbitration, Pakistan
- Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei
- Dubai International Arbitration Centre
- Finland Arbitration Institute
- Korean Commercial Arbitration Board International
- London Court of International Arbitration
- Maldives International Arbitration Centre
- Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration
- Singapore International Arbitration Centre (Rising List)
- Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Institute
- Thailand Arbitration Centre
- Vienna International Arbitration Centre
- World Intellectual Property Organisation (Neutral)
- "Insolvency of a Party in International Arbitration: Considerations on Staying Arbitration Proceedings", Vol. 16, Issue 3, Journal of International Dispute Settlement, 14 July 2025
- "Book Review: New Frontiers in Asia-Pacific International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution", The Arbitrator & Mediator, May 2023
- "Does a Right to a Physical Hearing in Arbitration Exist in Australia, Italy, Vietnam and the United States?", International Council for Commercial Arbitration (co-author with Lucy Martinez), December 2020
- "Virtual Hearings and Due Process: Recent Australian Court Decisions", The ACICA Review (co-author with Lucy Martinez), January 2020
- "Fiona Trust in Context: Interpreting Arbitration Clauses Following Rinehart v Hancock", Vol. 36, Issue 1, Pages 109-121, Arbitration International, January 2020
- "The disavowal of 'Wrotham Park' damages", Hearsay, September 2018
- "Essar Oilfields Services Ltd v Norscot Rig Management Pvt Ltd – The Recoverability Of Third Party Funding Of International Arbitration In The UK", Australian Alternative Dispute Resolution Bulletin, June 2017
- "A Principled Approach to Indemnity Costs in International Arbitration in Australia", Vol. 20, Issue 1, Pages 12-19, International Arbitration Law Review, February 2017
- "The Arbitration Institution Dilemma: Achieving A Balance On Large-Scale Redress Issues", Vol. 19, Issue 1, Pages 19-33, International Arbitration Law Review, February 2016
