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Stella is Senior Legal Counsel for DSM Greater China responsible for a wide range of legal matters for a global-wise business unit and compliance matters in Greater China and focusing on M&As, FDI, JVs, cross-border transactions, general corporate, cyber security and data protection etc.
Stella has been working as a legal professional for more than 16 years and gained profound experience in a top Chinese law firm and 3 Fortune 500 MNC’s China operations covering both legal and compliance aspects. Stella received her LL.M from Melbourne University, Australia and was qualified to practice law in P.R. China.

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As a member of the Regulatory Enforcement practice group, Youmi represents Dutch and multinational clients in regulatory and criminal matters involving anti-bribery and anti-corruption (ABAC), fraud, anti-competition, ethics and corporate social responsibility. Youmi is currently heading De Brauw's Shanghai office.

Youmi has experience in internal investigations in Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East. She also handles international coordination and client representation in cross-border enforcement matters involving multiple regulators, and advises on various related issues such as market disclosures, press relations, and risk mitigation measures. Youmi has assisted companies in reviewing their internal controls and broader compliance programs, and designing improvement plans for review or approval by regulators.

Between 2021 and 2022, Youmi was seconded to the New York office of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.

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Eden Chen is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Disputes and Investigations in Shanghai. He specializes in digital investigations and electronic discovery matters.
With more than 11 years of forensic technology experience, Mr. Chen has worked on cross-border arbitration matters involving forensic data collection and e-discovery review management for Chinese companies, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and global multinational corporates.

Mr. Chen’s primary areas of expertise are investigations into fraud, misconduct and intellectual property (IP) theft; electronic discovery, dispute matters, and data recovery. He has worked with clients across various industries, including pharmaceuticals, finance, oil and gas, and technology.

Most recently, Mr. Chen has worked on litigation requiring Joint IT Forensic Expert opinion (appointed by the Grand Court of Cayman Island). His other notable assignments include multiple U.S. Section 337 litigation actions raised in the U.S. for multinational companies and SOEs in China. Mr. Chen has also managed Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA) matters and fraud investigations on behalf of global multinational corporates and handled the e-discovery for a seven-year cross-border arbitration involving a large Chinese energy conglomerate.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Chen spent four years with Deloitte & Touche Financial Advisory Services in their Forensic & Dispute Services department in Shanghai, serving most recently as Assistant Manager and core member in the Forensic Technology team. His responsibilities included building up the forensic technology team in mainland China.

Mr. Chen earned a master’s degree in internetworking from the University of Technology, Sydney. He is an EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE) a certified member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE) and a Relativity Certified Administrator (RCA).

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FENG Xiaoju, VP Legal & Compliance Officer of Saint-Gobain APAC Region, is now looking after 14 jurisdictions across the region. He ever worked in King & Wood Mallesons Shanghai office for corporate matters, and then for Deloitte as China Legal Counsel covering all service lines. After that, he moved to AREVA T&D as China Legal Director in power and energy sector and joined Saint-Gobain since 2010. Prior to the above, he had worked as Branch GM in a State-owned Enterprise engaged in international EPC projects in sectors of power and petrochemicals in many countries for 10 years.

The honors FENG Xiaoju earned in recent years, to name a few, including Thomson Reuters ALB “General Counsel Profiles” (总法名人榜) 2021, Thomson Reuters ALB “China Top 15 GC” (2020), Legal 500 “GC Power List China” (2019), Legal 500 “GC Power List China” (2018); he also led the team shortlisted twice of ALB China “MNC In-house Team of the Year – Finalist”.

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James is Managing Counsel, Compliance at Tesla and he oversees legal compliance matters in mainland China and 10 APAC markets, including internal investigations, compliance trainings, third party due diligence and daily counselling etc.

Before moving in-house, James spent 10+ years at a major US law firm and De Brauw Amsterdam office where he focused on complex internal investigations and various regulatory and compliance matters regarding the operations of MNCs in China, APAC, EMEA and Latin America.

James received two LLM degrees in China and Europe.

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Albert specialises in international arbitration. He advises and acts in disputes involving investment treaties, long-term gas purchase agreements and M&A contracts. He has handled arbitrations under the ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICC, DIS, NAI and JCAA Rules. His special focus is the energy and financial services sectors.

Albert is the author of the Kluwer handbook “International Arbitration in the Netherlands” (2021) and the co-author of the IBA Guide on Arbitration (NL).

Albert holds degrees from the University of Leiden (LL.M., 2006) and Stanford Law School (LL.M., 2011), and is admitted to the Bar in the Netherlands and in New York.

“Clients say he is "outstanding in hearings" (Global Arbitration Review 2020), "excellent" and "widely endorsed as 'a top player in the market" (Who's Who Legal 2018), "an absolute star" (Legal 500 2018), "very bright" (Who's Who Legal 2019), a "first-class arbitration counsel" (Who's Who Legal 2020), "great if you need a fighter on your case" (Chambers 2020), "very humble but firm and strong technically" and "very international, engaged and knowledgeable" (Legal 500 2020), "sharp, smart and pleasant" (Legal 500 2021) and "he is excellent on his feet and his writing is second to none" (Chambers Global 2021).”

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Kendista practices international dispute resolution. He has experience in dealing with arbitrations under the SIAC, ICC, BANI and UNCITRAL Rules, as well as ad hoc arbitrations under the Indonesia arbitration legislation and in court litigation in Indonesia.

Prior to joining De Brauw, Kendista was a Counsel at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), where he administered hundreds of cases under the SIAC Rules and UNCITRAL Rules, from commencement to review of draft awards and determination of costs. The parties in his cases were from more than forty jurisdictions across a range of seats, governing laws and sectors, with a focus on Indonesian parties. The total sum in dispute for cases under his carriage exceeded SGD 5 billion. Before SIAC, Kendista was practicing at prominent dispute resolution law firms in Indonesia.

Kendista is admitted to the Indonesian Bar as Advokat. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in the United Kingdom