Y-ADR Corporate Counsel Interview #4: Mathias Goh

CPR’s new Y-ADR Interview Series returns with another discussion on in-house work, law practice development, and careers in dispute prevention and resolution.

This week, Y-ADR Steering Committee member Elizabeth Chan, an associate in the London office of Three Crowns, discusses career advice and conflict resolution with Mathias Goh, the Regional Legal Counsel with Carlsberg Asia in Hong Kong.

Goh discusses his career path and conflict resolution experience. He covers factors to consider when negotiating dispute resolution clauses, with a spotlight on Hong Kong-seated arbitration provisions; the difficulties of multi-tiered dispute clauses; what he looks for when selecting external counsel for a matter and when designating an arbitrator; his experience with virtual hearings; advice for young lawyers–spoiler alert: learn financial concepts–and the importance of reputation and brand as a young lawyer.

Lizzie Chan’s interview is her fourth in the CPR Y-ADR Interview series. The previous interview, with Timothy Shore on working as an ombudsman, can be viewed on CPR Speaks here. The second interview in the series, with CPR Y-ADR co-chair Jason Klingensmith, Assistant General Counsel, at General Motors Co. in Detroit, is available on CPR Speaks here. The kickoff interview in the series, with Jason’s GM colleague Brittany Mouzourakis, is available on CPR Speaks here.

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CPR’s Young Leaders in Alternative Dispute Resolution educates the next generation of leaders on the full spectrum of dispute prevention and resolution mechanisms, and offers unique networking and professional development benefits to participants. Through periodic seminars and other initiatives, participants are introduced to CPR and gain an insider’s view into how CPR’s community of corporate counsel, law firm counsel, and other experts in the field are using dispute prevention and resolution techniques to manage conflict.

Y-ADR is open to the conflict prevention and resolution community–attorneys, professionals, academics and students–45 years old and younger, or those with less than eight years of professional experience in international or domestic ADR practice or other areas of conflict prevention and resolution.

The Y-ADR Steering Committee is the leadership group for Y-ADR. Jason Klingensmith’s co-chair is Ulyana Bardyn, counsel in the New York office of Eversheds Sutherland.

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