Ms Elizabeth Wu

Elizabeth Wu is an international economic lawyer focusing on the role that law can play in driving sustainable development. She is a Legal Consultant with international environmental law NGO ClientEarth; a Global Fellow with the Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore (NUS); and a Visiting Researcher with the Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law, NUS Faculty of Law. She works with the private and public sector and civil society on climate-related risks and opportunities and leads on initiatives and research that promotes the coherent development of international investment and trade law, international environmental and climate law, and international dispute resolution. Her work includes analysis on legal norms relevant to the regulation of transnational corporate activities. She also leads initiatives that support regional judicial training and legal profession outreach.

Elizabeth has over 12 years of experience in International Economic Law, International Law, and Financial and Investment disputes. She practised international arbitration and litigation with Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, representing state-linked entities, conglomerates and high net worth individuals in investment and commercial disputes and public law litigation. She was formerly a State Counsel and financial crimes prosecutor with the Attorney-General’s Chambers of Singapore. Her experience includes a Fellowship with the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, and a clerkship with The Arbitration Chambers in Singapore.

Elizabeth holds an LLM in International Economic Law, Business and Policy from Stanford Law School and an LLB (Hons) from the National University of Singapore. She is qualified in Singapore and New York. She is an ESG Working Group Committee member of the Law Society of Singapore.