Justice Michael Hwang was educated at undergraduate and postgraduate levels at Oxford University where he was a college scholar and prizewinner. He was called to the Singapore Bar in 1968, when he joined Allen & Gledhill, now Singapore's largest law practice. He became a partner in 1972 and retired from the firm at the end of 2002 after serving as Head of its Litigation and Arbitration Department for 10 years. He served as a Judicial Commissioner (fixed term High Court Judge) of the Supreme Court from 1991 - 1992, and was appointed one of the first twelve Senior Counsel of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 1997. Michael now practices mainly as an International Arbitrator, with a selective advisory practice as Senior Counsel. He has received specialist training in both domestic and international arbitration (as well as mediation), and has lectured and written extensively on international arbitration and mediation. He is active in domestic and international disputes including investment treaty disputes (under ICC, UNCITRAL, LCIA, ICSID, AAA/ICDR, BANI, CIETAC, HKIAC, Swiss and SIAC Rules). His arbitrations and mediations have involved disputes in Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, China, Dubai, Egypt, Guam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Russia, Malaysia (West and East), Mauritania, Macau, Mauritius, Pakistan, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, the Seychelles, St Kitts, Taiwan, Thailand, Tanzania, Turkey, UK, USA, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe. Michael is a former Vice Chairman of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), a former Vice President of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), a former member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), a former Court Member of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and a former Trustee of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC). He has also served as a United Nations Compensation Commissioner (adjudicating claims against Iraq arising from the First Gulf War) and a Vice-Chair of the International Bar Association's (IBA) Arbitration Committee. He is a Council Member of International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS) as well as a panel member of more than 25 national and international arbitration centres. He has given expert evidence on Singapore law and international arbitration before the courts of England, California, New York, Thailand, Hong Kong and Indonesia as well as before international arbitral tribunals. Between 2004 and 2013 he served as a Singapore's Non-Resident Ambassador to Switzerland and between 2005 and 2013 he was an Adjunct Professor at the National University of Singapore. Between January 2008 and July 2010 he served as the President of the Law Society of Singapore, having previously served as its Vice President in 2007. In 2010 Michael was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts, having served as Deputy Chief Justice since 2005. In 2014 he was conferred an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws (Hon LLD) by the University of Sydney.

 Justice Michael Hwang was educated at undergraduate and postgraduate levels at Oxford University where he was a college scholar and prizewinner. He was called to the Singapore Bar in 1968, when he joined Allen & Gledhill, now Singapore's largest law practice. He became a partner in 1972 and retired from the firm at the end of 2002 after serving as Head of its Litigation and Arbitration Department for 10 years. He served as a Judicial Commissioner (fixed term High Court Judge) of the Supreme Court from 1991 - 1992, and was appointed one of the first twelve Senior Counsel of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 1997. Michael now practices mainly as an International Arbitrator, with a selective advisory practice as Senior Counsel. He has received specialist training in both domestic and international arbitration (as well as mediation), and has lectured and written extensively on international arbitration and mediation. He is active in domestic and international disputes including investment treaty disputes (under ICC, UNCITRAL, LCIA, ICSID, AAA/ICDR, BANI, CIETAC, HKIAC, Swiss and SIAC Rules). His arbitrations and mediations have involved disputes in Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, China, Dubai, Egypt, Guam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Russia, Malaysia (West and East), Mauritania, Macau, Mauritius, Pakistan, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, the Seychelles, St Kitts, Taiwan, Thailand, Tanzania, Turkey, UK, USA, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe. Michael is a former Vice Chairman of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), a former Vice President of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), a former member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), a former Court Member of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and a former Trustee of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC). He has also served as a United Nations Compensation Commissioner (adjudicating claims against Iraq arising from the First Gulf War) and a Vice-Chair of the International Bar Association's (IBA) Arbitration Committee. He is a Council Member of International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS) as well as a panel member of more than 25 national and international arbitration centres. He has given expert evidence on Singapore law and international arbitration before the courts of England, California, New York, Thailand, Hong Kong and Indonesia as well as before international arbitral tribunals. Between 2004 and 2013 he served as a Singapore's Non-Resident Ambassador to Switzerland and between 2005 and 2013 he was an Adjunct Professor at the National University of Singapore. Between January 2008 and July 2010 he served as the President of the Law Society of Singapore, having previously served as its Vice President in 2007. In 2010 Michael was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts, having served as Deputy Chief Justice since 2005. In 2014 he was conferred an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws (Hon LLD) by the University of Sydney.