Uson, Adriana

Adriana Uson is the Director & Head (Americas) of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) where she leads and oversees SIAC’s activities in North and Latin America. In 2020, Adriana led the establishment of SIAC’s first office outside of Asia in New York.

Adriana has over a decade of experience in dispute resolution and has served as counsel on international arbitrations, arbitrator, and institutional representative.

Adriana first joined SIAC as Counsel, during which time she administered hundreds of cases across a range of seats and governing laws. She was involved in the drafting of the SIAC Rules 2016, SIAC Investment Arbitration Rules 2017, SIAC Rules 2025, and the SIAC Practice Note on third-party funding. She was also a member of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators working group that published the SIArb Guidelines on Party-Representative Ethics.

Prior to rejoining SIAC, Adriana was a disputes lawyer at a global law firm, where she advised and represented clients in international arbitrations conducted under the auspices of SIAC, ICC, ICSID, and HKIAC.

 Adriana has been recognized by Who’s Who Legal as a National Leader for Southeast Asia in 2023 and an Arbitration Future Leader in 2024. In 2025, Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal) recognized her as a Future Leader. She has been described as “a brilliant and focused practitioner” who is “a pleasure to work with in every respect.” One source notes that she “possesses a depth of knowledge in the arbitration space that few others can match,” while another highlights her as a “diligent and thoughtful international arbitration lawyer.” Lexology Index recognizes her as “a sharp and highly intelligent advocate with expertise across the Americas and Asia,” noting that “Adriana has amazing industry insights.” She is recognized as “a thorough, diligent, and excellent arbitration strategist,” and is commended for her “innate ability to think about problems from angles which others rarely consider, and with a sharp analytical mind.”

 Adriana represented SIAC at UNCITRAL Working Group II and UNCITRAL Working Group III. She served as Regional Lead for the Americas in the newly formed Young SIAC Council and is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators.