years to come a major work for China scholars and practitioners alike". , he serves as co-editor-in-chief of the Asia Pacific Law Review. Awards and influence Chaisse received the CUHK Research Excellence Award in 2012. He received the CUHK Vice-Chancellor's Exemplary Teaching Award in 2015. In recognition of his important academic contribution to international law, Chaisse received the CUHK's Vice-Chancellor's Young Researcher Award 2017. In 2020, Chaisse was awarded the Tenth annual Smit-Lowenfeld Prize which is awarded annually by the International Arbitration Club of New York to recognize the outstanding article published in the previous year on any aspect of international arbitration. He joined the ranks of the Prize Recipients who are only top lawyers, including Nicolas Ulmer, Charles H. Brower II, Gary Born, Stephen Fietta & James Upcher, Catharine Titi, Louie Llamzon & Anthony Sinclair, Grant Hanessian & Alexandra Dosman, Simon Batifort & Benton Heath, and Soterios Loizou. The Prize honours the late Hans Smit of Columbia Law School and Andreas F. Lowenfeld of New York University School of Law. Chaisse argues that “Given the rapidly changing cybersphere, digitisation of companies, and the forecast for investment in digital infrastructure globally, future claims are likely to emerge. To avoid uncertainty and eliminate risk, states can proactively address these issues by updating their BIT language to include cyber risk and digital assets.” Chaisse’s legal writing focuses on international economics and he boasts robust relationships with the elite international business community. He is a frequent and highly regarded columnist for the Financial Times, authoring the column "The Global Lawyer" for the publication's fDI Intelligence Magazine. In this column, Chaisse provides analysis on current developments in the field of foreign investment law and politics, offering a perspective on the intersection of these areas with global economics. Other professional activities In addition to his teaching and writing, Chaisse sits on the Trade and Investment Council of the World Economic Forum, and various other international legal advisory bodies such as the World Free Zone Convention (WFZC) and Academy of International Dispute Resolution & Professional Negotiation (AIDRN). Chaisse has noted the increasing use of Special Economic Zones to draw foreign investment to regions, and the potential for conflicts to arise from the divergence between the local management of these zones and their host countries, which are the recognized actors in international law. Chaisse is also member of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)