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Peter Koh > Litigation & Dispute Resolution Senior Consultant - Singapore > Sports Law and Sports Arbitration

Peter has represented clients in arbitral, tribunal and court proceedings in Sports, Peter acted for offeror and target entities in transnational business and Shipping and Commercial law cases in Singapore, England and British asset acquisitions in Singapore, India, China and Canada. He also acted Columbia/Canada. He appeared in the Federal Courts of Canada, Supreme for minority shareholders in derivative actions in both Singapore and Courts of British Columbia, High Courts of Singapore and assisted Silks Canada. He was counsel in securities regulatory tribunals in both in the Commercial Courts and the Privy Council in London. Singapore and Canada. He is an Arbitrator accredited with the Court of Arbitration in Sports (“CAS”) and a member of the Disciplinary Tribunal and Investigator of IAAF. Peter was an Investigator for matters relating to world athletics for the For more than 20 years, he is an accredited Arbitrator with both CIETAC and IAAF. CMAC in China. He was a former pupil of Lord Justice Anthony Evans at then 4 Essex Court, Middle Temple, England. For many years, he acted for major protection and indemnity clubs and was the Legal Correspondent for Japan P & I and China P & I, ship-owners, shipyards and other marine-related industries.

Currently, he is a visiting professor at 9 Chinese universities, including China University of Political Science & Law, Xiamen University, Renmin University and Wuhan University. He conducts a yearly academic course on Sports Law at the China University of Political Science & Law. In 2008, he was appointed an adjunct professor at the National University of Singapore. He was instrumental in introducing International Shipping Law at both maritime universities in China. From 2008 to 2012, he taught one of the modules leading to the LLM double degrees from New York University and National University of Singapore. Contact Details

T:+65 6381 6325 E: [email protected]

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Confidential Acted for a multi-national company in Singapore in its acquisition of an aircraft paint plant in Ontario.

Confidential Acted for a Singapore logistics company in its aborted sale of its business operations to a German logistics company.

Confidential Acted for and against listed entities in North America in their legal disputes over senior management dismissal and negligence before securities regulatory tribunals.

Wang Jing & C Advising Wang Jing & Co, a leading national shipping law firm with offices in 9 cities, on all issues pertaining to English shipping and admiralty legal issues.

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Year Course title from establishment Years Positions held 1977 National University of Singapore Leading counsel in the Singapore High Court, BC Supreme Court and Canadian Federal Court 1983 London School of Economics Assisted London silks in the Privy Council, Commercial Court and arbitral proceedings in 1988 Fellowship of the London Chartered Institure of Taught “International Shipping Law” to LLM students at National University of Singapore and Arbitrators in UK New York University Permanent Visiting Professor at Dalian Maritime University, Shanghai Maritime University and 7 other universities in China.

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> Publications: > Memberships & Associations: (NB: include all relevant articles written for external publication. MAXIMUM (NB: relevant to your expertise, maximum of 10) of 10) . Former director, Vancouver Maritime Arbitrators Association. Title Published in, date pp . Former Legal Adviser. Singapore National Shippers Council. from - to . Former Honorary Secretary, Singapore Maritime Law Association. Major Issues in Company Law (with Sweet & Maxwell/Thomson . Former Member of Topics Committee, International Congress of PRC and English Comparative group, 4th Edition, January 2016 Maritime Arbitrators Notes) . Major Issues in Shipping Law (with Sweet & Maxwell/ . PRC and English Comparative group, 1st Edition, 2014 Notes) . Mergers & Acquisitions in Sweet & Maxwell/Thomson . China Reuters group, (1st and 2nd . editions) 2009 . Institute Cargo Clauses & Butterworths . Marine Insurance 1988 . The Law of Partnership in Professional Publications Singapore and Malaysia 1988 > Awards & Recognition: (NB: include JUVE, Legal 500, Chambers etc. for the past 2 years. MAXIMUM 5.)

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