No Name Profile
AUSTRALIA
1 Dr Dalma R Demeter
Dr. Dalma R Demeter LLM, SJD, GCTE Professional experience: Fellow, Director, Deputy Chair of the UNCITRAL National Coordination Committee for Australia (2014 – current); Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Canberra, Faculty of Business, Government & Law (2010 – current); Course Leader at the Swiss International Law School (2014 – 2017), at Bond University (2018 – current); Director at the Australasian Dispute Resolution Centre (2014 – current); Tribunal Secretary, Research and Administrative Assistant, Interpreter for Arbitral Tribunals at the Court of Arbitration Attached to the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce, the ICC Court of Arbitration, and the Court of Arbitration of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce and Industry (2004 – 2010); Teaching and Research Assistant at the Central European University, Legal Studies Department (2004 – 2010); Lawyer at Mihaly Andor & Co Law Office in Cluj-
Napoca, Romania (1997 – 2003); Qualifications: SJD in International Business Law - Central European University (2006 - 2011); Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education - University of Canberra (2012 – 2014); LLM in International Business Law - Central European University (2003 – 2004); 6th Cologne Summer Academy on International Commercial Arbitration - University of Cologne, Center for Transnational Law & the German Institution of Arbitration (2008); Total Law Diploma in Advanced European and Global Legal Practice - Central European University Summer Academy (2007); 5th Garnet PhD Seminar on Global Governance & Regionalism - Garnet PhD School, FP6 Network of Excellence (2007); Emory World Law Institute Certificate (2004); LLB Joint Degree - “Babes-Bolyai” University & Christian University “Dimitrie Cantemir” (1993 – 1997);
2 Philip Bambagiotti
Philip Bambagiotti is a barrister based in Sydney, Australia. He is a member of 10th Floor, St James Hall Chambers, Sydney, and an associate member of Landmark Chambers, London. He practices in all aspects of commercial law, aspects of building & construction disputes tort disputes, arbitration law, trade practices, and corporations law, insurance, environmental law, planning law, property and strata matters, as well as occupational health & safety, International Sale of Goods (CISG) matters and revenue & taxation appeals. He has spoken to and presented to various bodies in Australia and around the world, on commercial and building/construction, arbitration, and mediation issues. He is the author of a large number of papers and articles on commercial and construction law, as well as being the author of a leading text book on building disputes. His practice includes domestic litigation as well as international arbitration, mediation, and dispute resolution. He practices from 10th Floor, St James Hall Chambers, in Sydney, and accepts instructions in all Australian jurisdictions and internationally
CAMBODIA
3 Siden Din
Siden is a legal advisor in litigation practice of HML Law Group and Consultants, Cambodia.
GERMANY
4 Claus H Lenz
Claus H. Lenz is a founding partner of the German law firm LST Lenz Schuhmacher Tap which was set up in 1995. Mr Lenz’ main fields of activity relate to construction and engineering contracts for complete industrial plants and infrastructure projects as well as to commercial law, both in the domestic market and worldwide. Mr Lenz is also an expert in international commercial arbitration and alternative dispute settlement; he has served on numerous arbitration panels and dispute boards during his career to date and is listed as arbitrator with various arbitration institutions including DIS, ICC, SIAC, KLRCA, KCAB, SCC and CRCICA. He is particularly acquainted and experienced with the legal aspects of any kind of business activities in South-East Asia. He is also a founding member of the recently launched German Arbitration Chambers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Until the end of 2017 Mr. Lenz was Co- Chair of the International Construction Projects Committee within the International Bar Association (IBA). He regularly publishes articles related to legal issues in construction and engineering as well as alternative dispute resolution.
HONG KONG
5 Esq M Harprabdeep Singh
Harprabdeep was called to the Hong Kong Bar in 2015. Since then he has developed a predominantly civil practice with a focus on general civil, commercial, company and arbitration. He has appeared in all levels of Court in a wide range of commercial litigation. Harprabdeep is routinely instructed in arbitrations (domestic and international) as counsel and tribunal secretary. His arbitration practice regularly covers issues concerning laws across several jurisdictions. 6 Gavin Denton
Gavin Denton is the founder and head of Arbitration Chambers. He is a full-time arbitrator with substantial experience in international arbitrations across the Asia-Pacific region, including Hong Kong, Mainland China, Singapore, India the Philippines and Australia. Gavin began his legal career working on the Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee in the Australian Federal Parliament, before working for Minter Ellison in Melbourne, Shanghai and Hong Kong. From 2009 to 2010, Gavin was based in Beijing where he completed his Masters in Chinese Law at Peking University. At the end of 2010 Gavin relocated back to Hong Kong to set up Arbitration Chambers, China’s first set of chambers dedicated to international arbitration. Arbitration Chambers has grown quickly and attracted some of the world’s leading international arbitrators. In 2017, Arbitration Chambers expanded to London and established an office in the historic Middle Temple. Gavin is one of Asia’s youngest and most experienced full-time arbitrators, having sat in over 40 international arbitrations. He specialises in commercial dispute resolution, with significant experience in contract, finance, international trade and commodities disputes. Gavin is on the panel of many of the leading arbitral institutions, including the KLRCA, HKIAC, SIAC, CIETAC, KCAB and the BIAC. Gavin is also Chairman of ICC Australia’s Arbitration Committee, a member of ICC Hong Kong’s Arbitration Committee, and Honorary Chair and Founder of the Hong Kong Arbitration Charity Ball.
7 Madhav Kumar
Currently posted as Deputy Counsel at China International and Economic Arbitration Commission Hong Kong Arbitration Center. Completed Master of Laws in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution from the University of Hong Kong. Is a qualified lawyer in India and formerly worked with a leading Indian law firm (Jyoti Sagar Associates and Attorney). Completed Stage One requirement of Mediation Training Course approved by the Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited. Speaks fluent English, Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam.
8 Navin G Ahuja
Navin G. Ahuja is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Law focusing on arbitration. He is an In-House Legal Counsel for Bookazine, Hong Kong's most successful chain of bookshops. He is also an accredited mediator of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Ltd. Navin managed his sales and manufacturing business for 20 years before embarking on a career in law. He completed his Master of Laws in
Arbitration and Dispute Resolution in 2014, during which he participated in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot and received a moot scholarship. He has been a Visiting Fellow at City University of Hong Kong and was their team coach for the Vis Moot in 2016-2017. Navin is also the Editor of the Hong Kong Lawyer journal at Thomson Reuters and has written articles and a chapter on the CISG.
9 Olga Boltenko Olga Boltenko is a chairperson of the ICC Hong Kong Commercial Law and Practice Committee. She specialises in investment arbitration. She has acted as
legal counsel in investor-state disputes under the auspices of the Permanent
Court of Arbitration, and as tribunal secretary in dozens of commercial disputes, both ad hoc and institutional (including SIAC, ICC, HKIAC, SCC), in a wide array of industries including oil and gas, infrastructure, construction, telecommunications and pharmaceuticals. She is listed as arbitrator on the HKIAC, KLRCA, and CIETAC panel of arbitrators.
INDIA
10 Aanchal Basur
Aanchal is a partner at the Law Offices of Panag and Babu, a boutique law firm at New Delhi. Her area of practice is primarily commercial arbitrations, both international as well as domestic. Prior to becoming a part of the law firm, Aanchal worked as an associate at the Chambers of Nakul Dewan, a barrister at 20 Essex Street Chambers and an advocate at the Supreme Court of India. Having an avid interest in the field of arbitration, Aanchal completed her LLM from the University of Saarland, Germany as a Angela Merkel- Jawaharlal Nehru DAAD scholar in international dispute settlement. She has previously worked as a trainee- intern in the arbitration teams of Herbert Smith Freehills, Frankurt and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, London. With her new role at the Law Offices of Panag and Babu, Aanchal constantly strives to promote and strengthen the arbitration environment in India.
11 Aayushi Koirala Aayushi is an advocate in Nepal with an expertise in corporate law. She is currently working with Pioneer Law Associates, a leading commercial firm in Nepal. She leads the contract drafting team and also guides/complements other teams within the firm focusing mainly in commercial law as and when required. She is involved in due diligence, commercial contract drafting including drafting of transaction documents and advising the clients with dispute resolution mechanisms in a commercial contract. She has experience in advising private equity investors in respect of all forms of domestic financing transactions. She holds a practicing license for advocacy from Nepal Bar Council and is developing her practice in review and drafting of lending transactions.
12 Angesh Amit Panchal Mr. Angesh Panchal is currently practicing in the High Court of Gujarat and in various other legal forums.He deals with Litigation and Arbitration matters pertaining to Civil and Commercial Disputes. He has a keen interest in International Arbitration and in Intellectual Property Rights. He holds a B.Sc. LL.B. (Hons.) from Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), India and an LLM from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Chicago, USA
13 Daniel Annamalai a/l N.Subramaniam Participated in the 22nd Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration, Vienna 2015. Participated in the University for the 9th LAWASIA Mooting Competition (National Round) 2014. Member of the research team for 11th International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition 2014
14 Kriti Jha I am working as a Research Assistant at the Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad. Being a lawyer by profession, earlier I was practising in the High Court of Gujarat and have worked on various civil matters including arbitration proceedings. Before being enrolled as an advocate, I had the opportunity to intern with Ms. Indu Malhotra, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India. As a law student at the Gujarat National Law University, I participated in various moot court competitions including Frankfurt Investment Moot Court
Competition, 2015 and researched on various aspects in the field of Arbitration, like Anti – Suit Injunctions in International Commercial Arbitration.
15 Manini Brar Manini is currently practicing as an Advocate as part of Arista Chambers (Bangalore, India ). She has previously worked as a Deputy Counsel in the Hong Kong Office of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). She has a Masters degree from the University of Cambridge and work experience in the arena of international arbitration and construction disputes.
16 Pritanshu Shrivastava Presently working as corporate lawyer at a firm in New Delhi dealing with diverse range of laws like IPR, Competition Law, Contract Drafting, etc. Before this, I was law researcher at National Green Tribunal of India to the judicial member. Also, I was judge at 5th South Asian Regional Round of FDI Moot at Delhi 2017
17 Prof. M. S. B. Khan Mohammed Salim Khan Law teacher with 16 years of corporate and 4 years of teaching experience. Have handled matters at various level of courts in India have flair for research, have published 9 research articles, have participated in more than 70 national international and state level of conferences, seminars and workshop. Have hands on local and national arbitration process of India.
18 Sameer Jain Sameer Jain is the Founder & Managing Partner of PSL. Sameer’s practice primarily focuses on International Commercial Arbitration, Corporate & Tax Litigation and advisory. He has successfully argued and concluded matters involving stakes of over USD 50 billion at various foras. Sameer has served as lead counsel in several Domestic and International Commercial Arbitration.He has acted for various multinational corporations, foreign governments, high- profile individuals and royal families. Post his graduation from National Law University (NLU), Jodhpur, and completion of a course on Contract Negotiation from Goldman Sachs University, Sameer is also a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, Paris and also form part of the core-
committee of ICC’s India Arbitration Group. He also actively represents clients from Russia, Israel and Japan. When not practicing law, Sameer is a teacher. He has travelled to several countries across the globe to deliver lectures to law students and chartered accountants on subjects of law. Sameer also enjoys riding his bike and engaging in a session of equestrian sport
19 Sameer Shah I am a practising Advocate from India having active legal practise of 23 years. I am also a qualified Arbitrator and Mediator. I am one of the Directors of CIArb India branch and an approved faculty/tutor/trainer of CIArb (UK
20 Sumeet Nankani Over 3 years' experience in practicing as a Counsel at the Bombay High Court, in addition to acting as Counsel in multiple ad-hoc arbitrations. Was also involved in various complex institutional arbitrations while working with the Singapore office of a Magic-Circle law firm in 2016-2017. Invited as 'Arbitrator' for the Inaugural ICC/KLRCA Pre-Moot.
INDONESIA
21 Fajri Matahati Muhammadin Fajri is a lecturer at the Department of International Law, Faculty of Law, Universitas Gadjah Mada. He is also a Ph.D Candidate at the Ahmad Ibrahim Kuliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University of Malaysia. Won Champion and Best Memorials at the ICRC International Humanitarian Law Moot Court, Jakarta Round, 2010. Reached semifinals and won best memorial awards also in the Asia-Pacific international humanitarian law moot court, Hong Kong, 2011.Since then, he is always active in coaching the Universitas Gadjah Mada team for IHL Moot Courts, occasionally also helping out the Jessup, IMLAM, and C.Vis teams.
22 Lumban-Tobing John Lumbantobing is a lecturer on international law and commercial arbitration at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Katolik Parahyangan, having practiced commercial litigation and international arbitration in Jakarta. His main research interests and publications are in the fields of arbitration, international investment law and the domestic application of international law. Some of his works have been published at the Oxford Reports on International Law and as part of edited volume by Cambridge University Press. He obtained his law degrees from
Universitas Katolik Parahyangan and the University of Cambridge (Hughes Hall). He is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and is admitted to the bar in Indonesia. Apart from academia, Mr. Tobing sits on the Board of Directors of the Sinabung Group, which works on civil and electricity construction, and serves on the Board of Commissioners of Koperasi Kasih Indonesia (KKI), a microfinancing
institution assisting thousands of the poorest households of Jakarta.
MALAYSIA
24 Adrian Chai Kho Hung Adrian is an associate in the corporate team based in Herbert Smith Freehills Kuala Lumpur office. He focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganisations, joint ventures and general commercial advisory matters. He advises Malaysian private and government-linked companies, multinational corporations and funds on their transactions across a range of sectors in Malaysia and the South East Asia region.
25 Albert Johan de Munck
Bert de Munck is a Bachelor in Civil Engineering and a Director for Plus Three Consultants. He has extensive experience as a consultant in all project stages from feasibility till maintenance. Bert has worked for a large Dutch engineering consultancy and a project management consultancy in the Netherlands before he started to work as a freelance project manager for local authorities. After living and working in the Netherlands he moved to Kuala Lumpur in 2012 and has since then worked with Plus Three Consultants on projects in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Pakistan. Plus Three Consultants is a company of professionals, created to advise and assist organisations within the Construction and Infrastructure Industry on complex commercial and contractual matters. Throughout his career Bert has been acting in large variety of roles like project manager, engineering manager, contract manager, risk manager and claims consultant on civil engineering, infrastructure, manufacturing plants, oil&gas and building projects.
26 Alex Chang Mr Alex Chang Huey Wah from Queen Mary College is now the managing partner of Alex Chang & Co, a legal firm which specialises in debt recovery, Companies Winding Up and companies law related matters. Publications, he is involved: the Companies Winding Up Handbook, published by the Malayan Law Journal (Lexis Nexis 1998, 2nd Ed 2003); the Malaysian Court Forms; the Halsbury's Laws of Malaysia; the Footprints of a Judge's Journey Through Mother Earth; a semi autobiography for the late Dato Vincent Ng a retired Judge of the Court of Appeal published by the Current Law Journal; and the Recommended Practice Guide- Minutes Writing, published by MAICSA. He has appeared in many reported cases as counsel or where his Winding up Handbook was referred to by the courts as reference material in many cases. He pioneered the concept of "pay up or wind up", a concept he will share with you on how the unsecured creditors may get paid ahead of the bankers.
27 Angel Lee Wai See
Angel is the managing partner of Lee Wai See & Co., a legal firm that focuses on the construction and infrastructure sectors. She was in-house counsel for multinational companies and has extensive arbitration and adjudication experience. She has worked as counsel for domestic and international arbitration related to construction disputes. She has been appointed as arbitrator and adjudicator. As a qualified intellectual property attorney, Angel is also practising intellectual property law. She is a QS-turned-Lawyer with 9 years’ experience practising as a quantity surveyor and 11 years as construction lawyer. Angel’s
QS-turned-Lawyer background gives her the edge when it comes to evidence appreciation, claim advancement and assessment of various construction disputes. She can handle varied disputes and large-scale documentary evidence. Her understanding of the industry and law helps her and her team to focus on the relevant documents and evidence for the dispute at hand. Her experience in the construction industry and intellectual property has helped her and will continue to help her to protect clients’ interest and risks exposure in projects by providing practical legal advices and services.
28 Aniz Ahmad Amirudin
Aniz is a partner at Cecil Abraham & Partners and has been in active practice for 12 years. He graduated with a degree in law (LLB Hons) from Middlesex University, London and thereafter obtained a LLM (international commercial law) from the University of Nottingham. He is a barrister-at-law of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, London and was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in August 2005. Aniz is primarily involved in construction disputes and has been involved in both international and domestic arbitrations held under the SIAC, ICC, LMAA, KLRCA as well as ad hoc arbitrations. He is also involved in various commercial and insurance disputes and was recently involved in an injunction proceeding where he acted for one of the largest companies in the world. In addition to his contentious work, Aniz advises and drafts building contracts for construction projects. Aniz is presently involved in the drafting of contracts for a number of the larger infrastructure projects in Malaysia.
29 Aneera Joshini Chowdhury
30 Anowar Zahid
31 Aravind Kumarr Muniandy
Aravind is presently a lawyer with Messrs. Izral Partnership, practising in wide- ranging areas of litigation including corporate & commercial disputes, land disputes as well as banking disputes. He has been involved in various moot competitions throughout the years, in his capacity as a participant, a coach and a judge.
32 Auzan Syaidi Abdul Lateh
Currently working as the legal executive at Damansara Realty Berhad, Auzan Syaidi is also one of the co-founders for Novice Arbitration Mooting Competition (NAMCO). Graduated his LLM in Public International Law at the University of Manchester and LLB at UiTM, he has represented Malaysia for International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot 2011 and has also represented his institution for various mooting competitions such as the Jessup Moots, LawAsia Moots and IHL Moots.
33 Azri Nadiah Binti Mohd Yani
Azri Nadiah is a legal associate in Messrs Rahayu Partnership, a worldwide linked shipping firm in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. She has represented clients from various sectors, ranging from shipping and admiralty lines, global energy and natural resources companies, investment banks, airline carriers, insurers, reinsurers, international retailers and many more for various litigation matters. She is also involved in acquisition finance, real estate finance, corporate loans and debt capital markets, asset finance, project finance, trade finance, commodities and export finance, Islamic financing and restructuring as well as SME loans. She obtained her LLB (Hons) from University of Malaya in 2016 and is called to the Malaysian Bar in 2017 as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya. She is also a member of the KLRCA Young Practitioners Group.
34 Chaitanya Arora Chaitanya Arora is a Senior Managing Director in FTI Consulting’s Economic and Financial Consulting segment, specializing in the assessment of quantum, financial and accounting issues in contentious matters
35 Clive Navin Selvapandian
Clive Navin Selvapandian is a specialist Shipping and International Trade disputes lawyer. He has specialised in shipping disputes since 2010 and holds an LL.M in Maritime Law from the University of Southampton. He has been involved in both ‘dry shipping’ disputes (claims on bills of lading and charterparties, etc.) and ‘wet shipping’ disputes (ship collisions, oil pollution at sea, tonnage limitation suits, etc.). He also has some experience in disputes
involving multi-modal transport contracts, CIF and FOB contracts and the Incoterms. Clive is a member of the Malaysian Bar’s Shipping and Admiralty Law Committee, the International Malaysian Society of Maritime Law, the International Bunker Industry Association and the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (Dispute Resolution and Arbitration & Maritime Law Committees). He is also an associate of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects. 35 Crystal Wong Wai Chin I am Crystal Wong. I graduated from Cardiff University, UK. I was admitted as a Barrister-at-Law (Lincoln’s Inn) and has been admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya. I also hold a Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration, and I am a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK.
Christine Toh In 2004, Christine graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce/ Bachelor of Business System from Monash University (Clayton, Australia) and completed her Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) exams in 2006. She became a member of ACCA in 2009.
In 2006, Christine joined BDO McCabe Lo Ltd (Hong Kong) as an associate in the audit team. In 2008, she returned to Malaysia and joined BDO Binder as assistant manager in the audit team. In 2010, she joined Prestar Precision Tube Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Prestar Resources Berhad, as assistant accounts manager.
Subsequent to her career in accountancy, Christine decided to take up law as her second profession. Christine graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of London (External) in 2012 and completed her Certificate of Legal Practice (CLP) in 2013. She was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2014. In 2017, Christine qualified as a Certified Adjudicator and is empanelled as an Adjudicator with the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA).
Christine started her practice as an advocate and solicitor in 2014 and is current the senior associate of MahWengKwai & Associates. Christine’s primary areas of practice are construction adjudication, arbitration and litigation, taxation, corporate disputes, contractual disputes.
36 Danial Nizam Danial Nizam is a legal counsel in the largest electricity utility company in Malaysia. Danial was called to the Malaysian Bar in 2013 and has contentious and non-contentious experience in the shipping, offshore, energy and construction sectors. Danial was a former university mooter and has been invited to judge at various national and international mooting competitions.
37 Daniel Bong
Daniel began his legal training in corporate practice (merger and acquisitions) and has since migrated into a litigation career which spans across several well- respected firms in Malaysia. His areas of practice chiefly extend to various areas of litigation practice such as commercial litigation, shareholder disputes, insurance law, insolvency law, employment disputes as well as child custody disputes. His notable experiences in litigation include acting on behalf of foreign official assignee in obtaining cross-border recognition of bankruptcy order and vesting order of properties of a bankrupt, defending a major aviation company based in Malaysia against a suit by its former pilot as well as prosecuting the claims of third-party victims and policy holders against several major insurers in Malaysia. In addition, Daniel has assisted foreign financial institutions in rendering legal advice in respect of cross-border transactions such as sale of insurance products to Malaysian residents as well as the necessary tax implications. Daniel has also spearheaded the review and preparation of various commercial agreements including cross-border passenger sales agency agreements with Indonesian counterparties and acting on behalf of Malaysian music artists in respect of management and licensing agreements with the counterparty being a local affiliate of a global music group.
38 Daniel Chua Wei Chuen
Daniel Chua Wei Chuen was called to the Malaysian Bar in 2015. He is an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK. He graduated with First Class Honours from the University of London, and completed his Masters in Law in University College London (UCL) as a recipient of the Bentham Scholarship. In UCL, he had the distinction of assisting Lord Collins (of Dicey, Morris & Collins Conflict of Laws) in preparing a research paper for the Institut de Droit Internationale. He
joined Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr as a Legal Intern in 2017 before returning to practice in Malaysia as an Associate in Cecil Abraham & Partners. Daniel has obtained experience in investment treaty disputes under ICSID and UNCITRAL arbitration rules, and regularly appears to assist senior counsel in the Court of Appeal and Federal Court of Malaysia. He has co-authored the chapter on misrepresentation for the Bullen & Leake & Jacobs Malaysian Precedent of Pleadings. 39 Darshendav Singh
Darshendev's primary area of practice is commercial dispute resolution with a focus on disputes relating to construction, engineering, oil & gas, and infrastructure projects. He regularly sits as an adjudicator in disputes brought under the Construction Industry Payment And Adjudication Act 2012 and represents clients in adjudication, litigation and arbitration. He has been involved in numerous international and domestic arbitrations. Besides being
empanelled with the KLRCA’s panel of adjudicators, Darshendev is also the Chairperson of the Young Members Group of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Malaysia). Among others, he sits on the Malaysian Bar Council’s Sub-Committees on Arbitration and Construction Law and is a member of the Society of Construction Law Malaysia and the KLRCA’s Young Practitioners Group. 40 Dato Ricky Tan
In 2010, I was invited as the Visiting Research Fellow of China-ASEAN Legal Research Center by the China Law Society and Southwest University of Political Science and Law. Ever since, I has been an active advocates for the enhancement of legal cooperation between China and Malaysia. In 2017, I was appointed as the Executive Director of the China-ASEAN Legal Corporation Center branch in Malaysia. I am active in arbitration and is an Associate Member of the Chartered
Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom. Appointed as an adjudicator by the Kuala Lumpur Arbitration Centre in 2014, I have vast experience in adjudication matter and has adjudicated numerous claims since. I am also a Member of the Malaysian Society of Adjudicators. Since I admitted into the Malaysian Bar, I have vast experience in a diverse range of corporate dispute resolution and conveyance.
41 Dato’ Nitin Nadkarni
Nitin’s main area of practice is in international arbitration, focusing on oil & gas, energy, construction and engineering, and infrastructure. Nitin has more than 30 years’ experience representing major governmental organisations, multinational corporations, national and international contractors, sub-contractors, and high- profile individuals in arbitration and litigation. He is ranked by Chambers & Partners as a leading lawyer (Band 1 from 2013- 2017) who is very polished and sought-after, and by Asia Pacific Legal 500 as a leading dispute resolution lawyer who is very highly regarded for construction disputes.
42 Davod Farrokhian
43 Dennis Appaduray
1977- BA (BUSINESS LAW) DEGREE AT THE CITY OF LONDON POLYTECHNIC. 1978 - ADMITTED AS A BARRISTER-AT-LAW TO THE THE HONOURABLE SOCIETY OF MIDDLE TEMPLE. 1991 - ADMITTED TO THE SINGAPORE BAR. 2013 TILL NOW - APPOINTED AS A NOTARY PUBLIC. HAVE BEEN PRACTISING FOR 38 YEARS IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LITIGATION. SECRETARY OF KUALA LUMPUR BAR IN 1997/1999 AND CHAIRMAN OF KUALA LUMPUR BAR IN 1998/1999
44 Dr Eva Langerbeck
PhD in Islamic Studies with a focus on Islamic law and Islamic finance, training as intercultural consultant with the German Armed Forces, currently working as Head of Corporate Services at the Malaysian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry focusing on company formation, consultation on basic laws of Malaysia, investment incentives, etc.
45 Farhan Zafry Faiz
46 Farid Ariffin Bin Zainal Ariffin
47 Joon Liang Joon Liang was called to the Malaysian Bar in 2000. His practice focuses on dispute resolution and advisory. He appears in a broad spectrum of litigation and arbitration, with his main focus being construction and securities transaction disputes. He is also involved in advisory work, and regularly appears as counsel at all levels of the Malaysian courts, and as arbitrator. Joon Liang is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom. He also sits on the panel of arbitrators of the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre of Arbitration. He is also certified by the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre of Arbitration and sits on its panel of adjudicators.
48 Haji Mohd Rasheed Khan Bin Mohd Idris
Haji Rasheed graduated from the Inns School of Law, London. He became a member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn and was admitted as a barrister-in-law in July 1978. In May 1979 he joined the Judicial and Legal Service and served for 4 years as a Magistrate, Deputy Public Prosecutor and Senior Assistant Registrar of the High Court. In May 1983, he joined Shell Malaysia as its Legal Adviser and worked under various portfolios in its Legal Department. Haji Rasheed also worked in the offices of Shell International, London and The Hague where he gained valuable international exposure. Haji
Rasheed served 2½ years as Legal Adviser of Sarawak Shell Berhad and Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Limited that are both Shell’s upstream companies engaged in exploration and production of oil and gas
49 Harcharan Singh
Graduated with B.Sc. (Hons)(Chemistry)(Malaya) in 1977. Worked as Quality Control Chemist whilst obtaining LL.B. (Hons)(London) (1977-1980). Became a Barrister-at-Law (Lincoln’s Inn) in 1981. Admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1982. Practised Civil Litigation at the Malaysian Bar from 1982 to 2011. Admitted to the Supreme Court of Singapore in 1993. Obtained LL.M. (Merit)(Equity & Trusts)(London) in 2011. Joined Taylor’s Law School, Taylor’s University as Senior Lecturer in 2012 teaching Contract Law, Equity & Trusts, and Alternative Dispute Resolution. Served as Associate Dean (Enterprise & Industry) from 2013 to 2017. Edited the Atkins’ Court Forms Malaysia – Trusts and Settlements 2017 edition.
50 Hazwan Alif Bin Haji Isaruddin
Hazwan Alif is a legal associate at Messrs Rahayu Partnership, a renowned shipping firm located at Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. He has been involved in wet and dry shipping, admiralty proceedings including arrest and release of vessels, to crisis management, and transactional work. He has represented ship owners and charterers, P&I Clubs, banks, international agencies, shipyards, marine insurance underwriters, governments and brokers. He obtained his LL.B (Hons) from University of Malaya in 2014 and is currently pursuing his LL.M in Legal Aspects of Marine Affairs at Universiti Teknologi Mara. He is admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2015. He is also a member of KLRCA Young Practitioners Group.
51 Heng See Imm
Registered Practicing Architect with LAM & PAM (Malaysia), Accredited Architect, Independent Building Inspector for Architect Centre Sdn. Bhd. (subsidiary of PAM), Arbitrator registered under The Malaysian Institute Of Arbitrators (MIArb) and Adjudicator registered under KLRCA since 2014. 14 years of experience in construction industry as design architect, assistant architect and project architect (base on site). Handling numerous housing projects from low rise to high rise as well as commercial projects with multiple completion dates as Superintending Officer / Contract Administrator / and or Lead Architect. Actively involved in building inspection, contractual claims (CIPAA), alternative dispute resolution and advisory on contract disputed matters. Act as Adjudicator under KLRCA panellist.
52 Hong Kit Leong
54 Irwin Lo Chi Vui
Irwin Lo is a barrister of Middle Temple, United Kingdom in 2004 and was admitted to practice in Malaysia as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2006. His passion is in the practice of dispute resolution, which includes counselling clients on their legal conflicts and issues, strategising on the best possible resolution of a legal dispute, and advocating his clients' case in court and arbitration. His litigation skills and competence have continued to result in engagements as counsel for trial and appellate court work at all tiers of the Malaysian Courts from a diverse range of clientele from the corporate world as well as individuals. His specialisation is in contractual, construction, corporate and commercial litigation; with his most interesting cases involving matters relating to shareholders' dispute, breach of directors' duties, and construction defects. Irwin is a member of the Young Practitioners Group of KLRCA and is also a licensed Adjudicator under the panel of the KLRCA for construction disputes under the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 (CIPAA). 55 Isacc Sunder Rajan Packianathan
57 Ivan Loo Yew Fook
Ivan Y. F. Loo graduated from the University of Bristol, United Kingdom and thereafter called to the Bar of England and Wales (The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn). He is an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya and a Partner in the Malaysian law firm of Skrine where he heads the Construction and Engineering Practice Group. Ivan has been engaged in a variety of commercial and civil cases. A significant portion of his practice involves the construction industry where he appears primarily as lead counsel in arbitration, adjudication and litigation proceedings on construction related disputes. Ivan also sits as arbitrator in both international and domestic arbitrations conducted under various rules of arbitration including KLRCA, SIAC, ICC, and UNCITRAL. He also sits as adjudicator under the Construction Industry Payment & Adjudication Act 2012 and as mediator with the Malaysian Mediation Centre. Ivan was the President of the Society of Construction Law, Malaysia [2014-2016] and the Immediate Past President of the Malaysian Society of Adjudicators [2016/2017], a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (U.K.) and a committee member of the Arbitration and Alternative Dispute
Resolution Committee of the Bar Council, Malaysia.
59 Janice Tay
Janice is a partner in the Dispute Resolution Practice Group at Wong & Partners. Her expertise lies in Construction and Engineering. She regularly advises and assists international and local clients on construction law in Malaysia. She is involved in international and domestic arbitrations and her portfolio includes litigation and appearances in all levels of the courts. Janice is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Mediator. She is a qualified Adjudicator to adjudication disputes under the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012. She is on the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration’s (KLRCA) panel of arbitrators, adjudicators and mediators.
62 Jayems Dhingra
Jayems Dhingra is the Principal Consultant with Tiberias Management Consultants (HK) Limited, Hong Kong and Singapore specialising in the fields of corporate management consultancy, international contracts reviews, risks management and alternative dispute resolutions services. Over the 42 year period, Jayems has worked and acted as arbitrator in the industry verticals encompassing, Marine, Offshore, Oil & Gas majors, Infrastructure Development Projects (Ports, Bases, Terminals and Airports etcetera), EPCIC Contractors, Oil
& Gas Pipelines, Process and Power Plant Construction Projects, Logistics &
Warehousing, and Shipyards, in Asia, Africa, Middle East, Americas and Europe. Jayems has also worked as a consultant to the Ship Owners of Tankers, Dry Bulk Ships, Container Carriers, LPG/LNG ships, Rigs, Drill Ships, OSV fleets and the FPSO’s. Jayems is further qualified as Chartered Arbitrator, Sports arbitrator, and is admitted to the panel of arbitrators with CIArb (UK), ACICA, Australia, HKIAC Hong Kong, KLRCA, Malaysia, and several other international arbitral institutions.
63 Jeff Ong
Jeff Ong has been in practice since 2014. His main practice area is in commercial dispute resolution. Further, he has considerable experience, both as mooter and judge in various mooting competitions. He was arbitrator during the 1st ICC/KLRCA Pre-Moot for the Willem C. Vis Moot held in 2017. He is currently practicing in Messrs Cheah Teh & Su, a renowned law firm in Kuala Lumpur.
64 Jennifer James Ilango
As a Chevening Scholar, she recently returned to Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill upon completing her Masters in Maritime Law at University College London (UCL), London. She specialises in the area of maritime law, including maritime arbitration.
65 Kalaiarasan A/L Rasadurai
I received my primary and secondary education at Saint George Institution, Taiping. I did my Foundation in Law and then read law at MMU, Melaka. Subsequently, I did my pupilage at Messrs Zul Rafique & Partners and was called to the bar in 2016. I was then offered to be a Legal Associate in Messrs Zul Rafique & Partners and have since been practicing in the Arbitration and Construction department there. My practice includes advising and representing clients in domestic and international arbitrations, court proceedings, adjudication and mediation. I am a member of the Society of Construction Law
of Malaysia. I participated in the 1st ICC/KLRCA Pre-Moot and the Willem C Vis East International Arbitration Moot at Hong Kong in 2017.
66 Karthini Mahendranathan
Karthini is a graduate from the University of Malaya with an LLB (Hons) in 2011. She represented her university at the Philip C. Jessup International Moot Competition which attracted the participation of 650 universities worldwide. Upon emerging champions of the national rounds, she represented Malaysia to the international rounds at Washington DC in 2009. She was ranked within the top 5 best speakers in national rounds and the top 80 in the world. In 2010, she represented her university at the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot held in Vienna, Austria. She commenced her pupillage in the Construction and Engineering Department at Skrine. She was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2012 and is now a Legal Associate with Skrine. She is a registered member of the Society of Construction Law Malaysia. Her areas of practice include Arbitration (International and Domestic), Alternative Dispute Resolution, construction & engineering, contracts and commercial disputes.
67 Kevin Prakash
Kevin has an active practice in dispute resolution and has been involved in complex disputes in various forms since being called to the Malaysian Bar in 1998. He is regularly engaged in trial and appellate advocacy at the High Court or the superior Courts in Malaysia and as counsel in arbitration. He has wide experience in diverse types of disputes including corporate and commercial disputes, contractual, civil and shipping disputes. His principal practice is in
engineering and construction disputes and has represented a diverse set of clients including employers, main contractors and subcontractors in court litigation and arbitration. Kevin is a Partner at Mohanadass Partnership, Kuala Lumpur
68 Kirin Shanti Moganasundram
Arbitration; commercial and corporate litigation; enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards; banking and insolvency; competition; communications and multimedia; data protection & privacy; entertainment. Will send separately
69 Leng Wie Mun Have experience in construction claim related matter in arbitration. Have also completed the CIARB arbitration course and award writing exam in 2017.
70 Leon Weng Seng
71 Lim Tse Wei Lim Tse Wei is an associate in the Energy, Projects and Infrastructure, and International Arbitration Practice Group of Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill. His main area of practice is international arbitration with a focus on energy and construction disputes. Tse Wei read law at the London School of Economics where he was later a research assistant focusing on international commercial arbitration matters. He is also a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Tse Wei is a Co-Chair of the Investor-State Arbitration Committee of the Young Practitioners Group of the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration, and also sits on the Committee of the Young Members Group of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He regularly contributes to publications and practitioner texts on the Malaysian arbitration industry. Tse Wei has also given talks on arbitration in both local and international circuits, including the United Nations Commission International Trade Law
72 Loshini Ramarmuty
Loshini Ramarmuty graduated from Cardiff University in 2008 and was called to the English Bar (Inner Temple) in 2009. She obtained her Master of Laws from the University of Manchester in 2010 in International Financial Law. She was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2011 and is now a Partner in the Construction and Engineering Practice Group in Skrine. Her practice mainly focuses on arbitration, adjudication and litigation in construction, engineering and oil and gas related disputes. She is presently a Committee Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) (Malaysia Branch) and Vice Chairperson of its Young Members Group (YMG).
73 Marian Lee Lai Sim
Marian Lee has a Bachelor of Laws from University of Wales Cardiff and a Master of Laws from University of Wales Swansea. She was enrolled as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2002. During her studies at University of Wales Swansea, she was a tutor for the law undergraduates on the subject of Trust and Equity. In 2009, she was a committee member of the Continuing Legal Education Sub Committee in the Selangor Bar Committee. In 2013, she was a committee member of the Professional Development Committee in the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee. She was an Affiliate of the Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (MAICSA) and has a Certificate in Training from Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad. Currently, Marian is undertaking a PhD at Malaya University on Enforcement of Arbitral
Awards for International Commercial Arbitration. Marian has spent her initial years of legal practice as a litigation lawyer and has gained experience in civil and commercial litigation particularly pertaining to general debt and loan recovery, foreclosure matters and bankruptcy and winding-up proceedings. During her career, she also managed a diversified real properties and banking portfolio, inter alia developer’s project and commercial and consumer loans. Currently, Marian is in her sixteenth year of practice and specializes in the conveyance of real properties. She has her own legal practice at Messrs. Marian Lee & Co and advises clients on legal issues including sale and purchase agreements, financing and credit facilities agreements, leases and tenancies agreements, trust deeds, power of attorney and will and estate planning.
74 Muhammad Akram Bin Abdul Aziz
Muhammad Akram commenced his pupillage in January 2009 and read in chambers of Mark La Brooy at Messrs Raja Darryl & Loh. Upon completion of his pupillage tenure, Muhammad Akram joined a medium-sized legal firm in Kuala Lumpur in November 2009 as a Legal Associate (where he was subsequently promoted as Senior Legal Associate in October 2014). Being a legal practitioner with a hands-on approach, Muhammad Akram had personally handled various legal conflicts ranging from civil claims, financial-based issues, insolvency matters as well as land disputes. He is an experienced legal counsel and one who had represented numerous individuals, corporate entities, financial institutions and government bodies in hearings, full trials and appeals in court (up to the apex level). During the course of his career, Muhammad Akram had moulded his area of expertise to one which was an intellectual-property oriented. He is a registered trade mark, industrial design and geographical indication agent under the purview of Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO). He currently holds the position as one of the partners in Messrs Akram Hizri & Azad ('AHA'), having founded and established the legal firm in April 2015 together with his partners.
75 Nanneri Nanggai a/p Vengadasalam
Graduated with a Bachelor of Law (Hons) from Multimedia University in 2016. During my time at the university, I participated in two mooting competitions one of which was Vis Moot Vienna. Upon graduation worked briefly with human
rights organisations such as SUARAM and Asylum Access. Upon completion of the short term assignments with the organisations, began my pupillage at Messrs Tan, Goh & Associates
76 Natalie Ooi Wan Qing
Natalie Ooi graduated from University of Malaya with an LL.B (Hons) in 2011. She chambered and practiced in Skrine from 2011 to 2017. She is currently a Senior Associate leading the China Desk and Japan Desk for the litigation department at Jeff Leong, Poon and Wong. Her main focus is on corporate and construction disputes. While in university, Natalie competed in the 2 largest moot competitions, Vis Moot (Vienna) in 2009 and 2010 and the Jessup Moot in 2011, where her team won the Alona E. Evans Award for Best Memorial at the White & Case International Rounds (held in Washington D.C.) (ranked 8th) and the Hardy C. Dillard Award for Best Combined Memorials for National and Regional Rounds (ranked 9th).
77 Norliza Binti Rasool Khan
NORLIZA RASOOL KHAN obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree from the International Islamic University Malaysia and was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2000. Liza’s main area of practice is litigation. She also has experience in international arbitration and is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. She has accumulated experience in a broad range of matters involving joint venture disputes, company law & securities litigation, insolvency and receivership laws, interlocutory reliefs, specific performance claims, administrative law matters, land acquisition matters, rating appeals, insurance matters, tenancy disputes, tort disputes including defamation, breach of trust and negligence and probate matters. She was also seconded to the Securities Commission where she handled aspects of administrative law as well as civil enforcement litigation involving the securities
industry. Liza was nominated and listed as a finalist for the coveted Woman Lawyer of the Year Award 2017 presented by ALB. Legal 500 has described her as a key figure that handles high–profile cases across a broad range of industry sectors, often in the Court of Appeal and Federal Court. Liza is also a Board Member of the Voice of the Children, a child rights advocacy group that aims to protect the rights of children in Malaysia. Liza is pleased to have been appointed a member of the Malaysian Bar Council for year 2018-2019
78 Nicholas Hoh Nicholas is an Associate in the Herbert Smith Freehills' Dispute Resolution practice, based in the Kuala Lumpur office. Nicholas' practice primarily covers international arbitration and cross-border dispute management. He has experience advising and acting for clients on complex, multi-jurisdictional disputes across a wide spectrum of areas, including construction, infrastructure, energy and commercial disputes. He has acted in arbitrations under various institutional rules (including ICC, KLRCA and SIAC) as well as ad hoc arbitrations. Prior to joining Herbert Smith Freehills, Nicholas previously worked in two large regional firms based in Kuala Lumpur, specialising in international arbitration and litigation. Nicholas was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2010 (Lincoln’s Inn) and to the Malaysian Bar in 2011. 88 Nicholas Ooi Boon Seng Nicholas Ooi is currently a group legal counsel for a private holdings company with diversified interests in property development, construction, property management and education. He was in private practice for 6 years before going in house. He read law in University of Malaya (UM) and graduated with an LL.B. (Hons) in 2006. His team represented Malaysia in the International Rounds of the 2006 Jessup Moot. From 2011 to 2016, he assisted and coached UM students competing in the Jessup Moot where his students were awarded,
amongst others, top 10 Best Memorial prize 5 times.
89 Ong Chee Kwan
Chee Kwan has over 25 years of experience in corporate commercial disputes, construction contracts disputes, receiverships, insolvency practice and disputes relating to shares and securities, litigation on shipping matters involving marine insurance, international trade and charter-party disputes, bill of lading disputes, arrest of ships and cargo claims. Chee Kwan has also acted as an arbitrator as well as counsel for parties involved in arbitration proceedings (both domestic and international) and has been a speaker in numerous conference papers on shipping and arbitration.
90 Ong Tun Heang
91 Ong Wei Shen
Ong Wei Shen is currently an associate practicing in the Intellectual Property & Technology department at Messrs Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill. He read law at the London School of Economics and Political Science and was called to the Bar in February 2016. His work experience prior to joining the firm include practicing in another leading Malaysian law firm as well as a stint as a contracted in-house legal consultant at a Fortune 500 corporation. Wei Shen has extensive experience across a wide spectrum of intellectual property work, which has included the managing of registration portfolios of the likes of Mars Inc. and Koninklikje Philips. His corporate experience include assisting in conducting IP due diligences as well as the restructuring of an IP portfolio owned by a leading Malaysian group. On the contentious side, Wei Shen has handled and/or assisted in multiple infringement matters, including the conducting of market surveys and enforcement raids in collaboration with the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism. In addition to his core IP practice, Wei Shen has also advised on regulatory matters concerning anti-bribery laws, food law and registered medical devices.
92 Ooi Hean Ping • Judged for the International Humantarian Law Moot Competition National Round 2017 • Coach for UUM in the LAWASIA Moot Competition 2013 • Best Mooter Award in 9th International Humantarian Law Moot Competition 2012 • Conducted trial(s) and hearing for cases at High Court and Appellate Court mainly involving general litigation and banking litigation such as fraud, forfeiture of property, foreclosure and bankruptcy action. • Advise, deal and draft commercial agreements including but not limited to cross border transaction involving purchasing of hotel, Joint Venture Agreement,
Shareholders Agreement and etc. • Assisting in drafting the Joint Venture Agreement and the major project for Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC) development which Gross Development Value is approximately RM 8 billion • Conducted trainings and seminars for the Banks (CIMB Bank, RHB Bank, Bank Muamalat, Public Bank) involving topic such as foreclosure, bankruptcy and also modes of executions.
93 Pan Shan Ping
Pan Shan Ping is an Associate at Ben Chan, a boutique dispute resolution firm in Mont Kiara. She graduated from University of Malaya with an LL.B (Hons) in 2012. Shan Ping is a two-time Malaysian National Champion of the Jessup Moot. Her team ranked in the Top 50s at the White and Case International Rounds in Washington D.C. and won a few memorial awards, namely: the Best
Respondent Memorial in 2012, the Alona E. Evans Award for Best Memorial at the International Rounds (ranked 8th) and the Hardy C. Dillard Award for Best Combined Memorials for National and Regional Rounds (ranked 9th) in 2011. She also participated in the Vis Moot (Vienna) in 2009 and 2010. She was previously a corporate lawyer at Rahmat Lim & Partners.
94 Prasanna Karunamoorthy
Prasanna is Karunamoorthy & Associates’ principal partner for real property transactions as well as for its services in respect of wills, trusts and probate. Further, Prasanna is the firm’s recognizable faces in insurance disputes. With her experience serving as a legal executive in an insurance company and having co-authored ‘The Financial Services Act 2013 & Insurance – A Handbook’ in 2013, Prasanna brings with her the industry’s first-hand experience as well as in-depth knowledge of the insurance industry to supplement the firm’s legal services in insurance disputes. At the age of 26, she obtained an LLM in International Dispute Resolution, thus priming her for the global arena in insurance disputes. Before she commenced her legal practice, Prasanna obtained a Diploma in Human Rights at the age of 24.
95 Pravind Suppiah
Legal Associate in the Intellectual Property Department at Messrs. KDJ Law Participant at the IHL Moot Competition; Participant in the Hong Kong International Arbitration Moot Competition, Participant in the Lawasia Moot Competition, Participant in the Willem C Vis Moot Competition.
96 Rachel Yen Fah Ng
Practiced as an Adjudicator for payment dispute in the construction industry. Experienced in various aspects of commercial and contract management duties particularly in the field of project, procurement and contract management, quantity surveying, contracts administration, cost planning and all aspect of pre and post contract management. Also, involved in various type of dispute resolution, essentially, arbitration, adjudication and litigation. Familiarise with the use of FIDIC Contract, Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia Standard Form of
Contracts, JKR Form of Contracts, Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 and Malaysian Contract Act 1950. Having working experiences in Malaysia and Indonesia. Projects involved are power plant, oil and gas, high rise building, railway track, high ways, aeroplane hangar, residential development, commercial development, waste water treatment plant, surface water drainage and sewerage water treatment plant related of infrastructure works
97 Raja Kumar A/L Raja Kandan
Raja Kumar was called to the Malaysian Bar in 2008. He is currently a partner in Azman Davidson & Co in the dispute resolution practice group making regular appearances in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Federal Court as well as in the Arbitration circuit both locally and internationally. He is presently a committee member of the Society of Construction Law Malaysia (SCL), committee member of the CIArb Young Members Group (YMG) Malaysia and a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. In his youth, he was actively involved in university activities in mooting competition as well as represent Malaysia twice internationally in the Louis M. Brown Client Counselling Competition
98 Ralph Kilches
FCIArb, Member ICC Commission on Arbitration and Mediation, working career started in 1999 with Freshfields in Vienna, foundation of own lawfirm in 2006. experience in arbitration: ICC, LCIA, VIAC, HKIAC, UNCITRAL, stock Exchange Munich, Hamburg, Vienna, cases: commodity trading, joint venture, construction, electricity, public procurement, agency, investment protection, sports arbitration, several publications
99 Ramaswamy Meyyapan
100 Rammit Kaur Charan Singh
Principal of a boutique consultancy and training organisation providing a wide spectrum of services relating to arbitration and other forms of ADR and most recently held the position of Head the Legal Services in the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA) managing a team of International and Local Case Counsels providing general legal advice and support to all areas of the institution. Previously, a practicing solicitor and also served as in-house counsel in infrastructure based government linked companies and in Oil and Gas multinational companies.
101 Raphael Kok Chi Ren
Upon being called to the Malaysian Bar in 2009, Raphael Kok worked at Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill under Datuk D.P. Naban’s tutelage as a civil litigator. His breadth of practice ranged from contracts to torts, intellectual property to insolvency, and employment to judicial review. Five of his cases have been reported. In late 2012, Raphael joined Shell as an in-house counsel. There, he advised commercial and operational units across Asia-Pacific (Malaysia, Singapore, India, Thailand, China and Australia). In 2014, he was awarded as the
Malaysian In-House Lawyer of the Year by ASEAN Legal Business. For the last 2 years, Raphael has been teaching law at University of Malaya (UM). He regularly trains students for moot competitions. Recently, he guided Team UM to the quarter-finals of the International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot competition. In his free time, he blogs about law, love and life at www.raphaelkcr.net.
102 Raphael Tay Choon Tien
Raphael Tay, having been in practice for more than 27 years, has extensive legal experience in various areas notably corporate and commercial mergers and acquisitions and information technology law. Raphael’s keen interest and vast
knowledge of the economics and politics of South East Asia results in many invitations to present seminars and conduct conferences organised by both private and government sectors.
103 Razif Azmi bin Zaki
Following admission to the Bar of England and Wales, Razif enjoyed 11 years practice at a leading civil law Barristers Chambers in the North of England. Razif returned to Malaysia in 2015 to join Emrail Sdn Bhd, a railway engineering and trackworks company involved in projects in Malaysia, India and Indonesia. Razif sits as an Adjudicator (KLRCA panel), and has recently been appointed to the Technical Committee of the CIDB Construction Law Report.
104 Rebecca Pang
Rebecca is a junior associate in Herbert Smith Freehills 's Dispute Resolution Practice, based in Kuala Lumpur office. Rebecca's practice primarily covers international arbitration and cross-border dispute management, particularly in the areas of construction and commercial disputes. As a young lawyer fresh in practice, Rebecca brings renewed energy through her innovative and creative approaches in legal solutions. She also believes in nurturing and cultivating
potential by training law students who represent their university and nation at different levels of moot competition. Rebecca is also the committee member (Commercial Arbitration) of KLRCA Young Practitioner Group. Rebecca obtained her LL.B (Hons) from Multimedia University in 2015 and was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 2016.
105 Revantha Sinnetamby
Revantha Sinnetamby is a former in-house counsel admitted to practice as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia (holding a current corporate practicing certificate), with over 25 years of international experience advising businesses involved in high value projects (transportation infrastructure, telecommunications, information technology and heavy engineering). He was, until recently, General Counsel of a Malaysian public listed company with operations in several countries in the transportation infrastructure space. During his 25+ year in-house career he has held General Counsel positions in the UK, Malaysia and Sweden. He has served on (and advised) several management teams that have achieved successful outcomes in the infrastructure space. He has been appointed as a construction Adjudicator by the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (where he is on the Adjudication Panel) and is registered as an Adjudicator of the Northern Territory of Australia. He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Revantha holds degrees in Arts, Law and Business Administration and was a Sloan Fellow at the London Business School in 2010. His strengths are international cross border contracts, project contracts (construction/infrastructure), protection and monetization of intellectual property, project finance, joint ventures and dispute resolution. Revantha presents regularly at conferences and seminars in the South Asia and the ASEAN region on the subjects of best practices in managing legal departments, intellectual property, construction contracts, and dispute resolution. He holds certifications in sports arbitration and construction adjudication from the Kuala Lumpur Regional Center for Arbitration, and, has just completed an RICS ACRE mediation course
106 Richard Hayler Richard Hayler is a Senior Managing Director in FTI Consulting’s Economic and Financial Consulting segment specialising in the assessment of value, financial and accounting issues. He has been appointed as an expert 15 times and testified numerous times in Court and Arbitration. He has been recognised in Who’s Who Legal for Asset Recovery (2015, 2016), Quantum of Damages (2016, 2017), Forensic Accounting (2016, 2017) and an Arbitration Expert Witness (2018), in which he is described as “an eminent practitioner in the region and stands out as for his ‘excellent valuation work’” and “a well-known figure in the Singaporean market, and is recognised as a top-tier accounting expert in the region”. Mr. Hayler’s litigation and arbitration case experience includes the U.K. High Court,
Singapore High Court, Singapore International Commercial Court, Tokyo District Court, Cayman Grand Court, Australian Federal Courts, U.S. Supreme Court and before arbitral tribunals in both adhoc and under various institutional rules. In 2015, Mr. Hayler was appointed to the Singapore International Mediation Centre’s first Panel of Experts for Accountancy. He has also sat on the Board of Directors of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in Singapore since 2012 and holds the office of Honorary Treasurer. He is a Chartered Accountant (“ICAEW” and “ISCA”), a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (“CAIA”) and a Fellow of the Institute of Directors.
107 Robert Amirtharaj Lazar
Graduated from the London School of Economics with an LL.B (2nd upper) in 1978. Called to the Bar of Middle Temple in 1979. Admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1980. Has practised in Dispute Resolution and has appeared in trial and appellate courts and in arbitrations and has sat as Arbitrtair.
108 Satvinder Singh Jaswant Singh
Satvinder graduated from the University of London, United Kingdom in 1993. He completed the Certificate of Legal Practice in 1994, and was admitted in the High Court of Malaya in 1995. Thereafter he practiced as an Advocate & Solicitor mainly as counsel in litigation matters in High Court, Court of Appeal and Federal Court. After active practice for more then 11 years, he then moved as an
in-house Counsel. Currently he is the head of the Constructions Claims, Litigation and Industrial Relations area for KLCC Group of Companies. He is also a Fellow of the ChartereShd Institutes of Arbitrators, UK and a qualified Arbitrator, Adjudicator and Mediator with the KLRCA. He is been actively engaged as an adjudicator by the KLRCA.
109 Selva Balan Sinnan
Selva Balan Sinnan, qualified with LL.B (Honours) from the University of London (External) in 1992 and completed his CLP in the University of Malaya. He ventured into the teaching profession of teaching undergraduates law at one of the renowned law colleges in town for four (4) years prior to pupillage at the firm of M/s Sothi & Ang and thereafter practice. Selva Balan Sinnan handles mainly civil litigation related to Contracts, bankruptcy, Industrial Relation and
Labour Law and Company Law. He also handles criminal cases. The teaching experience he had helps in research of cases. His experience in teaching has enabled him to be analytical about his cases and provide adequate support for his arguments in his cases. Selva Balan Sinnan has also handled fair amount of conveyancing matters in his years in practice in particular Sale and Purchase related matters.
110 Serene Mun Yi Hiew
Serene graduated from Oxford Brookes University in 2009 with an LL.B (Bachelor of Laws) and was called to the Bar of England and Wales by the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple in 2010. She was thereafter called to the Malaysian Bar as an Advocate & Solicitor in the High Court of Malaya in 2011. Serene has been practicing in the areas of construction, infrastructure and engineering since being called to the Bar. Her involvement in the dispute resolution of construction, infrastructure and engineering is primarily focused in the alternative dispute resolution i.e. adjudication and arbitration. While
litigation is her primary area of practice, Serene has also undertakes advisory and construction project management work. Since the coming into effect of the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 (CIPAA) in April 2014, Serene has been counsel or client representative on more than 90 CIPAA Adjudication cases and has also recently been empanelled as an Adjudicator in the KLRCA Panel of Adjudicators. She is currently the Vice Chairperson of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Malaysia and a committee member of the Malaysian Society of Construction Law
111 Shad Shad Ahmed
Hello, I am Shad Ahmed, I complete my LL.B & LL.M in 2016 & 2017 from Stamford University Bangladesh. I Started my practicing career from 2016 at Dhaka Judge Court, Bangladesh. After that start a job as a post of Executive in a reputed Law firm. I participated Moot Court Competition which is organized by The LCLS (South) and Bangladesh Lawyers and Law Student Association
112 Shahrizal Zin
Dr. Shahrizal Zin FCIArb graduated with LLB (Hons) and LLM from University of Malaya. He holds a PhD from Monash University, Australia. He has been awarded a diploma in international commercial arbitration from the CIArb (UK) and admitted as a fellow. He is a practising arbitrator and academician at the Faculty of Law, University Technology MARA (UiTM). His areas of expertise includes public international law, international commercial arbitration and construction law.
113 Shaun Tan SHAUN TAN is a Senior Associate at Messrs. Tan Swee Im, Siva & Partners, a firm which specializes in Construction Law, he has been involved in various statutory adjudications as well as domestic and international arbitration proceedings. He was called to the Bar of England & Wales as Barrister-at-law from The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple in 2014 and he was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2015. Shaun is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators. He is empanelled as an arbitrator with the KLRCA.
Shaun is an accredited Mediator by the ADR Group in the United Kingdom and in America by the International Academy of Dispute Resolution, he is also empanelled as a mediator with the KLRCA. Shaun also holds the KLRCA Certificate in Adjudication. He is in the Adjudication Sub-Committee of the KLRCA’s Young Practitioner’s Group. He is also a committee member of the Young Members Group of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Malaysia Branch) and the Society of Construction Law Malaysia.
114 Siddharth Mahadev Jha
I am a Dispute Resolution Lawyer specializing in International Commercial Arbitration. Currently practicing as an advocate in the High Court of Gujarat and in the Supreme Court of India and deal in Commercial and Civil Disputes (Domestic and Cross-Border) with other activities such as Litigation/ADR Management, pre-litigation advisory, drafting and research and documentation pertaining to matters before Arbitral Tribunals, Commercial Courts, Civil
Courts, National Company Law Tribunals, Honourable High Courts and Supreme Court of India. I graduated with B.Sc. LL.B. (Honors) in the year 2014 from Gujarat National Law University, India, which is a prestigious National Law School in India. With an urge to learn more about Dispute Resolution, I pursued my LLM from Pepperdine University School of Law, California USA and completed my Masters in Dispute Resolution with concentration in International Commercial Arbitration in the year 2016 (which is ranked No. 1 in the USA) and since then I am practicing law in India. I am a certified Cross Culture Mediator and Negotiator and had my focus on mediation after arbitration while finishing my specialization in dispute resolution.
115 Simon Wood
Practiced in Australia as a barrister, solicitor, duty lawyer, migration agent for over 15 years before moving into education working for deakin university, kdu, university tasmania and now university malaya. Currently teaching advocacy, drafting and mooting. Research interests in native land law and constitutional issues.
116 Sivasangaran Nadarajah
Dr. Nadarajah holds a B.Sc.(Eng.)(Hons.) and a Ph.D. (Engineering) from Kings College London besides a LLB (London). He is currently an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya, an Adjudicator (KLRCA), a Mediator (KLRCA and Malaysian Mediation Center) and a Patent Agent (MyIPO). He has experience as a consultant mechanical engineer in the construction industry overseeing design, value engineering and contract administration of works and as a software developer. As a legal practitioner, he has, amongst others: advised on Competition, Personal Data Protection and Construction Law; drafted and reviewed various IT, cloud computing, construction and engineering related contracts (including for power generation plants, infrastructure projects etc.). He has also been involved in litigation, arbitration and adjudication matters; including as an Adjudicator. He spoke on “Malaysian Patent Law – Pharmaceuticals” at the MyIPO-PhAMA IP Seminar 2011 “1Malaysia Medicines: The Way Forward in Intellectual Property”; on Competition Law “Bid Rigging – Are you at Risk” at KLRCA in 2016; and on “Fundamentals of Effective Decision Writing” at KLRCA’s 2017/2018 CIPAA Refresher Course. And he was a moderator at the KLRCA Talk in 2015 on “Mediating Data Protection Breaches & Disputes” and Public Lecture Series 2015 at Brickfields College on “Rolling out PDPA Compliance Programme –Business Issues and Practical Challenges to Manage”. Furthermore, he has co-authored technical
papers which were published in The Transactions of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) in Detroit, USA, in the Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (London, UK), conferences and symposiums.
117 Songmeng Chhorn
I'm one of volunteer arbitrators for Vis moot in Hong Kong in 2015 and 2016.
118 Sr Jaspal Singh a/l Nachatar Singh
Sr. JASPAL SINGH A/L NACHATAR SINGH B. Sc. HBP (Hons) Quantity Surveying (USM) M. Sc. Project Management (USM) Registered Quantity Surveyor (BQSM), (RISM) Adjudicator (KLRCA) Sr Jaspal Singh a/l Nachatar Singh is currently attached with the Public Works Department Malaysia (PWD) as Senior Quantity Surveyor. He graduated with a B.Sc. (Hons) Housing, Building & Planning (HBP) (Quantity Surveying) from University Science Malaysia. Jaspal acquired further qualifications in Masters of Science in Project Management from the same university. In terms of professional qualifications, he is a Registered Quantity Surveyors with Board Of Quantity Surveyor (BQSM) as well as a Member of Royal Institute Of Surveyor Malaysia (RISM). He later pursued his Professional Certificate in Adjudication and is listed on the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration’s Panel of Adjudicators. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor of Jurisprudence (External) (External Law Degree) from University of Malaya on part time basis. Jaspal has 13 years of experience as a
quantity surveyor both in the private and government sector. He has experience working with quantity surveying consultant firm, main contractor and sub- contractor. In the government sector, he has gain experience in various different government agencies such as PWD Penang, National Landscape Department (KPKT), Drainage and Irrigation Department Of Malaysia (JPS) and is currently attach to Policy and Corporate Management Branch, PWD Malaysia. Jaspal is also a regular speaker at courses organized by various government and private sector such as Board Of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia, Royal Institute Of
Surveyor Malaysia (Northern Branch), Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia (JPS), Attorney General Chambers Malaysia (Arbitration Unit), Persatuan Kontraktor Melayu Pulau Pinang, CIDB Penang, Jabatan Perkhidmatan Pembentungan and etc. His interest is on matters pertaining to construction contracts management and construction law.
119 Swee Im Tan TAN SWEE IM was called to the Bar as a Barrister-at-Law from the Middle Temple in 1987 and admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1988. Her main focus is on construction industry and privatisation matters. Recognised by Who’s Who Legal as 1 of only 6 leading construction lawyers in Malaysia. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a Fellow of the Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building, a Fellow of the Malaysian Society of Adjudicators, a Fellow of the Dispute Board Federation, an arbitrator, adjudicator and mediator on the panel of Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration, a qualified adjudicator, a CIDB Accredited Mediator, and holds a Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration. As an active contributor to the Master Builders Association of Malaysia she was actively involved in the drafting of the CIDB Form of Contract for Building Works and led the drafting on the new standard form of design and build contract promoted by the CIDB.
120 Tan Hui Wen
Hui Wen is a Dispute Resolution Associate at Skrine, a tier-one law firm in Malaysia. Hui Wen has acted as advocate and solicitor for private sector firms, government-linked companies and State agencies in commercial, land and public law disputes. Hui Wen is part of Skrine's Aviation Law Practice Group, and Social Responsibility Unit. In 2017, Hui Wen represented Skrine at the Essex Court Chambers-Singapore Academy of Law International Mooting Competition in Singapore and was named Best Speaker for a round. Hui Wen has coached university teams for, and adjudicated at, various mooting competitions, including the 1st ICC/KLRCA Pre-Moot in 2017. As a law graduate of the University of Auckland, New Zealand, Hui Wen leads the University of Auckland alumni network in Malaysia as Alumni Coordinator.
121 Teh Guat Hong
Guat Hong was admitted to practice in Malaysia in 2006. She graduated with a First Class Honours in law from the University of London and was the recipient of the Tun Hamid Omar Foundation prize for graduating first in the Certificate of Legal Practice examinations. She subsequently continued her studies at Cambridge University as a Shell-Cambridge Centenary scholar where she obtained her Master in Law, specialising in Corporate and Commercial law. In addition to degrees in law, she holds a postgraduate degree in biosafety in plant biotechnology from the University of Ghent, Belgium. Guat Hong first trained and qualified in an international law firm, specialising in the practice areas of dispute resolution and intellectual property. She then went on to be part of the intellectual property team of the world’s largest publicly-funded agricultural research organisation. In that capacity, she worked as an international intellectual property specialist involved in advising her clients on issues involving intellectual assets management, policy and law surrounding biological and agricultural resources, the environment and contract law. She also advised on various public-private partnerships, negotiated research collaboration/ consortium contracts and material transfer agreements, and provided training to scientists, research managers and other intellectual property professionals. Since her return to practice, she has been involved in advising clients on a diverse range of legal topics such as construction, corporate and commercial, conveyancing, probate and dispute resolution. She continues to consult on international law and intellectual property issues for non-profits in Asia and Latin America. Guat Hong is also an Adjudicator with the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA) for construction disputes under the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 (CIPAA).
122 Vinayak Sri Ram
Vinayak practices in the dispute resolution department in Shearn Delamore & Co. He was called to the English bar in 2004 by Lincoln’s Inn and to the Malayan bar in 2007. He began practice as a litigation associate with Shearn Delamore before going on to teach jurisprudence on the London (External) LLB program and as a guest lecturer at University Malaya. From 2009 to 2016, Vinayak practiced in Singapore as a foreign lawyer in the dispute resolution departments of Drew & Napier and Tan Rajah & Cheah. He handles a broad range of litigation and arbitration matters including banking, corporate and shareholder disputes, fraud, joint venture disputes, insolvency, oil and gas, telecommunications. He was invited to present a paper on corporate law and human rights at the Commonwealth Law Conference in 2013 in Cape Town. A number of his papers have been selected for publication, including in the UCL Jurisprudence Review and the Commonwealth Lawyer. Vinayak obtained his LLB from the University of Durham and his LLM from University College London focusing on administrative law, insolvency, private international law and
jurisprudence. After his call to the English bar he completed his pupillage in 3 Verulam Buildings and Fountain Court Chambers in London.
123 Wei Jiet Wei Jiet is a Legal Associate at Sreenevasan, a boutique dispute resolution firm based in Kuala Lumpur. He graduated with a LLB (Hons.) from the University of Malaya in 2015 and was admitted as an advocate & solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2016. He is also the current Deputy Chairperson of the Bar Council's Constitutional Law Committee. Wei Jiet appears regularly as co-counsel in a wide range of complex & novel appellate cases, as well as arbitration disputes. His core area of practice is commercial litigation, with a focus on shareholder disputes & insolvency. He is also experienced in civil dispute resolution, with a portfolio which includes defamation, medical negligence and intellectual property litigation. He has also appeared in an array of landmark constitutional and administrative law cases, having represented State Governments, Members of Parliament and civil rights activists. He has judged several regional moot competitions and has lectured on mooting in multiple universities. During his varsity days, Wei Jiet represented the law faculty at the Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Competition & National Novice Arbiration Moot Competition. He was also the debating team captain in varsity, clinching team and individual awards at the Global Debate & Public Policy Challenge, World Universities Debating Championship and the Austral- Asian Debating Championship.
124 Wong Chong Wei
Wong Chong Wei BSc, MSc, MBA, DipArb, FRICS, MCIArb, MMIArb, MMSAdj is a chartered quantity surveyor with over 20 years' experience in the construction industry, having worked as a commercial manager for public and private commercial building and infrastructure projects, now practising as a consultant, adjudicator and mediator in construction disputes, as a lecturer in construction law at a private university in Malaysia since year 2015
NEPAL
126 Anushka Bhattarai
127 Pratistha Bhandari
Academic Profile: B.A. LL.B, Kathmandu School of Law, 2017, passed in first division (74.3%); +2, SOS Hermann Gmeiner Higher Secondary School, 2012, passed in distinction (80.8%); School Leaving Certificate, Gandaki Boarding
School, 2010, passed in distinction (88.88%) Working at Pioneer Law Associates as research associate followed by junior associate since September, 2016; Intern at Lalitpur District Court from 2016/01/03 to 2016/03/10
128 Sarra Talmatkadi
129 Tilak Bikram Pandey
PHILIPPINES
Jay Patrick Santiago is a senior associate in Quisumbing Torres (Member firm of Baker & McKenzie International). Prior to that, he worked as counsel for over three years at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), where he is also an accredited tribunal secretary. He is qualified to practise as an attorney in the Philippines and as a solicitor in England and Wales. Jay regularly acts as a party representative in international and domestic arbitrations. He has also acted as an arbitrator. He has advised clients across a range of industries, including those in the aviation, construction, healthcare and logistics sectors, on drafting of dispute resolution clauses, dispute avoidance, arbitration-related interim measures of protection, commencement of arbitration in the Philippines and Hong Kong, and enforcement or setting aside of arbitral awards in the Philippines and Hong Kong. Jay is the Vice President for International Initiatives (Hong Kong) of the Philippine Institute of Arbitrators and the founding chairperson of Young PIArb, the first young members arbitration organization in the Philippines. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, HK45, and Young ICCA. He is also a member of the technical working group organized by the Philippine government to propose amendments to the Philippines' arbitration law.
RUSSIA
130 Andrey Gorlenko
Andrey Gorlenko is one of the leading arbitration and litigation practitioners in Russia. For more than 10 years Andrey has been practicing law as an Attorney at Law and Partner in one of the oldest Russian law firms and subsequently joined Debevoise & Plimpton (Moscow office). His practical experience included complex commercial and corporate disputes, both in Russia and foreign jurisdictions. In 2013 – 2015, Andrey was a member of the working group in charge of the arbitration reform in Russia. Since 2016 Andrey has occupied a post of an Executive Administrator of the A rbitration Center at the Institute of Modern Arbitration, the leading arbitral institution in Russia.
SAUDI ARABIA
131 Saad Alghamdi
SINGAPORE
132 Adolf Peter
DDr. Peter is Attorney-at-Law (Austria), Registered Foreign Lawyer (Singapore) and Senior Associate at Luther LLP Singapore, 4 Battery Road, Bank of China Building #25-01, Singapore 049908. DDr. Peter has extensive experience as counsel (including as lead counsel) and administrative secretary in several international arbitral proceedings under the arbitration rules of SIAC, ICC and VIAC on matters involving international trade, the international gas market, the railway, post M&A contract disputes, syndicate agreements, license agreements, contract interpretation, price adaptation clauses, claims for damages and
warranty claims. He is currently empanelled as arbitrator with the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC) and the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA). DDr. Peter is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb) and the Austrian Arbitration Association (ArbAut) and serves as a member of the SIArb Arbitration Bar Committee and the SIArb Publications & Website Committee.
132 Anil Changaroth Anil, a Mediator (Singapore Mediation Centre), Arbitrator (Fellows of the Chartered, Singapore and Philippines Institutes of Arbitrators), Adjudicator, Advocate & Solicitor of Singapore and Solicitor of England and Wales, Masters of Science in Construction Law & Arbitration King’s College London & National University of Singapore, has been in practice since 1995 having qualified as a Barrister of England and Wales (Middle Temple) and five-years career as an infantry officer, Singapore Armed Forces before that. Having also practiced with the international arbitration practice group of Lovells Lee & Lee and in house with quantity surveyors Davis Langdon & Seah, Anil served as the Society of Construction Law (Singapore)’s chairman 2012 to 2014, SCL (International)’s liaison subcommittee and honorary legal advisor to the Singapore Institute of Architects, Institute of Surveyors and Valuers, Society of Interior Designers, Asia Pacific Corporate Counsel Alliance and Corporate Counsel Association. ChangAroth Chambers LLC focuses on Building, Construction and Infrastructure work and most aspects of Commercial, Civil, Criminal and Corporate Front End Advisory work and Appropriate Dispute Resolution Services representing parties in the region, recognised as the Singapore Law Society’s SmartLaw practice. ChangAroth InterNational Consultancy being set up in Singapore, Australia, Bangladesh, India and Mauritius will consult & administers International Infrastructure & Construction, Trade & Investment Treaty projects and developments with the
use of Appropriate Dispute Resolution Services (including Mediator, Adjudicator, Arbitrator, Dispute Boards, Expert Witness and Neutral Evaluator), adopting and harnessing use of Legal Technologies (including online dispute resolution and blockchain), facilitating the Belt & Road Initiative.
132 Benson Lim
Benson fixes problems. To guide you in resolving your cross-border disputes, Benson draws on his experience as an international disputes lawyer (multi- qualified in Singapore and England and Wales and secondment to UK Fountain Court Chambers); his experience working with the people managing your arbitrations (secondment to Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre); and his knowledge of how arbitrators deciding your disputes will think (an arbitrator on Singapore International Arbitration Centre Reserve Panel of Arbitrators).
133 Camilla Godman Camilla is Director of Asia Pacific, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and a Fellow of CIArb. She is a CIArb Regional Pathway Leader and member of CIArb Faculty in International Arbitration & ADR. Camilla was Deputy Registrar at SIAC before which she was Senior Associate in the disputes team at Ashurst LLP for 10 years (Relocated to Singapore in September 2008). Camilla has over 15 years’ experience in international arbitration, multi-forum litigation and mediation, as counsel at Ashurst, tribunal secretary and as Deputy Registrar of SIAC. Her current role involves promoting ADR throughout APAC, upholding the highest standards in arbitration, knowledge, practice and ethics and facilitating quick, confidential and cost effective dispute avoidance. Camilla regularly teaches CIArb’s international arbitration courses and is a CIArb Regional Pathway Leader which involves overall responsibility for the running of CIArb’s courses in the Asia Pacific Region. In addition to general commercial disputes, Camilla’s experience in arbitration includes: joint venture and shareholder disputes, energy, construction and infrastructutre disputes, sale and purchase agreements and international trade. Camilla has advised under ICC, UNCITRAL, SIAC and LCIA Rules as well as ad hoc arbitrations. Camilla has acted for parties in various jurisdictions including Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, China, Australia, Middle East and Europe.Camilla has written many articles and guides to arbitration, including for Global Arbitration Review, CIArb’s Resolver and SIAC website. Camilla regularly writes material for, and presents at, workshops and conferences. This includes CIArb’s training in arbitration for ASEAN Judiciary, CIArb’s Costs Conferences and CIArb’s Tribunal Secretaries’ Course.
134 Janet Checkley
Janet is a U.S.-trained attorney currently based in Singapore, where she serves as a dispute resolution programme consultant, designing and implementing dispute resolution trainings for the Singapore and international dispute resolution community. Janet also serves as an Advisor to the U.S. Department of Commerce Commercial Law Development Program, for whom she designs arbitration trainings and aids in administering the CLDP Middle East Vis Pre Moot
135 Julie Raneda Julie Raneda is counsel in Schellenberg Wittmer's international arbitration group in Singapore. She is specialised in international commercial arbitration and has acted as counsel before international arbitral tribunals in a broad range of disputes involving licence and distribution agreements, international construction and engineering contracts and joint venture agreements. In addition, she has served as an arbitrator in several Swiss Rules and SIAC arbitrations. She has also represented parties before the Swiss Supreme Court in proceedings related to challenges of arbitral awards and advised parties in matters relating to trade sanctions. After completing a degree in international relations at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Julie graduated from the law school of the University of Geneva. Julie joined the
Geneva office as a trainee in 2008 and again as an associate after her admission to the Swiss Bar in 2011. She also worked as a senior associate at the London office of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP in 2014-2015 Julie regularly publishes and speaks on topics related to arbitration. She is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is listed in the SIAC Reserve Panel of Arbitrators. She is the chair of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) South-East Asia Chapter, a committee member of YSIAC and a Vice-Chair of the new IPBA Next Generation Committee. She is also a member of several professional associations, including LCIA, ICCA, IBA and ArbitralWomen. Julie is also a co-founder of the Women's Business Society established in Geneva in 2012.x
136 Mahesh Rai
Mahesh Rai is a Director at Drew & Napier LLC, one of Singapore’s top law firms. He represents clients in litigation and arbitration matters across a variety of industries including information technology, telecommunications, construction, oil and gas, shipping and commodities. At present, Mahesh is the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) Regional Representative for the Young Arbitrators Forum. He has been recognised by the Global Arbitration Review, ranked as a Leading Lawyer for Dispute Resolution by Asialaw in 2016 and 2017, and listed as one of the most influential young lawyers under 40 by the Singapore Business Review.
137 Samuel Chacko Samuel Chacko heads Legis Point LLC’s Dispute Resolution Practice Group. Samuel graduated from the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth in 1991 with an LLB and went on to obtain an LLM from the University of Cambridge in 1993. Samuel also holds a Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration from the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and an MSc in Construction Law & Arbitration awarded jointly by King’s College, London and the National University of Singapore. Samuel was called to the English bar in 1992 and admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 1994. Samuel has an active international arbitration practice and is a Chartered Arbitrator and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. He has been appointed to the arbitration
panels of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration, the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre and the Law Society of Singapore. Samuel is the current Chairman of the Advocacy Committee and the Vice-Chairman of the ADR Committee of the Law Society of Singapore and is responsible for the advocacy training of trainee solicitors undergoing the Part B Course in Singapore. Samuel has been awarded the NITA Master Advocate designation by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy in the USA and has been invited to teach on advance advocacy courses in the USA, Australia, South Africa and Malaysia. Samuel’s expertise in Dispute Resolution has been recognized in numerous legal publications
UNITED KINGDOM
138 Ben Olbourne
Ben Olbourne is an experienced advocate, advisor and arbitrator specialising in international commercial disputes. He has practised as an English barrister since 2003. Previously, he was a judicial associate to the Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia in 1999-2000. He has a particular focus on disputes arising in Asia and India, having been based in Singapore since 2012. Ben acts as counsel in arbitrations under many different governing laws and subject to a range of arbitral rules, including ICC, SIAC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, LMAA, SCMA, ICSID, GAFTA, FOSFA and RSA. His recent work has been principally in the general commercial, construction and infrastructure, international trade and commodities, insurance and reinsurance, energy, and shipping/carriage of goods sectors. He has been acknowledged in most of these areas in the leading global and regional legal directories. Ben also accepts appointments as
arbitrator in the above areas, and has sat or is currently sitting in approximately 15 references under ICC, SIAC, LCIA and LMAA rules. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a member of that body’s Approved Teaching Faculty, and is on the panel of a number of arbitral bodies including ACICA, AMTAC, KLRCA/AIAC and THAC.
139 Nicholas Sunderland
Nicholas Sunderland is a Professional and Chartered Surveyor (Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) and a graduate from Salford University in the UK (Bachelor of Science with Honours in Quantity Surveying). Nicholas commenced his Quantity Surveying career in the UK while studying part time for his degree in Quantity Surveying at Salford University and becoming a Chartered Surveyor in 2014. Before graduating in 2003, Nicholas was running multi-million-pound Construction Projects in the UK, after successfully running his own Consultancy in the UK from the age of twenty-seven, at thirty-two he decided to pursue Claim experience on an International basis, and has since
worked in Canada, America, Thailand and Malaysia on a multitude of Claims in various Construction Sectors. He is currently Director of Plus Three Consultants (M) Sdn Bhd, a Company, who are entering their 25th year of business in Malaysia in 2018, who provide a range of Commercial and Contractual Services on Construction and Infrastructure Projects throughout Asia, with branches in Malaysia and Hong Kong. Nicholas works predominantly on the Quantum and Contractual issues, that Plus3 deal with, on; Adjudications, Arbitrations, Commercial and Contractual Services.
140 Anand Anthony
141 Dennis Paul Wilson
142 Glynn Cooper
143 Philippe Girard