Cavinder is the Chief Executive Officer of Drew & Napier. He has an active practice in complex litigation and international arbitration. He is engaged in trial and appellate advocacy at all levels of the Singapore Courts and has appeared as counsel in international arbitration in various countries. He is also co-head of the Competition Law & Regulatory Practice. Cavinder graduated with First Class Honours in law from Oxford University in 1992. He was called to the Bar of England & Wales the following year, placing fourth in the Bar examinations. He returned to Singapore and passed the Singapore Bar exams, winning the prize for top candidate. Cavinder worked for the Chief Justice of Singapore as a Justices' Law Clerk before joining Drew & Napier in 1994 as a litigation associate. In 1995, he was awarded the Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship and left for Harvard Law School where he received an LL.M. He passed the New York Bar exams and was admitted to practice in New York. Cavinder practised as a litigation associate with Sullivan & Cromwell in New York until late 1997 when he returned to Singapore and Drew & Napier. He was made a partner of Drew & Napier in 1998 and a Director of the firm in May 2002. He was appointed Senior Counsel by the Chief Justice of Singapore in 2008, one of a handful to have been accorded the honour before the age of 40. Cavinder is on the Governing Board of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) and a member of the Securities Industries Council. He is Vice-President of the Court of Arbitration of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, Vice-President of the Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group, Co-Chairman of the Singapore Stock Exchange’s Disciplinary Committee and on the Disciplinary Tribunal of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Practice Areas: Administrative & Public Law Arbitration Banking & Finance Commercial Litigation Competition Law & Regulatory Practice Construction & Engineering Corporate Litigation Financial Services Regulation International Arbitration Sports Telecommunications, Media & Technology
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Nish is Head of Clifford Chance's International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution practice in APAC. He is recognised as one of the leading arbitration practitioners in Asia and has advised on many complex cross-jurisdictional disputes for 27 years. Nish is on the arbitrators panel of most of the key arbitral institutions. He is the founder and ex-chairman of the SIAC’s Users Council; the Co-Chair of the Council of Arbitration of MCIA and the first in Asia to be appointed as a Judge of Appeal on the FIA International Court of Appeal in Paris. Nish is qualified in Singapore, England & Wales.
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Co-Head of the Firm's International Arbitration Practice and Head of the Firm’s Restructuring & Insolvency Practice
Wendy Lin is the Deputy Head of the Commercial & Corporate Disputes Practice, and a Partner in the International Arbitration Practice.
Paul Sandosham is Managing Partner of Cavenagh Law LLP*, and heads the Energy, Infrastructure and Resources (Disputes) practice for Southeast Asia. He focuses on dispute resolution in the energy, power, oil & gas, infrastructure, construction, engineering, rail, utilities, natural resources and commodities sectors. Paul acts as counsel in court and international arbitration proceedings for various parties in disputes arising out of complex cross-border disputes and projects. Paul is a qualified Chartered Arbitrator and a fellow of CIArb and SIArb. * Clifford Chance Asia is a Formal Law Alliance in Singapore between Clifford Chance Pte Ltd and Cavenagh Law LLP
Kabir Singh is a partner in the International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution practice of Clifford Chance. He specialises in complex, cross border disputes with a focus on India and Southeast Asia. His clients include large multinational corporations, international banks and financial institutions across APAC. His practice focuses on international arbitration, regulatory investigations and contentious employment disputes. He has acted as counsel on numerous international arbitrations under the rules of ICC, SIAC, LCIA, HKIAC and AAA. Kabir has been appointed as an alternate member of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce for a three-year term.
Ng Jern-Fei KC is an experienced counsel specializing in commercial litigation and arbitration, with extensive experience appearing before courts and tribunals and sitting as an arbitrator in different jurisdictions, including England, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and Luxembourg. He has acted as counsel in some 350 cases and as arbitrator in some 30 cases (as presiding, sole and co-arbitrator). Mr. Ng is the only English King’s Counsel to have triple affiliation to London, Hong Kong and Singapore. In legal directories, Mr. Ng is described as a “highly skilled strategist and terrific advocate” with “first-class advocacy skills” that is both “smooth and persuasive” and has an ability to “present practical legal solutions that not only win you the battles, but also the war.”
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