Blackstone & Gold

BlackStone & Gold is a specialist energy and commodities law firm based in Singapore. The firm consists of former BigLaw lawyers with unparalleled sector specialism and a dynamic approach to mandates. The firm’s innovative approach is both transformative and transcendent:

• Commodities specialists: From mining and exploration to trading and downstream use, our lawyers perform the role of “in-house counsel” where needed and “expert experts” for specialized structuring and disputes.
• Authentic interactions: Small, dedicated and partner led teams that are interwoven with the business of our clients.
• International experience and local expertise: Singapore and English qualified lawyers who have significant experience in the regional markets of South Asia, Vietnam, China, Indonesia and others.
• Value driven: Working with small teams that are highly leveraged on technology, our lawyers are able to move away from traditional law firm models by offering a conflict free service predicated on delivering real value to our clients.

Our lawyers represent a variety of traders, power producers, contractors and insurers in both transactional advisory as well as disputes in the Singapore courts and arbitrations across the globe. The firm has a strong track record in high value oil, minerals and metals arbitrations. The multi-lingual young team has been recognised by market publications and shortlisted as International Arbitration Team of the Year in The Legal 500 SE Asia Awards 2020.

The firm is headed by Baldev Bhinder, listed as top lawyer under 40 by Asian Legal Business 2017, Singapore Business Review 2018 and Prestige 2019 publications.

Baldev Bhinder is a quality lawyer, who is technically and strategically adept’ ‘Baldev is stellar. He is plugged into the cases, the commodities market and has a great instinct for his cases. He is able to measure up his opponent as well as the judge when running the cases.’   The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020

“Baldev Bhinder is ‘exceptional, ’understands the practicalities of international trade’, is ‘well connected in the commodities market’, ’knows the arbitration process inside and out’ and ‘instinctively knows where the pressure points are and can map out an effective strategy from the get go’ ”  The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019

“…key contact for arbitration and litigation work…”  Benchmark Litigation Asia 2019

“…tenacious litigator…” ALB 40 lawyers under 40 lawyers in Asia 2017