Blackstone & Gold

Managing Director

Baldev is the Managing Director. He is dual qualified in Singapore and England with more than 14 years of international experience across the world’s leading global law firms including a UK Silver Circle and New York Wall Street firm. He has particular expertise in the Oil & Gas and Commodities sectors most notably those connected with the regional markets of Indonesia, Vietnam, China and South Asia.

He advises on all aspects of the commodities sector from upstream activities to midstream trading and downstream consumption of oil, gas, minerals, metals and softs. His clients include state entities, financiers, trading houses and insurers.

Baldev is recognised as a trailblazer in the legal sector and is recognised as a top lawyer under 40 by Asian Legal Business, Singapore Business Review and Prestige. He is also ranked by Legal 500, Benchmark Litigation and Who’s Who Legal. In the 2019 Asia Pacific edition of Legal 500, Baldev is described as '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' ”

Bahasa Indonesia, Hindi, Malay, Punjabi, Spanish 

Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; SIAC Reserve Panel of Arbitrators; ICC Academy; Peradi - Indonesian Advocates Association