Allen & Gledhill LLP

International Arbitration; Litigation; Maritime & Aviation

Partner

Erik is one of the youngest lawyers to be recognised as an Accredited Specialist in Maritime and Shipping Law by the Singapore Academy of Law. He is rated as a Future Star in Shipping by Benchmark Litigation and ranked as a recommended lawyer by Who’s Who Legal for Shipping (Southeast Asia).

Erik’s primary areas of practice encompass maritime (e.g. maritime collisions and incidents, cargo claims, ship repair and construction, ship sale and purchase, offshore rigs, charterparties, mortgage enforcement, insurance and ship management) and trade matters (bills of lading, trade finance (including letters of credit and indemnities), and international sale of goods), with a focus on dispute resolution.

He has handled numerous international arbitrations (institutional, non-institutional and ad hoc), and is familiar with the arbitration rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), The London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA) and the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA).

He also has extensive experience in dealing with Indonesian-related matters and insolvency-related matters arising out of mortgage enforcement on ships as well as various claims against companies (e.g. claim for delivery without production of original bills of lading) which eventually went into liquidation, or into other forms of restructuring (e.g. Chapter 11 under the US Bankruptcy Code and Penundaan Kewajiban Pembayaran Utang (PKPU) under Indonesian law).

Apart from contentious matters, Erik has also been actively involved in non-contentious matters (e.g. the employment of crew on board ships, vessel new builds and sale and purchase). He regularly advises his clients on legal issues that arise in the course of his clients’ business dealings and transactions (including but not limited to sanctions, and import and export controls).

English, Mandarin, Bahasa Indonesia

Member of Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats – International Association of Young Lawyers.

Graduated from the National University of Singapore with an LL.B. (Hons) degree and M Karthigesu Memorial Gold Medal and Prize (for Shipping).