Rajah & Tann Asia

International Arbitration, Construction & Projects

Counsel

Divyesh Menon is Counsel in Rajah & Tann’s International Arbitration and Construction Projects practice, specialising in cross-border and cutting edge commercial and investment disputes across ASEAN and the Asia Pacific. He is recognised by clients for his “great thoroughness” as well as “excellent drafting” (India Business Law Journal, 2021) and was part of the team that was recognised by the Financial Times in 2019 as the Most Innovative Dispute Resolution Team in the Asia Pacific.

Divyesh has an active practice in international arbitration (commercial and investment), as well as litigation, mediation and complex dispute management. A common thread in the disputes that he marshals is their multidimensional and fast-paced nature, which requires strategising to optimise proceedings before courts, tribunals, and regulators with counterparty, stakeholder, media, and regulatory engagement.

He has experience across major international and regional arbitration rules and seats, with a predominant focus on ICC and SIAC arbitrations in South and Southeast Asia. While his sector experience is diverse, Divyesh’s recent experience has centred on (i) business combination disputes (post-M&A, joint venture breakdowns, shareholder and partnership relations, private equity, venture capital and start-ups), (ii) solar power (EPC, PPAs, supply contracts, and treaty protections/State regulations) and (iii) LNG.

Divyesh has law degrees from the University of Bristol and University of Oxford, with specialist accreditations in Executive Finance (University of Oxford), Law and Technology (Singapore Management University), Private International Law (Hague Academy of International Law) and International and Comparative Law (Cornell University & Université Paris I). He is accredited by the Singapore International Mediation Institute (SIMI) and a Member of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (MSIArb).

After starting his career with Rajah & Tann, Divyesh clerked for a renowned international arbitrator and then spent five years with the disputes practice of a US-headquartered international firm before returning to Rajah & Tann.

Publications Committee, International Relations Committee, The Law Society of Singapore International Arbitration Commission, Litigation Commission, Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats (AIJA) Arbitration Committee, Oil & Gas Law Committee, Asia Pacific Regional Forum, International Bar Association (IBA) Member, ICC Singapore Arbitration Group Member, Young International Council for Commercial Arbitration (Young ICCA) Member, Singapore International Mediation Institute (SIMI) Member, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb)

LLB (First Class Hons), University of Bristol BCL, University of Oxford Executive Finance Programme, University of Oxford, Saïd Business School Graduate Certificate in Law & Technology, Singapore Management University Advocate & Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore