Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP

Partner, Construction & Projects, Energy & Resources, International Arbitration, Sustainability

Soh Lip San is a partner in the firm’s International Arbitration Practice and Construction & Projects Practice.

He leads a team of lawyers in the Band 1 projects and energy practice which covers all aspects of construction and engineering law in Singapore and the region.

With over 26 years of experience, Lip San specialises in handling major construction and engineering disputes, both in Singapore and across the region. He has advised on and acted as counsel in various disputes. His expertise in dispute resolution ranges from matters that are subject to litigation in court, both domestic and international arbitration (be it ad-hoc or under institutional rules such as SIAC, ICC, UNCITRAL, CIETAC), adjudication, expert determination and mediation.

Lip San has significant experience in non-contentious work for the building and engineering sector and stands out for his ability in resolving complex issues. He is involved in the structuring of various procurement models for the infrastructure and engineering sector, both in the public and private sectors. He is also involved in non-contentious work and has worked on various iconic PPP projects and transactions across various sectors including waste and power, data centres, hospitals, transportation infrastructure and so on.

Lip San has been named as a Senior Accredited Specialist for Building and Construction Law in the inaugural batch of the Singapore Academy of Law’s Specialist Accreditation Scheme. The voluntary accreditation scheme was introduced in 2017 as a mark of recognition for legal practitioners who have gained professional excellence in their areas of practice.

Lip San has been ranked as a leading lawyer for Construction by Chambers Asia Pacific since 2015, a “Highly Regarded” lawyer for Project Development by IFLR1000 (2018 to 2023) and leading lawyer for Energy & Infrastructure  by IFLR1000 (2014 to 2017).  He is also recognised in Best Lawyers for Arbitration and Mediation (2020 to 2023), Construction Law (2020 to 2023) and  International Arbitration (2018 to 2020) and for Projects & Energy in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2018), as well as in other publication such as Asialaw Profiles, The International Who's Who of Construction Lawyer.

He has been lauded for being “very practical and possessing deep knowledge about both construction and arbitrations”, and “very good at drafting and good at strategising”, “an outstanding lawyer and a trusted advisor”, “a safe pair of hands whose counsel is sought often and valued by both our in house lawyers and executives alike” and “a lawyer of the top order, one whose dedication to his work and his clients is exemplary.”

Advocate and Solicitor, Singapore

Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (FSIArb)

Accredited Adjudicator (under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (Cap 30B)

Snr. Acc. Spec. (Building & Construction), Singapore Academy of Law

LLB (Hons), National University of Singapore