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Mr Lawrence Teh

+65 6885 3693 lawrence.teh@dentons.com View profile

Work Department

Arbitration, Aviation and Aerospace, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Financial Services Litigation, Infrastructure and PPP, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Maritime, Mining, Securities and Shareholder Litigation, Transportation, Transportation Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Position

Lawrence Teh is the Global Co-Head of Dentons’ International Arbitration practice and a senior partner in Dentons Rodyk’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice group. He is Co-Head of Dentons Rodyk’s International Arbitration and Shipping practice groups. He has particular experience in handling commercial disputes including those of international trade and commodities, maritime and aviation, banking and financial services, onshore and offshore construction, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other investments, and insurance.

Lawrence advises clients and acts as counsel and appears regularly as lead counsel in the Singapore courts, in arbitration, mediation and other forms of dispute resolution. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), a fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb) and is appointed regularly as an arbitrator in international disputes under rules and auspices of international arbitration institutions like the ICC, SIAC, HKIAC, SCMA, KCAB, AIAC, SHIAC and THAC.

He is member of the Nominations Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA), the Administrator of the Comité Maritime International (CMI) and a Master of the Bench (Overseas) of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple.

He is named in numerous legal guides and directories including the Chambers Asia-Pacific, The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, Who’s Who Legal, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific, Best Lawyers and Asialaw Leading Lawyers.

Career

Senior Partner, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP (formerly Rodyk & Davidson LLP), 1994 – present

Languages

English, Mandarin

Memberships

Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Fellow, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, Thailand Arbitration Center (THAC)
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
Database of Arbitrators, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Database of Arbitrators, London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
Supporting member, London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA)
Board Member, Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA)
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA)
Member, Panel of International Arbitrators, KCAB International
Member, Panel of Arbitrator/Mediator, Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (also known as the Shanghai International Arbitration Center (SHIAC)
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre (EMAC)
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), formerly known as KL Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA)
Member, Panel of Arbitrators under the Law Society Arbitration Scheme, The Law Society of Singapore
Nominations Committee member, International Bar Association (IBA), 2021 – 2022
Management Board member, International Bar Association (IBA), 2019 – 2020
Member, International Bar Association (IBA), Arbitration Committee
Co-chairman, Asia Pacific Regional Forum, International Bar Association (IBA), 2012 – 2014
Vice-Chairman, Maritime & Transport Law Committee, International Bar Association (IBA), 2007 – 2008
Chairman, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, The Law Society of Singapore, 2014 – 2017
Chairman, Civil Practice Committee, The Law Society of Singapore, 2006 – 2010
Administrator and member of the executive committee, Comité Maritime International (CMI), 2013 – present
Secretary, Maritime Law Association of Singapore (MLAS), 1997 – 1999, 2003 – 2014
Chairman, Promotion Committee, Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA), 2014 – 2022

Education

University of London, 1991, LLB (Hons)