2023 Singapore silk appointment Kelvin Poon SC heads the arbitration practice of Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, a firm which has built presences across ASEAN jurisdictions and into China, including handling investor-state disputes and cases involving India. In addition to Poon SC, key names in Singapore include Avinash Pradhan, Francis Xavier SC, Ng Kim Beng and shipping specialist Kendall Tan. The firm’s regional coverage, via the firm’s offices and partner firms, also include Eri Hertiawan in Jakarta, Savada Prom in Phnom Penh, Ben Dominic R. Yap in Manila, and Chau Huy Quang and Logan Leung in the firm’s Vietnam offices. Recent recruits include Hew Kian Heong in Shanghai, as well as Shilin Huang and Vanina Sucharitkul in Singapore – the latter two bringing with them specialist expertise relating to Taiwan and Thailand respectively.
Key clients
- Vedanta Limited
- National Bank of Fujairah
- FIMBank plc
- Hardy Exploration & Production (India) Inc
Work highlights
- Advised Vedanta Limited on a US$3.8 billion Singapore-seated treaty arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules relating to Vedanta's claims against the Republic of India under the United Kingdom-India Bilateral Investment Treaty.
- Advising National Bank of Fujairah on multi-jurisdictional and multi-million-dollar claims in the wake of the collapse of a substantial commodities player.
- Successfully represented Hardy Exploration & Production (India) Inc in a multi-million dispute over a Joint Operating Agreement parties' liability for incurred costs.