Praised as the ‘holy grail for dispute resolution and arbitration in Singapore’, Blackstone & Gold excels in international trade and commodities law. This specialisation underpins a thriving disputes practice, including complex cases in fraud, asset recovery, and credit insurance. Founding partner and practice head Baldev Bhinder has built a strong reputation in commodities advising clients at the intersection of trade, banking and shipping issues. Raman Kaur is lauded for her ’unrivalled capacity for hard work’.
Testimonials
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'Baldev Bhinder and his team are the holy grail for dispute resolution and arbitration in Singapore. They are lean, hard-working, and highly skilled. Baldev is fantastic at managing a team and is highly experienced.'
‘Baldev Bhinder is well known in the market for his commodities work and network. His understanding of international trade is second to none and he brings that expertise to any claim or arbitration.'
‘Blackstone & Gold is an impressive boutique firm, particularly active in the energy and commodities sector, and with a particular expertise in disputes.'
'B&G provides a hands on, partner-led, bespoke service which is based on understanding what the client really wants, and getting it. An impressive team that punches well above its weight.’
‘Baldev Bhinder is an impressive leader with very deep sectoral knowledge and a great reputation. He is charming, erudite and level-headed; he focuses on what matters, providing sensible and well pitched advice. He is also a real team player, and knows hot to resource his teams and to get the best out of them.'
- 'Raman Kaur is a star associate; she has an unrivalled capacity for hard work, a deep knowledge of the cases she works on, and nothing is ever too much trouble.'
‘Blackstone & Gold provide a bespoke legal service with a personal touch. Bespoke litigation firm with a personal touch and dedicated team who appreciates your requirement and always being attentive to details and timelines.’
‘Baldev Bhinder is very smart and hands-on.'
Key clients
- EFA Group
- Export Development of Canada
- MRI Group
- NS Bluescope
- Pertamina
- Idemitsu International
- Global Transit Trading
- QBE Insurance
- Bank Baroda
Work highlights
- Advising and acting for QBE in relation to numerous claims and investigations involving likely fraudulent and fictitious trades in the commodities market straddling court and arbitration proceedings with a total claim value around $100m.
- Acting as lead counsel for Indonesian state owned company, Pertamina in respect of claims and counterclaims in the highly publicised and complex litigation and restructuring arising from the collapse of Hin Leong with a loss exposure in excess of $3 billion.
- Advising export credit agency, Export Development Canada in respect of claims in excess of $100m presently litigated in the Canadian courts including analysing documentation and interrogating whether trades were fictitious or otherwise in compliance with the purported trade flow.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Baldev Bhinder