Bird & Bird ATMD LLP
Bird & Bird ATMD LLP’s international arbitration practice is ‘very on the ball, responsive, and gives practical advice’ for its clients that span a wide range of industry sectors, from financial services and insurance to energy and mining. The firm is particularly well-established in TMT and IP-related disputes, with Jonathan Choo highly active in these fields. Lijun Chui is key to the team, with experience in domestic and international arbitrations across energy, oil and gas, and maritime sectors, in addition to the practice’s mainstays of technology and IP. Akshay Kishore, who is qualified both in India and as an English solicitor, has ’excellent contacts in India and exceptional experience on India-related disputes’, and is noted alongside ‘exceptional attorney’ Shaun Lee.
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Testimonials
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‘The team led by Akshay Kishore and assisted by Mark Ng was able to give sound advise on the matter to the clients. Their advise was timely and practical. ’
‘Akshay Kishore was having great deep understanding of the contractual dispute matter we dealt with. He was able to navigate the complex legal issue of interpretation wisely. He has been approachable at all times to resolves the issues quickly. ’
‘Akshay Kishore has excellent contacts in India and exceptional experience on India-related disputes.’
‘Bird and Bird's dispute resolution team have been excellent in their advice as well as been fantastic in helping us with the negotiation during the mediation session. The team is extremely well versed with the law and practical aspects of resolving disputes. ’
‘Shuan Lee is an excellent attorney. He has provided us with excellent advice and is always available to discuss and resolve any doubts or clarifications that we have asked of him. His command of the subject has been extremely helpful in helping us resolve the dispute.’
‘The degree of care the team took to determine our goals and circumstances and especially the frank and honest assessment of our case probabilities, which Is critical with high stakes.’
‘The team is very on the ball, responsive and generally gives practical advice.’
‘Jonathan Choo is clearly very experienced in arbitration matters and is able to give valuable insights into practical steps forward, and likely outcomes of different paths. He is able to weigh all the circumstances of the matter and present multiple ways forward, while still clearly communicating which of those will gather the best outcome. ’
‘I would just say that they were very professional and well-prepared to tackle our legal issues.’
‘They were very willing, and gave me the impression that they really care about our issues. When necessary, they gave us prompt feedbacks and there was no delay. I got the impression that they know what they are doing, and were very professional.’
Key clients
- Chainup Pte Ltd
- DXC
- Voltas Limited
- Denholm Yam Contracting Company LLC
- Jinbhuvish Entities
- SunBio Inc. (South Korea)
- Borneo Benar Sdn Bhd
Work highlights
- Acting for DXC, a technology services company, in the commencement of an SIAC arbitration arising out of an agreement for the joint provision of IT services.
- Representing Denholm Yam Construction company in 3 ICC arbitrations, seated in Dubai and Singapore, involving disputes in excess of US$ 70 million over construction of 3 separate pipelines for ADNOC’s Fujairah Oil Refinery, with related court proceedings in UAE.
- Acting for Voltas Ltd. in four separate arbitrations, against sub-contractors and the employer, relating to design and construction of tunnel ventilation systems in relation to major roadway and rail tunnel projects in Singapore.