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2023-04-17 Hochiminh city International Construction Arbitration Conference HICAC2023

Arbitration is a dispute resolution mechanism commonly used in the construction industry in Vietnam and region, as it provides an efficient and effective means of resolving these disputes outside of the court system . As a developing country, Vietnam has seen a significant increase in construction activities, leading to an increase in construction disputes. The complexity of construction projects and the involvement of multiple parties often results in disputes arising from various issues

The Society of Construction Law – Viet Nam (SCLVN) and the International Law Faculty – Hochiminh city University of Law are pleased to announce the upcoming Hochiminh city International Construction Arbitration Conference 2023 (HICAC2023) to be held in Hochiminh city, Vietnam. This conference aims to bring together professionals from the construction industry, legal experts, arbitrators, and academics to discuss the latest trends, practices, and developments in construction arbitration. As Vietnam continues to experience significant growth in construction activities, this conference provides a timely platform for stakeholders to exchange knowledge and insights on the challenges and opportunities facing the construction arbitration landscape in Vietnam and beyond. The conference will feature informative panel discussions, and networking opportunities to foster collaboration and promote best practices. We look forward to welcoming delegates from around the world to this exciting event.

Theme: Complex Construction Arbitration

Time: Monday 17/April/2023 , 8:00 – 17:00

Venue: Le Méridien Saigon , 3C Ton Duc Thang, District 1, Hochiminh city, Vietnam https://goo.gl/maps/AzT3hJhYmF6yuvmGA

Organizers: Society of Construction Law – Viet Nam (SCLVN), and International Law Faculty – HCMC University of Law

Supporting Parties: Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC), ICC Arbitration & ADR – South Asia


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Morning (8:00-12:00)

General Session (Ballroom)

08:00-08:30 Opening speeches
08:30-09:00 Keynote speech
Prof. Douglas Jones AO
Independent International Arbitrator
Complex Construction Arbitration
09:00-10:30 Complex construction arbitration - stories from senior arbitrators
Speaker: Amanda Lees
International Arbitration Partner at King & Wood Mallesons
Speaker: Peter Scott Caldwell
Director of Caldwell Ltd
Speaker: Tan Cheng Hye Johnny
Independent Arbitrator / SIMI & SMC Accredited Mediator / Adjudicator
Moderator: Trinh Nguyen
Founding partner of TNP Law, Vice chairperson of SCL Vietnam
Panel 2 (10:50-12:00): ICC Arbitration and ADR Commission Report on Construction Industry Arbitrations
Speaker: Nguyen Manh Dzung
Senior Partner at Dzungsrt & Associates LLC
Speaker: Lynette Chew
Partner and Co-Head of Infrastructure Construction and Energy Disputes, CMS Singapore
Speaker: Devathas Satianathan
Partner at Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
Moderator: Abhinav Bhushan
International Arbitrator, Member & Chief Executive for Asia at 39 Essex Chambers, former Director for South Asia at ICC International Court of Arbitration

Afternoon - Ballroom 1

Section A : Expert Witness in Construction Arbitration

Panel A1 (13:30-15:00) : Role of Expert Witness in Construction Arbitration
Speaker: Risheq Hamzah
Senior Director of Kroll
Speaker: Simon Elliot
Partner at Three Crowns LLP
Speaker: Suraj Sajnani
Senior Associate, King & Wood Mallesons
Moderator: Minh Le
Associate Director of J.S. Held LLC
Panel A2 (15:30-17:00) : Effective working with Expert Witness in Construction Arbitration
Speaker: Kelvin Aw
Partner and Co-Head of Infrastructure Construction and Energy Disputes, CMS Singapore
Speaker: Nguyen Trung Nam (Tony)
Founder, Sr. Partner of EPLegal
Speaker: Matthew Wills
Senior Managing Director APAC, J.S. Held LLC
Speaker: Tom Taylor
Managing Director of Expert Services at Socotec
Moderator: David Lockwood
Managing Director - South-East Asia at Hanscomb Intercontinental

Afternoon - Ballroom 2

Section B: Digital technology in international construction arbitration

Panel B1 (13:30-15:00) : Technology supporting Parties and Arbitrators in Construction Arbitration.
Speaker: Nhu-Hoang Tran Thang
Counsel at Peter & Kim
Speaker: Daniel Waldek
Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills
Speaker: Minh Nguyen
Special Counsel and Head of Dispute Resolution Practice of ACSV Legal
Moderator: Dr. Nguyen Thi Hoa
University Lecturer at International Law Faculty, HCMUL
Panel B2 (15:30-17:00): Integrating BIM, Laser Scanning and other ICT tools in construction dispute resolution: issues and avenues
Speaker : Paul Menzies
General Director of GeoInstinct Vietnam Co. Ltd.
Speaker: Maximilian Benz
Associate Director at HKA
Speaker: Nguyen Thi Lan Huong
Deputy Head of the Department of International Trade Law, Faculty of International Law, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law
Admissibility and Assessment of Electronic evidence in Construction dispute resolution
Moderator: Viet Dzung Tran
Dean of the Faculty of International Law, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law

Afternoon at Room Tan Thuan - Hiep Phuoc

Section C : Arbitration Rules of regional institutions and their application in complex construction arbitration

Panel C1 (13:30-15:00) Arbitration rules of regional institutions in Complex multi-party multi-contract construction arbitration
Speaker: Heather Yee Jing Wah
Assistant Director of the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC, Malaysia)
Speaker: Duong Hoang
Deputy Counsel at Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
Speaker: Sangyub (Sean) Lee
Deputy Director of the KCAB INTERNATIONAL
Moderator: Amanda Lees
International Arbitration Partner at King & Wood Mallesons
Panel C2 (15:30-17:00) : Experiences from Secretariat of regional institutions in dealing with complex construction arbitration
Speaker: Hang Vu Thi
Deputy Director of the Secretariat cum Head of International Cooperation, Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC)
Speaker: Fanita Math
Secretary General of National Commercial Arbitration Centre (NCAC, Kingdom of Cambodia)
Speaker : Albert Zaw Min
President of Myanmar International Arbitration Centre (MIAC)
Moderator: Tan Cheng Hye Johnny
Independent Arbitrator / SIMI & SMC Accredited Mediator / Adjudicator

Afternoon at Room Khanh Hoi- Nha Rong

Section D: Conduct of Proceedings and Case Management for complex construction arbitration

Panel D1 (13:30-15:00) Case strategy in construction arbitration for claimants and respondents
Speaker: Anita Natalia
Senior Associate at Herbert Smith Freehills
Speaker: Pardeep Khosa
Partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Speaker: SeungMin Lee
Partner at Peter & Kim
Speaker: K. Luan Tran
Partner at King & Spalding LLP
Moderator: Net Le
Partner at LNT & Partners
Panel D2 (15:30-17:00) Controlling time and costs in construction arbitration
Speaker: Tejus Chauhan
Director, South Asia, ICC Arbitration & ADR, ICC International Court of Arbitration
Speaker: Earl Rivera-Dolera
Head of International Arbitration , Frasers Law Company
Speaker: Nguyen Do
Partner at YKVN
Speaker: Logan Leung
Deputy Managing Partner at Rajan & Tann LCT Lawyers
Moderator: Paul Sandosham
Partner, Clifford Chance Asia
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Doug Jones AO is a leading independent international commercial and investor-state arbitrator with over 40 years’ prior experience as an international transactional and disputes project lawyer. Doug was appointed as an International Judge of Singapore International Commercial Court in 2019.

He has been involved in over 150 arbitrations which include construction, infrastructure, energy, commodities, intellectual property, joint venture, and investor-state disputes spanning over 30 jurisdictions around the world. He has extensive experience as arbitrator under the ICC, LCIA, AAA, ICDR, KLRCA, SIAC, DIAC, ACICA, Resolution Institute, AMINZ, European Development Fund Arbitration and Conciliation Rules, as well as the ICSID and UNCITRAL Rules, in disputes of values exceeding some billions $US.

Doug has extensive experience as a construction and major projects lawyer, acting for owners (both government and private sector), financiers, contractors, consultants and subcontractors, Doug has advised extensively on project structuring and financing, contract drafting and advice during project implementation and dispute resolution for major infrastructure matters, including Department of Defence facilities and equipment acquisitions, airports, ports, roads and rail projects throughout Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and USA.

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Amanda leads the South-East Asia Disputes team of King & Wood Mallesons. Having been based in Singapore for 11 years and with more than 22 years’ experience in dispute resolution in the region, Amanda is an expert in international commercial and investment treaty arbitration in the Asia Pacific region. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation including instructing on proceedings in the Singapore International Commercial Court appealed to the Court of Appeal.

Amanda acts as counsel in large complex disputes across a range of industries, with a particular focus on construction, infrastructure, energy and resources and technology disputes.

Amanda represented the Republic of Indonesia as advocate in its successful defence of a US$580 million claim under the India-Indonesia BIT, which was arbitrated under the UNCITRAL Rules and administered by the PCA.

Amanda sits as an arbitrator regularly (including on a number of Vietnamese disputes) and has had 22 appointments as arbitrator by SIAC, ICC and LCIA, including as emergency arbitrator, expedited arbitrator and presiding arbitrator.  Amanda is listed on the panels of SIAC, HKIAC, ICDR (AAA) and JCAA.

Amanda is a Fellow and Director of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in Singapore and Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. As part of the CIARB Faculty, Amanda has taught international arbitration to hundreds of lawyers and other professionals throughout Asia.

She is a regular speaker at international conferences, has published widely on international arbitration and is ranked as a leading individual for international arbitration by Legal 500 and ‘most in-demand arbitrator’ in Chambers Global.

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Peter Scott Caldwell is regularly appointed as arbitrator, mediator, dispute board member and adjudicator on a wide variety of disputes or projects in various Asian jurisdictions involving parties from around the world.
Peter is a Chartered Engineer with many years’ experience in managing major civil engineering works. He is also a Chartered Arbitrator and accredited mediator.
Peter was a member of the working party which drafted the first edition of the IBA Rules for the Taking of Evidence in International Commercial Arbitration.
He is a board member of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation Region 2 and of the Scottish Arbitration Centre, an Arbitrator Member of the Society of Construction Arbitrators and a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR.
He is a former Secretary-General of Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and a founder member and past chair of the Society of Construction Law Hong Kong.

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Johnny obtained his first degree in Architecture from the University of Western Australia. He was a founding partner of LT&T Architects where he practised for almost 30 years. Johnny practises as an independent arbitrator. He is a Past President of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb), having served two terms as President from 2007 to 2011.
Johnny is on the panel of several arbitration centres including SIAC, AIAC, HKIAC, DIAC, SCIA, and LCIA. He is a member of the Advisory Council to the National Commercial Arbitration Centre, Cambodia.
An accredited mediator with SIMI, Johnny is a Principal Mediator with several mediation centres including the SMC, CCPIT/CCOIC Mediation Centre, MHJMC, JIMC (Kyoto), IDDRMI, and SCMC.
An accredited adjudicator, Johnny also sits on the Construction Adjudicator Accreditation Committee (CAAC) and the Singapore Infrastructure Dispute Protocol Advisory Committee.
Johnny has held various positions in the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) and served as its Vice-President from 1998 to 2000.
Johnny has been appointed as arbitrator in both institutional and ad hoc arbitration cases. He has also been appointed as adjudicator as well as review adjudicator in several adjudication applications.

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Trinh Nguyen is one of few lawyers with dual qualification in Australia and Vietnam. Over the past 20 years, Trinh worked at international law firms prior to being a partner at a large national firm. In 2007, Trinh set up TNP focusing on Infrastructure projects, land-based and sea-based construction contract advisory. She also acts as lead counsel in international arbitration with respect to multi-million dollars disputes arisen from sea-based construction projects and complex cross-border investment disputes issues.
Trinh has served two terms as a Vice Chair of Cross-Border Investment Committee under IPBA and has contributed Vietnam Chapter Kluwer Law for Commercial Litigation Publication. Trinh is the first female Fellow of Vietnam in the Chartered Institutes of Arbitrators and Accredited mediator at VMC. Trinh currently serves as the first Chairperson of Vietnam Chapter of CIArb and is listed on the ’panel of arbitrator at KCAB INTERNATIONAL and THAC.

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Mr Nguyen is a senior partner of Dzungsrt & Associates LLC and the Director of ADR Vietnam Chambers LLC.

Mr Nguyen was an editorial member of the Drafting Committees of the Law on Commercial Arbitration in 2010, the Governmental Decree no. 22/CP on Commercial Mediation and the guiding documents, and Civil Procedure Code 2015 on recognising and enforcing foreign arbitral awards and mediated settlement agreements.

He was the co-founder and vice president of the Pacific International Arbitration Center (PIAC) and is now listed as an arbitrator of the Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC), the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB International), Hainan International Arbitration Court (HIAC), Shanghai Arbitration Committee (SHAC) and Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC), as well as an accredited mediator on the panels of Vietnam Mediation Center (VMC), Mainland Hongkong joint mediation centre (MHJMC), Japan International Mediation Center of Japan (JIMC Kyoto) and HIAC International Mediation Center of China.

He is the first Vietnamese Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and ICC Task Force on ADR and Arbitration. He is a frequent speaker on arbitration and mediation for the Supreme People’s Court, the Ministry of Justice and the Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC). He has published many publications on arbitration in Vietnam for the ICCA, Global Arbitration Review (GAR), the World Arbitration Reporter (WAR) and the IBA, etc.

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Lynette Chew is a Partner and a Co-Head of Infrastructure Construction and Energy Disputes practice in the CMS Singapore. Lynette’s key specialisations are infrastructure, construction and energy projects, where she offers both contentious and non-contentious advice. Lynette’s contentious work involves litigation, arbitration, adjudication and mediation. In almost 30 years of practice in disputes resolution, Lynette has successfully represented clients in many high-profile matters and before the Singapore High Court and the Court of Appeal, as well as in arbitrations administered by the SIAC and ICC. She provides advice throughout the project cycle, as well as on risk management in the areas of workplace safety, project insurance coverage, and claims in builders’ and contractors’ risk policies.

Lynette is recognised as a leading individual by Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific for Construction and by Who’s Who Legal for Hospitality. She has also recently been appointed to the Panel of Arbitrator and Panel of Mediators for the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) for 2022-2025, and is the only female Senior Accredited Specialist for Building and Construction in Singapore.

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Devathas graduated as valedictorian of the class of 2013 at Singapore Management University and started his legal career as a Justices’ Law Clerk at the Supreme Court of Singapore. He joined the arbitration and construction practice in Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP in 2016 and has acted in, and advised on, HKIAC, ICC, JCAA, LMAA, and SIAC arbitration proceedings, court-related arbitration matters, SICC proceedings and general litigation with an energy, infrastructure and construction focus. He is a CIArb fellow and was an assessor under the COVID-19 Temporary Relief legislation.

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Abhinav is the Chief Executive for Asia for 39 Essex Chambers and is based out of Singapore. He is also a Member & International Arbitrator at the Chambers. He regularly acts as an arbitrator in domestic & international arbitrations and is a member of panel of arbitrator at various international arbitration institutions (for instance, SIAC, AIAC, SHAC).

Prior to joining the Chambers, Abhinav served as Regional Director for South Asia, ICC Arbitration & ADR at the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Singapore (ICC Court). As Director, he focussed on helping companies, investors, and attorneys in the Region understand how they can efficiently resolve international commercial disputes by raising their awareness on the ICC’s Dispute Resolution Services and its commitment to international arbitration, the procedure, and thought leadership. Prior to serving as Regional Director, he was also the first Indian Deputy Counsel of the ICC Court in Paris, France, where he gained first-hand experience working on arbitrations arising out of common law jurisdictions, in particular working with parties from the United Kingdom, India, Singapore and other regions of Asia.

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Hamzah is a Senior Director within Kroll’s construction expert services team and is based in Singapore.  He has assessed delay and been involved with the arbitral process  and worked on some of the largest offshore oil and gas and energy projects in the world.

Hamzah is ranked as a future leader construction expert by Who’s Who Legal, the prominent global expert rating organisation.  Hamzah is distinguished as “a smart individual who approaches tasks in a sensible and intelligent way”.

Prior to starting his career in dispute resolution Hamzah acted as a senior engineer and project manager for Petrofac delivering a wide range of offshore and onshore oil & gas projects around the world, and has acquired experience in all stages of a project’s life cycle, including Conceptual, FEED, Detailed Design, Construction, as well as Integrity Monitoring.  He specialises in delay and disruption in technically challenging projects.

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Simon provides advice and representation in commercial and treaty proceedings conducted under the rules of the major arbitral institutions and ad hoc, and in pre-arbitration dispute resolution processes. His practice has a particular focus on disputes arising out of large infrastructure and major projects involving disputed technical, delay, and quantum-related issues.

Simon is described by The Legal 500 as a “rising star” and clients laud his “impressive ability to deep dive into highly complex, technical issues” and turn them into “elegant and powerful arguments.”

Simon holds an LLB (First Class Hons) and a BA (French). He is admitted in New Zealand, England and Wales, and France.

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Suraj is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution team of King & Wood Mallesons, specialising in international arbitration and litigation. He is based in our Singapore office, working across both our Singapore and Hong Kong arbitration and litigation practices. He is dual qualified in England & Wales and Hong Kong. He is fluent in English, and speaks conversational-level Cantonese, Hindi and Sindhi.

Suraj has deep expertise in resolving construction disputes. He has acted on some of the most iconic and impactful projects across South-East Asia, and in Hong Kong and Macau. These include government infrastructure projects, airports, casinos, museums, power-plants, railways, universities and entertainment attractions. He has experience in acting for government and private-sector employers, main contractors, and sub-contractors. He has counseled clients on dispute avoidance strategies, seen matters through early successful settlements, and also through to asset enforcement. He enjoys doing his own advocacy and has appeared in international arbitration and High Court proceedings.

As a thought-leader in his practice areas, Suraj is the Editor of the firm’s International Arbitration Blog. He is also a chapter author of Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, the Encyclopedia of Forms and Precedents on Dispute Resolution, Arbitration in Hong Kong: A Practical Guide and the Annotated Arbitration Ordinance. He has contributed to over 50 publications and panels.

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Mr. Le Cong Minh is a senior construction delay and disruption consultant at JS Held Singapore, a company specialised in providing expert witness services. He has extensive experience in assisting clients with dispute resolution and planning matters including construction scheduling, delay, and disruption analysis under various arbitral bodies.
In Vietnam market, he was involved with the delay and disruption analysis for the international arbitrations of several major construction projects, especially in the energy sector. He also has experience working on projects located in other Southeast Asia countries, Middle East, China, Australia, Nigeria, Norway, and Poland.
Minh holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Master’s Degree in Construction Project Management from University of New South Wales, Australia. He is also a member of SCL, CIArb, SIArb, AACE International, and Institute of Engineer.

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Kelvin Aw is a Partner and Co-Head of Infrastructure Construction and Energy Disputes practice in CMS Singapore. He is a Senior Accredited Specialist for Building and Construction recognised by the Singapore Academy of Law. He is a fellow of the Singapore and Chartered Institutes of Arbitrators, and an accredited Senior Adjudicator with the Singapore Mediation Centre. In addition, he has served on the Council of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators and chaired its publications committee and has taught construction law modules at the National University of Singapore.
Kelvin is consistently ranked as a leading individual for construction by the Chambers Asia-Pacific: Leading Lawyers for Business and by The Legal 500. He has been recognised by the 2020 to 2023 Best Lawyers, as well as Benchmark Litigation for construction law in Singapore.

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Tony Nguyen (FCIArb) is dual-qualified advocate and solicitor in both Vietnam and England & Wales. Tony has spent over twenty years practicing in the oil & gas and energy industries with massive experience (both contentious and non-contentious matters) in production sharing contracts, energy and infrastructure construction contracts and related dispute settlement, including oil & gas onshore/offshore facilities, hydropower plants, thermal power plants, petrochemical plants, refineries and solar energy installation, ship building. Extensive ADR experience with disputes involving parties from Asia, US and UK.
Recognised as a leading individual in international arbitration and dispute resolution in Who’s Who Legal, Chambers and Legal 500. Noted as ‘a true expert in the field of arbitration,’ ‘a forward-thinking and highly experienced practitioner’ who is ‘knowledgeable about arbitration rules, procedures and other practical matters’, and ‘amazingly dynamic’. Tony is a Benchmark Asia’s litigation star, being ranked consistently in ABL Journal’s Vietnam Top 100 Lawyers.

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Matthew has over 28 years’ experience in the provision of commercial, quantum, estimating, claims and disputes advice to local and international contractors, owners and operators in the oil & gas engineering, procurement, and construction industries.
His experience on major construction and engineering projects is international and extensive across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, Europe, the U.S., and Latin America.
For the last 23 years, he has principally been involved in the offshore (FLNG, FPSO, FSO, Platforms & Jackets and Marine & Shipbuilding) and onshore (LNG, LPG, Refinery and Process Plants) oil & gas industry and marine industry providing, claims, change order assessment, arbitration/dispute management, expert witness (quantum and technical) appointment, ADR advice, contracts advice and administration.
Technical Expert Witness before the High Court of the Republic of Singapore in relation to a dispute as to the expectation of “all reasonable endeavours” between two joint venture partners on the procurement, fabrication and delivery of an offshore Workover Pulling Unit. The dispute was finally decided by the Court of Appeal in which the Court of Appeal substantially preferred the evidence of Matthew over that of the other expert. See the judgement of KS Energy Services Limited v BR Energy (M) SDN BHD [2014] SGCA 16.

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Tom is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with almost 20 years’ experience in the construction industry, working for contractors, employers, and consultancies, tackling complex and high-value claims on some of the world’s highest profile building, energy, civil engineering, infrastructure, and oil and gas projects. He has advised on construction projects in Asia, Australia, Africa, North America, and throughout Europe. Tom has been instructed over 130 times as an independent quantum expert. He has been appointed by public and private clients, contractors, and subcontractors in litigation, international arbitration, and other alternative dispute resolution fora, both internationally and in courts in the UK, including the Technology and Construction Court (TCC). Tom has testified as a quantum expert on more than 10 occasions. He sits as a DAB member on energy generation projects and holds Masters’ degrees in both Quantity Surveying and Construction Law.

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David Lockwood is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and Fellow of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and has been a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators for over 10 years and holder of Master of Laws Degree with Distinction in Construction Law and Arbitration from Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen gained in 2008.
David has 35 years’ experience in construction and infrastructure projects gained in UK, Singapore, Hong Kong and Vietnam focusing since 2010 on the commercial and contractual issues arising between the parties and providing specialist contract advice on the use and interpretation of the contractual clauses under FIDIC suite of contracts.
David has worked for project owners, main contractors and specialist sub-contractors protecting the commercial objectives of each under the contract terms.
David founded managed and led international consultant firms at Partner / Managing Director level from 2004 to present and has employed and managed up to 90 staff.
David has over the last 10 years been appointed Expert Witness on a number of International Arbitration cases and prepared Expert Reports for the quantum assessment of Contractor’s claims for loss and expense resulting from delays. David has presented and defended expert reports under cross-examination at hearings in Hong Kong and Vietnam.

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Nhu-Hoang Tran Thang is a French trained lawyer registered with the Paris bar and a Swiss national with Vietnamese roots. She practices international arbitration, covering both investment and commercial arbitration. She has acted as arbitrator, counsel or assistant to the arbitral tribunal in over thirty arbitrations conducted under various frequently applied rules and related to a variety of industries. She has developed solid expertise in energy-related disputes and has practiced extensively under Swiss, French and other civil laws. Nhu-Hoang is also well versed in the development of Investor-State disputes in Southeast Asia. Before joining Peter & Kim, Nhu-Hoang practiced international arbitration at LALIVE and at the office of renowned arbitrator Pierre Tercier. Prior to that, she gained experience in the arbitration teams of magic circle firms in Paris and at arbitration boutiques in Geneva and London.
Nhu-Hoang is a former co-chair of the young branch of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) and regularly speaks and publishes in the field of international arbitration. She is a member of the Executive Committee of the Rising Arbitrators’ Initiative (RAI), and a co-founder of the Energy Related Arbitration Practitioners (ENERAP)’s Geneva Chapter.
In 2023, she was selected as one of the 20 Who’s Who Legal Arbitration Thought Leaders Global Elite Under 45 (non-partner category).

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Dan specialises in construction, energy, and infrastructure disputes. He has acted as counsel in arbitrations relating to conventional and renewable power projects, onshore and offshore oil and gas projects, refinery, petrochemical and other process plants as well as road, rail, water and airport projects.

Dan advises on complex claims under a large range of construction contracts covering design and build, turnkey, EPCIC and EPCM arrangements, as well as production sharing contracts, offtake and feedstock supply agreements, and concession agreements. Dan’s work is multi-jurisdictional, with a strong focus on projects in Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and South Asia.
Dan regularly appears as counsel and advocate in ICC and other arbitrations. Dan also advises on arbitration related court proceedings including restrains on bond calls, jurisdictional challenges, set aside applications and enforcement proceedings. Dan also sits as an arbitrator.

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Minh Nguyen is a Special Counsel and Head of Dispute Resolution Practice of ACSV Legal. She joined ACSV Legal in 2019 after having worked nearly ten years for various international law firms and corporations, including a Magic Circle firm. Prior to joining ACSV Legal, Minh worked as Legal Compliance Manager in the SEA&NZ Business Unit of the largest brewing company in the world.
Minh obtained an LLM in 2017 in International Arbitration from Pepperdine University with one of the highest-grade point averages in her graduation class. Minh also attended the intensive International Commercial Arbitration course in Harvard Law School in January 2023. As the Head of the Dispute Resolution Practice of ACSV Legal, Minh has directly advised and represented clients in some multi-million-dollar cases arbitrated at the SIAC, the ICC, and the VIAC.
Minh has been a registered arbitrator at the Pacific International Arbitration Centre in Vietnam since 2018 and an Adjunct Lecturer in the Master of Civil Law Program – a joint program between the University of Economics and Law of Vietnam and the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne – since 2019.

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Dr Nguyen Thi Hoa has been a lecturer at Ho Chi Minh city University of law in Vietnam since September 2019, where she teaches and researches international business law, international commercial arbitration law, international commercial contract negotiation and drafting skill. In addition, since April 2022, she is also a reviewer for the Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction (indexed on Scopus – 1st quartile in 2020–2022) of the American Society of Civil Engineering. She is also currently a member of the Executive Committee of the Society of Construction Law in Vietnam (SCLVN). Before becoming a lecturer, she worked as a legal adviser in the Department of Justice of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam (2010–August 20219) and her job involved advising on public–private partnership contracts, construction law, investment law, international dispute resolution, promotion of commercial arbitration, recognition and enforcement of decisions of foreign authorities, etc. In December 2018, she finished her PhD thesis with honours at Panthéon-Assas Paris II University in France on the topic of ‘Dispute resolution procedures in the international construction sector under FIDIC forms of contracts’. From September to December 2018, she worked as an intern in a construction law firm in Paris. From March 2023, she has been also invited to act as expert witness for the dispute brought to international arbitration tribunal.

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Paul Menzies is the General Director of GeoInstinct Vietnam Co. Ltd., a leading Integrated Measurement & Geospatial Consultancy in Vietnam. Coming from a background in Civil Engineering, Paul has worked on Civil Engineering and Infrastructure projects in the UK and China.
GeoInstinct has grown under his leadership to cover the complete range of Surveying & Geospatial services from Topographic Surveys, 3D Laser Scanning, Mobile Mapping, Underground Utilities Surveys and more. GeoInstinct in recent years has expanded to offer a full range of consultancy and advisory for Digital Twins, and has a strong strategic partnership with Aurecon Group.
Projects in Vietnam have included ABB, Ford Motor Company, RMIT University, Viettel, and many others with GeoInstinct now having clients in more than 10 countries. This has provided excellent experience in: contract negotiation, financial management and reporting, administration of contracts, project management and the implementation of strict compliance for both project standard and anti-bribery.
Paul was a co-founder The Society for Construction Law to Vietnam and continues to promote positive professional development and standards in construction law, construction and surveying.

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Maximilian Benz is a chartered quantity surveyor with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors a quantum expert witness in international arbitration and mediation proceedings, holding over a decade of experience in industry.

Maximilian’s expertise is drawn from working with professional quantity surveying consultancies, contractors and owners. The last seven years focus has been on expert witness and expert advisory matters.

Maximilian has developed knowledge through working on numerous iconic projects globally in the leisure, power and utilities, commercial, retail, rail, oil & gas and aerospace sectors. These projects range from office fit out’s to multibillion-dollar funded airports.

Maximilian has provided expert witness and advisory services, conducting quantum analysis of project data and accounts to provide advisory and witness reports on matters in dispute, more recently his includes an understanding of the application of BIM in disputes.

Maximilian’s areas of expertise is quantum. His experience includes; estimation of damages and estimation of construction, assessment of change, assessment of prolongation, assessment of disruption and assessment of employer claims.

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Mrs. Huong received a Master’s degree in law from Nagoya University, Japan in 2012 within the framework of Human resources Development scholarship funded by the Japanese government. She is currently a PhD Candidate at University of Lausanne, Switzerland. She is also a researcher at Centre of Comparative, European and International Law, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

Mrs. Huong teaches and researches in the area of international trade and investment law, international dispute settlement, trade-investment and sustainable development. Mrs. Huong has published many articles and books in the field of international trade and investment law. Her most recent books include: Investor-State dispute settlement: legal issues and practice in the context of intergartion, Ho Chi Minh City National University Publishing 2018 (Co-editor and Co-author) and Investor-State Arbitration: Rules-Procedures-Practices, Ho Chi Minh City National University Publishing, 2021 (Co-editor and Co-author).

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Prof. Tran Viet Dung holds PhD of Law from National University of Singapore (NUS); also read international trade policy at Harvard Kennedy School. His specialisation includes international trade and investment law, competition, international dispute settlement.
He also teaches LLM Programmes of the University of West England, Jean Moulin University Law School, Montesquieu University of Bordeaux, Chulalongkorn University; member of Editorial Board of the Kutafin University Law Review (from 2014) and Vietnames Journal of Legal Sciences (from 2018).
Tran combines academic knowledge with practical experience as an international lawyer. He has practiced law at WongPartnership LLP and KhattarWong LLP in Singapore, and was the country manager for KhattarWong Vietnam (2010-2014); a founding member of DL&Partners. He has undertaken many consultancies for MNCs with respect to their foreign investment in Vietnam, as well as supported Vietnamese enterprises to conduct business abroad. He is the author of many articles, books and monographs in the field of international trade and international investment. He is recognized by prestigious international lawyer ranking organizations such as Legal500, Chambers, AsiaLaw.

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Ms. Heather Yee is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and accredited mediator. She is currently serving as the Assistant Director of the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC). She regularly advises on alternative dispute resolution matters including mediation, adjudication, expert determination, ad hoc arbitration and institutional arbitration. She edited the book publication ‘Standard Form of Building Contracts Compared’ published by LexisNexis in 2022 and frequently invited to judge in international moot competitions and to speak in international events, forums and conferences on topics relating to dispute resolution and dispute settlement.

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Duong speaks Vietnamese and English. Duong is qualified to practice law in Vietnam.

Duong is now the Deputy Counsel of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). Prior to joining SIAC, Duong worked as a counsel at a leading international arbitration centre in Vietnam where she administered domestic and international arbitration matters conducted under the auspice of the arbitration law of Vietnam and UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. She thereafter practiced international arbitration with the Singapore office of a leading Vietnam-based law firm where she focused on Vietnam-related matters in construction and petroleum sectors.

 

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Mr. Sangyub (Sean) Lee is the Deputy Director of the KCAB INTERNATIONAL, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board’s international division, also an attorney admitted to the New York State bar.
Prior to joining KCAB INTERNATIONAL, he had worked as a journalist and an in-house counsel for one of the most influential local newspaper companies. He had a role in trying to keep the public informed of KCAB’s achievements and potential through writing a variety of articles, especially covering international arbitration.
Joining KCAB INTERNATIONAL, among his various responsibilities he is mainly in charge of promotion of institution by managing diverse networks of the international arbitration community, also administering international arbitration cases as a case counsel, ensuring the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the procedures under the KCAB or UNCITRAL International Rules.
He has contributed with many activities in relation to the development of ADR in Korea by leading the public relations efforts to further enhance the standing of KCAB INTERNATIONAL – and Seoul as a seat of arbitration – for the domestic and global users, including teaching students as an adjunct professor in Yonsei University (Republic of Korea).

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Amanda leads the South-East Asia Disputes team of King & Wood Mallesons. Having been based in Singapore for 11 years and with more than 22 years’ experience in dispute resolution in the region, Amanda is an expert in international commercial and investment treaty arbitration in the Asia Pacific region. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation including instructing on proceedings in the Singapore International Commercial Court appealed to the Court of Appeal.

Amanda acts as counsel in large complex disputes across a range of industries, with a particular focus on construction, infrastructure, energy and resources and technology disputes.

Amanda represented the Republic of Indonesia as advocate in its successful defence of a US$580 million claim under the India-Indonesia BIT, which was arbitrated under the UNCITRAL Rules and administered by the PCA.

Amanda sits as an arbitrator regularly (including on a number of Vietnamese disputes) and has had 22 appointments as arbitrator by SIAC, ICC and LCIA, including as emergency arbitrator, expedited arbitrator and presiding arbitrator.  Amanda is listed on the panels of SIAC, HKIAC, ICDR (AAA) and JCAA.

Amanda is a Fellow and Director of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in Singapore and Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. As part of the CIARB Faculty, Amanda has taught international arbitration to hundreds of lawyers and other professionals throughout Asia.

She is a regular speaker at international conferences, has published widely on international arbitration and is ranked as a leading individual for international arbitration by Legal 500 and ‘most in-demand arbitrator’ in Chambers Global.

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In nearly a decade working at Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC), Hang has participated in directly administering over 300 arbitration cases at VIAC, especially those with involvement of foreign parties and/or foreign arbitrators and currently leads the Counsel team at VIAC Hanoi. Hang is assiting the Secretary General in R&D activities that target to the renovation and improvement of arbitration procedures at VIAC and to new services of arbitration and other ADRs to be provided by VIAC. Hang is also in charge of organizing internal workshops for VIAC’s listed arbitrators to encourage the exchange of experience and arbitrator skills for better quality of arbitration at VIAC.
As a member of VIAC’s Science Council, Ms. Hang has participated in research activities of the Council, directly attending to comment on legal documents regulating commercial and arbitration activities in Vietnam (the Civil Code, Commercial Law, Enterprise Law, Law on Commercial Arbitration, etc.). Hang is the host of VIAC’s annual series focusion on arbitration – VIAC’s Arbitration Series (VAS in 2020, 2021, 2022 and counting).
With regard to international cooperation, Ms. Hang is in charge of international cooperation activities regarding arbitration and ADRs methods, coordinating cooperation activities with VIAC’s international partners focusing on raising the awareness of public on ADRs, enhancing knowledge and experience of ADRs users in Vietnam, and promoting commercial arbitration as well as other ADRs in Vietnam collectively.

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Fanita MATH is a young, dynamic Cambodian legal professional who has gained a wealth of experience in various roles within the education and legal sectors.

Fanita MATH began working as a legal officer at the National Commercial Arbitration Centre (NCAC) in the Kingdom of Cambodia in 2018. She was also responsible for the organization of training and events for the NCAC. In 2021, she got promoted to Deputy Secretary General and subsequently Secretary General at the end of 2022, where she oversees the NCAC’s day-to-day operations, manages staff recruitment, and is responsible for all financial management and reporting.

Prior to her involvement in the world of arbitration, she was appointed as a school director at the age of 24 years old, where she got the opportunity to manage the whole school and deal with complaints. This management experience has served her greatly in her current position at the NCAC.

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Albert Zaw Min is Founder and President of Myanmar International Arbitation Centre ( MIAC ). He is currently participating as Joint-Secretary of Intellectual Property Proprietors Association of Myanmar (IPPAM) and General Secretary of Myanmar Bar Association (MBA)

Experienced in various legal consultant services for more than 30 years, he have practiced the all type of cases in both maritime and aviation fields, general insurance and reinsures claims including those arising under professional indemnity and personal accident policies, subrogation and product liability claims, P & I Club disputes and crew personal injury cases in maritime industry, various IP rights such trademarks, copyrights and etcs…,

Albert Zaw Min also participated in drafting various Myanmar Laws drafting as free legal service for Union and Regional/State Government. He participated as Legal Consultant Team member of Union of Myanmar Federation for Chamber of Commerce and Industry ( UMFCCI )

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Johnny obtained his first degree in Architecture from the University of Western Australia. He was a founding partner of LT&T Architects where he practised for almost 30 years. Johnny practises as an independent arbitrator. He is a Past President of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb), having served two terms as President from 2007 to 2011.
Johnny is on the panel of several arbitration centres including SIAC, AIAC, HKIAC, DIAC, SCIA, and LCIA. He is a member of the Advisory Council to the National Commercial Arbitration Centre, Cambodia.
An accredited mediator with SIMI, Johnny is a Principal Mediator with several mediation centres including the SMC, CCPIT/CCOIC Mediation Centre, MHJMC, JIMC (Kyoto), IDDRMI, and SCMC.
An accredited adjudicator, Johnny also sits on the Construction Adjudicator Accreditation Committee (CAAC) and the Singapore Infrastructure Dispute Protocol Advisory Committee.
Johnny has held various positions in the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) and served as its Vice-President from 1998 to 2000.
Johnny has been appointed as arbitrator in both institutional and ad hoc arbitration cases. He has also been appointed as adjudicator as well as review adjudicator in several adjudication applications.

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Anita acts for clients in various industries in a broad range of commercial disputes involving company law and shareholders’ disputes, joint venture disputes, minority oppression actions, construction, and insolvency matters. She also has a broad civil litigation experience in land law, reinsurance, securities, trusts and partnership disputes. She also has an active arbitration practice.
Her portfolio of dispute resolution work involves a wide variety of commercial and corporate disputes and litigation including domestic and international arbitrations. Anita has worked closely with clients across Asia, China, Europe, Middle East and UK in their cross-border disputes. She has appeared at all tiers of the Malaysian Courts. Anita is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators. She is also empaneled as an arbitrator with the Asian International Arbitration Centre.

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Pardeep Khosa is a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP and also a director at Morgan Lewis Stamford LLC, a Singapore law corporation affiliated with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.

Pardeep has a broad practice focusing on international arbitration, commercial and civil litigation and corporate crime and investigations. Pardeep regularly appears before the Singapore courts and arbitral tribunals in international arbitrations under various institutional arbitration regimes, including the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). He is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Pardeep has acted for companies, high-net worth individuals, governments and statutory boards in complex and multijurisdictional disputes and arbitrations across various sectors, including energy, construction, engineering, and infrastructure. Pardeep also handles corporate, shareholder and joint venture disputes, as well as disputes involving contractual disputes and civil fraud.

Pardeep has received recognition for his disputes work in several legal publications and directories including the Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal. He was also recently listed as a National Leader, Southeast Asia for Commercial Litigation by Who’s Who Legal and Best Young Lawyer Under 40 by Asian Legal Business.

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SeungMin Lee is a partner at Peter & Kim (Singapore office). Ms Lee has represented and provided advocacy for major Korean and international clients in arbitrations under a wide range of institutional rules. She is dual-qualified as a Korean lawyer, and a solicitor in England and Wales. She has previously served as the South Korean national representative of the IBA young lawyers’ committee, and has served as regional representative for Korea to the LCIA young international arbitration group.

Ms Lee was a registered foreign lawyer in Singapore in 2016, and counsel to the LCIA in 2010. A graduate of Seoul National University and member of the Korean bar, Ms Lee completed an LLM at the National University of Singapore in 2016.

Ms Lee was selected as a ranked lawyer in the jurisdiction of Korea from 2016 to 2021 by Chambers and Partners and was “recognized as a Future leader under 45-Partner in Arbitration” by Who’s Who Legal from 2018 to 2021.”

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K. Luan Tran is partner in King & Spalding’s international arbitration practice, and splits his time between the firm’s Los Angeles and Singapore offices. He has 25 years of experience in international arbitration. He is among the few first-chair trial and arbitration lawyers with active U.S. and Southeast Asia practices. He has handled complex disputes relating to construction, energy, real estate, and other investment projects before the major arbitral institutions. A frequent speaker and author on Southeast Asia, particularly his native Vietnam, he was recently recognized as a “Legal Visionary” by the Los Angeles Times and “Trailblazer” by the Recorder for his work in the region. Luan was a member of the Board of Directors and is a current member of the Council of the AAA/ICDR. He is also currently on the ICC’s U.S. Arbitrator Nominations Committee. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School.

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Le Net is a paneled arbitrator of Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC) where he either chaired or co-arbitrated in many construction cases, many of them are complex ones. As a counsel he led many cases at ICC, SIAC, VIAC and Swiss Cham. Many of the cases involved major infrastructure or real estate development. Net is also the first who introduced UNIDROIT Principles of Commercial Contracts to Vietnam in 1999. He earned LLB at Warsaw University, LLM at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and PhD at London School of Economics. He is a partner at LNT & Partners.

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As the Regional Director for South Asia based out of Singapore, Tejus focuses on assisting companies, counsels, and investors the region understand how they can resolve commercial disputes by raising their awareness about ICC’s Dispute Resolution Services.
In his role, Tejus advises on arbitration proceeding protocol, especially ICC Arbitration, organizing capacity building and informative events, promoting ICC’s dispute resolution services, and connecting with regional players to forge relationships that connect ICC with users and businesses. Tejus is also an avid promoter of opportunities for young practitioners and leads ICC’s Young Arbitration Forum (YAF) in South Asia.
Tejus earned his law degree in India. Upon graduation, Tejus worked as an associate with a law firm in the disputes and TMT practice. Prior to joining ICC in Singapore, Tejus has also worked as the Deputy Director – Arbitration for ICC in India and with the forensic and dispute advisory services at a Big Four audit firm.

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Earl Rivera – Dolera has acted as arbitrator, counsel and advocate, international tribunal law clerk (to prominent international arbitrators from major arbitration jurisdictions), and case counsel, in her more than 16 years of experience practising in the area of international commercial arbitration and investor-state treaty arbitration, court litigation and other areas of dispute resolution such as mediation, with particular emphasis on high-value and complex disputes arising from M&A transactions, cross-border sale of goods, construction and engineering (EPCs and multi-party and multi-contract transactions), licensing and distributorship agreements in a wide spectrum of sectors including oil and gas, renewable energy, commodities.

She has been based in Singapore prior to her relocation to Vietnam and has been involved in arbitration matters seated in the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the US, Australia, and Africa.

Earl has been appointed as arbitrator with seats in Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Hong Kong. She has extensive experience in more than 170 international arbitration matters in various capacities.

Earl is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, a Salzburg-Cutler Fellow for International Law and Jean Monnet Fellow for European Union Law, the latter two from Stanford University, USA.
Experience
Earl joined Frasers in 2021 as Head of International Arbitration. Since then, Earl has handled large and complex transactions and sophisticated legal issues in advising and representing clients in their cross-border disputes. Prior to joining Frasers, Earl worked for a leading chamber of international arbitration practitioners based in Singapore for 9 years.

She is also an active advocate in the promotion of international arbitration, intellectual property enforcement, data privacy and protection and speaks on these areas in various events and conferences in Vietnam, Singapore, Japan, Cambodia, Thailand, India, Indonesia, Philippines, California (USA), Taiwan, Malaysia among others

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Nguyen Do dedicates his practice to construction and international arbitration. He regularly advises on contract review, drafting and negotiation for infrastructure and commercial projects across Vietnam. Clients also seek his representation in complex construction disputes. In recent years, he was invited by the Vietnam Engineering Consultant Association (VECAS) to be the Vietnamese co-editor-in-chief of the FIDIC Second Edition suite. The suite comprises of three principal FIDIC Conditions of Contract (Red, Yellow and Silver books).
Nguyen is also a key member of YKVN’s International Arbitration practice. He has been involved in numerous high-profile high-value international arbitration and dispute resolution matters in energy, infrastructure, debt restructuring, shareholder disputes, investment disputes, and professional malpractice & negligence. His articles on Vietnam-related arbitration are published in major arbitration publications including GAR, the International Arbitration Review and the International Comparative Legal Guide to International Arbitration.
Nguyen is qualified in both Washington State and Vietnam. Before joining YKVN, Nguyen worked at the Washington State Court of Appeals and private practices in the U.S.

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Logan’s field of practice at Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers is multidisciplinary, with his experience covering contentious and non-contentious matters. He is regarded for his familiarity with Vietnam’s regulatory environment. Recognised by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2020) as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ for Corporate and M&A, Arbitration, Logan has been praised of being “responsive, intelligent, well-spoken, prompt, pragmatic, and extremely knowledgeable about the issues in the cases ” and “providing workable solutions” across a number of key practice areas.
In the firm’s Dispute Resolution practice, Logan specialises in international arbitration. He has advised or acted as counsel in disputes adjudicated under the arbitration rules of the ICC, SIAC, HKIAC, VIAC, CAA and the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution.
Logan also helms the firm’s Shipping/Maritime practice. His experience has seen him act for or advise in both wet and dry shipping matters for ship owners/managers, commodities traders, P&I clubs, insurers, and logistics companies.
As a part of Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers’ broader Corporate and M&A practice, Logan has acted for SMEs and MNCs in corporate transactions and greenfield projects across multiple industry sectors.
Logan’s domain expertise lies in the technology sphere, and he is active in the firm’s Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) practice. His clients have ranged from start-ups to global technology giants, where he has advised on matters covering cybersecurity, e-commerce, IP, gaming, net neutrality, data protection and privacy, entries of disruptive technologies, and policy matters.

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Paul is a partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice of Clifford Chance and heads the Energy, Infrastructure and Resources (Disputes) practice for Southeast Asia.

Paul acts as counsel in court and international arbitration proceedings for various parties (under ICC, SIAC, DIAC, LCIA, ADCCAC, UNCITRAL, ICSID Rules) in disputes arising out of large-scale construction, infrastructure and engineering projects across numerous jurisdictions, including Vietnam. He also has extensive experience in international trade and commodities disputes.

Paul is admitted in England & Wales and Singapore. He is registered in the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts’ register of practitioners. He is qualified as a Chartered Arbitrator and is a Fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. Paul is an accredited mediator with the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution in London.

Paul is on the panel of arbitrators of numerous arbitral institutions including SIAC, BANI, AIAC, DIAC, HKIAC, PIAC, BCDR and CIArb (London). He sits as sole arbitrator and tribunal chairman in international arbitrations relating to various types of cross-border disputes.

Paul is a member of the ICC Singapore National Committee Nominations Commission and a member of the core committee of the ICC Singapore Arbitration Group.