Expert Summit
Event starts: October 31st, 2019
Location: Jakarta, Noble House 27th Floor
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Undeniably, arbitration has increased tremendously in its complexity in recent years. The once simple trade disputes, between merchants not requiring more than a solid understanding of the underlying law, have been replaced by matters in which all stakeholders are expected to possess specialist knowledge. Unsurprisingly, these trends are proportionate to an extensive increase in the use of expert witnesses in international arbitrations. Not only are experts utilized in a variety of ways and in variety of fields, but they are also now used in the majority of large cases.
Within this 1.5 days, 6-session Summit, arbitration practitioners and experts from across East Asia will explore the use of experts from the counsel, institutional and arbitrator perspectives. In addition, there will be three sessions largely related to the construction industry (delay, quantity and damages). Our Summit is a CAN’T MISS event for anyone doing arbitration in Indonesia and for those involved in the construction industry in any capacity.
Day 1 — October 31st, 2019
Time
Agenda
08.30 am
Session 1
Read More "Why Are You Always Late?"
Construction Delay Issues in International Arbitration
Prof. James Claxton ‐ Kobe University, Japan Moderator
Has more than a decade of experience in international dispute resolution as advocate, academic, arbitrator, and mediator. He worked as legal counsel at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in Washington and as attorney in the international arbitration practices of global law firms in Paris. Since 2008, he has given lectures
and intensive courses in international dispute resolution at law faculties in Asia, Europe, and the United States. He is presently full professor of law in the Graduate School of Law at Kobe University in Japan. A CIArb Fellow and CEDR-accredited mediator, he currently advises emergent dispute-resolution institutions in Asia and serves on various international-dispute-settlement working groups including as a sub-committee chair of the Investor-State Mediation Task Force of the International Mediation Institute.
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Chuang Qiu ‐ JCM, China
Mr. Qiu Chuang is managing director of JCM (Beijing) International Engineering Technology Co Ltd. He has a Master’s degree in Science at Oxford University, a Master’s degree in Science at University of College London, a Master’s degree in Laws at Renmin University of China, and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering at Chongqing
Institute of Architecture and Engineering. Chuang is qualified as the Fellow of Chartered Institute of Building (FCIOB), Fellow of Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (FCInstECS) and Fellow of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyor (FRICS). Chuang is Adjunct Professor of the Beijing Jiaotong University. Chuang has provided expert witness services on construction delay for many construction project dispute cases at several leading courts and tribunals.
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Elijah Putilin ‐ Putilin Sippel, Hong Kong
Mr Elijah Putilin is a co-founder of Putilin Sippel Ltd., a dispute resolution and public international law boutique having its offices in Hong Kong and Malaysia. Prior to co-founding Putilin Sippel, Mr Putilin worked as a Deputy Head of Legal Services at the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) and Secretary General of the Asian Domain
Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC). As part of the AIAC and ADNDRC, Mr Putilin co-led a team of counsels and supervised more than 3000 adjudication, arbitration, mediation and domain name disputes cases referred to the Centre. Mr Putilin also played an instrumental role in revision of the AIAC’s rules and the Arbitration Act 2005. Before he moved to Malaysia to join the AIAC and the ADNDRC, Mr Putilin had practiced principally from Moscow offices of Squire Patton Boggs and Clifford Chance. He represented and advised clients in more than 50 cases before SCC, LCIA, ICC, ICDR and ICAC (Russia) tribunals, foreign and domestic courts of all levels, including the RF Supreme Courts, and international trade tribunals.
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SeungMin Lee ‐ Shin Kim, South Korea
SeungMin Lee is a partner at Shin & Kim and a member of the firm's International Dispute Resolution Practice Group. Ms. Lee has provided advocacy for Shin & Kim's major clients in arbitration cases under the rules of ICC, KCAB, SIAC, HKIAC, LCIA and UNCITRAL. Ms. Lee is qualified in Korea, England and Wales, and is admitted as a
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). In the past, Ms. Lee has served as (i) the National Representative for South Korea of the Young Lawyer’s Committee of the IBA and (ii) the Regional Ambassador for Korea to the HK 45 of the HKIAC. Ms. Lee now serves as (i) the director of the international affairs at the Seoul Bar Association, (ii) the Regional Representative for Korea to the Young International Arbitration Group of the LCIA, (iii) Member of the SIAC Users Council for South Korea National Committee, (iv) Panel of arbitrators for Asian International Arbitration Centre and (v) Specialist Mediator of Singapore International Mediation Centre. Ms. Lee was seconded by Shin & Kim to serve as a registered foreign lawyer at Oon & Bazul LLP in Singapore in 2016 and as counsel to the LCIA Secretariat in 2010.
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Soh Lieh Sieng ‐ Contract Solutions-i, Malaysia
Lieh Sieng is a consummate construction industry expert with some 30 years of working experience throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle-East in engineering, construction and dispute resolution roles. He specialises in resolving construction and contractual disputes, and regularly acts as Adjudicator, Arbitrator
and Expert Witness presenting expert evidence on construction technology, change, delay and quantum disputes. Lieh Sieng holds qualifications in both Civil Engineering and Law. He is a Chartered Building Engineer, Chartered Surveyor, Chartered Construction Manager, Accredited NEC3 Project Manager, Accredited Expert Witness and a Fellow of 10 professional institutions in the built environment and dispute resolution. Lieh Sieng is on the Panel of Arbitrators of the AIAC, SIArb, MIArb and LCIA, and he is certified to act as Adjudicator for statutory adjudication in Malaysia.
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Lee Baker ‐ FTI Consulting, Singapore
Lee Baker is a planner, delay analyst and a Senior Director in the Construction Solutions Practice at FTI Consulting and is based Singapore. He has multiple appointments as an expert witness and has testified in the High Court of Singapore.
Lee has nearly 15 years' industry experience and specialises in time-related matters and programme risk management. He has been appointed to prepare expert reports and regularly advises clients on dispute avoidance and resolution. Lee has extensive international experience of high value mega-projects, across a wide-range of industry sectors. These include power generation, aviation, rail, high-rise buildings; oil & gas; prestige retail; and commercial developments.
His geographical experience includes projects located in: China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mozambique, Qatar, Republic of Ireland, Russia, SAR Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom.
His work with client's lawyers has been recognised by Who’s Who Legal, who cited him as follows: "A 'commercial, responsible expert who knows his stuff', according to commentators, who call him ‘a pleasure to work with'. One interviewee states: 'Lee persists in finding solutions to issues and has sound knowledge and good analytical skills, and is able to articulate his reasoning well in court.'"
Lee is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has published articles on planning risk and BIM implementation: "Project Finance: Construction risk", published in Civil Engineering Surveyor magazine (The Journal of the Chartered Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors), September 2016; and "Building Virtually for Eternity: Contractual Considerations for the BIM Environment", published in Who's Who Legal, August 2017. Read More
Read More "Why Are You Always Late?"
Construction Delay Issues in International Arbitration
Prof. James Claxton ‐ Kobe University, Japan Moderator
Has more than a decade of experience in international dispute resolution as advocate, academic, arbitrator, and mediator. He worked as legal counsel at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in Washington and as attorney in the international arbitration practices of global law firms in Paris. Since 2008, he has given lectures
and intensive courses in international dispute resolution at law faculties in Asia, Europe, and the United States. He is presently full professor of law in the Graduate School of Law at Kobe University in Japan. A CIArb Fellow and CEDR-accredited mediator, he currently advises emergent dispute-resolution institutions in Asia and serves on various international-dispute-settlement working groups including as a sub-committee chair of the Investor-State Mediation Task Force of the International Mediation Institute.
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Chuang Qiu ‐ JCM, China
Mr. Qiu Chuang is managing director of JCM (Beijing) International Engineering Technology Co Ltd. He has a Master’s degree in Science at Oxford University, a Master’s degree in Science at University of College London, a Master’s degree in Laws at Renmin University of China, and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering at Chongqing
Institute of Architecture and Engineering. Chuang is qualified as the Fellow of Chartered Institute of Building (FCIOB), Fellow of Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (FCInstECS) and Fellow of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyor (FRICS). Chuang is Adjunct Professor of the Beijing Jiaotong University. Chuang has provided expert witness services on construction delay for many construction project dispute cases at several leading courts and tribunals.
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Elijah Putilin ‐ Putilin Sippel, Hong Kong
Mr Elijah Putilin is a co-founder of Putilin Sippel Ltd., a dispute resolution and public international law boutique having its offices in Hong Kong and Malaysia. Prior to co-founding Putilin Sippel, Mr Putilin worked as a Deputy Head of Legal Services at the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) and Secretary General of the Asian Domain
Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC). As part of the AIAC and ADNDRC, Mr Putilin co-led a team of counsels and supervised more than 3000 adjudication, arbitration, mediation and domain name disputes cases referred to the Centre. Mr Putilin also played an instrumental role in revision of the AIAC’s rules and the Arbitration Act 2005. Before he moved to Malaysia to join the AIAC and the ADNDRC, Mr Putilin had practiced principally from Moscow offices of Squire Patton Boggs and Clifford Chance. He represented and advised clients in more than 50 cases before SCC, LCIA, ICC, ICDR and ICAC (Russia) tribunals, foreign and domestic courts of all levels, including the RF Supreme Courts, and international trade tribunals.
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SeungMin Lee ‐ Shin Kim, South Korea
SeungMin Lee is a partner at Shin & Kim and a member of the firm's International Dispute Resolution Practice Group. Ms. Lee has provided advocacy for Shin & Kim's major clients in arbitration cases under the rules of ICC, KCAB, SIAC, HKIAC, LCIA and UNCITRAL. Ms. Lee is qualified in Korea, England and Wales, and is admitted as a
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). In the past, Ms. Lee has served as (i) the National Representative for South Korea of the Young Lawyer’s Committee of the IBA and (ii) the Regional Ambassador for Korea to the HK 45 of the HKIAC. Ms. Lee now serves as (i) the director of the international affairs at the Seoul Bar Association, (ii) the Regional Representative for Korea to the Young International Arbitration Group of the LCIA, (iii) Member of the SIAC Users Council for South Korea National Committee, (iv) Panel of arbitrators for Asian International Arbitration Centre and (v) Specialist Mediator of Singapore International Mediation Centre. Ms. Lee was seconded by Shin & Kim to serve as a registered foreign lawyer at Oon & Bazul LLP in Singapore in 2016 and as counsel to the LCIA Secretariat in 2010.
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Soh Lieh Sieng ‐ Contract Solutions-i, Malaysia
Lieh Sieng is a consummate construction industry expert with some 30 years of working experience throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle-East in engineering, construction and dispute resolution roles. He specialises in resolving construction and contractual disputes, and regularly acts as Adjudicator, Arbitrator
and Expert Witness presenting expert evidence on construction technology, change, delay and quantum disputes. Lieh Sieng holds qualifications in both Civil Engineering and Law. He is a Chartered Building Engineer, Chartered Surveyor, Chartered Construction Manager, Accredited NEC3 Project Manager, Accredited Expert Witness and a Fellow of 10 professional institutions in the built environment and dispute resolution. Lieh Sieng is on the Panel of Arbitrators of the AIAC, SIArb, MIArb and LCIA, and he is certified to act as Adjudicator for statutory adjudication in Malaysia.
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Lee Baker ‐ FTI Consulting, Singapore
Lee Baker is a planner, delay analyst and a Senior Director in the Construction Solutions Practice at FTI Consulting and is based Singapore. He has multiple appointments as an expert witness and has testified in the High Court of Singapore.Lee has nearly 15 years' industry experience and specialises in time-related matters and programme risk management. He has been appointed to prepare expert reports and regularly advises clients on dispute avoidance and resolution. Lee has extensive international experience of high value mega-projects, across a wide-range of industry sectors. These include power generation, aviation, rail, high-rise buildings; oil & gas; prestige retail; and commercial developments.
His geographical experience includes projects located in: China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mozambique, Qatar, Republic of Ireland, Russia, SAR Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom.
His work with client's lawyers has been recognised by Who’s Who Legal, who cited him as follows: "A 'commercial, responsible expert who knows his stuff', according to commentators, who call him ‘a pleasure to work with'. One interviewee states: 'Lee persists in finding solutions to issues and has sound knowledge and good analytical skills, and is able to articulate his reasoning well in court.'"
Lee is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has published articles on planning risk and BIM implementation: "Project Finance: Construction risk", published in Civil Engineering Surveyor magazine (The Journal of the Chartered Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors), September 2016; and "Building Virtually for Eternity: Contractual Considerations for the BIM Environment", published in Who's Who Legal, August 2017. Read More
10.00 am
Coffee Break
10.30 am
Session 2
Read More Managing Experts from the Tribunal Perspective:
Do's and Don'ts
Francis Xavier ‐ Rajah Tann, Singapore Moderator
Francis was appointed Senior Counsel in January 2009 and practices international commercial and treaty arbitration and litigation.
He is actively involved in cross-border commercial disputes in the areas of banking, property, financial and investment related claims. He is currently acting in several cases before the Singapore International Court including representing an Australian energy entity in a very substantial dispute against an Indonesian conglomerate, being the very first case to be heard before the SICC.
He also specialises in aviation law and advised in the class-action suit resulting from the crash of the SilkAir flight (Indonesia) and the SIA crash (Taiwan).
Francis is recognised as a leading disputes lawyer - AsiaLaw Profiles (2017, 2018); Asia Pacific Legal 500 (2014-2018); Ranked Lawyers Chambers Global (2016-2018, 2019); Dispute Resolution Chambers Asia-Pacific (2016-2018); Best Lawyer in Litigation Practice, Best Lawyers International (2015-2017); Asia Law Leading Lawyers (2009); Global Arbitration Review (2010); Best Litigation Lawyers in Singapore (2013). Francis was recently recognised by Asia Business Law Journal 2018 as amongst Singapore’s top 100 lawyers and is the winner of a Business Excellence Awards (2019) issued by Corporate Insider, the Gateway to the World of Business; and named as a dispute resolution star by Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific (2019). He is also ranked as a leading employment disputes lawyer - Chambers Asia Pacific (2014); Labour & Employment, Who’s Who Legal (2016, 2018, 2019); The Best Lawyers (2020) Edition Singapore.
Francis has acted for a number of parties in treaty disputes (including several Asian governments). He is currently sitting as party-nominated arbitrator of a Mauritius entity in a bilateral investment treaty (ICSID) dispute with the Government of India. He is presently assisting several Asian governments in setting up their international arbitration framework.
He is the President of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association and DeputyPresident, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK). He is a Chartered Arbitrator and also a Past Chairman of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK).
He is the General Editor of two major publications - “Civil Litigation in Singapore” (Sweet & Maxwell, 2017) and “Arbitration in Singapore: A Practical Guide” (2nd Edition, Sweet & Maxwell, 2018). He is a member of the Rules Committee, Singapore Academy of Law.
He has been appointed to the Singapore Appeal Advisory Panels (constituted under the Business Trusts Act, Financial Advisers Act, Insurance Act, Securities and Futures Act and Trust Companies Act) by Deputy PM Tharman Shanmugaratnam for a 2-year term (1 October 2017 to 30 September 2019). Read More
Christopher Lau ‐ 3VB, Singapore
A Senior Counsel, Chartered Arbitrator and former Judicial Commissioner of the Singapore Supreme Court, Christopher is recognised as "obviously one of the most experienced arbitrators in Singapore"(Chambers Global Guide 2019). Christopher's arbitration practice encompasses investment and all aspects of commercial disputes. He has been appointed as
arbitrator in over 130 arbitrations seated in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and North America conducted either on an ad hoc basis or under various institutional rules and involving the laws of diverse common and civil law jurisdictions. Christopher is a member of, among others, the LCIA Court, the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, KCAB's International Arbitration Committee, the MCIA Council and NYIAC's Global Advisory Board. Christopher also serves and has served as an independent, non-executive director of various Singapore publicly listed companies.
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Eri Hertiawan ‐ Assegaf Hamzah & Partners, Indonesia
Eri is a seasoned litigator with an extensive experience in commercial disputes, alternative disputes resolution, aviation law and shipping law. In addition, he is certified as an accredited mediator by the National Mediation Centre (Pusat Mediasi Nasional) in Indonesia and the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) in United Kingdom.
As an all-round litigator, Eri regularly works on high-profile tort, corporate/banking, antitrust and criminal cases. He is also highly regarded for his expertise and track record in the arbitration arena, and frequently appears before the Indonesian National Arbitration Board (BANI) and other alternative dispute resolution forums.
In addition to Eri's extensive experience in commercial litigation, he has also made his mark in disputes involving airline clients. In the past, Eri has represented the Indonesian national flag carrier, Garuda Indonesia, Air Asia and Garmin in various matters, such as tort action brought by passengers, contract breach dispute, allegation of cartel brought by the Indonesian Competition Commission (KPPU).
Eri's track record in the alternative disputes resolution and court litigation has been recognised by various legal publications. In 2018, Legal 500 commended Eri and named the firm as a Tier 1 Firm in the Aviation and Dispute Resolution arenas and Tier 2 Firm in the Shipping arena. Read More
Niels Schiersing ‐ Arbitration Chambers, Hongkong
Mr Niels Schiersing is dual-qualified as a supreme court advocate of Denmark (civil law) and as a solicitor of England and Wales (common law). Mr Schiersing exclusively serves as arbitrator, and he is a member of Arbitration Chambers Hong Kong & in London. Located in Dubai, he divides his time between Europe, Asia and Africa.
Mr Schiersing specializes in contract law and focuses his practice on international commercial arbitrations involving e.g. post-M&A and shareholder disputes, engineeing, construction and infrastructure disputes, energy disputes, reinsurance/insurance disputes as well as disputes relating to sale of goods etc. Mr Schiersing has served as arbitrator, often presiding arbitrator/chairman, appointed by e.g. the ICC, LCIA, SIAC, HKIAC, SCC, DIFC-LCIA, DIAC, AFSA, FAI, PCC and DIA and in numerous ad hoc arbitrations. He has also acted as emergency arbitrator appointed by the ICC and SCC. He has written several books on various legal topics and he is currently preparing a series of books on post-M&A disputes.
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Steven Y.H. Lim ‐ 39 Essex Chambers, Singapore
Steven is an arbitrator and barrister. He sits as presiding, sole, co-arbitrator and emergency arbitrator, is a panel arbitrator with the SIAC, HKIAC, ICDR, KCAB, AIAC, THAC and has also sat in ICC, SCMA, LMAA, UNCITRAL Rules and ad hoc cases. He appears as lead counsel in international arbitrations.
Steven has extensive experience with disputes involving Indo-Pacific jurisdictions including Singapore, India, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, Peru, US, UK, Netherlands and Australia.
Steven is recognized as a leading individual in international arbitration. He has been noted in Chambers and Legal 500 as “hugely experienced”, “a respected arbitrator with extensive experience handling commercial arbitrations in the construction, infrastructure and energy sectors”, “is respected for his incisive mind”, “peers point out his sharp intellect”, “inventive”, “a prominent counsel in arbitration”, and “very impressive advocate”. Read More
Read More Managing Experts from the Tribunal Perspective:
Do's and Don'ts
Francis Xavier ‐ Rajah Tann, Singapore Moderator
Francis was appointed Senior Counsel in January 2009 and practices international commercial and treaty arbitration and litigation.He is actively involved in cross-border commercial disputes in the areas of banking, property, financial and investment related claims. He is currently acting in several cases before the Singapore International Court including representing an Australian energy entity in a very substantial dispute against an Indonesian conglomerate, being the very first case to be heard before the SICC.
He also specialises in aviation law and advised in the class-action suit resulting from the crash of the SilkAir flight (Indonesia) and the SIA crash (Taiwan).
Francis is recognised as a leading disputes lawyer - AsiaLaw Profiles (2017, 2018); Asia Pacific Legal 500 (2014-2018); Ranked Lawyers Chambers Global (2016-2018, 2019); Dispute Resolution Chambers Asia-Pacific (2016-2018); Best Lawyer in Litigation Practice, Best Lawyers International (2015-2017); Asia Law Leading Lawyers (2009); Global Arbitration Review (2010); Best Litigation Lawyers in Singapore (2013). Francis was recently recognised by Asia Business Law Journal 2018 as amongst Singapore’s top 100 lawyers and is the winner of a Business Excellence Awards (2019) issued by Corporate Insider, the Gateway to the World of Business; and named as a dispute resolution star by Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific (2019). He is also ranked as a leading employment disputes lawyer - Chambers Asia Pacific (2014); Labour & Employment, Who’s Who Legal (2016, 2018, 2019); The Best Lawyers (2020) Edition Singapore.
Francis has acted for a number of parties in treaty disputes (including several Asian governments). He is currently sitting as party-nominated arbitrator of a Mauritius entity in a bilateral investment treaty (ICSID) dispute with the Government of India. He is presently assisting several Asian governments in setting up their international arbitration framework.
He is the President of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association and DeputyPresident, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK). He is a Chartered Arbitrator and also a Past Chairman of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK).
He is the General Editor of two major publications - “Civil Litigation in Singapore” (Sweet & Maxwell, 2017) and “Arbitration in Singapore: A Practical Guide” (2nd Edition, Sweet & Maxwell, 2018). He is a member of the Rules Committee, Singapore Academy of Law.
He has been appointed to the Singapore Appeal Advisory Panels (constituted under the Business Trusts Act, Financial Advisers Act, Insurance Act, Securities and Futures Act and Trust Companies Act) by Deputy PM Tharman Shanmugaratnam for a 2-year term (1 October 2017 to 30 September 2019). Read More
Christopher Lau ‐ 3VB, Singapore
A Senior Counsel, Chartered Arbitrator and former Judicial Commissioner of the Singapore Supreme Court, Christopher is recognised as "obviously one of the most experienced arbitrators in Singapore"(Chambers Global Guide 2019). Christopher's arbitration practice encompasses investment and all aspects of commercial disputes. He has been appointed as
arbitrator in over 130 arbitrations seated in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and North America conducted either on an ad hoc basis or under various institutional rules and involving the laws of diverse common and civil law jurisdictions. Christopher is a member of, among others, the LCIA Court, the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, KCAB's International Arbitration Committee, the MCIA Council and NYIAC's Global Advisory Board. Christopher also serves and has served as an independent, non-executive director of various Singapore publicly listed companies.
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Eri Hertiawan ‐ Assegaf Hamzah & Partners, Indonesia
Eri is a seasoned litigator with an extensive experience in commercial disputes, alternative disputes resolution, aviation law and shipping law. In addition, he is certified as an accredited mediator by the National Mediation Centre (Pusat Mediasi Nasional) in Indonesia and the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) in United Kingdom.
As an all-round litigator, Eri regularly works on high-profile tort, corporate/banking, antitrust and criminal cases. He is also highly regarded for his expertise and track record in the arbitration arena, and frequently appears before the Indonesian National Arbitration Board (BANI) and other alternative dispute resolution forums.
In addition to Eri's extensive experience in commercial litigation, he has also made his mark in disputes involving airline clients. In the past, Eri has represented the Indonesian national flag carrier, Garuda Indonesia, Air Asia and Garmin in various matters, such as tort action brought by passengers, contract breach dispute, allegation of cartel brought by the Indonesian Competition Commission (KPPU).
Eri's track record in the alternative disputes resolution and court litigation has been recognised by various legal publications. In 2018, Legal 500 commended Eri and named the firm as a Tier 1 Firm in the Aviation and Dispute Resolution arenas and Tier 2 Firm in the Shipping arena. Read More
Niels Schiersing ‐ Arbitration Chambers, Hongkong
Mr Niels Schiersing is dual-qualified as a supreme court advocate of Denmark (civil law) and as a solicitor of England and Wales (common law). Mr Schiersing exclusively serves as arbitrator, and he is a member of Arbitration Chambers Hong Kong & in London. Located in Dubai, he divides his time between Europe, Asia and Africa.
Mr Schiersing specializes in contract law and focuses his practice on international commercial arbitrations involving e.g. post-M&A and shareholder disputes, engineeing, construction and infrastructure disputes, energy disputes, reinsurance/insurance disputes as well as disputes relating to sale of goods etc. Mr Schiersing has served as arbitrator, often presiding arbitrator/chairman, appointed by e.g. the ICC, LCIA, SIAC, HKIAC, SCC, DIFC-LCIA, DIAC, AFSA, FAI, PCC and DIA and in numerous ad hoc arbitrations. He has also acted as emergency arbitrator appointed by the ICC and SCC. He has written several books on various legal topics and he is currently preparing a series of books on post-M&A disputes.
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Steven Y.H. Lim ‐ 39 Essex Chambers, Singapore
Steven is an arbitrator and barrister. He sits as presiding, sole, co-arbitrator and emergency arbitrator, is a panel arbitrator with the SIAC, HKIAC, ICDR, KCAB, AIAC, THAC and has also sat in ICC, SCMA, LMAA, UNCITRAL Rules and ad hoc cases. He appears as lead counsel in international arbitrations.Steven has extensive experience with disputes involving Indo-Pacific jurisdictions including Singapore, India, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, Peru, US, UK, Netherlands and Australia.
Steven is recognized as a leading individual in international arbitration. He has been noted in Chambers and Legal 500 as “hugely experienced”, “a respected arbitrator with extensive experience handling commercial arbitrations in the construction, infrastructure and energy sectors”, “is respected for his incisive mind”, “peers point out his sharp intellect”, “inventive”, “a prominent counsel in arbitration”, and “very impressive advocate”. Read More
12.00 pm
Lunch Break
01.30 pm
Session 3
Read More "One Brick at a Time, but How Many?!"
Issues of Quantity and Cost in International Construction Disputes
Dr. iur. Harald Sippel ‐ BIAMC, Malaysia Moderator
Harald acts as the Bali International Arbitration and Mediation Center’s (BIAMC) Academic Director and is a founding Partner of of Putilin Sippel Ltd., a Hong Kong / Malaysia based dispute resolution consultancy. Building on over ten years of experience in the alternative dispute resolution industry, he has acted as arbitrator (Chair, Sole, Co-Arbitrator),
counsel, administrative secretary and in-house counsel in over 60 international arbitrations involving all major arbitral rules and purely ad hoc. These arbitrations conducted in English, French, German and Italian took place at multiple seats with the substantive laws of over 25 different jurisdictions from both, the civil and common law world.
Prior to joining the BIAMC, Harald acted as Head of Legal Services at the Asian International Arbitration Centre (Kuala Lumpur). In this capacity, managing a team composed of up to 15 lawyers, Harald oversaw around 2,000 arbitration, adjudication, mediation and other ADR proceedings.
Harald is fluent in English, French, German and Italian, has good knowledge of Korean, Norwegian/Swedish/Danish and speaks some Mandarin Chinese and Bahasa Indonesia. Read More
Swee Yen KOH ‐ Wong Partnership, Singapore
Koh Swee Yen is a Partner in the Commercial & Corporate Disputes and International Arbitration Practices at WongPartnership LLP. She regularly appears before the High Court and Court of Appeal and in international arbitrations under the major institutional rules, including ICSID, ICC, ICDR, SIAC and UNCITRAL. Swee Yen is the Vice-Chair of the
IBA Arbitration Committee. She is also the Vice-Chair of the IPBA Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Committee, and a member of the ICCA-ASIL Task Force on Damages and the Editorial Board of the ICC Dispute Resolution Bulletin. Swee Yen is recommended in various legal publications, including The Legal 500 and Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide. She has been listed as one of the world’s leading arbitration practitioners in Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration 2019 and comes highly recommended for her expertise in resolving complex international disputes. Regarded as "exceptional", "in a league of her own", "an especially good courtroom advocate", "brilliant, decisive and fearless", known to “fight tooth and nail for her clients”, sources also praise her for a "keen sense of strategy" and "great ability to quickly grasp her clients' perspective and understand their commercial issues".
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Paul Starr ‐ King & Wood Mallesons, Hong Kong
Paul Starr is AsiaLaw's Hong Kong Disputes Star of the Year, and Joint Coordinator of King & Wood Mallesons' Worldwide Arbitration practice.
The Global Arbitration Review cites a client's praise for Paul as:' Simply the best lawyer for dispute resolution in construction and industrials in the East Asia and Pacific region". The Asia Pacific Legal 500 specifically singles out Paul as "an excellent strategist". Chambers Asia Pacific adds "everything you need in a lawyer ‐ he's bright and a great listener, but above all a master of tactics and strategy. He is decisive, clear and spot-on. He doesn't just give superb advice: he gives the solution". Chambers Asia describes Paul as a "razor-sharp, supreme strategist who is attuned to clients... 'able to think really creatively about the issue at hand'." Chambers quotes clients as saying: "his knowledge of disputes is extraordinary, and his track record speaks for itself. What really amazed me is that though he is so senior on the team, he focuses on details to an amazing degree".
Paul's firm being China's first international law practice, he is representing a wide range of PRC clients, on: India's largest infrastructure arbitration; a USD 600million Central America power arbitration; an LCIA arbitration over force majeure in Africa; a USD 600 million shareholders dispute in Hong Kong. His work for other international clients includes: a HKD 2 billion construction arbitration in Hong Kong; projects in Macau, Hong Kong, Singapore, Philippines, region-wide. He was the second ever Chairman of the Society of Construction Law Hong Kong. He is an accredited arbitrator/mediator with HKIAC and AIAC, and arbitrator with CIETAC, SHIAC, SCIA. Read More
Anne Connolly ‐ HKA, Singapore
Anne Connolly is a chartered quantity surveyor with over 20 years of experience in the commercial management and quantum analysis of construction projects in the UK and Australia. Her extensive and detailed knowledge of construction processes and construction law provides a sound basis for over 30 quantum expert appointments.
Anne has been actively involved in both live projects and dispute resolution throughout her career, ranging from mining, building and power projects to infrastructure and oil and gas projects across Australia, the UK and Asia. She specialises in detailed quantum analysis, based on her skills and comprehensive knowledge of contractual relationships and commercial risks. Anne has been involved in various dispute resolution proceedings including adjudication, arbitration, expert determination, litigation and mediation. Anne was cited in Who's Who Legal Construction Expert Witnesses 2019 as a prominent figure in the market who commands great respect for her insight into quantum analysis on international disputes".
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Read More "One Brick at a Time, but How Many?!"
Issues of Quantity and Cost in International Construction Disputes
Dr. iur. Harald Sippel ‐ BIAMC, Malaysia Moderator
Harald acts as the Bali International Arbitration and Mediation Center’s (BIAMC) Academic Director and is a founding Partner of of Putilin Sippel Ltd., a Hong Kong / Malaysia based dispute resolution consultancy. Building on over ten years of experience in the alternative dispute resolution industry, he has acted as arbitrator (Chair, Sole, Co-Arbitrator),
counsel, administrative secretary and in-house counsel in over 60 international arbitrations involving all major arbitral rules and purely ad hoc. These arbitrations conducted in English, French, German and Italian took place at multiple seats with the substantive laws of over 25 different jurisdictions from both, the civil and common law world.Prior to joining the BIAMC, Harald acted as Head of Legal Services at the Asian International Arbitration Centre (Kuala Lumpur). In this capacity, managing a team composed of up to 15 lawyers, Harald oversaw around 2,000 arbitration, adjudication, mediation and other ADR proceedings.
Harald is fluent in English, French, German and Italian, has good knowledge of Korean, Norwegian/Swedish/Danish and speaks some Mandarin Chinese and Bahasa Indonesia. Read More
Swee Yen KOH ‐ Wong Partnership, Singapore
Koh Swee Yen is a Partner in the Commercial & Corporate Disputes and International Arbitration Practices at WongPartnership LLP. She regularly appears before the High Court and Court of Appeal and in international arbitrations under the major institutional rules, including ICSID, ICC, ICDR, SIAC and UNCITRAL. Swee Yen is the Vice-Chair of the
IBA Arbitration Committee. She is also the Vice-Chair of the IPBA Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Committee, and a member of the ICCA-ASIL Task Force on Damages and the Editorial Board of the ICC Dispute Resolution Bulletin. Swee Yen is recommended in various legal publications, including The Legal 500 and Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide. She has been listed as one of the world’s leading arbitration practitioners in Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration 2019 and comes highly recommended for her expertise in resolving complex international disputes. Regarded as "exceptional", "in a league of her own", "an especially good courtroom advocate", "brilliant, decisive and fearless", known to “fight tooth and nail for her clients”, sources also praise her for a "keen sense of strategy" and "great ability to quickly grasp her clients' perspective and understand their commercial issues".
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Paul Starr ‐ King & Wood Mallesons, Hong Kong
Paul Starr is AsiaLaw's Hong Kong Disputes Star of the Year, and Joint Coordinator of King & Wood Mallesons' Worldwide Arbitration practice.The Global Arbitration Review cites a client's praise for Paul as:' Simply the best lawyer for dispute resolution in construction and industrials in the East Asia and Pacific region". The Asia Pacific Legal 500 specifically singles out Paul as "an excellent strategist". Chambers Asia Pacific adds "everything you need in a lawyer ‐ he's bright and a great listener, but above all a master of tactics and strategy. He is decisive, clear and spot-on. He doesn't just give superb advice: he gives the solution". Chambers Asia describes Paul as a "razor-sharp, supreme strategist who is attuned to clients... 'able to think really creatively about the issue at hand'." Chambers quotes clients as saying: "his knowledge of disputes is extraordinary, and his track record speaks for itself. What really amazed me is that though he is so senior on the team, he focuses on details to an amazing degree".
Paul's firm being China's first international law practice, he is representing a wide range of PRC clients, on: India's largest infrastructure arbitration; a USD 600million Central America power arbitration; an LCIA arbitration over force majeure in Africa; a USD 600 million shareholders dispute in Hong Kong. His work for other international clients includes: a HKD 2 billion construction arbitration in Hong Kong; projects in Macau, Hong Kong, Singapore, Philippines, region-wide. He was the second ever Chairman of the Society of Construction Law Hong Kong. He is an accredited arbitrator/mediator with HKIAC and AIAC, and arbitrator with CIETAC, SHIAC, SCIA. Read More
Anne Connolly ‐ HKA, Singapore
Anne Connolly is a chartered quantity surveyor with over 20 years of experience in the commercial management and quantum analysis of construction projects in the UK and Australia. Her extensive and detailed knowledge of construction processes and construction law provides a sound basis for over 30 quantum expert appointments.
Anne has been actively involved in both live projects and dispute resolution throughout her career, ranging from mining, building and power projects to infrastructure and oil and gas projects across Australia, the UK and Asia. She specialises in detailed quantum analysis, based on her skills and comprehensive knowledge of contractual relationships and commercial risks. Anne has been involved in various dispute resolution proceedings including adjudication, arbitration, expert determination, litigation and mediation. Anne was cited in Who's Who Legal Construction Expert Witnesses 2019 as a prominent figure in the market who commands great respect for her insight into quantum analysis on international disputes".
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03.00 pm
Coffee Break
03.30 pm
Session 4
Read More Using Experts in International Arbitration: Insights from Arbitral Institutions in the Asia Pacific Region
Tony Andriotis ‐ Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Sullivan, LLP, Japan Moderator
Tony Andriotis is a Partner with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Sullivan, LLP where his primary practice focuses on international dispute resolution. He currently serves as an ICC Belt & Road Ambassador and is President of the Greek Chamber of Commerce in Japan, and an Adjunct Professor/Lecturer at both Keio Law School and the Tokyo campus of
Temple Law School. He is a graduate of Cornell University and the Fordham University School of Law. Though residing in Japan for over a decade, Tony is a native of New York City, where he previously clerked for a federal judge at the United States Court of International Trade.
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Michael Lee ‐ ICDR/AAA, Singapore
As a head of ICDR/AAA’s Asia office in Singapore, Mr. Lee is in charge of the Association’s Asia region operation including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, India, Malaysia, Vietnam, and many more. Primarily, Mr. Lee oversees the entire operation of the Association’s Asia office and leads the Association’s efforts in cultivating ties and
developing business opportunities.
Mr. Lee is also in charge of many ICDR/AAA educational programs for the corporate counsel, the Association’s international panel of neutrals, and practicing attorneys in Asia region. For the corporate counsel, Mr. Lee regularly speaks on educational programs such as conferences, seminars and workshops to share findings on different research projects on dispute management and business negotiation and to explain the Association’s comprehensive rules and process.
For the Association’s panel of neutrals, Mr. Lee is on the Association’s annual internal review board as a part of continuing effort to maintain the highest qualified panel of neutrals. Mr. Lee is also charged with the ICDR/AAA International Symposium for arbitrators in Asia region to train additional panel members and to constantly update existing arbitrators with any new development. Mr. Lee also speaks regularly on the Association’s rules and administrative process to practicing attorneys to provide them with necessary tools and knowledge of the ICDR/AAA process.
Through his experience as an international case manager at ICDR/AAA New York office, Mr. Lee hopes to benefit Asia legal community with his first-hand experience and knowledge of its Rules and procedures. Mr. Lee is a NY attorney with LL.M. degree in International Commercial Arbitration from Stockholm University Law School in Sweden and J.D. degree from St. Thomas University Law School in Florida. Mr. Lee has been serving as a Chair of Legal Committee for AMCHAM (American Chamber of Commerce) Singapore since 2009. Read More
Sue Hyun Lim ‐ KCAB, South Korea
Sue Hyun Lim is the Secretary General of the new international division of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, KCAB INTERNATIONAL. Among her various responsibilities Ms. Lim oversees KCAB’s international arbitration case management process, ensuring the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the procedures under the KCAB International Rules,
as well as leading the public relations efforts to further enhance the standing of KCAB INTERNATIONAL – and Seoul as a seat of arbitration – among international users.
A Korean licensed attorney, and also admitted to the New York State bar, Ms. Lim was a partner at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC, where she advised and represented clients in numerous international arbitration cases as well as in international litigation matters. In 2010-2011, Ms. Lim studied at the New York University School of Law (LL.M.) after which she worked as visiting lawyer in Debevoise Plimpton LLP.
Featured in Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration Future Leaders 2018, she has actively and continuously spearheaded efforts to promote international arbitration of Korea. Ms. Lim has written and co-written a number of published pieces, and is a contributing author to Arbitration Law in Korea: Practice and Procedure (Juris Publishing, 2012), the 2016 edition of Arbitration, Practice and Law (Parkyoungsa, 2016), and most recently the Global Practice Guide for Litigation in South Korea (Chambers and Partners, 2017). Read More
Anangga W. Roesdiono ‐ BANI, Indonesia
As the founder of Roosdiono & Partners, Anangga W. Roosdiono has over 50 years of experience in legal practice encompassing a wide range of business and corporate negotiations and transactions. Anangga is appointed a scholar for many Indonesian legal reforms, namely the drafting of regulations in Arbitration Law, Indonesia's commercial
law reform project (1992-1996) and the socialization of the Regional Autonomy Law.
Prior to establishing Roosdiono & Partners in 1999, Anangga was the founder and Managing Partner of Soebagio, Roosdiono, Jatim & Djarot, and a partner at Makarim & Taira. Before entering private legal practice, Anangga was a member of the Board of Commissioners at PT Semen Cibinong, Tbk, and he acted as senior legal counsel at various companies such as PT Mobil Oil Indonesia Inc. PT International Nickel Indonesia and PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia. He is a member of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) and the Board of Commissioners at PT Saratoga Investama Sedaya, Tbk, PT KSK Insurance Indonesia and PT LIPPO Karawaci Tbk. He lectures at the Business and Management School, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung, and at the Law School, University Pelita Harapan, Jakarta. Read More
Read More Using Experts in International Arbitration: Insights from Arbitral Institutions in the Asia Pacific Region
Tony Andriotis ‐ Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Sullivan, LLP, Japan Moderator
Tony Andriotis is a Partner with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Sullivan, LLP where his primary practice focuses on international dispute resolution. He currently serves as an ICC Belt & Road Ambassador and is President of the Greek Chamber of Commerce in Japan, and an Adjunct Professor/Lecturer at both Keio Law School and the Tokyo campus of
Temple Law School. He is a graduate of Cornell University and the Fordham University School of Law. Though residing in Japan for over a decade, Tony is a native of New York City, where he previously clerked for a federal judge at the United States Court of International Trade.
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Michael Lee ‐ ICDR/AAA, Singapore
As a head of ICDR/AAA’s Asia office in Singapore, Mr. Lee is in charge of the Association’s Asia region operation including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, India, Malaysia, Vietnam, and many more. Primarily, Mr. Lee oversees the entire operation of the Association’s Asia office and leads the Association’s efforts in cultivating ties and
developing business opportunities.Mr. Lee is also in charge of many ICDR/AAA educational programs for the corporate counsel, the Association’s international panel of neutrals, and practicing attorneys in Asia region. For the corporate counsel, Mr. Lee regularly speaks on educational programs such as conferences, seminars and workshops to share findings on different research projects on dispute management and business negotiation and to explain the Association’s comprehensive rules and process.
For the Association’s panel of neutrals, Mr. Lee is on the Association’s annual internal review board as a part of continuing effort to maintain the highest qualified panel of neutrals. Mr. Lee is also charged with the ICDR/AAA International Symposium for arbitrators in Asia region to train additional panel members and to constantly update existing arbitrators with any new development. Mr. Lee also speaks regularly on the Association’s rules and administrative process to practicing attorneys to provide them with necessary tools and knowledge of the ICDR/AAA process.
Through his experience as an international case manager at ICDR/AAA New York office, Mr. Lee hopes to benefit Asia legal community with his first-hand experience and knowledge of its Rules and procedures. Mr. Lee is a NY attorney with LL.M. degree in International Commercial Arbitration from Stockholm University Law School in Sweden and J.D. degree from St. Thomas University Law School in Florida. Mr. Lee has been serving as a Chair of Legal Committee for AMCHAM (American Chamber of Commerce) Singapore since 2009. Read More
Sue Hyun Lim ‐ KCAB, South Korea
Sue Hyun Lim is the Secretary General of the new international division of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, KCAB INTERNATIONAL. Among her various responsibilities Ms. Lim oversees KCAB’s international arbitration case management process, ensuring the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the procedures under the KCAB International Rules,
as well as leading the public relations efforts to further enhance the standing of KCAB INTERNATIONAL – and Seoul as a seat of arbitration – among international users.A Korean licensed attorney, and also admitted to the New York State bar, Ms. Lim was a partner at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC, where she advised and represented clients in numerous international arbitration cases as well as in international litigation matters. In 2010-2011, Ms. Lim studied at the New York University School of Law (LL.M.) after which she worked as visiting lawyer in Debevoise Plimpton LLP.
Featured in Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration Future Leaders 2018, she has actively and continuously spearheaded efforts to promote international arbitration of Korea. Ms. Lim has written and co-written a number of published pieces, and is a contributing author to Arbitration Law in Korea: Practice and Procedure (Juris Publishing, 2012), the 2016 edition of Arbitration, Practice and Law (Parkyoungsa, 2016), and most recently the Global Practice Guide for Litigation in South Korea (Chambers and Partners, 2017). Read More
Anangga W. Roesdiono ‐ BANI, Indonesia
As the founder of Roosdiono & Partners, Anangga W. Roosdiono has over 50 years of experience in legal practice encompassing a wide range of business and corporate negotiations and transactions. Anangga is appointed a scholar for many Indonesian legal reforms, namely the drafting of regulations in Arbitration Law, Indonesia's commercial
law reform project (1992-1996) and the socialization of the Regional Autonomy Law.Prior to establishing Roosdiono & Partners in 1999, Anangga was the founder and Managing Partner of Soebagio, Roosdiono, Jatim & Djarot, and a partner at Makarim & Taira. Before entering private legal practice, Anangga was a member of the Board of Commissioners at PT Semen Cibinong, Tbk, and he acted as senior legal counsel at various companies such as PT Mobil Oil Indonesia Inc. PT International Nickel Indonesia and PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia. He is a member of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) and the Board of Commissioners at PT Saratoga Investama Sedaya, Tbk, PT KSK Insurance Indonesia and PT LIPPO Karawaci Tbk. He lectures at the Business and Management School, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung, and at the Law School, University Pelita Harapan, Jakarta. Read More
05.00 pm
Reception (Standing Tables)
07.30 pm
End of Day 1
Day 2 — November 1st, 2019
Time
Agenda
08.30 am
Session 5
Read More "Show Me the Money!"
Selected Issues of Assessing the Quantum in International Arbitration
Prof. Steve Ngo ‐ BIAMC, Singapore Moderator
Steve Ngo is an Independent Arbitrator, academic and arbitration specialist. He is the Chair for Practice Group of Asean Legal Alliance, Focusing on China, India and Indonesia,the three key growth economies of Asia and South East Asia, he has advised public and private entities not only on post-dispute matters but negotiation, mediation and
dispute management. Steve has extensive experience dealing with parties from all over the world, bringing strong cross-cultural proficiency to international dispute resolution processes and strategizing. He has been consulted on potential investor-state arbitrations, evaluating cases against and for the state party. Steve has given talks and lectures extensively in the region to both students and practitioners, including keynote speech at the Malaysian Bar Council, Taipei Bar Association, Singapore Law Society, Guangxi Lawyers' Association, Permanent Court of Arbitration Den Haag, Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources Indonesia and Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board.
Steve has been appointed to various positions at various universities, including Honorary Professor of Law, National Law University, Delhi; Visiting Professor, National Law University Odisha, International Visiting Professor, KIIT School of Law; Visiting Professor, Universitas Padjajaran, Bandung, Indonesia; Visiting Professor, Atma Jaya Catholic University, Jakarta; Part-time Professor at Shi Liang School of Law, Changzhou University, Part-Time Professor of Law at Guangxi University for Nationalities, Adjunct Professor of Law at Guangxi University; Visiting Fellow, Tongji Intellectual Property & Competition Law Research Center, Tongji University, School of Law, Shanghai; and Visiting Scholar, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. He was also previously Guest Professor at East China University of Politics & Law, Shanghai; He has written and published on subjects relating to arbitration and dispute resolution including books on Chinese and Indonesian perspectives. Among others, Steve is also an arbitrator at Qinzhou Arbitration Commission, Beihai Arbitration Commission, Luoyang Arbitration Commission, Thailand Arbitration Center, and Pacific International Arbitration Centre, Vietnam. Read More
Tigran Ter-Martirosyan ‐ Berkeley Research Group, Singapore
Tigran Ter-Martirosyan is a Director in the Singapore office of BRG and has more than ten years of experience in financial consulting, specialising in business and share valuations for international arbitration and litigation.
Tigran has been appointed as a valuation and damages expert in an HKIAC arbitration and has been involved in arbitration proceedings under the LCIA, ICC, SCAI, and UNCITRAL rules and litigation in the UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, and Isle of Man.
Tigran has performed valuations of businesses and damages assessments in the APAC, EMEA, Russia & CIS, North and South America regions in a variety of sectors, including financial services, telecoms, energy and others.
His experience also includes valuations for the purposes of mediation, expert determination, mergers and acquisitions, financial reporting, restructuring, fairness opinions, management incentive schemes, and tax. Read More
Iain Potter ‐ MDD, Singapore
Iain is a Director in MDD’s Singapore office, where he specialises in expert witness engagements, particularly those requiring opinions on business valuations or GAAP compliance. He has been instructed as an expert before courts and tribunals in jurisdictions including the UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Australia and the BVI.
Iain is regularly retained as an expert in cross-border contractual and post-M&A disputes and has given opinions and testified on the quantum of losses in disputes governed by common law and civil law.
Iain is qualified as a Chartered Accountant in England and Wales and Singapore and he is currently pursuing a PhD with the University of Leicester, where his research focusses on the extent to which risk and uncertainty are reflected in awards of damages. Read More
Swee Im Tan ‐ 39 Essex Chambers, Malaysia
Tan Swee Im is an international arbitrator member at 39 Essex Chambers, based in their Kuala Lumpur office. Her focus is on the construction, infrastructure and energy sectors with extensive experience ranging from the early procurement strategy stage, to contract drafting, advisory during the project life, through to dispute resolution.
She has spent more than 30 years in these sectors in counsel and advisory roles, including having been seconded to the KL International Airport and Malaysia-Singapore Second Crossing projects, been an in-house counsel and founded a boutique legal firm in 1999. She regularly sits as Arbitrator and Adjudicator and is an Accredited Mediator. She is an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya, Barrister-at-Law (Middle Temple), a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators, Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Chartered Institute of Building, Malaysian Society of Adjudicators and Dispute Board Federation and holds a Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration.
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Yvette Anthony ‐ Braddell Brothers LLP, Singapore
Yvette joined Braddell Brothers in 2017 and was made a Partner in the same year. Prior to joining Braddell Brothers, she practised at a magic circle firm, and also worked with Senior Counsel at Drew & Napier LLC. Yvette acts for clients in a broad spectrum of litigation and international arbitration matters, with a particular focus on
complex cross border disputes. Yvette has expertise in international investment disputes, having spent time working with a Queen's Counsel on bilateral investment treaty disputes at the NUS Centre for International Law. Notably, she participated in the hearing of the first ICSID arbitration commenced against the Sultanate of Oman. She has also published and conducted training in the field of international arbitration.
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Read More "Show Me the Money!"
Selected Issues of Assessing the Quantum in International Arbitration
Prof. Steve Ngo ‐ BIAMC, Singapore Moderator
Steve Ngo is an Independent Arbitrator, academic and arbitration specialist. He is the Chair for Practice Group of Asean Legal Alliance, Focusing on China, India and Indonesia,the three key growth economies of Asia and South East Asia, he has advised public and private entities not only on post-dispute matters but negotiation, mediation and
dispute management. Steve has extensive experience dealing with parties from all over the world, bringing strong cross-cultural proficiency to international dispute resolution processes and strategizing. He has been consulted on potential investor-state arbitrations, evaluating cases against and for the state party. Steve has given talks and lectures extensively in the region to both students and practitioners, including keynote speech at the Malaysian Bar Council, Taipei Bar Association, Singapore Law Society, Guangxi Lawyers' Association, Permanent Court of Arbitration Den Haag, Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources Indonesia and Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board.Steve has been appointed to various positions at various universities, including Honorary Professor of Law, National Law University, Delhi; Visiting Professor, National Law University Odisha, International Visiting Professor, KIIT School of Law; Visiting Professor, Universitas Padjajaran, Bandung, Indonesia; Visiting Professor, Atma Jaya Catholic University, Jakarta; Part-time Professor at Shi Liang School of Law, Changzhou University, Part-Time Professor of Law at Guangxi University for Nationalities, Adjunct Professor of Law at Guangxi University; Visiting Fellow, Tongji Intellectual Property & Competition Law Research Center, Tongji University, School of Law, Shanghai; and Visiting Scholar, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. He was also previously Guest Professor at East China University of Politics & Law, Shanghai; He has written and published on subjects relating to arbitration and dispute resolution including books on Chinese and Indonesian perspectives. Among others, Steve is also an arbitrator at Qinzhou Arbitration Commission, Beihai Arbitration Commission, Luoyang Arbitration Commission, Thailand Arbitration Center, and Pacific International Arbitration Centre, Vietnam. Read More
Tigran Ter-Martirosyan ‐ Berkeley Research Group, Singapore
Tigran Ter-Martirosyan is a Director in the Singapore office of BRG and has more than ten years of experience in financial consulting, specialising in business and share valuations for international arbitration and litigation.Tigran has been appointed as a valuation and damages expert in an HKIAC arbitration and has been involved in arbitration proceedings under the LCIA, ICC, SCAI, and UNCITRAL rules and litigation in the UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, and Isle of Man.
Tigran has performed valuations of businesses and damages assessments in the APAC, EMEA, Russia & CIS, North and South America regions in a variety of sectors, including financial services, telecoms, energy and others.
His experience also includes valuations for the purposes of mediation, expert determination, mergers and acquisitions, financial reporting, restructuring, fairness opinions, management incentive schemes, and tax. Read More
Iain Potter ‐ MDD, Singapore
Iain is a Director in MDD’s Singapore office, where he specialises in expert witness engagements, particularly those requiring opinions on business valuations or GAAP compliance. He has been instructed as an expert before courts and tribunals in jurisdictions including the UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Australia and the BVI.
Iain is regularly retained as an expert in cross-border contractual and post-M&A disputes and has given opinions and testified on the quantum of losses in disputes governed by common law and civil law.
Iain is qualified as a Chartered Accountant in England and Wales and Singapore and he is currently pursuing a PhD with the University of Leicester, where his research focusses on the extent to which risk and uncertainty are reflected in awards of damages. Read More
Swee Im Tan ‐ 39 Essex Chambers, Malaysia
Tan Swee Im is an international arbitrator member at 39 Essex Chambers, based in their Kuala Lumpur office. Her focus is on the construction, infrastructure and energy sectors with extensive experience ranging from the early procurement strategy stage, to contract drafting, advisory during the project life, through to dispute resolution.
She has spent more than 30 years in these sectors in counsel and advisory roles, including having been seconded to the KL International Airport and Malaysia-Singapore Second Crossing projects, been an in-house counsel and founded a boutique legal firm in 1999. She regularly sits as Arbitrator and Adjudicator and is an Accredited Mediator. She is an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya, Barrister-at-Law (Middle Temple), a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators, Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Chartered Institute of Building, Malaysian Society of Adjudicators and Dispute Board Federation and holds a Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration.
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Yvette Anthony ‐ Braddell Brothers LLP, Singapore
Yvette joined Braddell Brothers in 2017 and was made a Partner in the same year. Prior to joining Braddell Brothers, she practised at a magic circle firm, and also worked with Senior Counsel at Drew & Napier LLC. Yvette acts for clients in a broad spectrum of litigation and international arbitration matters, with a particular focus on
complex cross border disputes. Yvette has expertise in international investment disputes, having spent time working with a Queen's Counsel on bilateral investment treaty disputes at the NUS Centre for International Law. Notably, she participated in the hearing of the first ICSID arbitration commenced against the Sultanate of Oman. She has also published and conducted training in the field of international arbitration.
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10.00 am
Coffee Break
10.30 am
Session 6
Read More Should Counsel Use Experts?
Who, What, When, Where, and Why
Tony Nguyen ‐ EP Legal, Vietnam Moderator
Tony is a dispute resolution counselor in litigation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) practices in Vietnam and Singapore, and often represents clients in disputes in Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC) and Singapore International Arbitration Center (SIAC). He is the first Vietnamese person who is certified by Chartered Institute
for International Arbitration (CIArb) as Fellow Member. In 2017, he was appointed by VIAC to be a member of the Expert Advisory Board and actively participated in trainings and drafting updates of VIAC arbitration and mediation rules. Tony is also among the few top-tiered project & energy lawyers in Vietnam who are highly rated by Chambers, Legal500, Asialaw Profiles and other international publications.
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Prof. Hikmahanto Juwana ‐ Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
Indonesian citizen, born in Jakarta. Independent Commissioner of Unilever Indonesia since May 2011. Member of Badan Supervisi Bank Indonesia (BSBI), Bank Indonesia (March 2017-2020). He is an Independent Commissioner of PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (May 2009-May 2017), a Member of the Legal Experts Team at the Ministry of
Defense (February 2010-present), and a Member of the Legal Committee at the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (September 2011-present). He was a Member of the Taxation Oversight Committee at the Ministry of Finance, (March 2010-March 2013) and the Expert Council at the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (2004- 2005). He worked as consultant at the National Development Planning Board (Empowerment of the Commercial Court Adviser) from 2001 to 2002, and was Senior Legal Adviser to the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs from 1999 to 2001. Prior to that he served in various capacities at a number of prominent law firms in Jakarta. He is inaugurated as Professor of International Law at the University of Indonesia in 2001, and served as Dean of the Faculty of Law from 2004 to 2008. He also teaches Law at several other prominent universities in Indonesia and has been a visiting professor at the University of Melbourne, National University of Singapore and Nagoya University, Japan. As an independent researcher he has published numerous books, articles and research papers on various aspects of international law, business law, and air and space law, among others. He graduated with a degree in Law from the University of Indonesia in 1987, and holds an LLM from Keio University, Japan (1992) and a PhD from the University of Nottingham, UK (1997)
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Elodie Dulac ‐ King & Spalding, Singapore
Elodie Dulac is a partner in King & Spalding's Singapore office and a member of the firm's International Arbitration group. She has been based in Asia for over 12 years. She has worked on international arbitrations under the rules of the ICC, ICSID, SCC, SIAC, AIAC and UNCITRAL. In addition to her work as counsel, Ms. Dulac has been
appointed as an arbitrator in ICC, SIAC, AIAC and ad hoc arbitrations. As a civil law lawyer, she has extensive experience of Indonesia-related arbitrations. She is listed in Who's Who Legal - Future Leaders 2019 (Top 10 Asia-Pacific wide), and has been recognised in Chambers Asia Pacific. Ms. Dulac is admitted to practice in England & Wales and Paris, France. She is a Registered Foreign Lawyer at the Singapore International Commercial Court.
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Mark Dempsey SC ‐ Wentworth 7 Selborne, Australia
Mark is a Senior Counsel based in Sydney and is the Chair of the International Committee of the Australian Bar Association. He is a one of Australia’s leading Senior Counsel in the areas of major construction, engineering and infrastructure litigation and international arbitration.
Mark also practises as an Arbitrator (he is a Fellow of CIArb, ACICA and AIAC) mediator and expert determiner across Australia and throughout the Asia-Pacific.
Over the past several years, Mark has received numerous accolades as a leading expert in Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide, Best Lawyers in Australia, Who’s Who Legal and Doyles Guide. Read More
Charis Tan ‐ DWF, Singapore
Charis specialises in commercial and investment treaty arbitration and public international law. She is admitted in three jurisdictions (Singapore, England and Wales and New York), and has represented States and multinational companies in numerous investment treaty and commercial arbitrations under the rules of major
arbitration institutions, including ICSID, ICC, SIAC and SCC, as well as ad hoc proceedings under UNCITRAL Rules. Charis is appointed as Counsel and she also sits as an Arbitrator. Charis has been named a Future Leader in arbitration by Who's Who Legal and recommended by Asia Pacific Legal 500. She also received the Asia Pacific FT Innovative Lawyers award. Charis is co-editor of the first and only book on Investment Protection in Southeast Asia, A Country-by-Country Guide on Arbitration Laws and Bilateral Investment Treaties (Brill, 2017).
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Who, What, When, Where, and Why
Tony Nguyen ‐ EP Legal, Vietnam Moderator
Tony is a dispute resolution counselor in litigation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) practices in Vietnam and Singapore, and often represents clients in disputes in Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC) and Singapore International Arbitration Center (SIAC). He is the first Vietnamese person who is certified by Chartered Institute
for International Arbitration (CIArb) as Fellow Member. In 2017, he was appointed by VIAC to be a member of the Expert Advisory Board and actively participated in trainings and drafting updates of VIAC arbitration and mediation rules. Tony is also among the few top-tiered project & energy lawyers in Vietnam who are highly rated by Chambers, Legal500, Asialaw Profiles and other international publications.
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Prof. Hikmahanto Juwana ‐ Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
Indonesian citizen, born in Jakarta. Independent Commissioner of Unilever Indonesia since May 2011. Member of Badan Supervisi Bank Indonesia (BSBI), Bank Indonesia (March 2017-2020). He is an Independent Commissioner of PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (May 2009-May 2017), a Member of the Legal Experts Team at the Ministry of
Defense (February 2010-present), and a Member of the Legal Committee at the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (September 2011-present). He was a Member of the Taxation Oversight Committee at the Ministry of Finance, (March 2010-March 2013) and the Expert Council at the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (2004- 2005). He worked as consultant at the National Development Planning Board (Empowerment of the Commercial Court Adviser) from 2001 to 2002, and was Senior Legal Adviser to the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs from 1999 to 2001. Prior to that he served in various capacities at a number of prominent law firms in Jakarta. He is inaugurated as Professor of International Law at the University of Indonesia in 2001, and served as Dean of the Faculty of Law from 2004 to 2008. He also teaches Law at several other prominent universities in Indonesia and has been a visiting professor at the University of Melbourne, National University of Singapore and Nagoya University, Japan. As an independent researcher he has published numerous books, articles and research papers on various aspects of international law, business law, and air and space law, among others. He graduated with a degree in Law from the University of Indonesia in 1987, and holds an LLM from Keio University, Japan (1992) and a PhD from the University of Nottingham, UK (1997)
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Elodie Dulac ‐ King & Spalding, Singapore
Elodie Dulac is a partner in King & Spalding's Singapore office and a member of the firm's International Arbitration group. She has been based in Asia for over 12 years. She has worked on international arbitrations under the rules of the ICC, ICSID, SCC, SIAC, AIAC and UNCITRAL. In addition to her work as counsel, Ms. Dulac has been
appointed as an arbitrator in ICC, SIAC, AIAC and ad hoc arbitrations. As a civil law lawyer, she has extensive experience of Indonesia-related arbitrations. She is listed in Who's Who Legal - Future Leaders 2019 (Top 10 Asia-Pacific wide), and has been recognised in Chambers Asia Pacific. Ms. Dulac is admitted to practice in England & Wales and Paris, France. She is a Registered Foreign Lawyer at the Singapore International Commercial Court.
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Mark Dempsey SC ‐ Wentworth 7 Selborne, Australia
Mark is a Senior Counsel based in Sydney and is the Chair of the International Committee of the Australian Bar Association. He is a one of Australia’s leading Senior Counsel in the areas of major construction, engineering and infrastructure litigation and international arbitration.Mark also practises as an Arbitrator (he is a Fellow of CIArb, ACICA and AIAC) mediator and expert determiner across Australia and throughout the Asia-Pacific.
Over the past several years, Mark has received numerous accolades as a leading expert in Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide, Best Lawyers in Australia, Who’s Who Legal and Doyles Guide. Read More
Charis Tan ‐ DWF, Singapore
Charis specialises in commercial and investment treaty arbitration and public international law. She is admitted in three jurisdictions (Singapore, England and Wales and New York), and has represented States and multinational companies in numerous investment treaty and commercial arbitrations under the rules of major
arbitration institutions, including ICSID, ICC, SIAC and SCC, as well as ad hoc proceedings under UNCITRAL Rules. Charis is appointed as Counsel and she also sits as an Arbitrator. Charis has been named a Future Leader in arbitration by Who's Who Legal and recommended by Asia Pacific Legal 500. She also received the Asia Pacific FT Innovative Lawyers award. Charis is co-editor of the first and only book on Investment Protection in Southeast Asia, A Country-by-Country Guide on Arbitration Laws and Bilateral Investment Treaties (Brill, 2017).
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