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Mr Zhihui Chen

+65 6531 2724 zhihui.chen@drewnapier.com View profile

Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Associate Director, Dispute Resolution

Career

Zhihui’s practice focuses on civil and commercial dispute resolution. He has acted for clients in a wide range of contentious matters, including construction, infrastructure, energy, shipping, international trade, shareholders, joint venture, employment, MCST, and arbitration-related litigation.

Zhihui has experience in international arbitrations, both ad hoc and institutional (including SIAC, HKIAC, LMAA, SCMA, CIETAC, etc). He has appeared before all levels of the Singapore courts, and also regularly represents clients in adjudication proceedings under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act.

Besides contentious work, he regularly advises clients on non-contentious matters, ranging from the review and drafting of contracts to general corporate and legal advisory work.

Zhihui read law at the University of Southampton and graduated with First Class Honours. He was also awarded numerous academic prizes, including Seymour J Gubb Prize (top first year student), Law School Prize (top second year student), Swords Prize (best dissertation paper), Macfarlanes Prize (top student in contract law), Moore Blatch Prize (top student in equity and trusts) amongst others. In addition to his legal education, Zhihui also holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore.

Zhihui is fluent in both English and Mandarin Chinese.

Languages

English and Mandarin

Memberships

• Member, Singapore Academy of Law
• Member, Law Society of Singapore

Education

• BBA, National University of Singapore (2012)
• LL.B (Hons), University of Southampton (2015)
• Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore (2017)