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Mr Lawrence Teh

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+65 6885 3693 lawrence.teh@dentons.com View profile

Work Department

Arbitration, Aviation and Aerospace, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Financial Services Litigation, Infrastructure and PPP, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Maritime, Mining, Securities and Shareholder Litigation, Transportation, Transportation Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Position

Lawrence Teh is the Global Co-Head of Dentons’ International Arbitration practice and a senior partner in Dentons Rodyk’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice group. He is Co-Head of Dentons Rodyk’s International Arbitration and Shipping practice groups. He has particular experience in handling commercial disputes including those of international trade and commodities, maritime and aviation, banking and financial services, onshore and offshore construction, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other investments, and insurance.

Lawrence advises clients and acts as counsel and appears regularly as lead counsel in the Singapore courts, in arbitration, mediation and other forms of dispute resolution. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), a fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb) and is appointed regularly as an arbitrator in international disputes under rules and auspices of international arbitration institutions like the ICC, SIAC, HKIAC, SCMA, KCAB, AIAC, SHIAC and THAC.

He is member of the Nominations Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA), the Administrator of the Comité Maritime International (CMI) and a Master of the Bench (Overseas) of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple.

He is named in numerous legal guides and directories including the Chambers Asia-Pacific, The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, Who’s Who Legal, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific, Best Lawyers and Asialaw Leading Lawyers.

Career

Senior Partner, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP (formerly Rodyk & Davidson LLP), 1994 – present

Languages

English, Mandarin

Memberships

Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Fellow, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, Thailand Arbitration Center (THAC)
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
Database of Arbitrators, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Database of Arbitrators, London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
Supporting member, London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA)
Board Member, Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA)
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA)
Member, Panel of International Arbitrators, KCAB International
Member, Panel of Arbitrator/Mediator, Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (also known as the Shanghai International Arbitration Center (SHIAC)
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre (EMAC)
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), formerly known as KL Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA)
Member, Panel of Arbitrators under the Law Society Arbitration Scheme, The Law Society of Singapore
Nominations Committee member, International Bar Association (IBA), 2021 – 2022
Management Board member, International Bar Association (IBA), 2019 – 2020
Member, International Bar Association (IBA), Arbitration Committee
Co-chairman, Asia Pacific Regional Forum, International Bar Association (IBA), 2012 – 2014
Vice-Chairman, Maritime & Transport Law Committee, International Bar Association (IBA), 2007 – 2008
Chairman, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, The Law Society of Singapore, 2014 – 2017
Chairman, Civil Practice Committee, The Law Society of Singapore, 2006 – 2010
Administrator and member of the executive committee, Comité Maritime International (CMI), 2013 – present
Secretary, Maritime Law Association of Singapore (MLAS), 1997 – 1999, 2003 – 2014
Chairman, Promotion Committee, Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA), 2014 – 2022

Education

University of London, 1991, LLB (Hons)

Lawyer Rankings

Singapore > Shipping: local firms

(Hall of Fame)

Lawrence Teh – Dentons Rodyk

The Dentons Rodyk shipping practice advises a mix of leading financial institutions, major banks, and shipowners in restructurings and insolvencies, acquisitions, construction matters, and in dispute resolution contexts. The team has also seen an uptick in ESG and environmental-related work as a ‘green’ focus becomes increasingly apparent across the sector. Lawrence Teh who is renowned for his work in commercial and maritime international arbitration matters, co-leads the team alongside asset finance specialist Janice Ngeow and Loh Jen Wei, who handles a range of contentious shipping and admiralty cases.

Singapore > International arbitration

The international arbitration practice at Dentons Rodyk is ‘professional, effective, and extremely competent’, consisting of ‘reputable and high-quality partners’. Chinese state-owned corporates and large Indonesian clients spanning a wide range of sectors entrust the team with complex, cross-jurisdictional mandates across construction and engineering, energy, shipping, and international trade. Lawrence Teh leads the team with particular experience handling commercial disputes, including those linked to international trade and commodities. He is joined at leadership level by Herman Jeremiah, who has extensive shareholder and joint venture dispute knowledge. Rodney Keong is ‘commercially savvy as well as a very good lawyer’ and is recommended.

Singapore > Dispute resolution: local firms

Dentons Rodyk has a large team of dispute resolution specialists covering a broad spectrum of cases, from clinical negligence defence to construction disputes; shipping, trade and commodities cases; and commercial litigation and arbitration. The Singapore team has an impressive array of local, regional and multinational clients. Clients recognise the breadth of team and its ability to handle cross-border and multi-jurisdictional cases. Siang Pheng Lek heads the litigation and dispute resolution practice and is a leading medical defence advocate. Kia Jeng Koh is deputy head of the team with an established record in building and construction disputes. Lawrence Teh is a senior name in commodities and trade cases, and Mark Seah and Paul Wong are experienced commercial litigation specialists. Ajinderpal Singh is noted for partnership and shareholder disputes, and banking and insolvency cases. Joint deputy managing partner Edric Pan takes on international disputes as well as insurance and aviation-related claims, while Huai Yuan Chia oversees proceedings involving fraud allegations and Jen Wei Loh focuses on the shipping sector, including insolvency and damages matters.

Asia Pacific: Regional International Arbitration > Leading firms

Dentons Hong Kong has impressive strength across the region, with the practice in Singapore led by Herman Jeremiah yielding expertise in SIAC, LCC, and LCIA arbitrations, as well as shareholder and joint venture disputes. Lawrence Teh is the second head of the Singapore-based team, acting as an arbitrator in international disputes. In Hong Kong, Keith Brandt leads the disputes team, that has experience advising Chinese and international parties engaged in arbitration. Robert Rhoda and Richard Keady are key names in the practice, both based in Hong Kong.

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