Mr Ramesh Selvaraj > Allen & Gledhill LLP > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile

Allen & Gledhill LLP
ONE MARINA BOULEVARD
#28-00
SINGAPORE 018989
Singapore

Work Department

Employment, Health & Safety; India Practice; International Arbitration; Litigation; Private Wealth

Position

Deputy Head of the Firm’s International Arbitration Practice

Career

Ramesh is the Deputy Head of Allen & Gledhill’s International Arbitration Practice. His expertise lies in advising across a broad spectrum of contentious work. He has acted as lead counsel in both domestic and international arbitrations across various corporate and commercial sectors, including the hospitality, oil and gas, commodities and construction industries. He has a strong professional liability practice having defended claims in negligence asserted against lawyers, accountants and architects.

On the employment law front, he is regularly consulted by employers and employees on their contracts of employment, termination issues, including advising on claims against wrongful dismissal, disciplinary issues as well as other related employer-employee issues.

Languages

English, Tamil

Memberships

Member of the Governing Council, Madras Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s (MCCI) Arbitration, Mediation and Conciliation Centre. Fellow, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. Principal Mediator, Singapore Mediation Centre.

Education

Graduated from the National University of Singapore with an LL.B. (Hons) degree.

Lawyer Rankings

Singapore > International arbitration

Allen & Gledhill LLP boasts a ‘well-established dispute resolution team in the region’, with expertise in arbitrations linked to infrastructure, energy, construction and engineering work. The practice is skilled in handling multijurisdictional disputes with concurrent South-east Asia based litigation, and has experience appearing in front of both the SIAC and Asian International Arbitration Centre, with members of the department commended for their ‘solid understanding of the local laws’. ‘Outstanding advocateDinesh Dhillon and ‘very knowledgeableChong Yee Leong act as co-heads of the practice, with Ramesh Selvaraj as deputy head. Also key to the team are the ‘articulate and highly diligentMargaret Ling, and Ankit Goyal, who is commended for possessing ‘great commercial acumen’.