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Mr Samuel Koh

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Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Associate Director, Dispute Resolution

Career

Samuel acts for clients in mainly civil and commercial disputes, and maintains an active litigation and arbitration practice. He has appeared before the Singapore Courts and arbitral tribunals mainly as junior counsel.

Samuel is dual-qualified, having been admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore and also as an Attorney and Counselor-at-Law in the State of New York.

Samuel graduated with a Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2016. He also holds a Master of Laws with a specialisation in International Legal Studies from New York University (NYU).

Prior to joining Drew & Napier in 2019, Samuel was a Justices’ Law Clerk at the Supreme Court of Singapore.

In 2022, Samuel was appointed Young Amicus Curiae in an appeal before the Singapore High Court that raised novel issues of criminal procedure in the context of disposal inquiries. In the judgment issued for this matter, the Court broadly agreed with all his recommendations on the questions posed, and “thank[ed] Mr Koh for his comprehensive submissions that were of assistance to this court”: William Lim Tien Hou v Ling Kok Hua [2023] SGHC 18.

Samuel speaks English and Mandarin.

Languages

English and Mandarin

Memberships

  • Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, Law Society of Singapore (2020-present)
  • Member, International Relations Committee, Law Society of Singapore (2022)
  • Member, YSIAC
  • Member, Young International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA)
  • Member, ICC Singapore Arbitration Group
  • Member, Singapore Academy of Law
  • Member, Law Society of Singapore
  • Member, New York State Bar Association

Education

  • LL.B. (First Class Honours), National University of Singapore
  • LL.M. (International Legal Studies), New York University
  • Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore (2019)
  • Attorney and Counselor-at-Law in the State of New York (2022)

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