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Albert Dinelli KC

Albert’s practice in London and Singapore focuses on arbitral proceedings and advice and appearance work in cases that raise private international law issues. He has a DPhil (the University of Oxford equivalent of a PhD) in that area. He has also been involved, usually as counsel, in numerous international arbitrations in the Asia-Pacific region, most notably in Singapore and Hong Kong. Albert has particular experience in maritime and mining disputes, and also acts as an arbitrator. Albert was educated in Australia, where he maintains chambers. He has been engaged as Counsel Assisting the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry. The commission was established by the Australian government in December 2017 and its final report was submitted on 1 February 2019. Following his appointment, The Australian stated in February 2018: “Jet-setting Melbourne barrister Albert Dinelli brings an impressive professional curriculum vitae to his new role as Counsel Assisting Banking Royal Commissioner Kenneth Hayne.”

Daniel Kalderimis KC

Daniel Kalderimis has over 20 years’ experience as a versatile, effective and proven advocate who provides an edge in a wide range of complex disputes. With broad experience and interests, he has a dedicated focus on advocacy in international arbitrations across the Asia-Pacific region. Daniel is also active in commercial and public law litigation, including in the emerging area of legal duties and climate change. Daniel has appeared at all levels of the New Zealand court system and before numerous international tribunals in Singapore, London and elsewhere. Until December 2020, he was a partner in the dispute resolution team of Chapman Tripp where, after returning from practising international arbitration and public international law at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in London, he founded and led the firm’s international law practice. He is admitted in New Zealand, New York and England & Wales. Daniel is widely recognised for his expertise in international arbitration, public and private international law and cross-border dispute resolution. He regularly acts as counsel in international arbitrations and has experience as an ICC arbitrator. Daniel acted on the first bilateral investment treaty arbitration held in New Zealand. Daniel is New Zealand’s national correspondent to UNCITRAL for the New York Convention and the Model Law. Daniel has taught at Columbia Law School, Victoria University of Wellington Law School and Otago Law School. He is a Fellow of the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand.

Jonathon Redwood SC

Jonathon has more than 25 years’ experience in legal practice across Australian law, English law and New York law. He maintains a broad practice encompassing advice and appearance work in high value commercial disputes and in international arbitration, including in mining and energy, insurance, banking and financial services, and public and private international law. He is regularly retained by leading law firms and large corporate clients to conduct arbitrations seated in London, Singapore, Australia and New York. He is also regularly instructed in court proceedings involving arbitrations, including anti-suit injunctions, arbitrator challenges, interim measures and set-aside/enforcement proceedings.

Kevin practises in the fields of public international law, international arbitration, and commercial litigation. He is qualified in England and Wales and in Singapore, and has active rights of audience at all levels of the courts in both jurisdictions. Kevin has significant experience acting in proceedings before international courts and tribunals, and in an international and politically sensitive context. He has been involved as counsel in matters before the International Court of Justice, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, UNCLOS Annex VII tribunals, investor-State tribunals, and in inter-State mediation. He has also been appointed as legal adviser or expert by the Council of Europe, ASEAN, SAARC, the Commonwealth Secretariat, and the Energy Community Secretariat on arbitration, energy, natural resources, oceans, trade and international dispute settlement. In arbitration, Kevin has been instructed as counsel across the full spectrum of inter-State, investor-State and commercial arbitrations. He has been instructed on a significant number of arbitration matters involving ICSID, PCA, SIAC, LCIA, DIAC, HKIAC, ICC, UNCITRAL, ECT and ad hoc arbitration frameworks, and across different jurisdictions such as England and Wales, United States, The Hague, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Luxembourg. These matters have involved a broad range of sectors including oil and gas, energy, telecommunications, mining, commodities, banking and finance, manufacture and licensing, private equity, distribution, logistics, cryptocurrency, technology, infrastructure, and engineering. In domestic proceedings, Kevin is equally comfortable appearing as counsel in both a trial and appellate setting. He has been engaged in high-stakes disputes proceedings in both England and Singapore (including before the Singapore International Commercial Court), across a variety of legal subject matters. This has included acting in a USD 30 million contractual and civil fraud claim arising out of cross-border private equity investments, to a USD 20 million construction and engineering dispute, to a joint venture dispute arising out of a USD 740 million infrastructure and healthcare project. Alongside his work as counsel, Kevin has taught international dispute settlement, law of the sea, international investment law and international arbitration as Visiting Professor at Zhejiang University, Lecturer at the Sorbonne-Assas International Law School, Adjunct lecturer at the National University of Singapore, and sessional lecturer at the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”. Kevin holds law degrees from the National University of Singapore and the University of Cambridge. He accepts appointments as counsel and arbitrator.

Michael is an experienced international commercial arbitrator practising principally from Singapore and London. Before joining the English Bar he was a solicitor and a partner in a major international law firm, Norton Rose, where he managed the Paris office and the firm’s international arbitration group. Michael has over 30 years’ experience of practising commercial litigation in the English High Court and international arbitration, as well as coordinating and overseeing overseas litigation. Michael has a wide-ranging practice as an international arbitrator. He has served as a member of the tribunal in over 150 international arbitrations administered under the rules of various international arbitration institutions. These have included the SIAC, HKIAC, ICC, LCIA, ICSID and AAA as well as ad hoc arbitrations and those under UNCITRAL rules. Arbitrations in which he has been appointed have included disputes in the fields of energy supply, oil and gas, agency, joint ventures, expropriation and engineering, as well as finance and banking, involving a variety of national laws and jurisdictions. Michael is on the panel of international arbitrators of the AAA, SIAC, HKIAC, Beijing Arbitration Commission, Asian International Arbitration Centre (formerly Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration) and Indian Council of Arbitration. Michael is also a Centre for Dispute Resolution (CEDR) accredited mediator. https://www.twentyessex.com/people/michael-lee/

Nakul practises from Singapore, Delhi and London. He accepts appointments both as counsel, for international arbitration and international litigation, and as arbitrator. He specialises in disputes and international law advice relating to banking and finance, construction and engineering, corporate (joint venture/shareholder/partnership disputes), international commercial law (including media and telecommunications), mining, energy and natural resources. Nakul brings a significant level of experience to complex trials, interim applications, injunctions, appellate hearings, jurisdictional disputes and enforcement matters. He has appeared as counsel in setting aside and enforcement proceedings relating to international arbitration awards in all three jurisdictions. He has been appointed as arbitrator by the SIAC, ICC and LCIA, and also accepts ad hoc appointments. https://www.twentyessex.com/people/nakul-dewan/

Professor Hi-Taek Shin

Professor Hi-Taek Shin is a full-time arbitrator based in Seoul, Korea. He accepts appointments as arbitrator in international commercial and investment disputes. He has unique experience combining a successful career as counsel, academic and arbitrator, as well as in the public service. Until 2007, he had long been a partner at Kim & Chang, a leading Korean law firm, specialising in cross-border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and shareholders’ agreements, various commercial transactions and the resolution of disputes arising from such transactions. Since 2007, he has been teaching on international business transactions and the resolution of investment disputes arising from cross-border transactions at Seoul National University School of Law. From 2016 to 2019, he served as the Chairman of the Korea Trade Commission − the trade-remedy authorities of the Korean Government. Hi-Taek’s professional expertise includes international investments and business transactions, purchase and sale of corporate entities and assets, joint ventures and shareholder agreements, distribution, agency, licensing and franchising contracts, financial transactions including derivatives, research and development of new pharmaceutical products, and arbitrations arising out of such transactions. He also has expertise in complicated disputes in the energy, infrastructure, construction projects and defence industries. He has been appointed as a sole, presiding and co-arbitrator in international commercial arbitrations under the rules of major international arbitral institutions. He is on the panel of arbitrators of HKIAC, AAA/ICDR, ICSID, JCAA, KCAB, SCIA, SIAC and THAC. He is also listed on the general list of Neutrals of the WIPO. He is a member of International Commercial Expert Committee, Supreme People’s Court of China. He is also listed as a mediator of SIMC. Since 2018, Hi-Taek has been serving as the Chairman of KCAB INTERNATIONAL, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board’s international division. https://www.twentyessex.com/people/professor-hi-taek-shin/

Dr Rishab Gupta is a specialist in international arbitration, commercial litigation and public international law. He is regularly instructed to appear before courts in India and internationally, including before English courts and arbitration tribunals. Rishab has represented clients in arbitrations conducted under most major arbitration rules (SIAC, ICC, UNCITRAL, HKIAC, SCC, LCIA, AAA and MCIA). His recent instructions include acting for several private equity firms in Singapore seated SIAC arbitrations arising under share purchase agreements; representing Indian companies in India seated construction arbitrations; and appearing before a London seated LCIA tribunal in a gas price review arbitration. Rishab also has considerable expertise in investment treaty arbitrations. He has represented investors and States in more than ten investor-State disputes conducted under ICSID and UNCITRAL rules. His notable recent instructions include Korea Western Power Company Limited v India (PCA Case No. 2020-06) and Dalal v United Arab Emirates (ICSID Case No. ARB/19/10). https://www.twentyessex.com/people/rishab-gupta/

Sarah joined Twenty Essex in August 2022 as a full-time arbitrator. She has over 20 years of experience in international commercial, investment treaty, and public international law dispute resolution proceedings. She has built an impressive professional network spanning Europe, the United Kingdom, Asia Pacific (particularly Hong Kong, Mainland China, Singapore, South Korea), Russia, North America, and Australasia. From 2016 to 2022, Sarah served in the highly public role of Secretary-General of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) during which time it was ranked the third most preferred institution in the world. Prior to that, she spent a decade at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague where she administered complex inter-State, investor-State, and contractual disputes involving States, State entities, and intergovernmental organisations. Sarah has also worked at the ICC International Court of Arbitration (ICC) in Paris administering hundreds of commercial cases under the ICC Rules of Arbitration. Prior to that she worked at Shearman & Sterling LLP in Paris and in private practice in New Zealand. https://www.twentyessex.com/people/sarah-grimmer/