Described as ‘efficient, hardworking and diligent’, the international arbitration team at Clifford Chance is ‘very well co-ordinated between Singapore and international perspectives’. Covering investor-state and state-to-state arbitrations, as well as ad hoc arbitrations across a broad range of disputes including banking and finance, energy and resources, commercial, trade and joint ventures. The Singapore team is jointly led by Nish Shetty and Paul Sandosham. Shetty maintains a leading reputation across Asia, handling cross-jurisdictional disputes throughout Europe and Asia. While Sandosham is recognised for his international arbitration and litigation work in the infrastructure, construction, power, energy, oil and gas, natural resources and commodities sectors. Kabir Singh is a go-to for clients in India, Indonesia and South East Asia, renowned for supporting a client roster of multinational businesses and financial institutions. Jonathan Lai is another key name to note.
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‘The team we have worked with has been led by Kabir Singh. They know the facts of a case and are well-prepared. A pleasure to work with.’
‘Kabir Singh is the standout partner for international arbitration in Clifford Chance's Singapore office. He is our go-to person in Clifford Chance Singapore given his work ethic, ability to seek key issues and devise a strategy and course of action to be taken quickly. He is constantly available to assist with queries from the lay client, which makes him approachable and easy to work with as part of a team. An excellent dispute resolution advocate in our view.’
‘Very well co-ordinated between Singapore and international perspectives.’
‘Nish Shetty stands out as very experienced, wise and skilful.’
‘They are very well-known and widely acknowledged across sectors for their professionalism, and excellence. With strong legal and business acumen, they bring strategic insight and practical solutions to complex matters.’
‘We highly recommend Kabir Singh. He is a great lawyer and very collaborative in his approach.'
‘The practice has a lot of talented lawyers that are able to effectively and efficiently manage large complex disputes. They manage to thoroughly examine the detail whilst keeping clear sight of the overall case strategy.’
‘In particular Paul Sandosham stands out. Paul has an enormous capacity to oversee and steer a clear course for large complex matters. He has run very large matters in the Energy/Oil and Gas sectors, being able to ensure thorough research of the detail and pulling the results together into a concise and clear strategy.’
'Clifford Chance's international arbitration practice is one of the best in the region. Their partner, Kabir Singh, is hands-on on matters and has a deep understanding of various sectors and arbitration procedures.'
'Our experience working with Clifford Chance has consistently demonstrated the firm's deep litigation capabilities and strategic clarity in high-stakes disputes. What makes Clifford Chance stand out is not just its legal acumen, but also its ability to manage multifaceted processes with calm, commercial judgement, delivering results under pressure. The firm also brings a forward-thinking approach, integrating technology to streamline workflows, offering flexible client-oriented billing, and fostering a collaborative, diverse team culture that enhances trust and long-term alignment. '
Work highlights
Represented PT Capital International and PT Rajawali Corpora, the Rajawali Entities, in Singapore SICC proceedings to set aside an SIAC arbitration award on grounds of fraud and breach of natural justice.
Represented a leading wind turbine manufacturer over allegations of defects by an owner against a leading wind turbine manufacturer in an Indian seated arbitration spanning across four different wind turbine projects.
Represented a multinational financial institution in a consolidated SIAC arbitration to recover unpaid interest/coupon payments owed by a group of companies and their promoters.
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Nish Shetty; Paul Sandosham
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Kabir Singh; Jonathan Lai; Jamie Pang