Counsel

Commercial Contracts, M&A & Joint Ventures

• Japanese trading company pursuing USD 20 million post-M&A earn-out claims in LCIA arbitration under a share purchase agreement with a large Indian telecommunications company.
• Indonesian oil and gas operator defending a SIAC arbitration claim for USD 218 million arising out of a Joint Operating Agreement for an oil and gas development block in Sumatra.
• Thailand-headquartered hospitality and F&B MNC pursuing a USD 40 million SIAC arbitration claim against the owner of a luxury hotel in Doha, Qatar.

Energy & Infrastructure

• Thai oil and gas exploration company in Thai Arbitration Institute proceedings against a transport service provider relating to alleged breaches of a USD 315 million service agreement.
• Japanese trading company in a series of London ad hoc arbitrations and parallel TOMAC arbitrations valued at over USD 50 million, arising out of a series of commercial bulk carrier shipbuilding contracts, including disputes pertaining to the seaworthiness of the vessels.
• Japanese EPC contractor in Singapore-seated ICC arbitration in relation to the engineering, procurement and erection of a paper pulp mill in Vietnam, one of the largest pulp paper mills in Vietnam.

Telecommunications & Technology

• Japanese technology contractor pursuing and defending ICC arbitration claims and counterclaims of over USD 150 million arising out of a contract for the construction and delivery of a submarine telecommunications cable system from India to France via the Middle East.
• Japanese telecoms company bringing an ICC arbitration claim for USD 50 million in liquidated damages arising out of the delivery into geostationary orbit of a defective telecommunications satellite.
• Telco infrastructure company overseeing claims against a South African telco provider, including delay claims and other technical issues relating to the phased roll out of network towers.

International Trade

• United Arab Emirates coal trading company as counsel in SIAC arbitration arising out of contracts for the sale, purchase and shipment of coal from Indonesia to India.
• Japanese solar panel manufacturer in Stockholm Chamber of Commerce arbitration claims relating to the procurement of solar wafers from a supplier in China.
• Singaporean aerospace contractor bringing a USD 2 million claim in SIAC arbitration re: aircraft engine maintenance and repair order (MRO) agreement.