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办案经历

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Energy and natural resources

Paul Tan

Advised a State-owned entity in relation to shareholder, financing and other contentious issues relating to a multi-billion dollar joint venture to build a petrochemical facility. Governed by multiple laws including English law with various agreements providing for LCIA arbitration or English court jurisdiction.

Acted for a government in relation to US$3bn in tax liabilities concerning a natural gas exploration service contract. Governed by Philippine and international law; ICC rules.

Acted for a government in relation to US$700m claims under sovereign guarantees with two water concessionaires. Governed by Philippine and international law; UNCITRAL rules, PCA administered.

Sale of goods and commodities

Acted on a US$200m dispute over the sale of oil rigs in four parallel proceedings against the buyer and their guarantor. Governed by English law; LMAA rules.

Acted on a US$60m dispute arising under parallel ‘offshore’ and ‘onshore’ agreements concerning the sale and purchase of logs in Indonesia. Governed by Singapore and Indonesian law; SIAC arbitration.

Acted for a company in a dispute involving the sale and purchase of encrypted chips in high frequency and very high frequency military radios, involving Australian, Italian, Indonesian and Singapore elements.

Technology, Media Telecoms, Intellectual Property

Acting on a dispute involving a video licensing agreement between a US gaming studio and a publisher.

Acted for one of the world’s largest content producers and distributors in a dispute with its joint venture partner over the exercise of a put option and the valuation of the company in relation to its multi-billion dollar acquisition.

Acted for a Taiwanese manufacturer against a conglomerate in an indemnity claim for breach of intellectual property rights. Governed by Singapore law; SIAC rules.

Acted for a telecoms company in relation to the termination of tower contracts worth over US$200m, including potential investment claims. Governed by English law.

Share Holder & Joint Ventures

Acted for a cosmetics company in a dispute with its joint venture partner following an US$800m buy-out by an international brand. Governed by HK law; SIAC rules.

Represented a major global Chinese insurer in relation to the exercise of a put option over a major healthcare company in Singapore with US$300m plus running interest. Governed by Singapore law with SIAC arbitration seated in Singapore.

Acted for shareholders against the directors of a real estate investment trust for breach of duties.

Acted for a Hong Kong party in a minority oppression suit.

Private Equity / Funds & Financial Disputes

Acted for a leading PE fund in relation to a potential dispute with one of their portfolio companies in the education sector.

Acted for a PE fund in relation to their US$500m investment in the telecommunications sector in an Asian country.

Acted for a borrower against a lender for unlawful forfeiture of its collateral in listed shares worth in excess of US$100m, with parallel proceedings in multiple jurisdictions. Governed by Singapore law; SIAC rules.

Acting for an international bank in relation to potential claims worth $500m arising out of accounts managed by a fraudulent relationship manager.

Acting for an international bank in relation to a $150m mis-selling claim.

Acted for an international bank in relation to claims for misrepresentation and negligence as a result of investments affected by the Madoff ponzi scheme.

Acted for an international insurer against an agency leader for soliciting the movement of 240 agents to a rival business.

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为一家国有企业就涉及数十亿美元的石化设施建设合资项目中的股东、融资及其他争议问题提供法律咨询。此案涉及包括英国法在内的多种法律，多项协议约定适用 LCIA（伦敦国际仲裁院）仲裁或英国法院的管辖权。代表某政府处理与天然气勘探服务合同相关的30亿美元税务责任问题。案件受菲律宾法律和国际法管辖；适用 ICC(国际商会)仲裁规则。代表某政府处理两家水务特许经营商提出的7亿美元主权担保相关索赔。案件受菲律宾法律和国际法管辖；适用 UNCITRAL（联合国国际贸易法委员会）仲裁规则，由常设仲裁法院管理。
在涉及石油钻井平台销售的2亿美元争议案件中，代表客户参与针对买方及其担保人的四个平行诉讼。案件适用英国法；适用 LMAA（伦敦海事仲裁员协会）仲裁规则。在涉及印尼原木买卖的6000万美元争议中担任代理律师，案件涉及平行的“离岸”及“在岸”协议。案件适用新加坡法和印尼法；适用 SIAC（新加坡国际仲裁中心）仲裁。代表某公司处理涉及高频和超高频军用无线电加密芯片买卖的争议，案件涉及澳大利亚、意大利、印尼及新加坡的法律元素。
代理美国一家游戏工作室与出版商之间关于视频许可协议的争议。代表全球最大的内容生产者与分销商之一，与其合资伙伴就执行认沽期权及其与数十亿美元收购相关的公司估值问题发生争议。代表一家台湾制造商，就知识产权侵权赔偿责任问题对一家集团企业提起索赔。案件适用新加坡法；适用 SIAC（新加坡国际仲裁中心）仲裁规则。代表一家电信公司，处理价值超过2亿美元的电信塔合同终止事宜，包括潜在的投资索赔。案件适用英国法。
代表一家化妆品公司，在其被一家国际品牌以8亿美元收购后，与其合资伙伴之间的争议。案件适用香港法；适用 SIAC（新加坡国际仲裁中心）仲裁规则。代表一家大型中国全球保险公司，就对一家位于新加坡的大型医疗保健公司执行看跌期权的案件，涉及金额超过3亿美元及利息。案件适用新加坡法；SIAC（新加坡国际仲裁中心）仲裁，仲裁地为新加坡。代表股东起诉房地产投资信托基金的董事违反职责。在一场少数股东被压迫诉讼代表一名香港的当事人。
为一家顶尖的私募股权基金处理与其教育行业投资组合公司潜在争议相关的事务。代表一家私募股权基金处理其在亚洲某国电信行业中的5亿美元的投资的相关事务。代理一名借款人对贷款人提出的诉讼，针对其作为抵押的价值超过1亿美元的上市股票的非法没收，案件涉及多个司法管辖区的平行诉讼。案件适用新加坡法；适用 SIAC（新加坡国际仲裁中心）仲裁规则。代理一家国际银行处理因一名欺诈性客户经理管理账户所导致的潜在索赔，金额达5亿美元。代理一家国际银行处理一项涉及1.5亿美元的误售索赔案件。代理一家国际银行处理因其投资受到麦道夫庞氏骗局影响而引发的虚假陈述及过失索赔案件。代理一家国际保险公司起诉一名代理领导，涉及其招揽240名代理加入竞争对手的案件。
代表一家日本媒体公司就8亿美元知识产权组合价值纠纷提出的仲裁撤销诉讼代表基金，成功抗辩对裁决违反公共政策的指控。代表英属维尔京群岛的公司，因仲裁庭未考虑其辩护/反诉而提出的撤销诉讼。代表美的的仲裁撤销诉讼，理由为裁决超出管辖范围/违反双方达成共识的立场。代表一家中国建筑公司对涉及12亿美元索赔和反诉的裁决提出的撤销诉讼。在上诉法院首次作出的禁止外国诉讼的反诉讼禁令裁决中代表胜诉方。在SICC（新加坡国际商事法庭）的第一项处理仲裁相关的决定中，代表一个基金执行裁决以及撤销诉讼。
AES Corporation v Kazakhstan White Industries v India Courts plc v Madagascar (prior to filing) Rafat v Indonesia (annulment stage) Shell v Philippines Manila Water v Philippines Maynilad v Philippines Swissbourgh Diamond Mines v Lesotho

LLB, National University of Singapore (First Class Honours)

BCL, University of Oxford (Disctinction)

Chevening Scholar

Harvard Law Club Book Prize

Shook Lin & Bok Prize

Blackstone Prize

LLB, National University of Singapore (First Class Honours)

BCL, University of Oxford (Disctinction)

Chevening Scholar

Harvard Law Club Book Prize

Shook Lin & Bok Prize

Blackstone Prize

工作预约

拥有20年处理复杂高价值诉讼与仲裁案件的经验
伦敦One Essex Court成员
曾任新加坡及国际顶尖律师事务所合伙人10年，领导亚洲区的仲裁和诉讼团队
担任SIAC新加坡国际仲裁中心、ICC国际商会仲裁中心和HKIAC香港国际仲裁中心案件的仲裁员

新加坡所得税复核委员会，成员
新加坡会计与企业管理局（ACRA）及新加坡注册会计师协会（ISCA）纪律委员会，成员
新加坡律师公会替代争议解决（ADR）委员会，联席主席
曾任新加坡最高法院书记员

Other Appointments (including previously held)

“Rising Arbitrators Initiative”（仲裁员中的新起之秀），执行委员会成员
新加坡国际商事法院用户委员会，成员
美国律师协会国际法部门新加坡大会（2025）联席主席
由新加坡首席大法官委任的律师职业道德委员会，成员
国际商会“一带一路”委员会，成员

瑞士仲裁协会区域联合负责人
国际法协会（新加坡分会）创始成员
新加坡国际仲裁中心青年委员会成员
由新加坡最高法院委任的律界费用审查组，成员
美国国际法学会（ASIL）2019年项目委员会，成员

教育背景

法律学士，新加坡国立大学法学院（头等毕业生）
法律民学士学位，牛津大学（优等）
英国志奋领奖学金

哈佛法律俱乐部book prize
Shook Lin & Bok 奖
Blackstone 奖

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出版刊物

《Mustill and Boyd on International Commercial and Investor-State Arbitration（“Mustill and Boyd 关于国际商业仲裁和投资仲裁”）》，Lexis Nexis
《国际仲裁法释评》，牛津大学出版社（2023）
《新加坡国际商事仲裁的法律与理论》，Academy Publishing（2022）
《历经50年：新加坡法律发展的实证记述》，Academy Publishing（2015）
另外还有35篇其他著作，包括以下章节：
《新加坡国际仲裁法与实践》（第2版，Lexis Nexis，2018）
《信托争议：国内与国际法律问题》，牛津大学出版社（2016）
《新加坡国际仲裁法与实践》，Lexis Nexis（2014）
以及发表在以下刊物的文章：
- 《法律海商与保险季刊》（LMCLQ）
- 《国际仲裁期刊》（Journal of International Arbitration）
- 《国际仲裁法律评论》（International Arbitration Law Review）
- 《新加坡法律杂志》（Singapore Law Gazette）
- 《新加坡法律学院期刊》（Singapore Academy of Law Journal）
- 《全球仲裁评论》（Global Arbitration Review）
- 《威科法律在线》（Kluwer Law Online）
- 还包括在《海峡时报》（The Straits Times）和《商业时报》（The Business Times）上发表的评论文章。