Paul Tan
Partner
Cavenagh Law LLP
Paul Tan heads the Clifford Chance Asia* litigation practice for South East Asia.
Paul is a commercial litigation and international arbitration (both commercial and investor state) specialist. His practice focusses on managing disputes across South East Asia, with deep experience advising on complex issues of public and private international law.
Paul advises a wide range of clients, including leading multinational organisations, global insurers, financial institutions and Asian governments.
He is co-authoring Mustill & Boyd’s treatise on commercial and investment arbitration.
*Matters advised on by Paul Tan prior to joining Cavenagh Law LLP on 1 September 2020
Romesh Weeramantry
Counsel
Clifford Chance
Romesh specialises in public international law, international dispute settlement and investment treaty law. He is currently acting in cases against Kenya, Thailand, and Egypt, and advises clients on treaties concerning foreign investments.
In addition to his practice at Clifford Chance, Romesh is an Adjunct Professor and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre of International Law (CIL) at the National University of Singapore and is Head of its International Dispute Settlement Programme.
His Oxford University Press monograph Treaty Interpretation in Investment Arbitration is a leading text on the subject and is widely used and cited by scholars and arbitral tribunals.
Wu Qian
Counsel
Singapore International Arbitration Centre
Qian is a graduate of Sichuan University (Bachelor's degree in law), Xiamen University (Master's degree in law) and the Geneva LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS). Qian is also the Assistant Editor of Asian International Arbitration Journal.
Qualified in China, Qian practiced litigation and arbitration in Beijing with a Chinese law firm prior to joining SIAC.
Qian is fluent in Mandarin and English.
Benjamin Highfield
Partner and Head of Asia
HKA
Benjamin Highfield is the Head of Asia and a claims and disputes specialist at HKA. He has more than 15 years’ major project experience in the construction industry, spanning buildings, transportation infrastructure, oil and gas, power and water markets. Additionally, he regularly advises clients on commercial and contractual matters, as well as claims management and dispute resolution.
Benjamin has led teams on multiple oil and gas, water and power projects and has negotiated high value settlements with major governmental organisations. With his extensive experience of many of the major standard forms of contract, he has been employed by government bodies and large private companies to advise on a range of broad and diverse matters.
Benjamin is an experienced delay and quantum analyst and has prepared multiple claims for extension of time, disruption, prolongation and acceleration. He has drafted detailed contractual arguments for disputed variations, termination, suspension and arbitration amongst others.