Peter Doraisamy
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024
Band 4 : Shipping: Domestic: Litigation
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About
Provided by Peter Doraisamy
Practice Areas
Admiralty & Shipping
International Trade & Trade Finance
International Arbitration
Civil & Commercial Disputes
Insolvency & Restructuring
Career
Due to Peter’s extensive expertise in shipping and maritime matters, he regularly advises large shipping companies on dispute resolution (including charterparty and bill of lading disputes, shipbuilding/repair, collisions, arrest and enforcement of maritime claims), marine insurance and international trade. For non-contentious matters, clients look to Peter for drafting in relation to joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, construction, repair, conversion, sale & purchase and chartering/operations/management of ships and onshore/offshore drilling platforms, ship finance and registration.
With close to 20 years of experience, litigious high net worth individuals, and big listed and private companies engage Peter’s services to handle their complex civil litigation and arbitration matters.
Peter is a highly commended lawyer and has been consistently ranked by several legal directories. He was most recently featured in the Asia Pacific Legal 500 2017 for his outstanding work in handling complex shipping litigation and advisory matters. Prior to founding PDLegal LLC, Peter established the Dispute Resolution practice group in Duane Morris & Selvam LLP when he joined the firm in 2011. He was Head of the Dispute Resolution Practice Group and the Shipping and International Trade Practice Group.
Peter read Law at the University of Nottingham where he graduated with Honours. Owing to his passion for shipping and maritime law, Peter received an LL.M. (Maritime Law) from the National University of Singapore. Peter was admitted to the Middle Temple as a Barrister-at-Law in 1997 and became an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 1999.
Professional Memberships
Member, Law Society of Singapore
Member, Singapore Academy of Law
Member, Catholic Lawyer’s Guild of Singapore
Member, The Catholic Business Network Singapore
Member, Singapore Maritime Law Association