Blackstone & Gold

Blackstone & Gold is a Singapore-based disputes boutique specialising in international arbitration, complex cross-border dispute resolution, corporate investigations, and fraud and asset recovery across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. The firm integrates elite international arbitration capabilities with deep sector expertise in energy, commodities, and trade finance—delivering solutions at the intersection of commercial dispute resolution, fraud investigation, and cross-border enforcement.

The firm is particularly well regarded for handling high-value and legally complex disputes arising out of international trade, commodities, trade finance, credit insurance, and structured financing arrangements. Clients turn to Blackstone & Gold for matters involving allegations of fraud, complex asset recovery, and multi-jurisdictional enforcement strategies.

The team regularly acts in international arbitrations seated in Singapore, London, and other leading arbitral hubs, under major institutional rules including SIAC, ICC, DIAC and LCIA. It's award winning arbitration experience is integrated with its niche investigation and court litigation capabilities including advising on emergency injunctions, asset-tracing measures, and enforcement of arbitral awards and judgments.

Blackstone & Gold has a strong track record in corporate investigations and anti-corruption matters, advising corporates, trading houses, insurers and financial institutions on internal investigations, regulatory exposure, and dispute-driven investigations involving cross-border evidence and assets.

Key Strengths

Clients value the firm’s partner-led approach, commercial pragmatism, and global experience required in crisis situations. Blackstone & Gold is regularly instructed on matters involving Singapore, India, China, Dubai, the UK, Switzerland, BVI, and other key jurisdictions, often coordinating multi-country efforts involving freezing injunctions, proprietary claims, and cross-border disclosure orders. The firm's key expertise is as follows:

• International Arbitration is the firm's key strength and is well known for handling complex high value arbitration cases across the world alongside its court enforcement and investigation capabilities.
• Commodities & Trade Disputes represents the firm's core differentiation. Blackstone & Gold has been involved in over $ 1 billion worth of trade-related disputes spanning oil and gas, refined petroleum products, metals and minerals, coal, and agricultural commodities. The practice covers the full commodity trading cycle—from upstream production and offtake agreements through to downstream sale, financing, storage, transport, and insurance.
• Trade Finance & Credit Insurance work is market-leading. The firm's groundbreaking victory in QBE v Marketlend before the Singapore International Commercial Court —established precedent on insurer liability for fictitious trades, influencing market practice across Asia.
• Fraud Investigation & Asset Recovery capabilities are deeply integrated into the disputes practice. The team combines legal advocacy with forensic trade analysis, multi-jurisdictional investigations, and coordinated asset tracing across the globe. The firm is regularly instructed on asset recovery involving cash, crypto, metals, receivables, and offshore structures—and for its ability to navigate the intersection of international trade, fraud, and financial misconduct.

More information on the firm can be found at www.blackstonegold.com

Testimonials and Awards

The practice has been recognized as Dispute Resolution Boutique of the Year (Asia Legal Business 2024) and Boutique Firm of the Year (Benchmark Litigation APAC 2025). Clients have described Blackstone & Gold as "the holy grail for dispute resolution and arbitration in Singapore" with particular strength in international trade, commodities, fraud, asset recovery, and credit insurance. The firm is complimented as "experienced, hard-working, bright and client-focused", "combining legal expertise with a strong understanding of the commercial context we operate in"

The firm is led by Baldev Bhinder, a commodities disputes expert "extremely well versed in such areas as fraud and investigations". He is lauded by clients as an "innovative and strategic thinker", "very knowledgeable in the commodities in space" combining "razor sharp legal insight with a warm approach style that makes the most complex matters manageable".