Baldev Bhinder

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Baldev is the Managing Director of BlackStone & Gold, a Singapore based law firm specializing in disputes involving energy and commodities, with a standout practice in trade fraud, asset recovery claims and worldwide investigations. He is a leading name in commodities disputes and is described as an 'exceptional" lawyer with an "understanding of international trade that is second to none". He assists state owned entities, majors, traders, lenders and insurers on all aspects of disputes arising from oil, gas, metals and minerals. He also advises liquidators and blockchain participants, on effective asset tracing exercises, often marshalling teams of experts across the world in crisis management situations. His practice spans across the world with robust experience in UK, the Middle East, India, China, Vietnam and Indonesia.

Baldev conducts arbitrations as lead counsel across all major arbitration rules often together in tandem with larger asset recovery strategy involving freezing injunctions. He also co-counsel with lawyers bringing his wealth of experience of trade disputes and knowledge to any arbitration He is ranked as a Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation, Who's Who Legal and Legal 500.

BlackStone & Gold were winners of the Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year in 2014 by Asian Legal Business and were finalists in the same year for International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year by Benchmark Litigation.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Singapore, UK, Dubai, China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia