David Chan

International Arbitration | Litigation & Dispute Resolution | Restructuring & Insolvency

David Chan has been a Partner of Shook Lin & Bok since 2004. He is currently the firm’s Co-Managing Partner and Head of Litigation & Dispute Resolution.

He has wide experience in general commercial litigation with particular focus on domestic and cross-border finance-related litigation, fraud and insolvency matters. He is also involved in international commercial arbitrations and corporate and shareholders’ disputes.

David was a former member of the Complaints and Disciplinary Panel of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (2019 – 2025), former member of the Valuation Review Board under the Ministry of Finance, Singapore (2018 – 2021) and former legal assessor to the Singapore Medical Council (2012 – 2015).

David graduated from King’s College London with an LL.B. (Hons) degree in 1995 and obtained an LL.M. degree from University College London in 1999. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales as a Barrister of the Middle Temple in 1996 and was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 1997. He is also admitted as a Solicitor of England and Wales and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb).