Dinesh Dhillon

Practice Areas

India Practice; International Arbitration; Litigation

Career

Dinesh is the Co-Head of the Firm’s International Arbitration Practice. He practises international arbitration and litigation. Dinesh is dual qualified in Singapore and the United Kingdom. He is a Barrister (Middle Temple) with a practicing certificate issued by the Bar Standards Board with rights of full audience (England and Wales).

He has acted as lead counsel in international arbitration for global multinational corporations in the telecommunications, airline, hotel, commodities, construction, manufacturing and projects industries. He has also represented sovereign states in international arbitration cases. He has represented clients in landmark cases before the Singapore courts relating to jurisdiction of arbitral tribunals, challenges to arbitration awards and attempts to resist enforcement of foreign arbitration awards.

Dinesh has represented multinational companies in cases before the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC), Singapore High Court and Court of Appeal relating to banking, corporate, employment, entertainment, insurance, property and shareholder disputes. He has also acted for statutory boards in judicial review cases.

Notably, Dinesh represented an Indian listed corporation in a shareholder oppression suit relating to one of the world’s largest dye companies (estimated to be valued at more than US$1.6 billion) before the SICC.

Professional Memberships

Immediate Past President, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. Fellow, Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution. Board member, Law Society’s Pro Bono Services Office. Senior Vice-Chair, Asia Pacific Forum of the International Bar Association. Co-Chair, Legal & IPR Committee of The American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore (AmCham).

Languages Spoken

English

Education