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Peter Chow is an international arbitrator. He has substantial experience with high-stakes, complex international disputes globally, including those related to energy & natural resources, oil & gas, infrastructure & construction and technology projects, shareholders, private equity investments and other commercial disputes.
Prior to practising as an independent arbitrator, Peter was a partner at King & Spalding (Singapore) and Squire Patton Boggs (Hong Kong). He has held various leadership roles, including global head of Greater China disputes practice, head of Asia disputes practice, and head of office as a partner at various US international law firms. He has practised in Singapore, Australia, and Hong Kong.
Peter has represented clients in some of the largest arbitrations in Asia, including 5 cases involving multi-billion US dollar claims. He has been involved in arbitrations in Asia for over 30 years and has acted as arbitrator and counsel in numerous arbitration cases, including those involving ICC, HKIAC, SIAC, CIETAC, ICDR, AAA, NAI, KCAB and UNCITRAL arbitral rules, and has had substantial experience in both common law and civil law matters.
Peter is a Chartered Arbitrator and on the panels of arbitrators of the major arbitration institutions in a number of countries. He is appointed regularly as an arbitrator (sole, presiding, co-arbitrator, emergency arbitrator) in a wide range of disputes, including those arising from sale and purchase agreements, shareholders’ agreements, joint ventures, share purchase agreements, private equity investments, asset transfer agreements, commodity and shipping contracts, technology, telecommunication, renewal energy, construction and engineering projects.
Peter has been recognized as a “Thought Leader” and “Global Leader” in Arbitration by Lexology Index (formerly, Who’s Who Legal), a “litigation star” by Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific and as a world-leading practitioner by Euromoney Guide to the World's Leading Experts in Commercial Arbitration. He was shortlisted for “Arbitration Practitioner of the Year” at the Asialaw Asia Pacific Dispute Resolution Awards. He was on the “A-List” of the China Business Law Journal and has been recognized by Chambers Asia-Pacific and by The Legal 500 in the field of international arbitration and construction.
Who’s Who Legal describes Peter as “a renowned international arbitrator and is highly regarded as a top name in Asia for complex big-ticket disputes.” Legal directories and peers have described Peter as “experienced and personable,” “excellent lawyer and advocate,” “brilliant,” a “very sharp lawyer,” “very well prepared,” “well-respected,” “very responsible and patient,” “responsive, smart and team oriented,” “very capable,” “impressive energy and infrastructure sector credentials,” “tremendous expertise in construction arbitration,” “highly efficient,” “not only modest and prudent but also reliable and professional,” “an outstanding arbitrator,” a “commercially-minded arbitrator,” “very detail oriented and has a great command over the issues at hand, ” “adopts a reasonable and open approach,” having “mastership of technical issues,” and that he “often represents clients in the oil and gas and construction sectors.”
Peter graduated with LLB (Hons) from the National University of Singapore in 1989. He is admitted in England & Wales, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Australia. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators, and the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators.
Peter has served as chair of the IPBA energy & resources committee, a vice-chair of the IPBA international construction projects committee, and a council member of IPBA. He is also a member to the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, and was a member of the ICC Arbitrator Nomination Commission. He was also a vice-president of the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators.
Peter has given guest lectures on arbitration at Australian National University, Peking University School of Transnational Law, and Yonsei University. Peter serves on the Editorial Board for LexisNexis online Practical Guidance (Arbitration). He is a contributing author of several authoritative textbooks on arbitration and litigation, including Arbitration in Hong Kong – A Practical Guide, The Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance: Commentary and Annotations and Commercial Litigation in Hong Kong, all published by Sweet & Maxwell.
Peter is a Singapore national.
