Cavinder Bull SC

Practice Areas

Complex litigation, international arbitration. Engaged in trial and appellate advocacy at all levels of Singapore courts. Experienced in fraud, insolvency, private equity disputes, banking, telecommunications and antitrust.

Has acted as counsel and as arbitrator in both commercial and investor-state arbitrations under the auspices of ICSID, NAFTA, PCA, ICC, SIAC, LCIA, UNCITRAL and KCAB. Lauded by Chambers Asia-Pacific as a “pre-eminent dispute resolution practitioner with a long and successful track record” and “a very experienced litigator” with “sharp intellect and surgical precision against opposing counsel”.

Key clients include Governments of Laos, India, and Djibouti; multinational companies and financial institutions like UBS AG, Citibank, the central bank of Singapore, Sharp Corporation and Aviva.

Career

BA (Hons), Oxford University (UK, 1992); MA Oxford University (UK, 2001); LLM, Harvard Law School (USA, 1996); Barrister of England & Wales (1993); Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore (1994); Attorney-at-Law of the state of New York (1996); Appointed Senior Counsel (2008).

Professional Memberships

Vice-President, SIAC Court of Arbitration; Former Vice-President, Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group; Chairman, Singapore Exchange disciplinary committee (2017 to 2023); Member, Governing Board of ICCA; Member, World Bank Sanctions Board (2018 to 2023); Advisory Board, AFSA International Rules Drafting Committee; Panel, International Arbitrators of the KCAB; ICSID Panel of Arbitrators