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Ian Koh

Ian KOH is a Senior Consultant in the Shipping & International Trade Practice. He has the distinction of being a door tenant at Quadrant Chambers, a prestigious set of barristers' chambers in London, which specialises in commercial and shipping law.

His areas of specialisation include shipping and international trade law. He has been involved in major disputes concerning sale of goods, commodities, oil and trade finance. His clients include trading houses, commodity traders, ship owners, charterers, marine underwriters, P&I Clubs, port, terminal operators, banks as well as companies in the offshore oil and gas sectors.

Ian also has an active commercial practice, which frequently involves international litigation and arbitration and has handled a significant number of high-profile and complex cases concerning cross-border and commercial issues.

He is an arbitrator and has been appointed in International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) administered arbitrations and is also a panel arbitrator of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). Ian is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. He has handled arbitrations under the ICC, LCIA, SIAC, CIETAC and other Rules.

What the directories say

Ian is recognised as a leading shipping/maritime practitioner in legal directories such as Best Lawyers (2012), The Legal 500: Asia Pacific – The Client’s Guide to the Asia Pacific Legal Profession, Chambers Asia Pacific – Asia Pacific's Leading Lawyers for Business, Chambers Global – The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Expert Guides – Guide to the World’s Leading Shipping and Maritime Lawyers and Who’s Who Legal.

  • "highly recommended" The Legal 500: Asia Pacific

  • "a strong shipping lawyer who always does an excellent job". The Legal 500: Asia Pacific (2009/2010 edition edition)

  • "gets results and is a pleasure to work with" The Legal 500: Asia Pacific (2008/2009 edition)

  • "best known for disputes work but also capable of handling high value non-contentious matters" The Legal 500: Asia Pacific (2007/2008 edition)

  • "very knowledgeable, industrious and lethal in litigation" The Legal 500: Asia Pacific (2006/2007 edition)

  • "impressive for weaving his legal knowledge into a commercial solution" The Legal 500: Asia Pacific (2005/2006 edition)

  • "pragmatic and solution centred", having "a good grasp of the legal issues surrounding a variety of areas"; one who "gets good results" The Legal 500: Asia Pacific (2004/2005 edition)

  • "highly regarded, extremely competent and very responsive" The Legal 500: Asia Pacific (2002/2003 edition)

  • "can be found on high-profile multi-jurisdictional cases, displaying his 'thorough grasp of the many facets of each problem in a dispute or transaction'." Chambers Asia Pacific 2009

  • "extremely able, bright and articulate lawyer" Chambers Global (2006/2007 edition)

  • "extremely bright, a great advocate with some excellent victories to his name" and "highly efficient, responsive and able to understand the client's needs and motivations" Chambers Global (2005/2006 edition)

  • "as much if not more experience than the majority of players in Singapore" Chambers Global (2004/2005 edition)

  • "keen perception and withering advocacy" Chambers Global (2003/2004 edition)