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Swee Yen Koh

Address: 

12 MARINA BOULEVARD LEVEL 28
MARINA BAY FINANCIAL CENTRE TOWER 3
SINGAPORE 018982

Phone Number: 
+65 6416 8476
Fax Number: 
+65 6532 5722
Email: 
sweeyen.koh@wongpartnership.com
Website: https://www.wongpartnership.com/people/detail/koh-swee-yen
Born: 
Singapore (1981)
Languages: 
English Mandarin
Nationalities: 
Singaporean
Education: 
National University of Singapore (NUS), First Class Honours, June 2004
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Admitted to the Singapore Bar – 2006
Admitted to the Roll of Solicitors of England & Wales - 2008
Present Position: 
Partner, WongPartnership LLP
Professional Experience: 

Justices' Law Clerk to the Chief Justice of Singapore

Professional Associations: 

• Vice-Chair of the IPBA Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Committee
• Member of the Editorial Board of the ICC Dispute Resolution Bulletin
• Member of the ICCA-ASIL Task Force on Damages
• Council member of International Law Association – Singapore Branch
• Executive Committee of the Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy

Panels of Arbitrators: 

Asian International Arbitration Centre, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and Korean Commercial Arbitration Board.

Arbitration Experience: 

Sat as sole arbitrator and presiding arbitrator in arbitrations administered by various institutions, including ICC, LCIA and SIAC.

Areas of Specialization: 
Civil & Commercial Litigation & Arbitration
International Arbitration
Mediation
Banking & Finance
Employment Law
Public International Law
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 
  • Getting the Deal Through – Investment Treaty Arbitration 2021 – Singapore Chapter
  • The Asia-Pacific Investigations Review 2021 - Singapore Chapter
  • The Investment Treaty Arbitration Review: Objections of Manifest Lack of Legal Merit of Claims: Arbitration Rule 41(5) Chapter (7th edition)
  • Wolters Kluwer - The Future of Investment Treaty Arbitration in the EU 2020
  • Lye Lin Heng’s Landlord and Tenant Law in Singapore (2nd Edition)
  • The Legal 500 & The In-House Lawyer Hot Topic – Singapore: International Arbitration (4th edition)
  • Energy Investor State Disputes in Asia, International Arbitration in the Energy Sector 2018
  • The Use of Emergency Arbitrators in Investment Treaty Arbitration, ICSID Review, Foreign Investment Law Journal 2016
  • The Incidence of Iura Novit Arbiter in Singapore Arbitration Law, European International Arbitration Review 2017
  • Singapore’s Highest Court Confirms Pro-Arbitration Approach to Shareholder Disputes, Asian Dispute Review 2017
  • Singapore Civil Procedure (Volume I, Chapter 29: Interlocutory Injunctions, Interim Preservation of Property, Interim Payments)
  • Singapore Civil Procedure (Volume II: Arbitration Act and International Arbitration Act)
  • Atkin’s Court Forms (Singapore), Defamation
  • The Practice of Law – Singapore 2016