Mr. Paul Tan – Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Mr. Paul Tan is a partner in the Singapore office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.  Mr. Tan specialises in international arbitration (both commercial and investor state), international litigation and arbitration-related litigation.  He leads the arbitration practice for the firm in Asia.

Mr. Tan is described as “one of the best lawyers in Singapore”. In addition to his work as counsel, he has been appointed an expert on Singapore law, and sits as an arbitrator in SIAC and ICC cases.

He is also the co-author of: The Law and Theory of International Commercial Arbitration in Singapore (Academy Publishing, 2022),  A Commentary on the Singapore International Arbitration Act (Oxford University Press, 2023); the forthcoming edition of Mustill & Boyd’s treatise on commercial and investment arbitration; and Singapore Law: 50 Years in the Making (2017).

Mr. Andrew Pullen – Barrister, Fountain Court Chambers; Vice-Chair, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators

Mr. Andrew Pullen is an English-qualified barrister specialising in international arbitration, appearing as counsel and sitting as arbitrator. He has been based in Singapore since 2011. Andrew’s recent cases range from construction disputes in Australia and Asia, to claims relating to software licensing and the development of pharmaceuticals, to joint venture disputes.

His diverse experience covers energy, finance, mining, automotive, defence, utilities, heavy industry, manufacturing, brewing and media, and cases determined under a wide variety of governing laws and arbitral rules, in Asia, Europe and the US. He frequently works as co-counsel with lawyers from many jurisdictions and has considerable experience of interim measures and jurisdiction issues in arbitration.

SILE CPD Points 
Practice Area: Alternate Dispute Resolution 
Training Level: General
Public CPD Points: 1.5