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Andrew Chan is a Partner in Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Joint Deputy Head of the Corporate Reconstruction and Insolvency practice group.
He has a broad commercial practice that encompasses both litigation and advisory work, and is a specialist in the following fields: dispute resolution (especially arbitration), trusts, and insolvency (both corporate and personal), in particular schemes of arrangement and compromise (both cross-border and domestic) where he has advised on and structured schemes involving major corporations such as PT Garuda Indonesia (Indonesia's national airline), the Singapore-listed Thakral Corporation Limited, Sunway Juarasama Sdn Bhd, Synergy Construction Pte Ltd and the Raffles Town Club Pte Ltd.
Andrew has been instructed by various law firms to advise on professional matters and to appear as counsel before the Singapore courts. In international arbitration, he has acted as counsel, has been appointed arbitrator and appointed to give expert evidence on Singapore law. He has also been engaged by the Law Society of Singapore to advise and conduct court proceedings on its behalf in a matter involving the use of a certain statutory fund.
Andrew has been noted as a leading insolvency and restructuring lawyer in The Asia Pacific Legal 500 since 2005. In the 2005/2006 edition of the directory, he is noted to be a “star” in the Firm’s arbitration practice. The 2007/2008 edition recommends him for international arbitration. Asialaw Profiles (2007) lists Andrew as a key practitioner under Dispute Resolution. The PLC Cross-border Restructuring and Insolvency Handbook (2007/2008 and 2008/2009) lists Andrew as a leading lawyer in the area and describes him as a “highly regarded cross-border insolvency specialist”. Chambers Asia 2008 describes Andrew in the area of restructuring and insolvency as “very smart” and “indispensable for difficult matters in court, where complex legal issues are involved”. Andrew is noted in Who’s Who Legal Singapore 2008 to be “an ‘authority on schemes of arrangement, both cross-border and domestic’. Chan earned praise for his work for clients such as PT Garuda Indonesia, Thakral Corporation Limited, Synergy Construction and Raffles Town Club.” The 2007 Guide to the World’s Leading Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers lists Andrew as a leading practitioner. He is also listed under Insolvency and Reorganisation in the recently published Best Lawyers International.
Andrew is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (as well as being on its panel of tutors). He is also on the panel of arbitrators in respect of the Law Society Arbitration Scheme. He is also a Deputy Chairman and a Director and Fellow of the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Singapore. Andrew is also Vice-Chairman of the Insolvency Committee of the Law Society. By way of professional contribution, Andrew is on the panel of lawyers from which members of the disciplinary committee are appointed. He is also a member of both the main and working committees looking into proposed changes to Singapore’s insolvency legislation through the creation of an omnibus Insolvency Act for Singapore.
In addition to his practice, Andrew is a prolific author and has written over sixty articles covering many areas of the law and has contributed to various publications, including The Singapore Academy of Law Journal, The International Arbitration Law Review, Asian International Arbitration Journal, Asian Commercial Law Review, Asia Business Law Review, The Journal of International Arbitration and Arbitration. He has also written in publications for various local and international conferences.
In the area of insolvency, Andrew is the General Editor of the leading local practitioner's book entitled Law & Practice of Corporate Insolvency. Andrew has also co-authored two works on personal insolvency: Butterworths Annotations of The Singapore Bankruptcy Act and Law And Practice of Bankruptcy In Singapore and Malaysia. He has also written extensively on arbitration and has co-authored the Singapore Chapter of the publication Arbitration in Asia. Andrew's writings have been cited in decisions of the Singapore Court of Appeal, High Court and District Court.
Andrew is also a frequent speaker at numerous local and international conferences, particularly in the areas of insolvency and arbitration.
Andrew read law at the National University of Singapore, and was called to the Singapore Bar in 1993. He is fluent in both English and Bahasa Malaysia.
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