Amber Estad

Acting in a dispute over a compulsory share transfer affecting the ownership of a Thai and Chinese joint venture company set up to oversee construction of an elevated expressway in Bangladesh with an estimated construction cost in excess of US$1 billion.

Acted for a Japanese manufacturer against an Indian engineering and construction company in a multi-million dollar arbitration over the supply of power transformers for a clean energy and development project in Sri Lanka that was funded by the Asian Development Bank. The proceedings involved a successful emergency arbitration application to prevent a bank guarantee call.  

Acted for a Singapore-based investment firm in an international arbitration and concurrent Court proceedings against an Indonesian businessman and his alter ego holding companies. The dispute involved a claim for damages estimated in excess of US$67 million arising from breaches of a loan agreement for financing for two green-field coal mines in the Kalimantan region of Indonesia.

Acted for a Philippines’ distributor in a Singapore-seated arbitration and related proceedings before the Singapore International Commercial Court against an American multinational confectionary conglomerate. The dispute involved inter alia complex factual disputes over more than 1,000 individual claims, the application of issues of Philippines law, and the circumstances in which a tribunal may grant additional awards under the SIAC rules. 

Acted for a Fortune Global 500 digital and technology company in a  complex and document-heavy dispute over a US$107 million project for the development and delivery of a customised software infrastructure system.