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Loh Tian Kai

Director, Dispute Resolution

Qualifications

  • LL.B (Hons) National University of Singapore (2016)
  • Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore (2017)
  • Solicitor of England and Wales (2025)

Tian Kai is a dispute resolution lawyer with experience in arbitration under the auspices of major arbitral institutions such as the SIAC, ICC, HKIAC, AAA-ICDR and LMAA, among others, as well as in litigation across various levels of the Singapore courts.

He represents and advises clients in the avoidance, management and resolution of their disputes across a broad range of industries and areas, including construction and engineering, equity and trusts, commodities, financing and investment disputes.

Tian Kai is accustomed to working on complex and cross-border disputes, alongside foreign counsel, experts and other professionals.

Prior to joining Drew & Napier LLC, Tian Kai practised in the London and Singapore offices of a ‘magic circle’ law firm, where he worked with senior counsel and practitioners renowned in their respective fields.

Some of the matters in which Tian Kai has acted include the following:

  • Represented multiple sellers in an SIAC arbitration and related proceedings in respect of a post-M&A dispute with the purchaser over breaches of warranties and earn-out payment obligation.
  • Represented a holding company with substantial mining interests in Asia in an ICC arbitration against its investor for breaches of an investment agreement.
  • Acting for an international contractor against its local subcontractor in relation to works for a power plant in East Asia.
  • Acted for a renowned international contractor to pursue claims in connection with an oil field project in the Middle East.
  • Successfully obtained an award for an owner of telecommunications infrastructure against a major telecommunications operator for the lease of telecommunications towers and sites in a Southeast Asian country.
  • Advised project companies and sponsors in relation to claims from their contractors arising out of the design and construction of offshore wind farms in Asia.
  • Acted for a high net worth individual on a complex claim for breach of trust over disputed assets valued at between US$600 – 800 million with cross-border aspects in Hong Kong, among others.
  • Advised an established private equity fund on its strategy and options to enforce its CIETAC arbitration award across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Acted for the Prosafe group of companies in its US$1.1 billion debt restructuring under the supervision of the Singapore Court, which also involved cross-border recognition proceedings in multiple jurisdictions.
  • Advised a trustee to various series of Sukuk bonds in relation to a high-profile judicial management proceeding in the Singapore High Court.
  • Awardee of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association Scholarship (2024)
  • Runner-Up of the Delos Remote Oral Advocacy Program Asia 2023 Cross-Examination Course
  • Winner of the Best Memorandum in the Essex Court Chambers-Singapore Academy of Law Moot Competition (2019)
  • Member, Law Society of Singapore
  • Member, Singapore Academy of Law
  • Member, Inter-Pacific Bar Association
  • Member, Young SIAC
  • Junior Assisting Counsel, Legal Assistance Scheme for Capital Offences
  • Legislative Assistant, Parliament of Singapore
  • Co-author, The International Comparative Legal Guide – Construction & Engineering Law 2024, 11th edition (Singapore chapter)
  • Co-author, The Insolvency Review, 7th edition (Singapore chapter)
  • Assistant editor, Comparative Takeover Regulation: Global and Asian Perspectives by Umakanth Varottil and Wan Wai Yee