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Michael Khoo, Senior Counsel (SC) the founder and precedent partner of the firm, had served in various judicial positions including that of Senior District Judge and Registrar of the Supreme Court as well as Senior State Counsel and Deputy Public Prosecutor in the Attorney General's Chambers in a public service career spanning 20 years, before entering private legal practice in 1987. He was among the first appointed Senior Counsel in 1997 when the Senior Counsel system was introduced in Singapore.

Michael Khoo SC is the principal litigator of the firm and has appeared in numerous civil trials and appellate cases involving claims in contract, banking, securities, tort and trusts, as well as in criminal cases involving commercial fraud, securities and other similar cases. He is also frequently instructed by other law firms in Singapore as Counsel to conduct complex civil and criminal litigation, and arbitration on behalf of their clients.

Michael Khoo SC has been appointed arbitrator in numerous international and domestic arbitrations conducted under the International Chamber of Commerce ("ICC") Arbitration Rules, the UNCITRAL Rules of Arbitration and the Rules of Arbitration of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). These arbitrations cover disputes involving contracts, insurance, building and construction, joint ventures and foreign investments.

Michael Khoo SC has also been appointed a FIDREC (Financial Industry Disputes Resolution Centre Ltd) Adjudicator.


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