Davinder Singh SC

Davinder Singh, SC is the Executive Chairman of Davinder Singh Chambers LLC.

He is also the Chairman of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre and a member of the Senate of the Singapore Academy of Law. He has been and is a member on the board of various companies, including listed companies.

Davinder’s experience spans almost 4 decades. He has litigated cases in almost every area of the law, including landmark cases. He is widely considered as Singapore's most revered advocate and counsel of choice, recognized time and time again as a top litigator and arbitration counsel by various local and international legal publications. He has an active international arbitration practice involving complex commercial disputes, international clients and multiple jurisdictions. He has advised and/or acted in numerous institutional and ad hoc arbitrations.

Davinder has been ranked by Chambers & Partners as the only “Star Individual” in Dispute Resolution: Litigation (Singapore), a category above Band 1, for 13 consecutive years (2011 to 2023) and Band 1 for Dispute Resolution: Arbitration – Singapore.

Davinder is also recognized in the “Hall of Fame” for both Dispute Resolution and International Arbitration by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. The publication described him as “an exceptional advocate” who “has been and is one of Singapore’s best advocates”.

In Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific (2022), Davinder was ranked as “Lawyer of the Year” in Singapore. In 2021, he was ranked as “Litigation Star” for both Dispute Resolution and International Arbitration. He was the first lawyer in Asia-Pacific to be inducted into the “Hall of Fame” at the Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards 2019. According to Benchmark Litigation, this honour is a recognition of his distinguished legal career and achievements in dispute resolution in the Asia Pacific.

Davinder was ranked as “Lawyer of the Year” in Commercial Litigation by Who’s Who Legal Awards (2022). WWL presents awards to the individuals and firms around the world that have performed exceptionally. Practitioners who are selected obtained the highest number of nominations from peers, corporate counsel and other market sources in their practice area.

In addition to his well-established litigation practice, Davinder has an active international arbitration practice involving complex commercial disputes, international clients and multiple jurisdictions. He has advised and/or acted in numerous institutional and ad hoc arbitrations.