Zong Xian is an associate in Peter & Kim’s Singapore office, with a practice focusing on international commercial and investment treaty arbitration.
His experience spans investor-State and commercial arbitrations, as well as litigation across industries, including financial services and energy.
Prior to joining Peter & Kim, Zong Xian worked for a leading international arbitrator. He previously trained at one of Malaysia’s largest full-service law firms, where he worked on a wide range of high-value commercial and arbitration-related matters before the High Court, Court of Appeal, and Federal Court of Malaysia.
Zong Xian’s experience extends to institutional arbitration, having assisted the case management team at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) in administering arbitrations conducted under the HKIAC and UNCITRAL Rules in English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.
- Associate, Peter & Kim, Singapore (2026 – present)
- Tribunal Assistant, Michael Hwang Chambers, Singapore (2025)
- Pupil-in-Chambers, Skrine, Malaysia (2023 – 2024)
- Legal Intern, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Hong Kong (2023)
- Master of Laws, National University of Singapore (2025)
- Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours), National University of Malaysia (2023)
- Acted as Tribunal Secretary in a multibillion-dollar PCA-administered investor-State arbitration under the 2013 UNCITRAL Rules arising out of a failed construction investment.
- Assisted counsel in acting for a European bank and a Singaporean private company in enforcement proceedings concerning domestic and foreign arbitral awards before the Court of Appeal and Federal Court of Malaysia.
- Assisted counsel in acting for a state-owned oil and gas company in an AIAC arbitration exceeding RM 380 million, arising out of an engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning contract for an offshore production unit.
- Assisted counsel in acting for a Malaysian statutory body in multiple court hearings involving employee claims under the Employment Injury Scheme and Invalidity Scheme.