Marcus
Liew

LL.B. (Hons)
Associate

marcusliew@peterandkim.com +65 6978 3405
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Bar admission
Singapore, 2020; Solicitor, England & Wales (in process)
Nationalities
Singaporean
Languages
English, Mandarin
Location
Singapore

PROFESSIONAL
PRACTICE

Marcus specializes in international commercial matters and investment treaty-related disputes. He has acted and advised as counsel and/or tribunal secretary in numerous international arbitration matters in the blockchain & cryptocurrency, energy, financial services, technology and maritime sectors. These include both ad hoc and institution-administered arbitrations with the ICC, SIAC, ICSID, HKIAC, ICDR, CIETAC, LCIA and AIAC.
Before joining Peter & Kim, Marcus served as law clerk and tribunal secretary to prominent international arbitrators in The Arbitration Chambers. Prior to that, he was an associate with a leading law firm in Singapore. Marcus graduated with an LL.B. (Hons) from the National University of Singapore where he received multiple accolades in both academics and international advocacy competitions (including, the 25th Willem C. Vis Moot and the FDI Moot).

Areas of
Expertise

  • Arbitration / Litigation
  • International Investment Law
  • Counsel in a HKIAC arbitration arising out of a shareholder dispute concerning a major global cryptocurrency exchange and various related companies, including successfully obtaining a Mareva injunction against a related Hong Kong company.
  • Tribunal Secretary in a SIAC Arbitration arising out of a dispute concerning international investment agreements in the power generation industry, with sums in dispute in excess of USD 1.1 billion.
  • Counsel in a KCAB arbitration arising out of a dispute concerning a manufacture and supply agreement in the technology sector.
  • Acted for a US payment processing company in a contractual dispute and successfully obtained a worldwide Mareva injunction on multi-jurisdictional assets (including cryptocurrencies).
  • Advised a Singapore company in the automotive industry in a multi-jurisdiction distributorship agreement dispute.
  • Associate, Peter & Kim, Singapore (2021 – Present)
  • Associate/ Tribunal Law Clerk, The Arbitration Chambers (2020 – 2021)
  • Trainee Solicitor, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP (2019 – 2020)
  • National University of Singapore, LL.B. (Honours) (2019)
  • Member, Law Society of Singapore
  • Associate, CIArb
  • The Compliance with Climate Change Standards as a Justification toViolations of International Investment Treaty Obligations – An Analysis

    ITA in Review, 2021 Volume 3 Issue 2, 43-78

  • Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review (Arbitration)

    Co-Author, 21 Sal Ann Rev 101 (2020)