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Calvin leads Reed Smith’s regulatory enforcement and investigations team for the Asia-Pacific region. He is an international disputes and investigations lawyer who has been repeatedly recognized by legal directories for his expertise in two distinct practice areas: corporate investigations and international arbitration (and related litigation). Calvin also has significant experience handling complex multi-jurisdictional litigation, as well as U.S. litigation matters involving Asia (including depositions and complex discovery issues). Calvin has been based in Singapore for more than a decade, but previously practiced for many years in New York, London, and Hong Kong. He also worked for a prominent international arbitrator, Jan Paulsson, in Paris.

Credentials

  • University of Virginia School of Law, 2004, LL.M., (McClure Scholar, Dupont Fellow)
  • National University of Singapore, 2001, LL.B., Second (Upper) Honours

  • New York
  • England and Wales
  • Singapore

  • U.S. District Court - Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court - Southern District of New York

  • American Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association
  • International Bar Association
  • The Law Society of England and Wales
  • Singapore Academy of Law
  • Inter-Pacific Bar Association

  • English
  • Mandarin
  • Cantonese

Awards & Recognition

  • Selected through peer review for inclusion in The Best Lawyers™ in Singapore for Arbitration and Mediation, 2016-2025
  • Ranked in Chambers Asia-Pacific for Singapore: Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption: International, 2018-2025
  • Ranked as a 'Leading Partner' in The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific for Singapore White-Collar Crime ‒ Foreign Firms, 2021-2025
  • Listed in The Commercial Arbitration Expert Guide among the Top Commercial Arbitration Practitioners in Singapore, 2020