Min Jian is a dispute resolution lawyer with broad experience in high-value and complex international commercial and investor-state disputes.
His practice spans a wide range of industries, including energy and natural resources, commodities, aviation, technology, construction and finance. He has experience with arbitrations governed by the world’s leading arbitral rules (including the SIAC, HKIAC, LCIA, ICC, UNCITRAL, ADCCAC, DIAC, GAFTA and CIETAC rules), as well as with litigation proceedings in Singapore, where he has successfully acted for clients at all levels of the Singapore courts. Min Jian regularly works with foreign counsel on questions of foreign law and/or to manage court proceedings in many different jurisdictions. Outside of contentious work, Min Jian advises clients on a wide range of pre-litigation, contractual, and commercial issues. In recent times, Min Jian has increasingly been approached to advise on crypto-related matters, in which he maintains a personal interest.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Representing a leading aircraft engine manufacturer in an ongoing SIAC arbitration arising from multiple contracts for the sale of engines and supply of related maintenance services.
Representing a global commodities trader in an ongoing LCIA arbitration arising from the alleged repudiation of a contract for the sale of Russian-origin coal following imposition of sanctions.
Represented a global commodities trader in an international arbitration under DIAC rules arising out of a long term agreement for the sale and delivery of commodities to a Middle Eastern power plant and related disputes.
Representing a leading aircraft engine manufacturer in an ongoing SIAC arbitration arising from multiple contracts for the sale of engines and supply of related maintenance services.
Representing a global commodities trader in an ongoing LCIA arbitration arising from the alleged repudiation of a contract for the sale of Russian-origin coal following imposition of sanctions.
Represented a global commodities trader in an international arbitration under DIAC rules arising out of a long term agreement for the sale and delivery of commodities to a Middle Eastern power plant and related disputes.
Advised large steel and mining Chinese enterprise on various issues arising from a joint venture in India.
Advised a Southeast-Asian state-linked enterprise on various issues arising out of multiple contracts relating to the construction of large infrastructure and power projects.
Advised a Southeast-Asian conglomerate on potential contentious issues arising out of the sale and purchase of shares from its joint venture partner.
Represented a leading agricultural commodities trader in a GAFTA arbitration arising out of a contract for the sale and purchase of rapeseed meal, and the counterparty’s failure to ship within the shipment period.
Advised a global commodities and LNG trader on various issues arising under a complex swap arrangement.
Advised a global oil and gas company in defending claims brought by a multinational shipping group in a Singapore-seated SIAC arbitration. The dispute arose from the supply of allegedly contaminated bunker fuel.
Advised a global commodities trader on various complex issues arising from a valuable coal supply agreement. This matter involved the consideration of potential issues arising under the laws of multiple jurisdictions and the analysis of issues from multiple angles.
Advised a cryptocurrency-related service provider on various issues arising from the departure of key engineering personnel (including disputes on salary, handover of confidential company information and assets, and settlement negotiations).
Advised a cryptocurrency-related service provider on various issues arising from the theft of company assets, including instructing forensic experts on tracing and coordinating successful efforts to obtain freezing relief against persons unknown.
Advising a cryptocurrency platform on possible actions in relation to defaults under a loan arrangement.
Advising a leading pharmaceutical company on multiple internal investigations into alleged corporate misconduct in its PRC operations.
Advised a global LNG trader in defending large claims brought by an LNG seller in a Singapore-seated ICC arbitration. The dispute arose out of the termination of related contracts governed by English and New York law.
Advised an international LNG infrastructure company in a pair of Singapore-seated SIAC arbitrations against an LNG company and its state-owned parent, arising out of the lease of an FSRU in Southeast Asia. The dispute involved multiple contracts and potential claims of hundreds of millions, and was governed by Indonesian law.
Advised two international construction companies in a billion-dollar ADCCAC arbitration relating to the construction of an airport terminal in the Middle East. The dispute was governed by UAE law.
Acted for two businessmen in successfully resisting a setting-aside application before both the Singapore High Court and Court of Appeal in relation to a US$35 million award granted in their favor. The litigation involved novel issues relating to the nature and operation of res judicata and contractual preclusion in the context of an arbitral setting-aside application.
Acted for the plaintiff-appellants in an appeal before five judges sitting in the Singapore Court of Appeal. The dispute involved issues relating to contractual breach, fraudulent misrepresentation, conspiracy, unjust enrichment, and illegality, and is the leading case on illegality in Singapore.
Acted in a variety of civil, commercial, and white-collar litigation cases at all levels of the Singapore courts.
Acted as secretary to the tribunal in a Singapore-seated UNCITRAL investor-state arbitration between a multinational resources company and a South Asian state. The dispute, which involved a claim value in excess of US$3 billion, concerned complex issues of tax law, international law, and investment treaty law.
Acted as secretary or assistant to the tribunal in a number of international commercial arbitrations spanning various arbitral rules and national laws. These arbitrations arose from disputes in a wide range of industries, and often included complex questions of law and/or quantification of damages. A number of these arbitrations involved substantial sums in dispute (including claims worth hundreds of millions of dollars).
Credentials
Education
Education
- Singapore Management University, 2016, LL.B., summa cum laude
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- Singapore
Court admissions
Court admissions
- Singapore
Professional affiliations
Professional affiliations
- Member, Law Society of Singapore
- Committee Member, Public and International Law Sub-Committee, Alternative Dispute Resolution Sub-Committee, and Civil Practice Committee, Law Society of Singapore
- Member, Singapore Academy of Law
- Member, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators
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