Maxwell Chambers announced today the appointment of Mr. Daryl Chew as the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Acclaimed as “one of the brightest” and “most highly regarded” partners in the Asia Pacific region by Who’s Who Legal, Mr. Chew brings more than 12 years of experience in international dispute resolution and is the Managing Partner of Shearman & Sterling’s Singapore office. He acts as counsel and arbitrator in arbitrations involving a wide range of applicable laws, arbitral rules and seats, with a focus on construction, energy, mergers and acquisitions, joint venture and general commercial disputes. Mr. Chew is the Co-Chair of the Young SIAC (YSIAC) Committee and also serves on the Singapore Management University School of Law Advisory Board and various other governmental, international and regional arbitration organisations and committees.
“I am honoured by the appointment and privileged to have the opportunity to serve an institution that is not only a lodestar for its counterparts in the region and across the globe, but which also has immense significance to me as a dispute resolution practitioner in Singapore.
Over the past decade, Maxwell Chambers has become an unmistakable feature in the international dispute resolution landscape; it has cemented Singapore’s position as a leading global dispute resolution hub. I am especially grateful to Philip for his leadership over these years, which has seen Maxwell Chambers go from strength to strength.
Maxwell Chambers is now an icon for ADR practitioners both in Singapore and abroad. I personally have vivid memories of the days on end spent in hearings on those premises. But as we navigate a more complex, postpandemic global landscape, where virtual meetings and hearings are more commonplace, I look forward to building on our solid foundations and collaborating with management and the Board to develop a shared vision for the next chapter.
We will remain singularly focused on refining our core offerings to add value and meet the diverse, evolving needs of users in the global ADR community. We are also committed to expanding our global footprint, adopting innovative and transformative technologies and exploiting greater synergies within the unique ecosystem of ADR stakeholders both within and outside of Maxwell Chambers.
This is an exciting time for Maxwell Chambers and the ADR community in Singapore and globally as arbitration continues its steady growth trajectory. We will continue our engagement and collaboration with our partners and stakeholders as we pivot to the future.”
Mr. Chew succeeds Mr Philip Jeyaretnam SC, who was recently appointed as a Supreme Court Judicial Commissioner. Under Mr Jeyaretnam’s leadership, Maxwell Chambers, an integrated alternative dispute resolution complex located in Singapore, has grown into a leading facility providing a range of custom-designed and fully equipped hearing rooms.
Of the 34 legal entities housed in Maxwell Chambers, there are 12 international institutions, of which 6 have case management offices, forming the highest concentration within such a facility in the world. These include the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, the Singapore International Mediation Centre, the International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the World Intellectual Property Organisation Arbitration and Mediation Centre, and the American Arbitration Association International Centre for Dispute Resolution.
In 2019, Mr Jeyaretnam championed the expansion at 28 Maxwell Road, Maxwell Chambers Suites, which now houses the local offices of top international ADR institutions, chambers, law firms and ancillary services.
Additionally, in 2020, Maxwell Chambers joined the Arbitration Place of Toronto and Ottawa and London’s International Dispute Resolution Centre to launch the International Arbitration Centre Alliance, a hybrid physical and virtual hearing platform, aimed at addressing distance, time-zone, and other challenges associated with planning and conducting international arbitration hearings in the wake of COVID-19.
