Lawyers
Arthur LOKE
SIM Yong Chan
Maria Cecilia FERNANDEZ-SAMSON
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Arthur’s practice is in the areas of corporate and commercial law, and also in intellectual property. He had been consulted on some of the most significant investments and transactions in Singapore real estate, electronics, motor parts manufacturing and, of late, in the oil and gas business and the construction of oil exploration vessels in the region. His extensive experience and practical approach is appreciated by clients who require effective representation at the negotiating table for large transactions, where the lawyer’s input can make a substantial economic contribution to the client’s cause. Lately, he had been engaged in IP and construction litigation in Singapore and contract dispute in China. Some of his clients in the last 12 months (2009 to 2010) include the following names:
Asian Food Channel, Anadarko Petroleum, Casio, Conan Wu, Dufry, Formula One, France Telecoms, Fuji Xerox, ELLE, Inchcape PLC, Intertek Testing, Konica Minolta, Manulife Financial, Noble Drilling, Nomura Research Institute, Porsche, Southern Rubber Works, Takashimaya, Takata, Terumo, 3i PLC, Watson Wyatt, Wrigley’s
He works closely with Phillip Bushby of the associated firm of Loke Bushby International, Sydney on large transactions in the region. In 2007 and 2008, they have been working on oil related transactions each valued at several US$ billions.
Arthur is the immediate past Secretary General of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association and Advisor to the Singapore Law Review. Amongst the many Singapore directorships he has he is also a director of a telecommunications company (French) in a Vietnam joint venture. For the period May 1996 to December 1997, he was a columnist of the Asahi Shimbun (Sunday international edition) and from 2003 to 2005 he was Advisor to the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Mongolia.
In 2009 Arthur was selected for inclusion by Asia Law & Practice in its publication of Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2009 as one of the outstanding corporate lawyers in Singapore. In 2010 he was nominated by Global Law Experts as an expert in Singapore for corporate law.
Education and Professional Qualifications
LLB (Hons) (Singapore), 1967
Advocate and Solicitor, Singapore, 1970
Barrister and Solicitor, Western Australian Bar, 1981
Professional Memberships
Inter-Pacific Bar Association (Secretary-General 2007-2009)
Asian Patent Attorneys Association, Japan, Singapore
International Trademark Association
International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property
Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners
Society for the Institute of Directors
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