Kelvin Poon SC

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Kelvin Poon, SC is the Deputy Managing Partner of Rajah & Tann Singapore. He also heads the firm’s International Arbitration Practice.

Kelvin has extensive experience as counsel in a broad range of construction and commercial disputes in numerous arbitrations across the Asia Pacific region. Described as a “standout arbitration practitioner” and a “deep thinker with a solution-oriented approach to strategising”, he has been consistently recognised by global leading publications in the areas of commercial litigation, international arbitration and construction.

Kelvin is recognised as “Litigation Star” in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific (2024) for International Arbitration, and listed in Best Lawyers for Arbitration and Mediation since 2018. Kelvin has also been named as a “Recommended Leader” on Who’s Who Legal Southeast Asia – Arbitration and Who’s Who Legal – Commercial Litigation since 2019. Kelvin has been described as an “excellent strategist” and is cited and recommended for international arbitration in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific.

Kelvin also regularly appears in the Singapore courts and sits as an arbitrator. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Kelvin is a member of the Core Committee and the Selection Committee of the ICC’s Singapore Arbitration Group. He is also a member of the ICC Commission for Arbitration and ADR. Kelvin was also a member of the International Bar Association’s Working Group on Harmonizing Arbitration Laws in the Asia Pacific Region.