Samuel Chacko

SAMUEL CHACKO

Samuel Chacko is a founding Director of Legis Point LLC and heads its Dispute Resolution Practice Group, bringing over 30 years of experience across arbitration, litigation, and alternative dispute resolution. He has appeared at all levels of the Singapore court structure and has been lead counsel in numerous complex, multi-jurisdictional international arbitrations. He also regularly sits as an arbitrator and adjudicator in construction and commercial disputes.

Credentials & Standing

Samuel is a Chartered Arbitrator and Fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. He holds panel appointments at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration, the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, the Singapore International Mediation Centre (as Specialist Mediator), and the Law Society of Singapore. He has been awarded the NITA Master Advocate designation by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (USA).

Samuel is an elected member of the Law Society of Singapore’s Council and served as its Vice President and Executive Committee member in 2025. He is Co-chair of the Law Society’s ADR Committee and CPCC Committee, and previously served as Chairman of the Advocacy Committee. He has been a Law Society advocacy trainer since 2004. He is also a Notary Public, Commissioner for Oaths, and Accredited Adjudicator.

Academic Background

Samuel graduated in the top five percentile of his class from the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (LLB, 1991), winning the Calcott Pryce Prize for Evidence, and obtained his LLM from the University of Cambridge (1993). He topped his class in both his Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration (CIArb — Course Director’s Prize) and his MSc in Construction Law & Arbitration, awarded jointly by King’s College London and the National University of Singapore (E.C. Harris Prize and Davis, Langdon & Seah Medal). He was called to the English Bar (Middle Temple) in 1992 and admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 1994.

Speaking & Teaching

Samuel is a regular speaker at international arbitration and ADR conferences. He served as moderator of the panel on “Admissibility and Arbitrability in International Arbitration” at the THAC x APRAG Symposium in Bangkok (2023). He most recently spoke at the 5th International Advocacy Training Council (IATC) Conference in Penang (May 2026), a flagship international gathering on the art of advocacy attended by judges and senior counsel from across the common law world.

Samuel is a member of the Executive Committee of the IATC, a charitable organisation registered in Hong Kong dedicated to promoting high standards of advocacy internationally. He has taught on advanced advocacy courses across Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, South Africa, England, Scotland, and the United States.

Recognition

Samuel’s expertise has been consistently recognised by leading legal publications, including:

  • Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific — Litigation Star, Singapore (2026)
  • Asialaw Profiles — Notable Practitioner (2025); Leading Lawyer (2004–2009, 2014–2015)
  • Legal 500 Asia Pacific — Leading Individual for International Arbitration and Employment (2014/2015, 2015/2016); Recommended Individual for Dispute Resolution (multiple editions, 2007–2016)
  • PLC Which Lawyer? — “Excellent litigator and arbitrator” and “good value for money” (2011/2012)
  • Global Counsel 3000 — Leading Specialist (2002/03, 2003/04)
  • International Financial Law Review — Recommended Expert in Labour and Employment Law (2006)