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He is currently acting in several cases before the Singapore International Court including representing an Australian energy entity in a very substantial dispute against an Indonesian conglomerate, being the very first case to be heard before the SICC. He also specialises in aviation law and advised in the class-action suit resulting from the crash of the SilkAir flight (Indonesia) and the SIA crash (Taiwan). Francis is Regional Disputes Head of Rajah and Tann, one of Asia’s leading law firms, and oversees disputes capabilities across their offices in ten countries – namely in Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore. Francis is recognised as a leading disputes lawyer – AsiaLaw Profiles (2017, 2018); Asia Pacific Legal 500 (2014-2018); Ranked Lawyers Chambers Global (2016-2018, 2019); Dispute Resolution Chambers Asia-Pacific (2016-2018); Best Lawyer in Litigation Practice, Best Lawyers International (2015-2017); Asia Law Leading Lawyers (2009); Global Arbitration Review (2010); Best Litigation Lawyers in Singapore (2013). Francis was recently recognised by Asia Business Law Journal 2018 as amongst Singapore’s top 100 lawyers and is the winner of a Business Excellence Award (2019) issued by Corporate Insider, the Gateway to the World of Business; and named as a dispute resolution star by Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific (2019). He is also ranked as a leading disputes lawyer by Chambers Asia Pacific (2014); Labour, Employment & Benefits , Who’s Who Legal (2016, 2018, 2019); Who’s Who Legal : Arbitration (2020); The Best Lawyers (2020) Edition Singapore. He has appeared as counsel and has acted as arbitrator (both party appointed and presiding) in a large number of arbitrations (both ad hoc and administered arbitrations including by ICSID, ICC, SIAC, AIAC, HKIAC and BANI). Francis has acted for a number of parties in treaty disputes (including several Asian governments). He is currently sitting as party-nominated arbitrator of a Mauritius entity in a bilateral investment treaty (ICSID) dispute with the government of India. He is presently assisting several Asian governments in setting up their international arbitration framework. He is the President of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association and global President, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK). He is a Chartered Arbitrator and also a Past Chairman of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK). He is the General Editor of two major publications – “Civil Litigation in Singapore” (Sweet & Maxwell, 2017) and “Arbitration in Singapore : A Practical Guide” (2nd Edition, Sweet & Maxwell, 2018). He is a member of the Rules Committee, Singapore Academy of Law. He has been re-appointed to the Singapore Appeal Advisory Panels (constituted under the Business Trusts Act, Financial Advisers Act, Insurance Act, Securities and Futures Act and Trust Companies Act) by Deputy PM Tharman Shanmugaratnam for a further 2-year term (1 October 2019 to 30 September 2021). 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He served in The White House on the legal defence team of President Nixon during the Watergate investigation.” profile=”/advisory-board/eugene-sullivan/”][tm_team_member social_networks=”%5B%7B%22icon_fontawesome%22%3A%22fa%20fa-adjust%22%2C%22icon_ion%22%3A%22ion-alert%22%2C%22icon_themify%22%3A%22ti-arrow-up%22%2C%22icon_pe7stroke%22%3A%22pe-7s-album%22%2C%22icon_flat%22%3A%22flaticon-heartbeat%22%7D%5D” photo=”6269″ name=”Madhukar Gupta” desc=”Madhukar Gupta is the influential State Election Commissioner for Rajashthan, India, which holds the position equivalent of a High Court Judge. He has a distinguished professional and academic career. He served as a senior official of the elite Indian Administrative Service. He is an Electrical Engineer, MBA and a law graduate. He was a Mason Fellow from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government where he graduated with distinction with a Master’s in Public Administration. He received a scholarship from the Indian Government for a Master’s in Public Policy to study at Maxwell, Syracuse. He was subsequently. awarded a PhD in Economics. Madhukar worked as Secretary in the Ministry of Public Enterprises and Heavy Industries for several years. He focused on Public Policy in US and China while working with experts on economic growth, public sector management, infrastructure, corporate finance and development at Harvard, MIT, Syracuse, Maryland, Cornell and Fletcher School. Madhukar has won many national awards in India and international universities have hosted him as a visiting faculty and scholar, including BITS where he has been adjunct faculty for more than 20 years. He has presented professional papers in nearly three dozen countries. He has worked with the national government in New Delhi and the regional governments of Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. He has also been Team Leader in the United Nations Development Program, consultant to the Asian Development Bank and Sri Lankan government, non-profit sector, cooperative sector, as Managing Director in State Road Transport Corporation and State Cooperative Dairy Federation, as Principal Secretary Higher Education and Transport Departments and also, as Vice Chancellor of University of Rajasthan and Rajasthan Agriculture University. He coordinated the Bhuj Earthquake for the UN and the Gurjar agitation for the Rajasthan government. Madhukar has spent about fifteen years as a practitioner as Divisional Commissioner in 4 Divisions, District Magistrate in 3 districts and Sub Divisional Magistrate in two places. His wife Kiran Soni Gupta is also in the same batch. She is also an accomplished painter. He is an instrument of change in India.” profile=”/advisory-board/madhukar-gupta/”][tm_team_member social_networks=”%5B%7B%22icon_fontawesome%22%3A%22fa%20fa-adjust%22%2C%22icon_ion%22%3A%22ion-alert%22%2C%22icon_themify%22%3A%22ti-arrow-up%22%2C%22icon_pe7stroke%22%3A%22pe-7s-album%22%2C%22icon_flat%22%3A%22flaticon-heartbeat%22%7D%5D” photo=”4727″ name=”Barry McManus” desc=”After completion of a distinguished career with the Clandestine Service of the Central Intelligence Agency, Dr. McManus became recognized as a top-tier professional in the use of non-coercive interrogation,” profile=”/advisory-board/barry-mcmanus/”][tm_team_member social_networks=”%5B%7B%22icon_fontawesome%22%3A%22fa%20fa-adjust%22%2C%22icon_ion%22%3A%22ion-alert%22%2C%22icon_themify%22%3A%22ti-arrow-up%22%2C%22icon_pe7stroke%22%3A%22pe-7s-album%22%2C%22icon_flat%22%3A%22flaticon-heartbeat%22%7D%5D” photo=”5751″ name=”Manu Bhaskaran” profile=”/advisory-board/manu-bhaskaran/”][tm_team_member social_networks=”%5B%7B%22icon_fontawesome%22%3A%22fa%20fa-adjust%22%2C%22icon_ion%22%3A%22ion-alert%22%2C%22icon_themify%22%3A%22ti-arrow-up%22%2C%22icon_pe7stroke%22%3A%22pe-7s-album%22%2C%22icon_flat%22%3A%22flaticon-heartbeat%22%7D%5D” photo=”6220″ name=”Edmond Pereira” profile=”/advisory-board/edmond-pereira/”][/tm_slider_group][tm_spacer size=”lg:120″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
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