Lim Tat

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Lim Tat

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Managing Partner

Commercial Law

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Lim Tat, a seasoned lawyer since 1989, excels in dispute resolution, mediation, and arbitration across diverse industries.
Jurisdiction – Singapore
Jurisdiction: Singapore
Practice Area: Dispute Resolution Law

Professional Biography

Tat was called to the Singapore Bar in 1989.

His wide spectrum of practice includes conflict and dispute management, de-escalation, and resolution. He adopts a multifaceted approach and utilises varied dispute resolution modes to obtain optimal outcomes for clients.

He has over three decades of extensive experience in dispute resolution and has appeared as lead counsel in all levels of the Singapore courts and in international arbitrations. His practice includes representing local and international clients in high-value cases involving multiple jurisdictions and spanning across a wide range of industries, including energy, recycling, entertainment, construction, manufacturing, and real estate.

He has received appointments as an expert in Singapore law for foreign court proceedings and as an arbitrator in institutional arbitrations. He is an IMI-certified mediation advocate and an IMI-certified mediator, and has extensive experience as mediation counsel and mediator in complex cross-jurisdictional disputes.

He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators, and a Weinstein JAMS International Fellow. He is on the international panels of many distinguished arbitration and mediation institutions, including the SIMC and AAA-ICDR. He is a regional consultant and mediator of the CAO, IFC, World Bank Group, and a member of the Global Mediation Panel of the Office of the Ombudsman for the United Nations Funds and Programmes.

He has been ranked for his dispute resolution practice in The Legal 500 and received recognition by Who’s Who Legal: Mediation since 2016.

Education

  • INSEAD
    SAL-INSEAD Law Firm Leadership Programme (2019)
  • MIKK
    MiKK Cross-Border Family Mediation Training (2019)
  • The Hague Academy of International Law
    External Programme (2018)
  • University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco
    Centre for Negotiation & Dispute Resolution: International Court ADR Intensive Program (2017)
  • Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO), World Bank Group
    Regional Mediator Workshop (2017)
  • Pepperdine Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution
    • Mediating Complex Construction Disputes (2017)
    • Preventing Bad Settlement Decisions and Impasse (2016)
    • Tools of Mindful Awareness for Lawyers, Mediators, Negotiators, Judges, Arbitrators, and Managers (2015)
    • Advanced Mediation (2014)
    • Mediating the Litigated Case (2013)
  • Regent’s University London, School of Psychotherapy & Psychology
    Family Mediation Training and Accreditation Course (2014)
  • Singapore Workforce Development Agency
    Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA) (2014)
  • Harvard Law School
    Harvard Negotiation Institute:

    • Advanced Mediation Workshop: Mediating Complex Disputes (2017)
    • The Negotiation Masterclass (2014)
    • Dealing with Difficult Conversations (2012)
    • Mediating Disputes (2012)
  • LEADR (Resolution Institute)
    Mediation Workshop (2012)
  • Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)
    Mediation Skills Training Course (2011)
  • King’s College London
    Master of Science (M.Sc.) (With Merit) in Construction Law & Arbitration (2004 – 2008)
    Davis Langdon & Seah (Singapore) Medal
  • National University of Singapore
    Master of Business Administration (MBA) / Master of Laws (LL.M) (1998 – 2002)
    Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) (Hons) (1984 – 1988)
    President, NUSSU
  • Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
    (1976 – 1981)
    Chief Commissioner Scout, Gymnastics, School Choir

Memberships

  • Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
  • Distinguished Fellow, International Academy of Mediators
  • Member, Mediation Committee Advisory Board, International Bar Association (IBA)
  • Member, Continental Results Management Panel (Asia / Oceania), WADA
  • Member, National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Committee, MCCY, Singapore
  • Member, Law Society of Singapore
  • Member, Singapore Academy of Law
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