*Clifford Chance Asia is a Formal Law Alliance in Singapore between Clifford Chance Pte Ltd and Cavenagh Law LLP
Paul Sandosham, heads the Energy, Infrastructure and Resources (Disputes) practice for Southeast Asia and co-leads the firm's global contentious construction initiatives. He focuses on dispute resolution (litigation, mediation & international commercial arbitration) in the energy, power, renewables, oil & gas, infrastructure, construction, engineering, rail, transport, utilities, natural resources, international trade, insurance, joint ventures and commodities sectors. He is concurrently the Managing Partner of Cavenagh Law LLP, Clifford Chance's formal law alliance partner in Singapore.
Paul acts as lead counsel in courts and international arbitration proceedings (under ICC, SIAC, DIAC, ADCCAC, UNCITRAL, LCIA, BANI, ICSID etc. Rules) for various parties in disputes arising out of complex cross-border investments and projects. Paul is a qualified Chartered Arbitrator. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Singapore Institute of Arbitrators.
Paul is recognised as a leading dispute resolution practitioner in numerous independent legal directories.
- Paul acts primarily as lead counsel in cross-border litigation and international commercial arbitration on large-scale and complex projects including commercial developments, industrial buildings, resorts, hotels, toll roads, bridges, railways, pipelines, mines, FPSOs, offshore LNG terminals, mooring buoys, oil refineries, windfarms, powerplants (oil, natural gas, nuclear, combined cycle, hydropower, geothermal), petrochemical plants etc, in several jurisdictions including in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Brazil, India, Lao PDR, Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, KSA, Mauritius, Maldives, Tanzania, Nigeria, Pakistan, Turkey, China, Mongolia, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea. He also has extensive experience in international trade, insurance, joint venture, post-M&A and commodities disputes.
- Paul is on the panel of arbitrators of numerous arbitral institutions including the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), Pacific International Arbitration Centre (PIAC), Bahrain Centre for Dispute Resolution (BCDR), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and CIArb (London). He has been appointed as sole arbitrator and presiding arbitrator/chairman in international arbitrations relating to cross-border disputes involving parties from numerous jurisdictions including Austria, BVI, Canada, China, Dominica, India, Italy, Jordan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Syria, UAE, UK & Vietnam.
News and client work
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, Singapore
- +6566612055
- Email me
- Speaks English and Malay
- Practice area Litigation, dispute resolution & risk management
- Sector Energy & resources, Government & public sector bodies, Logistics, Mining & metals, Oil & gas, Power & energy networks, Rail, Transportation infrastructure
Career & qualifications
- University of Bristol (LL.B) 1994
- National University of Singapore (Postgraduate Diploma in Singapore Law) 1995
- Admitted as an advocate and solicitor in Singapore 1996
- Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2000
- Registered Practitioner in the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIFC) Courts 2008
- Joined Clifford Chance as a Partner 2012
Professional bodies
- Board of Directors, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Singapore Ltd
- Member of the Singapore Management University (SMU) Expert Panel for the Centre for Commercial Law in Asia (CCLA)
- Senior Accredited Specialist (Building & Construction) awarded by Singapore Academy of Law
- Chartered Arbitrator
- Fellow Chartered Institute of Arbitrator (FCIArb)
- Fellow Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (FSIArb)
- Accredited Mediator by Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution in London (CEDR)
- Faculty member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Member of SAL Reform Committee
- Member Disciplinary Committee Safe Sport Singapore
- Honorary legal advisor to the Association of Aerospace Industries (Singapore) and the Singapore Chapter of the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI - Singapore)
- Panel of Arbitrators of Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), BANI Indonesia, Pacific International Arbitration Centre (PIAC) Bahrain Centre for Dispute Resolution (BCDR), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London
Awards and citations
- “Paul is able to leverage his extensive knowledge and experience to provide strategic and actionable solutions in sophisticated matters. He always holds the client's interests uppermost.”
“Paul Sandosham is extremely bright. He sees the issues and the whole picture, and his proposed solutions and strategies are commercially oriented.”
“He is very experienced in construction disputes and grasps the technical aspects well.”
Construction: International – Singapore
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025 - “Paul is excellent and provides an all-round high-quality service.”
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration – Singapore
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025 - “Paul Sandosham stands out as one of the best in the construction field. He is able to freely move between an understanding of the details of the case and formulation of logical and successful strategies. Paul is able to effectively steer a productive course through the largest and most complex matters.”
International Arbitration – Singapore
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025
- A recognised leader in construction disputes.
Construction: Foreign Firms – Singapore
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025 - Recognised as a Global Elite Thought Leader
Lexology Index: Construction 2025 - Recognised as a Thought Leader
Lexology Index: Arbitration 2025