Personal bio
Steven is a certified arbitrator, mediator and neutral evaluator, specializing in contract and commercial, employment, international trade, insurance, shipping, construction and community disputes. Further, he also handles community-based disputes such as POHA, family and probate disputes and also criminal defence and prosecution work on a regular basis. Whilst working as a General Counsel of an international listed Shipping and Oil & Gas company, Steven’s legal team was nominated for the Shipping In-House Team of the Year in 2006, 2007 and 2008 for ALB SE Asia Law Awards (which recognizes SE Asia’s leading law firms and as well as top deals and dealmakers) (ref: http://www.albawards.com/) and winning the award in 2008. Steven is also mentioned in Asia Law Profiles as a lawyer familiar with Oil & Shipping matters and has a strong reputation in the mediation. Further, Steven teaches international trade & business law, contract law, tort law, marketing law, employment law, corporate governance, company law, estate law and family law at various local and overseas Universities