Mark Ng

I am a senior associate in Bird & Bird's Dispute Resolution Group in Singapore, and have represented clients in various high-value cross-border civil and commercial litigation and international arbitration.

I have advised and acted for local, foreign and multinational clients on multiple cross-border contentious matters. Leveraging on my background in aeronautical engineering, I advised and acted for a reputable Asian airline in an arbitration under the SIAC Rules against one of the largest Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) organisations in the world, involving claims and counterclaims in excess of S$90 million. I have also represented clients in relation to their disputes on various infrastructure projects including the construction of a 5-star resort in the Maldives, public utilities pipelines in Singapore, tunnel ventilation systems in Singapore, and oil pipelines in the UAE.

As part of my local civil and commercial litigation portfolio, I have acted for clients at both State Courts and Supreme Court level. Some of the more notable matters that I have assisted on concern microtunneling works for public utilities, minority oppression claims and shareholder disputes, claims for breaches of directors' duties, and claims for breach of duty of care by an architect.

• Advising and acting for a reputable Asian airline in an SIAC arbitration against one of the largest Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul organisations in the world, involving claims and counterclaims in excess of S$90 million.
• Advising and representing a UAE-based construction company, in 3 separate ICC arbitrations relating to two separate oil pipeline construction projects in the Middle East region. The claims relate to delay and variations in the projects, amounting to more than US$ 50 million.
• Advising and representing an Indian power trading company for claims of damages exceeding US$ 40 million. The disputes arose from multiple breaches of an MoU and Co-operation Agreement, by an Australian JV Partner, in relation setting up of India's first Lithium refinery project (SIAC Arbitration, governed by Singaporean law).
• Advising and acting for an Indian listco and part of the Tata Group in multiple arbitrations against subcontractors and main contractors in relation to disputes concerning tunnel ventilation & environmental systems for the Thomson-East Coast MRT Line and Marina Coastal Expressway (Singapore's first undersea roadway).