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Ms. Earl J Rivera-Dolera acts as independent arbitrator, and as tribunal secretary to prominent international commercial arbitrators. Earl has been appointed as sole arbitrator in various cases under the administration of the SIAC in arbitral proceedings seated in India, Indonesia and Singapore. She is listed on the SIAC Panel of Arbitrators (Reserve List), VIAC List of Practitioners.
As sole arbitrator and tribunal secretary, Earl has sat in numerous jurisdictions in arbitral proceedings (regular, expedited or emergency arbitration proceedings) seated in Nigeria, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, India, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, South Korea, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Frankfurt (Germany) and the United States.
Since joining The Arbitration Chambers in 2012, Earl has managed nearly 160 arbitral proceedings in the chambers, assisting our residents in wide variety of disputes. The arbitrations total US$6.2 billion in claims, and range from ad hoc to administered (including by the ICC, SIAC, LCIA, KLRCA, SCMA, AMTAC, HKIAC, VIAC, BANI, ICDR, ICSID).
Most notably, Earl was appointed as tribunal secretary in a US$1.6 billion oil and gas dispute seated in Nigeria, and a US$1.4 billion dispute involving fraudulent misrepresentations seated in Singapore.
Earl is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (candidate for fellowship) as well as the Philippine Institute of Arbitrators.
She is also a visiting lecturer at the Ateneo de Manila School of Government and Ateneo de Manila Law School, a convenor for student moots for the International Commercial Arbitration course at the National University of Singapore, a regular lecturer for the Philippines’ Mandatory Continuing Legal Education for lawyers, and an ad hoc legal consultant of the Philippine Embassy in Singapore.
Qualified as an Attorney-at-Law in the Philippines in 2005, Earl was a Justice’s Law Clerk, a government litigator, and a professor of law therein.
Earl has appeared before a coram of three judges of the Singapore Court of Appeal to assist the amicus curiae, Professor Lawrence Boo, in the preparation of brief on subject-matter arbitrability of minority oppression claims in Singapore. The Court of Appeal’s judgment was published in the case of Tomolugen Holdings Ltd and another v Silica Investors Ltd and other appeals [2015] SGCA 57.
She is a regular contributor to the arbitration chapter of the Singapore Academy of Laws’ Annual Review of Singapore Cases since 2012, and is currently working with Professor Lawrence Boo on a re-issue of the book Halsbury’s Singapore Laws on Arbitration, slated for publication in 2017.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Junior Resident, The Arbitration Chambers
Tribunal Law Clerk / Tribunal Secretary, The Arbitration Chambers
Justice’s Law Clerk / Chief of Staff, Court of Appeals, Philippines Trained in writing judgments, resolutions and decisions of the court (Philippine Judiciary) under the strict supervisions of the presiding Justice, in a wide variety of cases including inter alia matters involving issues in civil law, criminal law, labor law, property law, business and corporations law, succession law, and constitutional law.
Public Attorney, Public Attorney’s Office, Philippines Trained in daily court litigation in matters involving criminal law, civil law, labor and social security law, human rights and constitutional law.
Appeared before the highest anti-graft court in the Philippines – the Sandiganbayan – on a case against alleged corrupt public officials.
Legal Executive, Ari Goh and Partners, Singapore Assisted the Managing Partner in a plethora of cases involving commercial disputes before the domestic courts and arbitral tribunals.
2012–
2012–2017
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Independent arbitrator Tribunal secretary to Professor Lawrence Boo Fellow, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators
MS. EARL J RIVERA-DOLERA
NOTABLE MENTION
+65 6538 1277 +65 6538 1727 The Arbitration Chambers 32 Maxwell Road #02-03 Singapore 069115
+1 650 334 7772
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ACADEMIA
Visiting Lecturer, Ateneo School of Government (in consortium with University for Peace, Costa Rica)
Visiting Lecturer, Ateneo de Manila University Law School, Philippines
Lecturer, Mandatory Continuing Legal Education for Lawyers, Philippines
Adjunct Professor of Law, Xavier University (Ateneo de Cagayan), Philippines (School of Business Management and Accountancy undergraduate programmes) teaching laws on Income Taxation, Transfer and Business Taxation and Sale of Goods
MEMBERSHIPS
Fellow, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (FSIArb)
Member, Reserve Panel of Arbitrators, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
Listed as arbitrator, ICC Singapore National Committee
Member, Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA)
Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) (Candidate for Fellowship)
Member, Philippine Institute of Arbitrators (PIArb)
Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP)
Member, Young SIAC (YSIAC)
Member, ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (YAF)
Member, Young International Council for Commercial Arbitration (Young ICCA)
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
LL.M, Stanford Law School (International Economic Law, Business and Policy)
LL.M, National University of Singapore, in collaboration with East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai (International Business Law)
LL.B, Xavier University (Ateneo de Cagayan), Philippines
BSc, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
2017–
2012
LANGUAGES
English
Filipino (Tagalog and Bisaya)
SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED
Admitted into the International Arbitration Scholars program, Georgetown University Law Center
PUBLICATIONS
Co-author, Halsbury’s Laws of Singapore Volume 1(2) – Arbitration, re-issue (ongoing)
Co-author, “Specific Concerns for Less Developed Nation States and Small Island Nations”, Dispute Resolution and Climate Change, The Paris Agreement and Beyond, International Chamber of Commerce, edited by Wendy Miles, June 2017
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Co-author, Singapore Annual Review (Arbitration Chapter) for years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Author, Case commentary on “Tomolugen Holdings Ltd and Another v Silica Investors Ltd and other Appeals [2015] SGCA 57”, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators Newsletter, December 2015
UNPUBLISHED PAPERS PRESENTED IN CONERENCES
Co-writer, “SAL Annual Review Conference 2016, Arbitration”, Singapore Academy of Law (2016)
Co-writer, “Developments in Singapore Arbitration Law”, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016)
Co-writer, “Courts and Arbitration Proceedings” before the Registrars and Assistant Registrars of the Supreme Court of Singapore (2014)
Co-writer, “Third Parties in Arbitration” for the SCMA Conference (2013)
Co-writer, “Degree of Court Intervention in Arbitration” for the SIArb Conference (2013)
Co-writer, “Existing Use of Arbitration in Resolving Climate Change-related Disputes” at the Conference of Parties (COP) 21 Climate Change Related Disputes: A Role for International Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution” in Paris, France (2015)
RECENT APPOINTMENTS AS ARBITRATOR
Appointed as sole arbitrator in a SIAC arbitration involving disputes arising from a distributorship agreement between an Indian company and a Spanish company where the Respondent failed to appear at the hearing on the merits. Seat is India and the governing law is Indian law. Award issued.
Appointed as sole arbitrator in a SIAC arbitration involving disputes arising from guarantees between a Singaporean company and an Indian company. Seat of arbitration is Singapore and the governing law is Singapore law. Decision on jurisdiction was issued. Award published in June 2017.
Appointed as sole arbitrator in a SIAC arbitration involving disputes arising from hotel management agreements between an Australian company and an Indonesian company. Seat is Indonesia and the governing law is Singapore law.
RECENT APPOINTMENTS AS TRIBUNAL SECRETARY
Appointed as Secretary to the Tribunal in approximately 30-50 cases a year since 2012 for a total claim of approximately US$ 6.2 billion under the auspices of the ICC, SIAC, LCIA, KLRCA, SCMA, AMTAC, HKIAC, VIAC, ICDR/AAA, BANI and assisted the Chairman in an ICSID arbitration including annulment committee procedure. Most notable appointments include:
a US$ 1.6 billion dollar oil and gas dispute in an ad hoc arbitration involving Africa-based oil companies. Governing law and seat of arbitration is Nigeria, with the UNCITRAL Rules of Arbitration as the rules of arbitration. Hearing venue was Nigeria and London;
a US$ 1.4 billion dollar complex dispute in an ICC arbitration involving a share purchase agreement in the pharmaceutical industry with allegations of fraud against 20 respondents. Governing law is Indian law and seat of arbitration is Singapore;
a multi-million dollar dispute in an ad hoc arbitration involving agreements in the oil and gas industry and alleged unauthorized use of patents. Governing law and seat of arbitration is Indonesia. Tribunal was appointed in January 2016 and award was issued in November 2016 (i.e. within 10 months) to comply with timelines under the Arbitration Act of Indonesia;
a multi-million dollar dispute arising from a joint venture agreement in the technology sector in a LCIA arbitration between an Indian company and residents from the British Virgin Islands and Bahrain with seat of arbitration in Delaware, USA. Decision on jurisdiction, place of hearing issued in this matter;
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a multi-million dispute arising from joint venture agreements in the retail industry in a SIAC arbitration between a Korean company and a Chinese company with seat of arbitration in Singapore with order on interim relief issued in this matter. Law of China governs;
a multi-million dispute arising from shareholders’ agreement, call option agreement, and convertible bond agreement in an ICC arbitration in the medical device industry between a Korean company and a Swiss company with seat of arbitration in Seoul, Republic of Korea, and governing law is Korean law;
a multi-million dispute arising from a supply agreement in the automobile industry between a Thailand / Australian company and a Korean company with seat of arbitration in Singapore and governing law is the law of Australia;
a multi-million dispute arising from a contract of sale of goods between an Australian company and an Indian company under the AMTAC Rules with seat of arbitration in Sydney, Australia;
a multi-million dispute arising from a contract of sale of goods between two domestic companies in China under the auspices of the ICC. Seat of arbitration is Hong Kong and governing law is China.
a multi-million dispute arising from a contract for the refurbishment of electric generators of power plants seated in Singapore, and the governing law is Swiss law.
a multi-million dispute arising from engineering and procurement contracts seated in Singapore and the governing law is the law of England and Wales.
a multi-million dollar dispute in an ad hoc arbitration involving agreements in the oil and gas industry and alleged unauthorized use of patents. Governing law and seat of arbitration is Indonesia. Tribunal was appointed in January 2016 and award was issued in November 2016 (i.e. within 10 months) to comply with timelines under the Arbitration Act of Indonesia;
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