Alastair Henderson

Alastair has more than 20 years' experience handling major disputes across many sectors and industries, concerning a wide variety of trade, commercial and financial activities, with particular experience of oil, gas and power, construction and engineering, infrastructure and projects, and major foreign investment. He is very familiar with disputes in or concerning the countries of Southeast Asia, as well as international cases outside the region. His clients include governments and public bodies, state-owned and independent companies, international banks, and other multinational and leading regional companies.

Alastair has served numerous times as sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator and presiding arbitrator and has handled many cases as counsel under the rules of the ICC, LCIA, SIAC, HKIAC, KLRCA, SIArb, CIETAC, Thai Arbitration Institute and Indonesian National Arbitration Institute (BANI) as well as UNCITRAL rules and pure ad hoc cases. He is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators; a national committee member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; and a former member of ICC Thailand national arbitration commission.

Accolades

• Chambers, Asia Pacific 2023: Ranked Band 1, International Arbitration.
• 'Alastair Henderson is particularly active on energy and natural resources, construction and shareholder arbitrations, especially those before SIAC.'
• "Alastair is truly one of the best solicitor arbitration practitioners. He is a first-class advocate, frequently advocating in arbitration against SCs from all over the world."
• "Alastair is one of the guys who developed arbitration in Singapore in a big way."
• "He is commercially and practically astute, and he has a comprehensive knowledge of the law and its use that, in hearings, provides confidence that you are getting the best."
• "He has a thorough grasp of all the key focus areas while still being able to cut to the heart of individual issues. He is able to grasp the key leverage points."
• Asia-Pacific Legal 500 2023:  Ranked Hall of Fame, International Arbitration
• An 'exceptional' reputation as a member of Singapore's international arbitration.
• "Partner Alastair Henderson is an exceptional leader. Dynamic and authoritative but also down to earth and approachable. Inspires confidence in clients and provides clarity and direction, based on many years of professional experience in the field. A very able and persuasive advocate in hearings."

Background

He graduated in law from Oxford University and worked for 5 years in London before moving to Asia in 1993. After several years each in Hong Kong and Bangkok, he is now based in Singapore from where he works on cases across the region and beyond as managing partner for Southeast Asia.