Daniel GAW is a Partner in the Commercial & Corporate Disputes and International Arbitration Practices.  

His practice focuses on international arbitration and litigation. He has represented corporate clients and sovereign states in multi-billion-dollar disputes and investor-state arbitrations across various industries spanning oil and gas, mining, renewable energy, construction, commodities. 

Prior to Daniel's legal practice in his previous firms, he was a Justices' Law Clerk at the Supreme Court of Singapore from 2012 to 2015 where he assisted judges on various disputes before the High Court and Court of Appeal. He was concurrently appointed as a Law Clerk for the Competition Appeal Board in a case involving bid-rigging and also taught Ethics & Social Responsibility at the Singapore Management University. 

He is currently an APAC member of the YSIAC Council. He has also co-authored publications on Commercial and Civil Litigation in Singapore and taught cross-examination at the Swiss Arbitration Academy as a Guest Lecturer in 2023.  He was twice appointed as a Young Independent Counsel by the Supreme Court of Singapore to provide written and oral submissions on appeals raising significant legal issues of public interest.

Daniel has won numerous awards for excellence in advocacy. He was the winner of the Essex Court Chambers-Singapore Academy of Law Mooting Competition 2013/14, the WongPartnership International Commercial Arbitration Moot 2010, and the B.A Mallal Moots Competition 2009 (where he was also awarded the prize for Best Memorial). He also achieved an Honourable Mention for Best Individual Oralist in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot 2012 and received an Excellence in Advocacy Award from the Singapore International Arbitration Academy in 2019. He was described by clients in The Legal 500 – Asia-Pacific 2024 as “a future star” who is “very intellectual and technically smart”. 

Matters of significance in which Daniel has been involved in include advising / acting for the following:

Commercial & Corporate Disputes

  • A multinational technology company in a SG$250 million claim against a supplier of defective components in the Singapore International Commercial Court.
  • A UK electronic market maker in the first Bitcoin lawsuit in the Singapore International Commercial Court against a cryptocurrency exchange for the misappropriation of more than US$10 million worth of Bitcoin.
  • A joint venture partner of a company in the transportation sector in a dispute concerning potential breaches of the joint venture agreement, breaches of directors’ duties and minority oppression.

Commodities and International Trade Disputes

  • An oil and gas consortium in two multi-billion-dollar ICC arbitrations against different Asian buyers relating to LNG price reviews.
  • Poland in two PCA arbitrations under the Australia-Poland BIT and Energy Charter Treaty brought by investors in the mining sector, involving claims in excess of GBP800 million.
  • A Chinese manufacturer of steel forgings in a SIAC arbitration against the buyer concerning alleged breaches of specifications (the CISG applies to the dispute).

International Arbitration

  • An Asian state in an application to set aside an investment treaty award in the Singapore International Commercial Court.
  • The Philippine sellers of a healthcare company in a SIAC arbitration governed by Philippine law, relating to a dispute over post-M&A completion adjustments.
  • A listed Japanese multinational logistics corporation on the enforcement of SIAC arbitral awards in multiple jurisdictions, including Singapore, India, Canada, and Hong Kong.
     

Related Practices

  • Commercial & Corporate Disputes
  • Commodities & International Trade Disputes
  • International Arbitration
  • Singapore Civil Procedure 2025 (contributing author for chapters on Order 14, Arbitration Act and International Arbitration Act), Sweet & Maxwell, 2024. 
  • Law and Practice of Commercial Litigation in Singapore, Sweet & Maxwell, 2015. 
  • Civil Litigation in Singapore, Sweet & Maxwell, 2016. 
     

 

Singapore International Arbitration Academy

  • Excellence in Advocacy Award, 2019

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Qualifications

National University of Singapore (LL.B., Hons.)

New York University (LL.M.)

Singapore Bar

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