Presentations

Lam Ko Luen is a Partner in Shook Lin & Bok, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where he heads the Arbitration (International & Domestic), the Building, Construction & Engineering and the Insurance departments. He also co-heads the Dispute Resolution practice area of the firm.

Ko Luen has been in practice for over 29 years and acts as counsel, arbitrator and adjudicator.

He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators as well as the Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators and is listed in the panel of arbitrators of the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), Borneo International Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (BICAM), Hainan International Arbitration Court (HIAC), Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB) International, The Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators (MIArb), Maldives International Arbitration Centre (MIAC), South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (also known as Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration) (SCIA), South China International Arbitration Center (HK) (SCIAHK) and Thailand Arbitration Centre (THAC). Ko Luen is also listed in the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)’s list of arbitrators and a member of the AIAC’s panel of adjudicators.

Ko Luen was the President of the MIArb (June 2013 to June 2015) and is currently a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR. He is also a board member of ICC Malaysia.

Ko Luen has been recognised in various publications including Chambers & Partners Asia, The Legal 500, Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific, Asialaw Profiles and IFLR1000 and has been named as one of the ‘10 Top Influential Construction Dispute Resolution Lawyers in Malaysia for 2023’ in Business Today Lawyer Awards 2023 (July 20, 2023). He has also contributed to several legal publications on arbitration, litigation and construction.

He is currently the Vice Chair of the International Construction Projects Committee of the IPBA.

Matthew is a Partner at Rajah & Tann, based in Singapore, and practicing primarily in the sphere of construction and infrastructure law. Matthew has been involved on a variety of projects across Singapore and other countries in Asia, ranging from industrial and residential projects to power plants and waste treatment facilities. He advises both employers and contractors on all stages of the project life cycle, from tender submission to contract administration and settling of final accounts. He has experience in arbitrations conducted under various arbitration rules, statutory adjudication of construction disputes, as well as in general commercial litigation.

Rajendra Navaratnam is a Partner in Azman Davidson & Co., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is a dual qualified lawyer with a first degree in Electrical Engineering, and over 30 years of experience as a lawyer, arbitrator and adjudicator.

Rajendra practises primarily in the areas of technology-related law, in particular construction, insurance and intellectual property law.

He acts as counsel in court up to the apex Federal Court in Malaysia.

He sits as arbitrator, primarily in AIAC, SIAC and ICC arbitrations and appears as counsel in both international and domestic arbitrations, including an investment treaty arbitration.

He was one of the two immediate past court members for Malaysia sitting in the ICC Court of Arbitration, Paris for the 2018-2021 and 2021-2024 sessions.

He is on the panel on the panel of arbitrators of major arbitral institutions in the region, including the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), Construction Industry Arbitration Council (CIAC) India, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC), and the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB).

He is also on the panel of adjudicators of the AIAC.

He is a past chairman of the CIArb Malaysia Branch, is a member of the Arbitration and Construction Law Committee of the Malaysian Bar Council, member of the Contracts and Practices Committee, Master Builders Association of Malaysia (MBAM) and was a past Council Member of the Society of Construction Law Malaysia.

Tara is a Partner with Kachwaha & Partners, New Delhi, India. Ms. Shahani has over 16 years’ standing, specializing in construction and infrastructure disputes. She has been involved in several high-stake multi-million dollar cross-border international commercial arbitrations. She also handles white collar crimes and tax matters for domestic and international clients.

Ms. Shahani features in the ‘Up & Coming’ section of the Chambers Asia Pacific 2026, ‘Dispute Resolution: Arbitration’ category. She has also been recognised by the Indian Business Law Journal in the category of ‘India’s Future Legal Leaders’ in 2024.

She has been associated with IPBA for a few years and is now Vice Chair of the Scholarship Committee until 2027.

Parveen is a partner at BTG Advaya and leads the Projects, Energy, and Infrastructure practice. He has nearly three decades of experience in legal, commercial, regulatory, and management roles across the infrastructure, power, renewable energy, and manufacturing sectors.

He extensively advises on commercial contracting for large energy and infrastructure projects, including high-value EPC, turnkey, O&M, and long-term supply arrangements. He also represents companies before regulatory commissions and appellate tribunals.

Before joining BTG, he served as Director – Legal and General Counsel at Vestas India, a global leader in manufacturing and supplying wind turbines. Previously, he managed the legal and secretarial functions of a London Stock Exchange–listed company involved in the oil and gas sector.

Apart from being a law graduate from Delhi University, Parveen is also a Fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.