Bio
Prof. Darius CHAN
Singaporean
Languages: English, Chinese (Mandarin, Hokkien, Cantonese), Japanese (JLPT Level 4)
Qualifications
Advocate & Solicitor (Supreme Court of Singapore)
Attorney-at-Law (State of New York)
Solicitor-Advocate (England & Wales)
Barrister (Inner Temple, England & Wales)
Education
2003 - 2007 Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours)
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Chief Justice’s Prize awarded to best graduating student throughout course of study (2007)
Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation Undergraduate Scholar (2003 - 2007)
Consecutive Dean's Lists & Final Dean's List (2003 to 2007) awarded to top 10% of cohort
M. Karthigesu Memorial Gold Medal & Prize for Shipping Law (2007)
Law Society of Singapore Book Prize for First in Level (2006)
Rajah & Tann Insolvency Law Prize for Corporate Insolvency (2006)
First Runner-up for Respondent Memorandum & Honourable Mention for Claimant Memorandum, Williem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (Vienna) (2006)
Winner, NUS-University of Malaya Moot Competition (2005)
LexisNexis Best Memorial Prize for B.A. Mallal Moot Competition (2004)
NUS Student Achievement Award (Language) (2006)
President, Singapore Chapter of International Law Students Association
2010 - 2011 Master of Laws
New York University, New York
IBRLA Award for Distinction in the International Business Regulation, Litigation & Arbitration Specialization
Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship awarded by Public Service Commission of Singapore (merit-based, bond-free scholarship)
Arthur T. Vanderbilt Scholarship awarded by NYU (merit-based, full tuition scholarship)
Highest Ranking Team, Best Respondent Memorial, 2nd Place Oral Finals, Foreign Direct Investment International Arbitration Moot Competition 2010
Graduate Editor of Journal of Law and Business
Co-Chair of Private Practice, International Law Society Board