Dinesh Singh Dhillon is new president of Law Society of Singapore

The vice-president positions will be held by Professor Tan Cheng Han and Mr Daniel Koh Choon Guan, while the position of treasurer will be filled by

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Mr Dinesh, reflecting on his appointment, said The Law Society of Singapore will continue to serve its members and the public interest, by ensuring the highest standards of the profession are adhered to.

Mr Dinesh, who practises international arbitration and litigation, is the co-head at Allen & Gledhill’s International Arbitration Practice, according to the firm’s website.

He is also the chairman of

and co-chair of the Asia Pacific Regional Forum of the International Bar Association and the Legal and Intellectual Property Rights Committee of The American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore.

Mr Dinesh was called to the Singapore Bar in 1995 and earned a graduate certificate in International Arbitration from the National University of Singapore in 2004.