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L. Koh, John T. was born in 1955 in Ipoh, Malaysia.
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John T. L. Koh
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Trinity College, Cambridge University (Bachelor of Arts Honours, 1979. Master of Arts, 1982). Harvard Law School (Master of Laws, 1985).
Gray"s Inn (Barrister-at-Law).
Spoken languages: English, Chinese and Cantonese a.
Career
Worked at John Koh & Company (Singapore) specializing in Mergers and Acquisitions, Project Finance, Securities, Equipment, Leasing, Banking, Insurance, Venture Capital, Joint Venture, Communications and Media, Entertainment, Trusts, Securities Enforcement and Arbitration. Admitted to the bar, 1980, England and Wales. 1984, Singapore; 1990, New New York
Deputy Public Prosecutor, Attorney - General"s Chambers, Singapore, 1980-1984.
Asia Foundation Fellowship, 1984-1985. Ropes & Gray, Boston, 1985.
Deputy Director, Commercial Affairs Department, Ministry of Finance, Singapore, 1986-1988. Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, New York, 1989-1991.
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy, Washington, 1985-1986.
New York and Singapore, 1991-1993. Member: Singapore International Arbitration Advisory Committee. John Koh & Company is a transactional law firm established in January 1995 to concentrate on cross-border corporate transactions and complex fraud and securities litigation.
We are particularly active in the utilities, oil and gas, mining, telecommunications, transportation, communications and media, entertainment, aviation, financial services, insurance and food industries.
The firm"s clients are typically Asian corporates, Asian entrepreneurs, Japanese trading companies, multinationals, direct investment funds, venture capital funds and investment banks. The firm has multi-jurisdictional capabilities with lawyers admitted to practice in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, New York, Australia and England and are currently working on transactions in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Pakistan and India.
The firm is committed to doing quality work for quality clients. As part of its Pacific practice, the firm has associations with firms based in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Sydney.
The firm also has a summer associate program with students from Stanford Law School.
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Membership
Member: Singapore International Arbitration Advisory Committee.
