Nathaniel Loh

Associate | Singapore, Singapore
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Nathaniel is an Associate based in Kennedys' Singapore office. He was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 2021.

Nathaniel’s practice involves advising on matters primarily in the area of insurance and reinsurance, with a focus on property, energy, construction & engineering and infrastructure risks. He handles a wide range of commercial work in multiple jurisdictions, including advising on large claims and representing institutional clients in complex insurance disputes. His practice extends to advising on financing arrangements as well as international sanction regimes.

Nathaniel has appeared in arbitrations (both institutional and ad-hoc) seated in Singapore and internationally under the ARIAS, ICC and SIAC Rules. He also has experience managing litigation proceedings in various jurisdictions. Nathaniel has successfully represented clients in several high-profile cases, including a major insurer before the Singapore International Commercial Court and a global commodities trader in a cross-border arbitration.

Prior to joining Kennedys, Nathaniel attained his Bachelor of Laws (Hons.) from the National University of Singapore and practiced at a leading firm in Singapore. He was regularly instructed by global commercial insurers, banks, traders and shipping companies.

Nathaniel is a co-author of the Singapore chapter of the Product Liability Comparative Guide 2023, published by The Legal 500 (Legalese).

Work highlights

  • Acting for a large commercial reinsurer and its Lloyd’s syndicate; advising on coverage issues and litigation in the English Commercial Court in relation to claims arising from international sanctions imposed in response to the Russian-Ukraine War.
  • Acting for a leading commercial reinsurer (Singapore-seated ARIAS arbitration) concerning a claim under a Public Offering Securities Insurance policy as a result of class-action proceedings in the US District Court of California against a NYSE-listed global rice distributor.
  • Acting for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s largest private sector power entity and reinsurers (London-seated ICC arbitration) in a subrogated recovery action against the suppliers of various defective equipment in power plants located in Turkey.
  • Acting for Indonesia’s largest independent power producer and reinsurers (Singapore-seated SIAC arbitration) in a subrogated recovery action due to an explosion and fire to a power plant. Managing litigation for an associated claim under a supply contract in the District Court of Nagoya, Japan.
  • Advising reinsurers in relation to claims under an EAR policy for damage to a power plant and resulting DSU/ALOP losses following Typhoon Mawar in Guam, USA.
  • Advising reinsurers in relation to a claim under a CAR policy for flood damage to construction works to Malaysia’s largest highway project located in Sabah, East Malaysia.

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