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John Savage
Partner




Education

King’s College London, University of London, LL.B., 1988
Université de Paris I-Panthéon-Sorbonne, Maîtrise en droit privé, 1990
Guildhall University, Final Examination of the Law Society, 1991, (First Class Honours)


Practice

Mr. Savage is a partner of Shearman & Sterling, based in the firm’s Singapore office. He leads the firm’s international arbitration practice in Asia. He is also the co-managing partner of the firm’s Singapore office.

Mr. Savage has represented governments, corporations and high net worth individuals in over 90 international arbitrations, both institutional and ad hoc, including many corporate, construction and investment treaty disputes. These arbitrations have had a variety of applicable procedural rules, governing laws, venues and subject matters.

In addition to his work as counsel, Mr. Savage has been appointed as chairman, sole arbitrator and co-arbitrator in over a dozen disputes, including ad hoc arbitrations and cases under the Rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA), and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC).

He has been with Shearman & Sterling since 1993, and became a partner of the firm in 2000.


Selected Professional & Business Activities

  • Advisory Board Member, Investment Treaty Forum, British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL)
  • Vice Chair, Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Committee, Inter-Pacific Bar Association
  • Member, ACICA Panel of Arbitrators
  • Member, Beijing Arbitration Commission Panel of Arbitrators
  • Member, CIETAC Panel of Arbitrators
  • Member, SIAC Regional Panel of Arbitrators


Publications and Seminars
  • Co-editor, Fouchard Gaillard Goldman On International Commercial Arbitration (Kluwer, 1999)
  • Author of articles on international arbitration in various publications including:
    • "Investment Treaty Arbitration and Asia:  Survey and Comment" (1 Asian International Arbitration Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2005)
    • The International Comparative Legal Guide to International Arbitration 2004 (Singapore Chapter)
    • "ICSID Ad Hoc Committee Conditions Stay of Enforcement on Posting of Security" (18 Mealey's International Arbitration Report, October 2003)
    • "Family Ties: When arbitration agreements bind non-signatory affiliate companies" (Asian Dispute Review, May 2003)
    • "New Opportunities For Resolving Disputes Involving Asian States" (FinanceAsia, January 2003)
  • Speaker at dozens of seminars and conferences on international arbitration

Selected Professional Accolades

  • Leading individual in international arbitration - Asia Pacific Legal 500, 2005/6, 2004/5, 2003/4, 2002/3
  • Elected as one of "45 Under 45" leaders in the field - Global Arbitration Review 2006
  • Leading Lawyer, Dispute Resolution - Asia Law 2006, 2005 and 2004
  • Recommended - International Who's Who of Commercial Arbitration
  • Leading Expert in Commercial Arbitration - Expert Guides (Euromoney)
  • "No arbitration counsel in Singapore is held in higher regard by his clients" - Asia Pacific Legal 500 2005-2006
  • "A terrific strategic thinker" - Chambers Global 2005-2006
  • "Excellent and original litigator with a remarkable courtroom presence" - Chambers Global 2002-2003


Nationality
British

Bar Admissions/Qualifications

1993, Solicitor (England & Wales)
1997, Avocat, Paris


Languages

English
French