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"Working with Dev has always been a pleasure and an exceptional experience. His understanding of construction law and expertise in arbitration is always instrumental in navigating complex issues."
Chambers Asia-Pacific, 2025
"Very analytical, thoroughly examines cases from all angles, approachable to address questions, demonstrates sound judgement to draw logical conclusions, and exhibits a creative thought process to find workable solutions to issues."
asialaw, 2024
Darshendev’s primary area of practice is commercial dispute resolution with a focus on complex disputes relating to construction, engineering, oil & gas, and infrastructure projects.
Besides regularly sitting as an arbitrator and an adjudicator, Darshendev also represents clients in international and domestic arbitration, litigation, mediation, and adjudication. He has been involved in numerous ad hoc as well as institutional arbitrations.
The sole Malaysian recipient of the 2019 Asia-Pacific Top 10 Arbitrators Award (under the age of 40 category), Darshendev has been individually ranked for Construction by Chambers and Partners in its Asia-Pacific 2024 and 2025 Rankings. He is also ranked as a “Next Generation Partner” for both Dispute Resolution, and Real Estate and Construction in Malaysia by The Legal 500 in its Asia-Pacific Rankings. He was listed in the Private Practice Arbitration Powerlist (Southeast Asian Region) by The Legal 500. asialaw has acknowledged Darshendev as a “Notable Practitioner” for Construction. He is recognised as a “Future Star” for Construction by Benchmark Litigation in its Asia-Pacific 2023 and 2024 Rankings, and 2021 “Rising Star” in the Malaysian Legal Industry (under the age of 40 category) by the Asian Legal Business. Darshendev received the Lexology Client Choice Award 2021 for Construction in Malaysia.
Former chairperson of the Young Members Group of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Malaysia), Darshendev is a frequent speaker on the international circuit on issues related to his areas of practice and contributes to global publications on the arbitration and construction law landscape.
Darshendev’s primary area of practice is commercial dispute resolution with a focus on complex disputes relating to construction, engineering, oil & gas, and infrastructure projects.
Besides regularly sitting as an arbitrator and an adjudicator, Darshendev also represents clients in international and domestic arbitration, litigation, mediation, and adjudication. He has been involved in numerous ad hoc as well as institutional arbitrations.
The sole Malaysian recipient of the 2019 Asia-Pacific Top 10 Arbitrators Award (under the age of 40 category), Darshendev has been individually ranked for Construction by Chambers and Partners in its Asia-Pacific 2024 and 2025 Rankings. He is also ranked as a “Next Generation Partner” for both Dispute Resolution, and Real Estate and Construction in Malaysia by The Legal 500 in its Asia-Pacific Rankings. He was listed in the Private Practice Arbitration Powerlist (Southeast Asian Region) by The Legal 500. asialaw has acknowledged Darshendev as a “Notable Practitioner” for Construction. He is recognised as a “Future Star” for Construction by Benchmark Litigation in its Asia-Pacific 2023 and 2024 Rankings, and 2021 “Rising Star” in the Malaysian Legal Industry (under the age of 40 category) by the Asian Legal Business. Darshendev received the Lexology Client Choice Award 2021 for Construction in Malaysia.
Former chairperson of the Young Members Group of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Malaysia), Darshendev is a frequent speaker on the international circuit on issues related to his areas of practice and contributes to global publications on the arbitration and construction law landscape.
The Legal 500
Next Generation Partner for Dispute Resolution in Malaysia: Asia-Pacific 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 Rankings
Next Generation Partner for Real Estate and Construction in Malaysia: Asia-Pacific 2023 and 2024 Rankings
Listed in the Private Practice Arbitration Powerlist 2022 (Southeast Asia Region)
“Mr. Darshendev Singh is exceptional and stands out from competitors because of his knowledge in the field, his meticulous nature in disputes and his dedication to do his best for his clients.”
“Darshendev Singh is very solution-orientated and always provides practical solutions to clients. He is intelligent, aggressive, sharp, meticulous and has great advocacy skills, which are something clients look for in a litigator.”
“Always delivers in a timely fashion.”
“is very focused and constantly thinking outside the lines to come up with creative ways to solve a complex problem.”
“Has great contacts and knowledge of current legal and project landscape which could be helpful in this area. His experience and commercial outlook were very helpful.”
“is always pleasant to talk to. He is genuine and while he constantly tries to find the best solutions for us, he will not hesitate to call a spade a spade (but without being rude of course!) thus giving us a sense of comfort/conviction on whatever strategies we decide on.”
“Darshendev Singh is diligent, thorough, and pays attention to details.”
“Darshendev Singh possesses deep expertise and specialisation in the practice area of construction, which instils confidence in client on his abilities to handle complex legal matters.”
Chambers and Partners
Construction: Asia-Pacific 2024 and 2025 Rankings
“He is an absolutely fantastic lawyer who works exceptionally hard and is extremely practical. He is a pleasure to work with.”
“He is easy to work with, responsive and knowledgeable.”
“Working with Dev has always been a pleasure and an exceptional experience. His understanding of construction law and expertise in arbitration is always instrumental in navigating complex issues.”
“I would strongly recommend Darshendev to anyone requiring expert knowledge in the construction field.”
Benchmark Litigation
Future Star, Construction: Asia-Pacific 2023 and 2024 Rankings
“Extremely practical and a pleasure to work with. He knows the client’s business. He is pragmatic and sensible.”
“Dev is client-driven. As a client, we always want our lawyer to stay focused in all decisions and efforts for what is in the best long-term interest of our company, and often Dev is capable of going beyond our expectation. He is a hardworking lawyer willing to fight every single bit of the way for us.”
“Commitment, clarity of thought and proactive attitude. The steadfastness with which Darshendev pursued our interests was very enterprising and the reason for the optimum relief was obtained in our litigation – and also the beginning of a very long friendship.”
“He has very good knowledge of his area of expertise. He is meticulous in covering all issues of contention or all angles. Other than that, he always provides his best for his clients, and he is able to think out of the box in relation to strategies and providing professional advice.”
“Darshendev is great at providing commercial and practical solutions to complex legal disputes. He also pays great attention to detail and is always well prepared for every matter. His superb ability to grasp the issues at hand and find answers to every issue makes the client feel assured that he is constantly advancing the best case for them. Darshendev is also constantly reachable and responsive at all times.”
“The firm has strong commercial awareness – and the lawyer, Dev, is the man for us. It is fairly difficult to find a competent lawyer to truly understand the complexity of the palm oil business even though the palm oil industry contributes 6% of Malaysia’s national GDP. In this respect, Dev knows our business and the industry very well. He can give excellent advice with a comprehensive rationale. He is capable of providing us with understanding from both a legal and a commercial perspective, and able to convey it simply and efficiently. We eventually successfully accomplished enforcement of the award.”
“Provides critical yet practical insight with his sharp intellect and surgical precision of the facts. He is reliable, efficient, and experienced.”
“Darshendev Singh did very well in our adjudication for a major construction project as we won the case and have received the payment for the adjudicated sum from the employer. What make him exceptional, stand out and different from competitors are his qualities: He is very knowledgeable in his fields; he is very detailed or meticulous in covering all issues of arguments; he always endeavours his best for the clients; and he is able to think out of the box in forming strategies and giving his professional opinions.”
“He is adaptive, accommodating and provides solution-oriented advice. He is also an outstanding bright lawyer who is immensely hard-working with great acumen and commercial sense.”
asialaw
Notable Practitioner (Construction): 2024 Ranking
Notable Practitioner (Construction): 2023 Ranking
“Hard-working, knowledgeable, and a good communicator.”
“Accessibility, clarity in communication, and precise advice.”
“Very analytical, thoroughly examines cases from all angles, approachable to address questions, demonstrates sound judgement to draw logical conclusions, and exhibits a creative thought process to find workable solutions to issues.”
“Extremely knowledgeable and detailed.”
“Experienced, smart, friendly and client-oriented.”
“Sharp legal acumen, perseverance and commitment.”
“We have known Dev since 2017, when our company engaged LHAG to enforce a trade arbitration award at Malaysia’s High Court. We love working with competent lawyers that have strong commercial awareness – and Dev is the man for us. It is fairly difficult to find a competent lawyer to truly understand the complexity of palm oil business, even though the palm oil industry is contributing 6% of Malaysia’s national GDP. In this respect, Dev knows our business and the industry very well; often he can give excellent advice with a comprehensive rationale. He is capable of providing us with understanding from both legal and commercial perspective, and able to convey it simply and efficiently. On top of that, Dev is client-driven, solution-oriented and responsive. As a client, we always want our lawyer to stay focus in all decisions and put effort into what is in the best long-term interests of our company. Often Dev is goes beyond our expectations. He is a hardworking lawyer that is willing to fight every single bit of the way for us.”
2019 Asia-Pacific Arbitrators Award
Top 10 Arbitrator (under the age of 40 category)
Asian Legal Business
2021 Rising Star in the Malaysian Legal Industry (under the age of 40 category)
Lexology Client Choice Award 2021
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"Darshendev Singh possesses deep expertise and specialisation in the practice area of construction, which instils confidence in client on his abilities to handle complex legal matters."
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, 2024