Welcome to dahm adr

The alternative dispute resolution firm of Patrick Dahm,
German-Singapore lawyer, arbitrator and mediator
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About Patrick Dahm

Dr Patrick Dahm is a dual-qual­i­fied leg­al pro­fes­sion­al, arbi­tra­tor, medi­at­or, and coun­sel with extens­ive cross-bor­der exper­i­ence in com­mer­cial dis­pute res­ol­u­tion, mari­time and ship­ping, and tech­no­logy-related mat­ters. Admit­ted as a Rechts­an­walt in Ger­many and registered as a for­eign prac­ti­tion­er in Singa­pore, includ­ing full regis­tra­tion with the Singa­pore Inter­na­tion­al Com­mer­cial Court (SICC), he com­bines deep leg­al expert­ise with flu­ency in both civil law and com­mon law sys­tems. Patrick holds a Doc­tor of Law and reg­u­larly acts as arbi­tra­tor and coun­sel in com­plex inter­na­tion­al disputes.

Patrick is a Fel­low of the Chartered Insti­tute of Arbit­rat­ors (CIArb) and the Asi­an Insti­tute of Altern­at­ive Dis­pute Res­ol­u­tion (AIADR) and sits on the pan­els of over twenty inter­na­tion­al arbit­ra­tion centres includ­ing SIAC, VIAC, JCAA, AIAC, SHAC, and SCIA. A pro­lif­ic writer and leg­al thinker, he has pub­lished extens­ively on arbit­ra­tion, leg­al tech­no­logy, and cross-bor­der law, in out­lets such as the Kluwer Arbit­ra­tion Blog, Ger­man Arbit­ra­tion Journ­al, Glob­al Trade and Cus­toms Journ­al, and Singa­pore Law Gaz­ette. His mul­ti­lin­gual, mul­tidiscip­lin­ary pro­file makes him a respec­ted fig­ure in both leg­al and dip­lo­mat­ic circles across Europe and Asia.

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Sector Expertise

Corporate Commercial

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Shipping & Maritime, Transport

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Technology & Telecommunications

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Islamic Banking and Finance

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ADR Institutions

Patrick is an arbitrator with the following institutions:

  • Singa­pore Inter­na­tion­al Arbit­ra­tion Centre (SIAC, Reserve Panel)
  • Japan Com­mer­cial Arbit­ra­tion Asso­ci­ation (JCAA)
  • Korean Com­mer­cial Arbit­ra­tion Board Inter­na­tion­al (KCAB International)
  • Asi­an Insti­tute of Altern­at­ive Dis­pute Res­ol­u­tion (AIADR, Pres­id­en­tial Panel)
  • Chinese Arbit­ra­tion Asso­ci­ation, Taipei (CAA)
  • CAA Inter­na­tion­al Arbit­ra­tion Centre, Taipei (CAAI)
  • South China Inter­na­tion­al Arbit­ra­tion Cen­ter (Hong Kong) (SCIAHK)
  • Shang­hai Arbit­ra­tion Com­mis­sion (SHAC)
  • Asi­an-European Arbit­ra­tion Centre (ASEAC)
  • Vienna Inter­na­tion­al Arbit­ra­tion Centre (VIAC)
  • Asi­an Inter­na­tion­al Arbit­ra­tion Centre (AIAC)
  • Thai­l­and Arbit­ra­tion Cen­ter (THAC)
  • Brunei Darus­salam Arbit­ra­tion Centre (BDAC)
  • Saudi Cen­ter for Com­mer­cial Arbit­ra­tion (SCCA)
  • BVI Inter­na­tion­al Arbit­ra­tion Centre (BVI IAC)
  • Indi­an Insti­tute of Arbit­ra­tion & Medi­ation (IIAM)
  • Centre for Inter­na­tion­al Altern­at­ive Dis­pute Res­ol­u­tion (CiADR), Bangladesh
  • Arbit­ra­tion and Medi­ation Cen­ter of the Maur­i­ti­us Cham­ber of Com­merce and Industry (MARC)
  • Court of Arbit­ra­tion for Art (CAfA), The Netherlands
  • Geneva Inter­na­tion­al Dis­pute Res­ol­u­tion Insti­tute (GIDI)
  • Delos Dis­pute Res­ol­u­tion, France

As a mediator, Patrick is accredited by:

  • Singa­pore Medi­ation Centre (SMC)

Fellowships & Memberships

Patrick is a member of the following professional bodies:

  • Chartered Insti­tute of Arbit­rat­ors (Fel­low)
  • Asi­an Insti­tute of Altern­at­ive Dis­pute Res­ol­u­tion (Fel­low)
  • ICC Singa­pore Arbit­ra­tion Group
  • Chinese-European Arbit­ra­tion Asso­ci­ation (CEAA)
  • Ger­man Mari­time Arbit­ra­tion Asso­ci­ation (GMAA)
  • Ger­man Insti­tu­tion of Arbit­ra­tion (Deutsche Insti­tu­tion für Schieds­ge­richts­bar­keit, DIS)
  • Ham­burg Arbit­ra­tion Circle
  • Singa­pore Academy of Law
  • The Law Soci­ety of Singapore
  • Bar Asso­ci­ation of Ber­lin (Rechts­an­walts­kammer Berlin)

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