International law firm Eversheds has appointed one of the world’s leading arbitration and construction lawyers, Iain Black as a Partner and Head of Asia Construction and Infrastructure practice in its Singapore office.
Iain was a Partner in Masons London office from 1983 to 1989, Senior Partner of Masons Hong Kong office from 1989 to 1996, the founding Partner and resident Senior Partner of Masons Singapore office between 1997 – 1999. He later returned to Masons UK before joining Davies Arnold Cooper as a partner.
Iain has an outstanding reputation as a leading arbitration and construction lawyer, having been senior resident Partner in Masons from 1989 to 1996 (Hong Kong). He has been extensively involved in litigation, arbitration, adjudication and mediations not only in Singapore, but also in Europe, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Sudan, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Indonesia.
Iain was involved in most of the leading infrastructure projects in Asia from 1989 to 1996 during his tenure as senior resident Partner of Masons’ offices there. Since returning to the UK, he has developed his contacts in Europe, the Middle East and the Caribbean whilst continuing to work for a number of Far Eastern clients such as Petronas of Malaysia.
Iain Black commented:
“I am very excited about the challenges of my new role at Eversheds and to be continuing my practice in Asia where I have a lot of strong contacts. Asia is currently experiencing a very buoyant infrastructure market, with huge multi-billion dollar projects being planned. With this in mind I foresee lots of opportunities for the business and look forward to working with my new colleagues.”
Nick Seddon, Eversheds Asia Managing Partner added:
“Iain is a first class lawyer, who has been involved in drafting the consortium documentation for a variety of Asia’s landmark infrastructure. We look forward to welcoming him into the helm of our firm.”
