Dominic Chan is Characterist LLC’s Head of Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution practice group.
Dominic has a unique ability to combine conviction and clarity to be an extremely effective litigation lawyer in the field of litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution. With more than 18 years of experience, he has developed a broad-based practice in commercial litigation in Singapore as well as international commercial litigation and arbitration. He was with the Commercial Litigation department of Rajah & Tann LLP, where he had spent six years working with and assisting experienced counsel including Senior Counsel, before joining the Characterist team in 2011.
He was included in Singapore Business Review’s “Singapore’s 40 most influential lawyers aged 40 and under in 2015“, and recognised by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific as “Future Star” in 2023 and as a “Litigation Star” in 2024 (Commercial and Transactions).
Dominic appears regularly as lead counsel in the High Court, and has argued several cases as lead counsel at the Court of Appeal. He has successfully argued a number of cases and appeals involving novel issues.
He has been described by clients as “very sharp”, “knowledgeable”, with the ability to “analyse the facts critically and present all possible options available”, and to “anticipate the most likely outcome on critical and specific issues”. He has also been described by clients as “meticulous“ and dedicated, very “diligent and thorough“, possessing “conviction” and “clarity”, and being “persuasive in Court”. One client described him as “Extremely effective and knowledgeable. Experienced”, while another described him as having “beyond excellent communication and analytical skills” (Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific).
Dominic is an Associate Mediator with the Singapore Mediation Centre, and he is also a member of the Inquiry Panel of the Law Society.
Outside of work, Dominic is married with kids, and he enjoys spending time with his family. He is active in Church, and plays the acoustic guitar, bass, percussions, and is also a worship leader, writer and speaker. While juggling work and family, Dominic pursued further studies, and received his Master of Arts degree in Theology from the Augustine Institute in December 2015, graduating summa cum laude.
