Kevin Nash Selected as the ICAL AA 2023 Outstanding Alumni

Congratulations to Kevin Nash for being selected as the ICAL AA 2023 Outstanding Alumni 2023. As Registrar of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, Kevin leads the SIAC Secretariat in the provision of case management services. Over the course of the past decade, Kevin has overseen the administration of thousands of international cases under all versions of the SIAC Rules and the UNCITRAL: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Arbitration Rules. Under the Singapore International Arbitration Act 1994, Kevin is the statutory taxation authority and he is empowered to authenticate and certify awards and arbitration agreements.

Kevin worked closely on the revisions to the SIAC Rules 2013, SIAC Rules 2016, SIAC Investment Arbitration Rules 2017, and leads the SIAC Secretariat on the drafting of the seventh edition of the SIAC Rules. He is an active participant at UNCITRAL Working Group II (Dispute Settlement) and UNCITRAL Working Group III (ISDS) and frequently speaks, lectures and conducts training on contemporary issues in arbitration.

Recognised for being ‘truly exceptional in his passion for, and knowledge of, international arbitration’, Kevin is listed by Who's Who Legal as a Global Leader and National Leader for Southeast Asia in international arbitration. Described as a ‘rock star of arbitration’ and ‘a calm presence and a safe pair of hands for the most complex matters’, peers and clients say that he is ‘without equal in the region, in terms of institutional knowledge and expertise in international arbitration’ and that ‘no one knows more about arbitration in Singapore’.

Kevin graduated from the LLM programmes at Stockholm University in the year 2011 and is qualified as a Barrister and Solicitor with the Law Society of Upper Canada. He speaks English and French.

The award for the ICAL AA 2023 Outstanding Alumni 2023 was presented at the annual ICAL AA dinner in Vienna, Austria during the Vis Moot.