Edric Chia

Edric Chia is a Senior Associate with the Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Practice Group of Selvam LLC.

Edric’s practice covers a wide spectrum of expertise, with a particular emphasis on complex cross-border commercial disputes, mediation and arbitration. He has represented and advised a diverse portfolio of clients across Greater China, the wider Asia-Pacific region, and internationally, ranging from leading technology companies to privately held companies and individual clients.

Edric has a key interest in commodities, licensing, technology, and telecommunications disputes. He also has substantial experience in a wide variety of complex matters, spanning shareholder disputes, contractual disputes, contested high value probate and trust actions and mortgagee actions, and criminal proceedings under the Singapore Prevention of Corruption Act and Telecommunication Act. Edric has represented clients in all levels of the Singapore Courts, including the High Court of Singapore and its Appellate Division, State Courts, and also in international commercial arbitrations.

Edric graduated from the University of Nottingham with an LL.B. 2nd Class Honours (Upper) in 2016, and from University College London with an LL.M. in Litigation and Dispute Resolution (Distinction) in 2017. He was then later admitted to the Singapore Bar in 2020.

In Singapore, Duane Morris Singapore LLP and Selvam LLC operate a Joint Law Venture serving clients throughout Asia, Duane Morris & Selvam LLP, pursuant to Licence 2/2010 granted by the Attorney General of Singapore. Selvam LLC lawyers may provide services to clients of Duane Morris & Selvam under secondment from Selvam LLC pursuant to Licence 2/2010.

Duane Morris LLP is a law firm based in the United States founded in 1904. We use "Duane Morris" to refer to Duane Morris LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership, and affiliated entities that practice under the name Duane Morris or a similar name.

To the extent that the representative matters listed on this website above fall outside the context of “permitted areas of legal practice” within the meaning of Section 36A of the Legal Profession Act (Chap. 161), they have been conducted by the above named lawyer in his/her capacity as an Advocate & Solicitor of Selvam LLC, a Singapore law practice of the Joint Law Venture.