Cavinder Bull is a

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an lawyer and the

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of the law firm

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. He has an active practice in complex litigation and international arbitration.

Career

Legal career

Bull graduated with a

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(first class honours) in Jurisprudence from

Trinity College Trinity College may refer to: Australia * Trinity Anglican College, an Anglican coeducational primary and secondary school in , New South Wales * Trinity Catholic College, Auburn, a coeducational school in the inner-western suburbs of Sydney, New ...

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in 1992, and was called to the Bar of England and Wales the next year.Cavinder Bull
, www.drewandnapier.com, accessed 7 January 2008.
, www.moe.gov.sg, 12 August 1995, accessed 7 January 2008. He was ranked fourth in the Bar Exams; when he returned to Singapore, he topped the local Bar Exam. He served as a Justices' Law Clerk to former Chief Justice

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before joining

in 1994, and left for

Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (Harvard Law or HLS) is the law school of Harvard University, a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest continuously operating law school in the United States. Each class ...

in 1995 on a Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship to pursue a

Master of Laws A Master of Laws (M.L. or LL.M.; Latin: ' or ') is an advanced postgraduate academic degree, pursued by those either holding an undergraduate academic law degree, a professional law degree, or an undergraduate degree in a related subject. In mos ...

. He then passed the New York Bar Exams and joined

Sullivan & Cromwell Sullivan & Cromwell LLP is an American multinational law firm headquartered in New York City. Known as a white-shoe firm, Sullivan & Cromwell is recognized as a leader in business law, and is known for its impact on international affairs, such a ...

as a litigation associate. Bull re-joined Drew & Napier and was made a partner in 1998. He is involved in commercial litigation and is cited by ''Chambers Global'' and ''Asia Pacific Legal 500'' as one of Singapore's top lawyers. In 2008, he was appointed

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, the tenth lawyer to be made Senior Counsel before turning 40. Bull is also occasionally involved in academic writings, having written on subjects such as

civil procedure Civil procedure is the body of law that sets out the rules and standards that courts follow when adjudicating civil lawsuits (as opposed to procedures in criminal law matters). These rules govern how a lawsuit or case may be commenced; what ki ...

. He has sat on various review committees, such as one chaired by the Attorney-General in 2006 regarding the supply of foreign lawyers in Singapore. In 2010, he was named Deputy Chairman of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, and in 2011, he was appointed Vice President of the Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group. Bull was named as the Co-Chairman of the

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disciplinary committee in April 2017, as well as the chief executive officer of Drew & Napier in August 2017. Bull was also appointed to the Disciplinary Tribunal of the International Association of Athletics Federations.

Other Appointments

Directorships

Singapore Technologies Electronics Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country, island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Pen ...

(2009-2012) *

National Healthcare Group The National Healthcare Group (NHG) is a group of healthcare institutions in Singapore. The group was formed in 2000 and operates several hospitals, national specialty centres, and polyclinics. Tan Tock Seng Hospital is the largest hospital in ...

(2009-2012) *

Singapore University of Technology and Design The Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) is a public autonomous university in Singapore. History The founding president is Thomas L. Magnanti, who is a professor associated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M ...

(2009 - 2015) * Ascendas Property Fund Trustee (2010-2013) * Agri‑Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (2004-2010)

Personal life

Bull and his two elder sisters were raised single-handedly by his mother after his father died when he was 15 months old. He studied at

Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) (ACS(I)) is an independent Methodist secondary school in Dover, Singapore. Founded in 1886 by Reverend William Fitzjames Oldham, it was recognised as an International Baccalaureate World School in 2005, and ha ...

and Anglo-Chinese Junior College.

References

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