Pardeep Khosa

Partner | Singapore

Pardeep Khosa is a partner in the litigation and arbitration team, and head of the litigation practice in Singapore.

Pardeep has a broad practice focusing on commercial and civil litigation, international arbitration, and corporate crime and investigations. He has advised and acted for high-profile clients including governments, statutory boards, listed companies, and high net-worth individuals in high-value, complex, and multijurisdictional disputes relating to construction, engineering, infrastructure, shipping, oil and gas, and civil fraud.

Pardeep also handles corporate and shareholder disputes, including matters involving minority oppression and breaches of directors' duties, and cases involving disputes relating to banking and financial services, financial technologies (crypto-currencies and digital assets), trusts, professional negligence, public and administrative law, and employment law. Additionally, he has acted for high-profile clients in numerous defamation lawsuits.

Pardeep regularly appears before the Singapore courts and has been involved in international arbitrations under various institutional arbitration regimes, including the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA).

Pardeep has been consistently recognized as a leading lawyer in dispute resolution and litigation, reflecting his expertise and standing in these fields. He has been top ranked by Chambers Global and Chambers Asia Pacific in the area of dispute resolution in Singapore since 2024. He has earned accolades such as "Litigation Star" by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific since 2023 and has been repeatedly recommended for dispute resolution and international arbitration by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. He has also been listed in the Best Lawyers (2025 to 2027 editions) as one of the 'Best Dispute Resolution and Litigation Lawyers in Singapore'. His reputation extends internationally. He has been ranked as a global and future leader in litigation by Who’s Who Legal and was named among the "Best Young Lawyers Under 40" by Asian Legal Business. He has also been ranked as a 'Distinguished Practitioner' in the area of dispute resolution in the Asialaw Rankings Guide 2025; and listed as an A‑List Growth Driver in Cross‑Border Dispute Resolution in the China Business Law Journal’s The A‑List 2026. 

Track record

Acted for a majority shareholders in resisting an injunction

Acted for a majority shareholders in resisting an injunction to restrain the shareholders from convening an extraordinary general meeting to pass resolutions.

Acted for liquidators in pursuing claims against former directors

Acted for liquidators in pursuing claims against former directors of a gold-mining company for breaches of their duties to the company and insolvent trading.

Claim involving allegations of breach of trust and conspiracy

Acted for the beneficiaries in a claim for over $20 million involving allegations of breach of trust and conspiracy.

Probate dispute concerning the validity of a will

Acted for the beneficiaries in a probate dispute concerning the validity of a will and an estate worth over $500 million.

Setting aside a Mareva injunction

Acted for the applicant in setting aside a Mareva injunction (a freezing order).

Airport construction dispute

Acted for a statutory body in a construction dispute relating to an airport where completion of work was substantially delayed.

Allegations of breach of duty and misrepresentation

Acted for a foreign private bank in a claim brought against it for damages for more than S$100 million by former customers involving allegations of breach of duty and misrepresentation.

Alleged wrongful termination of a lease agreement

Acted for a luxury hotel in Singapore in a claim brought against it for an alleged wrongful termination of a lease agreement.

Appeal against alleged offences under the Securities and Futures Act

Acted for an independent director of a Singapore-listed company on his appeal against his conviction for alleged offences under the Securities and Futures Act for making false and misleading statements in a public announcement.

Application for judicial review

Acted for a securities exchange on an application for judicial review of its decision to publicly reprimand a director of a listed company.

Application to resist an anti-suit injunction

Acted for a Singapore company with coal mining assets to resist an anti-suit injunction to restrain it from, among other things, continuing to prosecute proceedings in Indonesia.

Arbitration involving construction delays of a naval facility

Acted for a government ministry in an arbitration where completion of a naval facility costing more than $150 million was substantially delayed.

Arbitration relating to the completion of a large-scale residential development

Acted for a statutory body in an arbitration where the dispute related to the completion of a large-scale residential development costing nearly $400 million.

Arbitration under the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration rules

Acted for the respondent in an arbitration under the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration rules of arbitration where the dispute related to an agreement for sale of a vessel.

Breaches of an agreement for the sale of intellectual property

Acted for a publicly listed Singapore-incorporated company in a multi-million-dollar claim involving allegations of the breaches of an agreement for the sale of intellectual property.

Claim arising from a joint venture relating to the ownership and management of luxury hotels in Australia

Acted for a publicly listed Singapore-incorporated company in a claim arising from a joint venture relating to the ownership and management of luxury hotels in Australia worth approximately $700 million.

Claim involving allegations of medical negligence

Acted for one of Singapore’s largest hospitals in a claim involving allegations of medical negligence.

Claim involving allegations of professional negligence

Acted for a leading law firm in Singapore in a claim involving allegations of professional negligence.

Committal proceedings

Acted for an applicant in committal proceedings for an order that the defendant be committed to prison for contempt.

Dispute relating to the construction of two LNG carriers

Acted for a vessel owner in a dispute against the builder relating to the construction of two LNG carriers.

Fraud and breaches of directors’ duties

Acted for a Singapore-incorporated company in a multi-million-dollar claim involving fraud and the breaches of directors’ duties.

Joint venture dispute relating to broadcasting rights

Acted for a leading Indonesian media company in a joint venture dispute relating to broadcasting rights.

Multimillion-dollar claim involving allegations of fraud

Acted for a publicly listed company in a multimillion-dollar claim involving, among other things, allegations of fraud.

Contractual dispute relating to the construction and management of a luxury hotel

Acted for a Malaysian-incorporated company in a contractual dispute relating to the construction and management of a luxury hotel in Malaysia.

Dispute involving the use and occupation of lands and buildings

Acted for a Singapore-incorporated company in a dispute for a claim for $900 million over the use and occupation of lands and buildings.

Representing a high-ranking government official in a defamation claim

Acted for a high-ranking government official in a defamation claim arising from the publication of an article in an online publication.

Representing a leading Vietnamese technology company

Acted for a leading Vietnamese technology company in a joint venture dispute relating to online gaming and mobile services.

Representing a professional body in an application for judicial review

Acted for a professional body in an application for judicial review of its decision to discipline its members.

Admissions

  • Advocate and Solicitor, Singapore (2009)

Education

  • University College London, 2014, LL.M., Litigation and Dispute Resolution, with distinction
  • National University of Singapore, 2008, LL.B., with honors

Languages

  • English

Memberships

  • Accredited Specialist in Building and Construction Law, Singapore Academy of Law
  • Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
  • Member, Singapore Academy of Law
  • Member, Construction Law Society (Singapore)
  • Member, Law Society of Singapore
  • Member, Law Society of Singapore’s Criminal Legal Aid Scheme

Withers History

  • Joined 2025

Key dates

  • Year joined: 2025
  • Year became partner: 2025