Malaysia International Arbitration Summit

  • Kuala Lumpur local time
     November 26, 2026
     9:15 am - 5:30 pm

This will be conducted in English and according to Kuala Lumpur local time. 

Legal Plus is delighted to host the inaugural event in Malaysia this November!! 

The Malaysia International Arbitration Summit will kick-off on Thursday 26 November 2026 at Asian International Arbitration Centre, Kuala Lumpur.  The event will be attended by a group of local and international speakers whom will be presenting on various topics in relations to international arbitration as well as share the upcoming trends and provide updates to assist businesses to avoid arbitration.  It will also be an excellent platform to mingle with fellow legal professionals in the region.  For more information, please refer to the flyer.  Download

If you are interested to attend the event, simply complete the online registration form.  We are offering each company one complimentary seat to in-house counsel who is not associated with law, consulting, advisory, or risk management firms.  General admission is available with a registration fee.  For more information, please refer to the registration below. 

If you are interested to sponsor or speak at the event, contact Jason at jason.sinclair@legalplus-asia.com for package details.  For registrations details, contact Bettina at legalpluseventsasia@legalplus-asia.com.

Speakers

Ben Olbourne, Chairman
Barrister & Arbitrator, 39 Essex Chambers
Biography
Randolph Khoo, Moderator – 2nd Grand Panel
Managing Director, Dispute Resolution, Drew & Napier
Randolph is the Managing Director of the Dispute Resolution Department of Drew & Napier LLC, Singapore. He also heads the dispute resolution practices of the firm’s Greater China Desk, International Trade and Private Client Practice Groups. Randolph has an active advocacy practice in international arbitration and mediation, cross border and domestic litigation. He is recognised and ranked by various publications including Chambers Asia-Pacific, Chambers Global, Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Asialaw Leading Lawyers, Chambers High Net Worth, Doyle's Guide and is a Benchmark Litigation Disputes Star. Apart from counsel work, Randolph is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and of arbitration institutes of Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and India. He is also on arbitration panels of arbitral institutions in Singapore, Malaysia, India, China and Russia as well as being a specialist mediator with the Singapore International Mediation Centre, the AIAC and the Mediation & Conciliation Network.
Biography
Minn Naing Oo, Moderator - 4th Grand Panel
Arbitrator and Mediator, Arbitration Chambers
Minn Naing Oo is an Independent Arbitrator and Mediator with Arbitration Chambers. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. Minn is currently a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, and the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR. He is also a member of the UNIDROIT-ICC Working Group on International Investment Contracts. Minn is the former Chief Executive Officer and Registrar of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). While at the SIAC, he was also Singapore’s representative to the UNCITRAL Working Group on revising the UNCITRAL arbitration rules. After the SIAC, Minn was in private practice with Allen & Gledhill LLP, where he was a Partner in Singapore and Managing Director of the firm’s Myanmar office. He also worked on the drafting of the Myanmar Arbitration Law 2016. He has advised government agencies and worked on various legislative reforms in Myanmar. Apart from his time at SIAC and in private practice, Minn was previously the Director at the Ministry of Trade and Industry Singapore overseeing Singapore’s WTO, free trade agreement and investment agreement negotiations.
Biography
Elijah Putilin
Independent Arbitrator & Counsel, Putilin Dispute Management
Prof. Elijah Putilin, FCIArb is an independent arbitrator and counsel. Clients and peers describe him as being “highly able, keen and very efficient”, “a world class practitioner” and praise him for his ability “to present even the most complex concepts in a simple and understandable manner”. Prof. Putilin regularly sits as a Sole-Arbitrator, Presiding Arbitrator, or co-arbitrator in cases administered by leading institutions that involve application of civil, common, or international law. Prof. Putilin has also represented and advised clients in over a hundred disputes before SCAI, SCC, LCIA, ICC, ICDR and ICAC (Russia) tribunals, foreign and domestic courts of all levels, international trade tribunals and sporting bodies. His expertise spans over variety of industries, including oil & gas, banking & finance, construction, TMT, and agriculture. In addition to his arbitrator and counsel work, Prof. Putilin lectures on international commercial and investment arbitration at the Tashkent State University of Law and is an Adjunct Professor of international dispute resolution and business law at leading universities in Central and South‐East Asia. Prof. Putilin is a member of the SCC Arbitrators’ Council and a member of the Supervisory Board of the IAC (Kyrgyzstan).
Biography
Leonora Riesenburg
Independent Chartered Arbitrator and Accredited Mediator, INTADR DMCC
Leonora Riesenburg is an Independent Chartered Arbitrator and Accredited Mediator at INTADR DMCC, Dubai, and an International Tenant at 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square in London. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), a Fellow of Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (AIADR), and stands as a leading figure in international arbitration, mediation and adr in Middle East, Asia, and the UK. Leonora specialises in complex disputes across key sectors, notably in investment, infrastructure, construction, real estate, joint ventures, banking and finance, and receives routine Chairmanship appointments. Her affiliations with prestigious arbitral institutions—among them the ICC, LCIA, SIAC, DIAC, ADCCAC, SCCA, MIAC, AIADR—further solidify her standing as a leading figure in international arbitration. Leonora’s leadership is reflected in her previous roles as Branch Chair of CIArb UAE, as an Elected Member of the Board of Management for CIArb London, and member of DIFC Courts Arbitration Division Working Group. She is a member of LCIA Arabs Users’ Council and a member of the Swiss Arbitration Association. Leonora is a highly in demand faculty member for the CIArb globally and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in the MENA Region and in the UK, playing a pivotal role in shaping the next generation of dispute resolution practitioners. Her global influence extends through her service with leading institutions worldwide, including in Asia, the Governing Council of the Hyderabad Arbitration Centre (HAC) in India as well as the Global Advisory Panel for Musaliha International Centre for Arbitration and Dispute Resolution (MICADR) in Pakistan.
Biography
Marcus Khoury
Chief Legal Officer, ICD Technologies
Marcus has been working as an inhouse legal counsel in the construction industry in the GCC, in particular in Saudi Arabia and in the UAE, for the past 20 years. He is both German and Lebanese and has graduated at the Sorbonne in Paris and the Universities of Cologne and Munich. In his spare time Marcus loves to hike and considers having walked more than 1000 km to the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela as one of his greatest experiences.
Biography

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Registration Details

Complimentary Registration for in-house counsel

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If you would like to apply for an in-house counsel complimentary ticket, please click here and fill in your details. Complimentary seat is applicable to in-house counsel from non law / consultancy firm only.  Two complimentary seats per company, first-come-first-served. Results are based on the organiser’s discretion and applicants will be notified by email.

 

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Super Early Bird Rate:show details + $265.00 USD  
Early Bird Rate:show details + $365.00 USD   Goes On Sale
September 1, 2026
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October 16, 2026
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Half Day Rate:show details + $325.00 USD  

Venue:  

Address:
Bangunan Sulaiman, Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, Kuala Lumpur, 50000, Malaysia