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Mark Seah is a partner in Rodyk & Davidson LLP's Litigation & Arbitration Practice Group.

Mark graduated from National University of Singapore in 2003 with LLB (2nd Class Hons, Upper Division) and was admitted to the Singapore Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor in 2004.

Mark's practice is in civil and commercial litigation which spans a diverse range of subjects including contract, trust, employment, property, intellectual property, negligence, defamation, insolvency, corporate disputes and insurance. His practice also involves commodities, telecommunications, bailment and carriage disputes, and has a particular focus on corporate and employment matters.

Mark is experienced in handling both litigation as well as arbitration proceedings, having been retained in a variety of complex disputes and having acted in high profile cases, cross border litigation as well as in international arbitrations. Regularly appearing before the Supreme Court, Mark has successfully represented a wide spectrum of clients. He has advised and represented prominent companies, including multinational companies and listed entities, banks, major insurers, professional firms and high net worth individuals. He has acted in both partnership and shareholder disputes and in corporate matters, has advised directors of locally listed companies on myriad issues, including corporate governance and directors' duties. Mark has also acted in High Court and Court of Appeal cases concerning constructive trusts and has also successfully represented prominent companies in carriage disputes and claims in tort. In this regard, Mark successfully defended Federal Express Services (M) Sdn Bhd in a claim arising out of carriage of goods, both before the High Court and the Court of Appeal. The decisions have been reported as Sun Technosystems Pte Ltd v Federal Express Services (M) Sdn Bhd [2007] and 1 SLR 411 and Smart Modular Technologies Sdn Bhd and Another v Federal Express Services (M) Sdn Bhd and another [2006] 2 SLR 797. Other claims in tort that Mark has acted in, include claims for negligence and defamation.

On the advisory front, Mark regularly advises clients on a multiplicity of legal issues and on various instruments such as agreements, letters of indemnity, guarantees, letters of intent and performance bonds, Mark therefore is well versed in both contentious and noncontentious matters and advises on contractual and quasi-contractual matters on a regular basis. He has advised on different contractual arrangements including contracts for the sale of goods or the provision of services, supply contracts and consultancy agreements, many of which are in specialised industries.

Mark's insolvency practice involves advising in liquidation matters and assisting liquidators on a host of different legal issues. He has, where necessary, acted in winding up proceedings and has also assisted liquidators in forensic investigations and in the analysis of company books. His employment work involves advising and representing both entities and individuals in relation to disputes on various issues such as dismissal, constructive termination, restrictive covenants and employment duties. Mark has in recent years been part of the team that successfully represented a leading architectural firm in an employment and intellectual property dispute in both the High Court and Court of Appeal. He also presently acts in a High Court dispute involving a leading commodity trading company concerning the law on restrictive covenants. Mark has spoken on employment law matters and at Employment Law and HR Management Masterclasses.

Mark has also presented at conferences, recently on the subject of professional negligence to professionals in the construction and building industry.