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Jonathon Chiam

Jon Chiam

Senior Associate
Perth
About

Jon Chiam practises in the areas of commercial disputes, regulatory investigations and international arbitration. He has over 7 years of experience acting for clients in the oil and gas, mining and information technology sectors.

Jon has a strong understanding of each stage of the dispute resolution process and has assisted clients both in Australia and more broadly in the Asia-Pacific region in pursuing and protecting their interests through various forms of dispute resolution. Jon’s previous experience and completion of a Bachelor of Commerce assists him in providing commercial and practical advice and strategic value to his clients.

More recently, Jon has advised clients in high-profile regulatory investigations, including some of Australia's largest data breaches and alleged breaches of Australian sanctions regimes and assisted clients with acquisitions by scheme of arrangement.

Areas of FocusEnergy and Natural ResourcesLitigation, Arbitration and InvestigationsInfrastructure, Construction and Transport
Professional QualificationsBarrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, 2017Solicitor of the High Court of Australia, 2019Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand, 2020

EXPERIENCE

  • Acting for a significant construction and engineering joint venture contractor in numerous adjudications under Security of Payment legislation and international arbitrations concerning the construction of an LNG plant and associated infrastructure in Australia
  • Acting for a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company in domestic arbitrations in relation to the termination of long-term IT services contracts
  • Acting for the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation in the Victorian Royal Commission into the Casino Operator and Licence (Crown Melbourne)
  • Advising the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner on its investigations into some of Australia’s largest and most high-profile data breaches
  • Acting for an ASX-listed company in relation to an investigation by the Australian Federal Police with respect to purported breaches of an Australian sanctions regime
  • Acting for an ASX-listed company in relation to an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission with respect to purported breaches of directors duties and contraventions of continuous disclosure obligations
  • Acting for an ASX-listed gold miner in in civil fraud and breach of fiduciary duty proceedings against a former employee
  • Acting for an ASX-listed silver miner in a dispute against a substantial shareholder relating to the exercise of an anti-dilution right under a collaboration agreement
  • Assisting the DLA Piper corporate team with acquisitions by scheme of arrangement in the WA Supreme Court and the Federal Court, including:
    –Advising Strike Energy Limited on its acquisition of Talon Energy Limited (AUD 143m);
    –Advising Technology Metals Australia Pty Ltd on its acquisition by Australian Vanadium Limited (AUD 84m);
    –Advising Accel-KKR on its acquisition of K2fly Limited (AUD 38m);
    –Advising TES Global on its acquisition of Schrole Group Limited (AUD 18m).
Education
  • University of Western Australia, Graduate Diploma in Chinese Business Law, 2017
  • University of Western Australia, Diploma of Modern Languages (Chinese), 2016
  • University of Western Australia, Bachelor of Commerce (Quantitative Finance & Investment Finance), 2016

Connect

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+61 8 6467 6142
(Work, Perth)
+61 0450 015 426
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