Earl Rivera-Dolera
Partner
Singapore
- Language : English, Tagalog, Bisaya
- Mail : earl.dolera@tkilaw.com
Earl Rivera-Dolera is a partner at TKI. Prior to joining the firm, she was a partner and head of international arbitration at Frasers Law Company (formerly Freehills) in Vietnam, where she represented entities and individuals in arbitrations under the rules of major arbitral institutions (ICC, SIAC, VIAC, JCAA) and commercial mediations under SIMC rules in Singapore, and ad hoc rules in New York. She was also an independent arbitrator and a tribunal secretary to prominent international arbitrators at The Arbitration Chambers in Singapore.
Earl also serves as arbitrator appointed as chair, sole and party-nominated arbitrator by the major arbitral institutions.
Recognition
2024
Who’s Who Legal 2024: Arbitration
Chambers and Partners, Dispute resolution: international arbitration
Legal 500, Dispute resolution: arbitration (Southeast asia – Vietnam)
EXPERIENCE
- 2004 – 2006
- Justice’s Law Clerk, Court of Appeals (Philippines)
- 2006 – 2010
- Public Attorney (Philippines)
- 2010 – 2011
- Legal Executive, Ari Goh and Partners (Singapore)
- 2012 – 2020
- Arbitrator, Tribunal Law Clerk to prominent international arbitrators, The Arbitration Chambers (Singapore)
- 2021 – 2024
- Frasers Law Company (Partner / Head, International Arbitration) (Vietnam)
- Sep. 2024 –
- Joined Tokyo International Law Office
QUALIFICATION
- 2005 Philippines
- 2020 Certified Information Privacy Professional, Europe (GDPR)
- 2020 Solicitor, England and Wales
- 2021 New York and Texas, U.S.
- 2025 Registered Foreign Lawyer in Singapore
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Fellow, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators
EDUCATION
- 2004
- J.D., Xavier (Ateneo de Cagayan) University
- 2012
- LL.M., International Business Law, National University of Singapore
- 2018
- LL.M., International Economic Law and Business Policy, Stanford Law School (U.S.)
OTHER
- Appointed and/or empaneled as arbitrator (sole, chair or party-nominated) and mediator in ICC, HKIAC, SIAC, JCAA, KCAB, CAA, THAC, AIAC, VIAC, E-bram
- Acted as arbitrator with seats of arbitration in Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, Philippines, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia.
Publication
- 2017, 2020
- Co-author with Professor Lawrence Boo, “Halsbury’s Laws of Singapore: Arbitration” (LexisNexis)
- 2017
- Co-author, Chapter 5 - “Specific Concerns for Less Developed Nation States and Small Island Nations” in the book, “Dispute Resolution and Climate Change, The Paris Agreement and Beyond” (International Chamber of Commerce, edited by Wendy Miles)
- 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- Co-author, Singapore Law Society’s Annual Review of Judicial Cases (Arbitration Chapter)
- 2015
- Author, Case commentary on “Tomolugen Holdings Ltd and Another v Silica Investors Ltd and other Appeals [2015] SGCA 57”, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators
Seminar / Speaking Engagements
- July 2025
- Speaker, “Third-Party Funding: Considerations for Japanese Companies”, Japan Commercial Arbitration Association, Tokyo, Japan
- July 2025
- Speaker, “Without Prejudice”, Communications – Legal Principles and Strategic Considerations”, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators
- June 2025
- Speaker, “ICC Institute Training for Tribunal Secretaries: Role Tasks and Skills of Tribunal Secretaries to Excel in their Function”, ICC Institute Training, Hong Kong
- June 2025
- Speaker, “Chartered Institute of Arbitrators: The Learning Lab”, advanced training programme for arbitrators, CIARB (UK)
- May 2025
- Speaker, “Fighting Legal Battles at Zero Cost: Strategic Utilization of Third-Party Funding, Where are We Now?”, organized by Fronteo, Japan
- April 2025
- Speaker, “Cross-Border Joint Ventures by Japanese Companies – Lessons from India”, Tokyo, Japan
- February 2025
- Speaker, ICC Connect in Manila, “The Role of In-house Counsel in Arbitration: Strategies for Controlling Costs and Outcomes”, ICC Institute of World Business Law,
- February 2025
- Speaker, “Symposium: Environment, Corporations, and Private International Law in Asia”, Singapore Management University School of Law, Singapore
- November 2024
- Speaker, “The Place of Cultural Diversity in Business Interactions and Dispute Resolution”, Tokyo, Japan
- September 2024
- Speaker, “Common cross-border issues and best dispute resolution strategy in APAC”, AIJA-APAC Regional Meeting, Phuket, Thailand
- August 2024
- Speaker, “Navigating Cultural Dynamics in International Dispute Resolution: Perspectives from the Asia Pacific Region”, Institute for Transnational Arbitration, Singapore Ministry of Law, Singapore Convention Week
- May 2024
- Speaker, “Walk the Talk: Careers in Arbitration”, Philippine Institute of Arbitrators, Manila, Philippines
- April 2024
- Speaker, “International Experience and Best Practices on Third-Party Participation in International Arbitration”, Vietnam International Arbitration Centre, Vietnam
- February 2024
- Speaker, “Conquering the Battlefield: How to Build an International Arbitration from Scratch”, ArbinBrief
- November 2023
- Speaker, “Use of Technology, Artificial Intelligence in Dispute Resolution”, Philippine ADR Day, Manila, Philippines
- November 2023
- Speaker, “International Arbitration in Vietnam: Examining the Landscape”, Permanent Court of Arbitration Vietnam Conference, Hanoi, Vietnam,
- August 2023
- Speaker, “Energy Transition: Perspectives from Vietnam”, ASEAN Energy Business Forum, Bali, Indonesia
- April 2023
- Lecturer, “Managing Costs in Arbitration of Construction Disputes”, Stanford Law School, California, USA
- April 2023
- Speaker, “Construction Arbitration’s Escalating Costs and How to Manage Them”, Society of Construction Law-Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- March 2023
- Speaker, “Energy Transition and the Role of Natural Gas”, ASEAN Energy Commission Conference, Bangkok, Thailand
- February 2023
- Speaker, “Challenges in the Enforcement of Arbitral Awards”, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Conference, Hong Kong
- November 2022
- Speaker, “Fraud in Cryptocurrency Investigations and Asset Recovery”, International Fraud Group, Singapore
- Various seminars, webinars, and conferences organized by law firms, The Legal 500, American Chamber of Commerce (Vietnam), Twenty Essex Chambers (London).