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Smitha MENON is a partner in Wong Partnership's International Arbitration and Special Situations Advisory Practices. Her main areas of practice are corporate disputes and restructuring. Smitha’s international and local appointments include being the Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce ("ICC") Singapore Arbitration Group and one of the Singapore Courts member on the ICC International Court of Arbitration. She is a Fellow of the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Singapore, on the board of the Singapore network of the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation and on the Insolvency Practice Committee of the Law Society. A former Council member of the Singapore Law Society and the Professional Affairs Committee of the Singapore Academy of Law, she serves on the Law Society’s Inquiry Panel and is regularly appointed on disciplinary matters including representing the Law Society before the Court of 3 Judges. She has been appointed arbitrator on Indian law governed arbitrations conducted under the SIAC Rules and ICC Rules. Smitha graduated from King's College, London and is admitted to the Singapore Bar.