Kenneth Hoh
I spent nearly a year in the Singapore Army operating excavators and bulldozers at military construction sites, teaching soldiers under my charge to do likewise. Half a decade later, with a first-class law degree from Oxford in hand, I am building a career in construction, energy, and commodities disputes.
I graduated from Oxford with a First Class BA in Jurisprudence, attaining three university prizes by topping my cohort (of more than 220) in three of ten compulsory subjects. I also co-led both Oxford's undergraduate law review and Oxford's sustainable finance society.
Beyond the classroom, I spent eight months with the legal team at Zebra Technologies (a NASDAQ-listed MNC), advancing trade and regulatory priorities across nearly twenty APAC jurisdictions. Working across customs compliance, supply chains, and geopolitical risk taught me where the pressure points sit in cross-border commercial relationships.
Why this space? The thread connecting the military construction site, the Zebra Tech global calls, and Oxford's Bodleian Law Library is my fascination with how complex systems break under pressure. Whether they involve ground conditions on a tunnel project, an LNG price review, or cargo fraud across multiple jurisdictions, such disputes demand lawyers who engage with technical and commercial substance, not just legal doctrine.
I avidly follow and use AI. In fact, I currently build with it as a Legal Engineer at Expedite, an agentic law firm for founders scaling global businesses. But the physical realities of infrastructure, energy, and commodity supply chains remain irreducibly human matters. The disputes of tomorrow call not just for intelligent lawyers, but advisors who are technically fluent, AI-strategic, and globally conversant. My aim is to be that advisor in Singapore — not just for local firms, but for anyone involved in the energy and infrastructure space in APAC.
Now: completing my LLM in Legal Practice, while shaping and deploying AI-native legal workflows for clients on the cutting edge of technology at Expedite. Goal: deepen my technical and legal grounding for the disputes ahead. Next: a London training contract at White & Case LLP, targeting the firm's construction, energy, and international arbitration practice.
If construction, energy, and commodities are your world, I'd love to connect. I am also available to discuss bulldozers at short notice, but am admittedly a bit rusty.