[Announcement] Maxwell Chambers announces new incoming CE

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Maxwell Chambers announces new incoming CE

1 July 2022, SINGAPORE - Maxwell Chambers announced today that Ban Jiun Ean will be coming on board as the new Chief Executive on 10 August 2022.

Formerly a policymaker at the Ministry of Law, Mr Ban has contributed significantly to Singapore’s alternative dispute resolution industry, including spearheading the development of Maxwell Chambers itself from inception to launch. Mr Ban was CE of Maxwell Chambers from 2010 to 2015, during which it was established as the foremost international dispute resolution facility in the world. Jiun Ean is currently the Executive Director of the Singapore Mediation Centre, working to strengthen Singapore’s mediation scene and launching SMC’s first Online Dispute Resolution platform.

Ms Katherine Yap, who has been designated Chief Operating Officer, has said that “It has been an honour to serve Maxwell Chambers as the Chief Executive for the last six years. I have had the most amazing privilege of being with Maxwell Chambers for the last thirteen and a half years, from its official opening in 2010, through to its substantial expansion in 2019 to create the world-class Maxwell Chambers Suites.”

She added, “I had the privilege to work alongside with Jiun Ean and the founding team at Maxwell Chambers when it first started in 2009. Jiun Ean and I have had a remarkable working relationship, and I look forward to working alongside him once again.”

During her time as CE, Ms Yap oversaw the successful launch of Maxwell Chambers Suites in 2019, a conserved heritage building offering purpose-built office spaces for the dispute resolution institutions, law firms, chambers and ancillary services. She also ensured that the organization pivoted its offerings to embrace virtual and hybrid hearings when the pandemic started to remain relevant to the clients. As COO, she will oversee day-to-day operations including building a strong clientele, ensuring the utilisation and occupancy of rooms and managing the facilities at both Maxwell Chambers and Maxwell Chambers Suites.

As part of the re-alignment of senior management roles and responsibilities, Ms Shae Teo has also been re-designated Chief Strategy Officer, and continues her role in driving the development of Maxwell’s digital services and transformation.

With this augmented team, Maxwell Chambers is confident that it will continue to grow and move forward from strength to strength, upholding Singapore’s position as a premier destination for international dispute resolution.

This announcement is dated 1 July 2022.

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Cassandra Anthonisz

Deputy Manager of Legal & Business Service

Cassandra Gayle Anthonisz is the Deputy Manager of Legal and Business Services at Maxwell Chambers. Her multifaceted experience spans across legal, business development, and communications sectors, offering a distinctive combination of legal acumen, strategic insight, and cross-sector versatility.

Her professional background encompasses legal affairs, compliance, business development, and legal technology. She has held in-house positions across sectors, where she gained extensive experience navigating complex legal and regulatory environments. Her experience spans the implementation of strategic legal frameworks in sectors such as maritime, commodities, and fintech, with a focus on client-facing legal operations; contractual negotiations; contentious and non-contentious work.

Prior to joining Maxwell Chambers, Cassandra led legal technology start-ups through the unprecedented challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. In these capacities, she integrated legal innovation with corporate strategy, while spearheading business development initiatives and cross-border legal solutions.

Cassandra has a passion for advancing access to justice and to promoting forward-thinking and progressive business-aligned legal practices. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Birmingham City University in the United Kingdom, and is currently pursuing a Master of Laws (LLM).

Ban Jiun Ean

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Ban Jiun Ean read law at the National University of Singapore before joining the Ministry of Law. He spent nine years doing legal policy work, with a focus on the development of Singapore’s alternative dispute resolution (ADR) industry. 

Jiun Ean spearheaded the development of the world’s first integrated dispute resolution centre, Maxwell Chambers, which brought together arbitral institutions, service providers and legal practitioners under the same roof in a facility equipped with bespoke dispute resolution rooms and state-of-the-art supporting technology. In 2010, he was appointed Chief Executive of Maxwell Chambers, helming the company for five years and establishing it as the foremost dispute resolution centre of its kind in the world. In 2016, he left Maxwell to pursue several other projects, including the development of an arts centre and to write several novels. In 2019, Jiun Ean was appointed as the Executive Director of Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC), working to strengthen the mediation industry in Singapore and globally. 

Jiun Ean returns to Maxwell Chambers as Chief Executive, to augment the team as it continues to build on Maxwell’s position as the premier ADR facility in the world.

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