Joel Soon

Joel Soon joined our New Lawyers Group (NLG) in 2024. The NLG provides our newest lawyers with the opportunity to gain exposure to different practice areas and lawyering styles before making a commitment to a specific practice. Individuals in the NLG may focus on a particular area of practice, or compare practices, during their first year with Jones Day. Joel will be focusing on international arbitration and disputes.

Prior to joining Jones Day, Joel was an associate in the largest law firm in Southeast Asia where he practiced international commercial litigation and arbitration under a senior counsel. Joel has been appointed as tribunal secretary in cross-border commercial arbitrations conducted under ICC (International Chamber of Commerce), SIAC (Singapore International Arbitration Centre), AIAC (Asian International Arbitration Centre), and UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission on International Trade Law) rules.

Joel has authored numerous articles on a variety of topics for international journals including the Journal of World Trade, Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal, and Cambridge Law Review. Additionally, he is an adjunct lecturer at the Singapore Management University, where he teaches oral and written advocacy.

During law school, Joel's team represented Singapore in the world championship final of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition and won all three top memorial prizes for producing the best memorials globally.