George Lim was called to the Bar in Singapore in 1981, and has practised law for more than 40 years. He was appointed Senior Counsel by the Chief Justice in 2010, and was President of the Law Society of Singapore between 1998-1999. In January 2017, George was appointed Chairman of the Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC). He is an Honorary Director of the International Mediation Institute (IMI) based in The Hague.

George has mediated more than 850 disputes, and has extensive experience in mediating cross-cultural, cross-border disputes in Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Maldives, South Korea, Australia and Fiji. In particular, as of October 2024, he has mediated five investor state disputes and a number of claims against governments or state entities. In 2021, he successfully mediated a US$1b dispute between Posco Energy and FuelCell Energy (reported in the Global Arbitration Review, 6 Jan 22).

George has also conducted mediation training for judges and lawyers in Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Dubai, Bahrain, Maldives, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, India, Fiji, Costa Rica and Jamaica.

George is on the panel of arbitrators of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). He is the Dispute Resolution Counsellor of the National Electricity Market of Singapore, and manages the dispute management process of the energy market.

Between 2009 – 2010, George served as the first chairman of the Asian Mediation Association. In 2013, he co-chaired a working group, appointed by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon and the Ministry of Law, to make recommendations on developing Singapore into a centre for international commercial mediation.

George was Singapore’s mediation consultant to UNCITRAL Working Group II, which led to the adoption of the Singapore Convention on Mediation in 2019. In October 2019, he was appointed to the Roster of Panel Chairs of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on Dispute Settlement. He also serves on the Panel of Conciliators of ICSID. In 2020, George was awarded the Public Service Star by the President of Singapore for his contributions to mediation.

George has been named by The International Who’s Who of Commercial Mediation as a global thought leader in mediation. In October 2024, he was the recipient of the prestigious BARAKAH Award for promoting international mediation. He is the co-editor of Mediation in Singapore: A Practical Guide.