Ian has extensive experience in competition law, and law and economics. He is currently Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore where he teaches courses in Asian competition law, and law and economics, and was until early 2008 Chief Economist at the Singapore Competition Commission.

Ian rejoins Case after a distinguished career as a public official and adviser. He first went to Singapore to assist the Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry advising on the policy, design, drafting and implementation of Singapore’s new competition law. He subsequently became Chief Economist with the Singapore Competition Commission.

In private practice Ian has worked in a law firm and as an economics expert with several international economics consulting firms. He has been an expert witness in major litigation in Australia and New Zealand in competition law including cases involving the intersection of competition and intellectual property laws. Ian has been recognised by Global Competition Review as a leading competition economist.

Ian is a Member of the International Antitrust and Foreign Competition Law Committee of the American Bar Association, and a former member of: the Trade Practices Committee of the Law Council of Australia. He was also on the Law Committee of the Australian Institute of Company Directors for more than 10 years. Ian has also been a member of the Advisory Group to the Australian Law Reform Commission's study on the Adversarial System.

Ian has degrees in economics and law (Ph.D, LLB (Hons)) from the Australian National University, and is admitted as a Legal Practitioner in the Australian Capital Territory. He has held a range of academic positions in Australasia and North America. He was the founding Director of the Centre for Law and Economics at the Australian National University.