Leslie Chew Kwee Hoe SC PBM is a Singaporean legal academic and law professor. He is the founding Dean of the School of Law, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore's third law school.^[1] Chew is also a Senior Consultant with RHTLaw Asia LLP.^[2] Chew is the founding President of the Asia Pacific Institute of Experts.^[3]

Chew was appointed Senior Counsel in 2000.^[4]

In 2002, Chew was awarded the Public Service Medal by the President of the Republic of Singapore for his contributions to the Military Court of Appeal.^[2]

Chew started his legal career as a legal service officer from 1978 to 1981 before leaving for private practice, first serving in Lee & Lim before joining KhattarWong & Partners where he became Joint Managing Partner.^[5] He then joined Gurbani & Co.^[6] From 2007 to 2014, Chew was a District Judge and subsequently a Senior District Judge heading the Civil Justice Division of the State Courts (previously known as the Subordinate Courts).^[4] After a distinguished career on the Bench, Chew retired in 2014.^[7] Chew credits the former Registrar of the Supreme Court of Singapore, Mr Chiam Boon Keng, and Mr Sat Pal Khattar, as being major influences in his career.^[8]

In 2016, Chew was appointed the founding Dean of the School of Law, Singapore University of Social Sciences.^[9][10]

Chew has also published a book on arbitration, entitled "Introduction to the Law and Practice of Arbitration in Singapore".^[11]