Neale Gregson qualified as a lawyer in 1985 in the City of London and moved to Singapore in 1991. He holds Bachelor and Master Degrees in Law from the Universities of Wales and London, respectively, and is a University Prizewinner.

Neale qualified as a Chartered Arbitrator in 2001 and is a Fellow and Panel Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (as well as being a Panel Member of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration and the Pacific International Arbitration Center in Vietnam).

Having worked for many years as a Partner in international legal practice (during which time he served as head of a thriving litigation and arbitration department in a major offshore firm in Singapore, successfully represented various MNCs as Counsel in multi-million dollar arbitrations, and became recognised as one of leading lawyers in the Asia-Pacific region in the field of international dispute resolution). Neale joined The Arbitration Chambers, Singapore in July 2004 as a full time professional arbitrator and mediator.

He has conducted more than 25 arbitrations either as sole arbitrator or as a member of the arbitral tribunal, and has been appointed chairman or presiding arbitrator on several occasions.

In addition, Neale serves as an adjunct Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore where he teaches arbitration and other international law subjects.