Mahdev was the co-principal investigator for a project carried out by SMU and the University of Witswatersrand on National Action Plans for transnational business and human rights. He is currently the principal investigator for a project on regulation and investment arbitration in Asia. An editorial board member of the Journal of East Asia & International Law, and the China & WTO Review, he researches on international law, investment arbitration and human rights in Asia. Mahdev is also an Associate Tenant of Temple Garden Chambers in London, a Nominated Member of Parliament in Singapore and has represented civil parties before a United Nations-backed tribunal in Cambodia. Nguyen Manh Dzung, Dzungsrt & Associates LLC