Choose the boutique advantage: Unleash big firm expertise, embrace small firm agility
Founded by a close-knit team of dispute resolution professionals out of big firms, we are a Singapore practice with firm grounding in international dispute resolution for clients with a regional footprint in Southeast Asia. Our team brings to you extensive experience in managing a broad spectrum of disputes arising from major infrastructure projects, cross-border investments, boardroom matters, and emerging technologies.
Expertise
Start-up and Venture Capital
We have advised a wide range of local and foreign start-up companies on various rounds of fundraisings, supporting them from their early stage fundraises all the way to their exit. We have also represented both onshore and offshore venture capital funds as well as large multi-national financial institutions on their investments and subsequent divestments in the local start-up space.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Our team has over 10 years of M&A experience, advising private and public companies on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, and restructurings across various industries and sectors. We also provide general corporate advice to companies across different industries on their day-to-day matters including compliance obligations, license applications and employment matters.
Litigation
As a team comprising lawyers whose primary qualification is in Singapore law, we act for clients in a wide range of disputes or contentious matters within the Singapore judicial system. We regularly represent clients before the Supreme Court and State Courts of Singapore and the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC).
International Arbitration
Helmed by a ranked international arbitration practitioner with decades of experience in the international arbitration practices of large and international firms, our team has appeared before arbitral tribunals in various major Asian and European arbitration seats and acted in arbitrations governed by arbitral rules of the major arbitral institutions.
Infrastructure, Construction & Energy
Our team has represented clients in infrastructure, construction and energy disputes spanning the entire spectrum of scale, complexity and value. We have acted in disputes arising out of large infrastructure projects and engineering facilities. We have also acted in disputes arising out of the construction of residential dwelling houses.
Team
We are fully committed to our clients, providing access to our collective expertise in a collaborative manner. Our belief in a unified approach means that no lawyer in our Firm works in isolation.
News
A Weekend in the Life of an Associate: Exploring Cambodia and Legal Aid
16 September 2024
Join our associate, Shaquil Woozer, as he shares his takeaways from his first international conference in the vibrant city of Phnom Penh. Shaquil accompanied our Partner, Ng Si Ming, who was invited as a Panellist for both the inaugural International Conference on Legal Aid and the Second Asian Young Arbitration Practitioners’ Summit hosted by The Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia.
Ng Si Ming recognised in Asian Legal Business 40 under 40 List 2023
25 October 2023
We are pleased to announce that our Partner, Ng Si Ming has been recognised in Asian Legal Business (ALB) Asia 40 under 40 List 2023. The list profiles the 40 most accomplished lawyers in Asia under 40 years of age.
Get In Touch
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