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Based on research conducted by Asia Business Law Journal, the following are Singapore’s top 100 lawyers (including foreign legal counsel/advisers/consultants practising in Singapore).

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Biographies and contact details, where provided, were written by the lawyers themselves and have not been independently verified.

Kala Anandarajah Kala Anandarajah
Rajah & Tann
Key practice areas: Competition & antitrust; consumer protection; e-commerce; employment & benefits; sustainability

Andrew Ang Andrew Ang
WongPartnership
Key practice areas: Joint ventures; M&A; corporate & commercial; corporate governance; private equity, venture capital & funds

Patrick Ang Patrick Ang
Rajah & Tann
Key practice areas: Restructuring & insolvency; commercial litigation

Vivian Ang Vivian Ang
Allen & Gledhill
Key practice areas: Litigation; arbitration; maritime & aviation

Bazul Ashhab Bazul Ashhab
Oon & Bazul
Key practice areas: Commercial litigation & dispute resolution; international commercial arbitration; international trade & finance; fraud & asset recovery; shipping

Ameera Ashraf Ameera Ashraf
WongPartnership
Key practice areas: Competition & antitrust

Philip Badge Philip Badge
Linklaters
Key practice areas: Banking & finance; project finance

Deborah Barker Deborah Barker
Withers KhattarWong
Key practice areas: Commercial litigation; international arbitration; contentious trusts & estates; employment law; insolvency & restructuring

Jude Benny Jude Benny
JTJB Lawyers
Key practice areas: Commercial & dispute resolution; shipping & admiralty; arbitration; restructuring & insolvency

Jamie Benson Jamie Benson
Duane Morris & Selvam
Tel: +65 6311 3660
Email: jbenson@duanemorrisselvam.com
Key practice areas: Capital markets; corporate & commercial; M&A; private equity, venture capital & funds
Jamie Benson is the head of Duane Morris & Selvam’s US capital markets, US venture capital and India practices. He has more than 25 years of experience practising as a lawyer in Singapore, London, Sydney, and New York. His practice is focused on advising on international capital markets deals, cross-border M&A transactions, and commercial law matters.

Jamie has worked on more than 100 debt and equity offerings with proceeds of more than USD25 billion. He is one of the more experienced international counsels advising on capital markets transactions for Indian issuers, having worked on more than 80 such deals in the past 18 years.

Jamie led the Duane Morris & Selvam team that advised the president of India and the Life Insurance Corporation of India on the company’s IPO, the biggest IPO in India ever. He is ranked by all of the leading legal publications, including Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific and IFLR1000.

Andrew Brereton Andrew Brereton
King & Spalding
Key practice areas: Banking & finance; bankruptcy & insolvency; project finance; restructuring & insolvency; private credit

Cavinder Bull Cavinder Bull
Drew & Napier
Key practice areas: Commercial litigation; corporate litigation; international arbitration; competition law & regulatory practice; public international law

Adrian Pengee Chan Adrian Pengee Chan
Lee & Lee
Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; corporate governance; joint ventures; M&A

Andrew Chan Andrew Chan
Allen & Gledhill
Key practice areas: Arbitration; litigation; restructuring & insolvency

David Chan David Chan
Shook Lin & Bok
Key practice areas: International arbitration; litigation & dispute resolution; restructuring & insolvency

Elaine Chan Elaine Chan
WongPartnership
Key practice areas: Compliance; e-commerce, fintech, blockchain & cryptos; regulatory advisory on financial regulations; compliance & financial services licensing

Shemane Chan Shemane Chan
Rajah & Tann
Key practice areas: Infrastructure; power & energy; project finance; construction

Alvin Chia Alvin Chia
WongPartnership
Key practice areas: Banking & finance; corporate & commercial; project finance; real estate; restructuring & insolvency

Kim Huat Chia Kim Huat Chia
Rajah & Tann
Key practice areas: Capital markets; corporate governance; joint ventures; M&A; private equity, venture capital & funds

Margaret Chin Margaret Chin
Allen & Gledhill
Key practice areas: Capital markets; banking & finance

David Chong David Chong
Shook Lin & Bok
Key practice areas: Corporate; M&A; private equity & venture capital; technology, media & telecommunications

Marcus Chow Marcus Chow
Bird & Bird ATMD
Tel: +65 6534 5266
Email: marcus.chow@twobirds.com
Key practice areas: Capital markets; corporate & commercial; joint ventures; M&A; private equity, venture capital & funds
With more than 18 years of experience in a range of corporate work across various sectors in Singapore and the Asia Pacific, Marcus Chow has developed a broad area of expertise around M&A, private equity, venture capital and equity capital markets.

His practice encompasses advising buyers and sellers in M&A in the private and public markets. He also advises on private equity and venture capital investments and exits.

The rise of technology transforming various industries and the economy has created exciting opportunities for businesses. Being at the heart of Asia in Singapore, Marcus is privileged to be part of the legal team that will help with the disruptions and transformation in this digital era.

At Bird & Bird where technology is very much a driving force behind what the firm does, the firm is well placed to serve clients and understand their needs. The transactional team works closely with the firm’s sectoral colleagues where deep pockets of sectorial expertise sit. The firm has been involved in several cross-border transactions in the Asia-Pacific region and also inbound investments from elsewhere into Singapore and the region and outbound from Singapore into the UK and Australia and Europe.

The other important focus of Marcus’ practice is equity capital markets. His team helps local and international corporates, including startups, to raise capital by way of initial public offerings, private placements, rights and warrants issues, private investment in public equity offerings and take-private transactions for companies on the Singapore Exchange. He also acts as Singapore counsel in outbound initial public offerings on other key international stock exchanges including the NYSE, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the Australian Securities Exchange, and Bursa Malaysia.

Having previously worked at other international law firms in New York, Hong Kong, and Singapore, Marcus is able to bring to the table international experience and the ability to seamlessly coordinate efforts across borders in multi-jurisdictional deals.

Danny Chua Danny Chua
JTJB Lawyers
Key practice areas: Shipping & admiralty; commercial advisory & dispute resolution

Christopher Chuah Christopher Chuah
Christopher Chuah Law Chambers LLC
Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; infrastructure; litigation; building & construction

Suresh Divyanathan Suresh Divyanathan
Oon & Bazul
Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; e-commerce, fintech, blockchain & cryptos; IP; labour & employment; litigation

Rajeev Duggal Rajeev Duggal
Skadden
Key practice areas: Corporate; capital markets; financial institutions; M&A

Rachel Eng Rachel Eng
Eng and Co
Key practice areas: Capital markets; corporate & commercial; corporate governance; joint ventures; M&A

Sandy Foo Sandy Foo
Rajah & Tann
Key practice areas: Capital markets; corporate governance; joint ventures; M&A; private equity, venture capital & funds

Rajiv Gupta Rajiv Gupta
Latham & Watkins
Key practice areas: Capital markets; M&A; restructuring & insolvency; environmental, social & governance; public company representation

Hanim Hamzah Hanim Hamzah
KPMG Law
Key practice areas: Banking & finance; corporate & commercial; M&A; power & energy; technology, media & telecommunications

Blossom Hing Blossom Hing
Drew & Napier
Key practice areas: Corporate restructuring & workouts; commercial litigation; corporate litigation; international arbitration; international trade & insurance

Kin San Ho Kin San Ho
Allen & Gledhill
Key practice areas: Corporate real estate; real estate investment trusts

Norman Ho Norman Ho
Rajah & Tann
Key practice areas: Banking & finance; private client; real estate

Mark Hudspeth Mark Hudspeth
Allen & Gledhill
Key practice areas: Banking & finance

Sheena Jacob Sheena Jacob
CMS Holborn Asia
Key practice areas: Data protection; e-commerce; fintech, blockchain & cryptos; IP; licensing & franchising; technology, media & telecommunications

Alban Kang Alban Kang
Bird & Bird ATMD
Key practice areas: Intellectual property; licensing & franchising; litigation

Stephanie Keen Stephanie Keen
Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee
Key practice areas: Corporate & finance; private equity; M&A; joint venture; employment

Christopher Koh Christopher Koh
Allen & Gledhill
Key practice areas: M&A; private equity; corporate

Jerry Koh Jerry Koh
Allen & Gledhill
Key practice areas: Capital markets; M&A; investment funds; banking & finance; private equity

Chee Wai Kok Chee Wai Kok
Allen & Gledhill
Key practice areas: Banking & finance; energy, infrastructure & projects

Edmund Kronenburg Edmund Kronenburg
Braddell Brothers
Tel: +65 6499 9491
Email: ej.kronenburg@braddellbrothers.com
Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; litigation; power & energy; private client; medical law
Edmund Kronenburg is the managing partner of Braddell Brothers, Singapore’s second-oldest independent law practice, founded in 1883. He is admitted as an advocate and solicitor (Singapore) and solicitor (England and Wales).

Edmund has more than 25 years of experience in dispute resolution, regularly appearing as counsel before the Singapore courts and in international arbitrations. His diverse practice includes commercial and corporate disputes, breach of confidence, defamation, energy and natural resources, media and telecommunications, as well as pre-emptive relief and injunctions (including Worldwide Freezing Injunctions of more than USD1 billion in combined value).

Besides his commercial disputes practice, Edmund also represents the Singapore Medical Council in disciplinary hearings, and private clients in medical negligence lawsuits before the Singapore courts; these include some landmark decisions of the Singapore Court of Appeal and the Court of Three Judges. Edmund is an honorary legal adviser to the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, and a teaching faculty member of the Singapore Medical Association’s Centre for Medical Ethics and Professionalism. He has also taught trial advocacy and cross-examination at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law consistently since 1998.

As an arbitrator, Edmund has conducted arbitrations seated in Singapore, Brunei, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam as sole arbitrator, chairman or presiding arbitrator and tribunal member. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, the Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators, the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators, the Arbitrators & Mediators Institute of New Zealand, the Philippine Institute of Arbitrators, and the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration.

Who’s Who Legal has described Edmund as “one of Singapore’s highest-regarded litigators and arbitration counsel”; a “go-to litigator in the market”, who “stands out for his exemplary trial and appellate work and is frequently sought after for his experience in Singapore’s High Court and Court of Appeal”.

Chambers & Partners report market sources who regard Edmund as a “master strategist [who] strikes the right balance between being aggressive and going towards mediation and trying to settle. The qualities you’d want in a good litigator – attention to detail and commitment – are played out extremely well. … He receives praise from clients for his “no-nonsense” and “focused” approach.”

The Legal 500 has variously described Edmund as being “aggressive”, “articulate”, “good strategist and communicator”; also citing a market source who says Edmund is “extremely good and strong in court”.

Ashok Kumar Ashok Kumar
BlackOak
Key practice areas: Restructuring & insolvency

Julian Kwek Julian Kwek
Drew & Napier
Key practice areas: Corporate restructuring & workouts; Indonesia group; Greater China desk; corporate/M&A; private wealth

Stanley Lai Stanley Lai
Allen & Gledhill
Key practice areas: IP; cybersecurity & data protection; arbitration; litigation; technology, media & telecommunications

Ashok Lalwani Ashok Lalwani
Baker McKenzie
Key practice areas: Capital markets; corporate; M&A; corporate governance

Shiao Ning Lam Shiao Ning Lam
Rubicon Law
Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; joint ventures; labour & employment; M&A; private equity, venture capital & funds

Andy Leck Andy Leck
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
Key practice areas: IP & technology; dispute resolution; corporate litigation; arbitration

Eng Beng Lee Eng Beng Lee
Rajah & Tann
Key practice areas: Restructuring & insolvency; commercial litigation; international arbitration

Edmund Leow Edmund Leow
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Key practice areas: Private client; succession planning (family office); taxation

Kai Zee Liew Kai Zee Liew
Shook Lin & Bok
Key practice areas: Banking & finance

Regina Liew Regina Liew
Rajah & Tann
Key practice areas: Banking & finance; compliance; e-commerce, fintech, blockchain & cryptos; financial services regulatory; payment services

Andrew Lim Andrew Lim
Allen & Gledhill
Key practice areas: Corporate; M&A; corporate regulatory & compliance; private equity

Angela Lim Angela Lim
Rajah & Tann
Key practice areas: Banking & finance; project finance; securitisation & structured finance

Christy Lim Christy Lim
WongPartnership
Key practice areas: Banking & finance; Islamic finance; private equity, venture capital & funds; project finance

Mei Lim Mei Lim
Allen & Gledhill
Key practice areas: Corporate; M&A; capital markets

Stanley Lim Stanley Lim
Shook Lin & Bok
Key practice areas: Banking & finance; project finance

Kah Keong Low Kah Keong Low
WongPartnership
Key practice areas: M&A; private equity, venture capital & funds; joint ventures

Sophie Mathur Sophie Mathur
Linklaters
Key practice areas: Corporate; M&A; private equity & financial sponsors; joint venture; insurance

Smitha Menon Smitha Menon
WongPartnership
Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; restructuring & insolvency; litigation; joint ventures; corporate & commercial

Francis Mok Francis Mok
Allen & Gledhill
Key practice areas: Financial services; financial regulatory & compliance

Sushil Nair Sushil Nair
Drew & Napier
Key practice areas: Corporate restructuring & workouts; Indonesia group; natural resources (mineral, oil and gas)

Dorothy Marie Ng Dorothy Marie Ng
WongPartnership
Key practice areas: Banking & finance; M&A; real estate; succession planning (family office)

Rosabel Ng Rosabel Ng
WongPartnership
Key practice areas: Banking & finance; derivatives & structured products; financial services regulatory

Wai King Ng Wai King Ng
WongPartnership
Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; joint ventures; M&A; private equity, venture capital & funds; technology, media & telecommunications

Gail Ong Gail Ong
WongPartnership
Key practice areas: Capital markets

Edric Pan Edric Pan
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; aviation; insurance & reinsurance; labour & employment; litigation

K. Murali Pany K. Murali Pany
JTJB Lawyers
Key practice areas: Shipping & admiralty; commercial advisory & dispute resolution

Mohan Pillay Mohan Pillay
Pinsent Masons
Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; infrastructure; power & energy

Tom Platts Tom Platts
Stephenson Harwood
Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; joint ventures; M&A; private equity, venture capital & funds; technology, media & telecommunications

Kaya Proudian Kaya Proudian
White & Case
Key practice areas: Capital markets; financial institutions; derivatives

Gary Pryke Gary Pryke
Drew & Napier
Key practice areas: Corporate/M&A; banking & finance; capital markets; private equity; company & commercial

Chelva Retnam Rajah Chelva Retnam Rajah
Tan Rajah & Cheah
Key practice areas: Commercial litigation; arbitration & dispute resolution; commercial crime & governance

Mohammed Reza Mohammed Reza
Simmons & Simmons
Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; banking & finance; compliance; labour & employment; litigation

Manoj Pillay Sandrasegara Manoj Pillay Sandrasegara
WongPartnership
Key practice areas: Bankruptcy & insolvency; corporate & commercial; restructuring & insolvency; arbitration & ADR; corporate governance

Matthew Sheridan Matthew Sheridan
Sidley Austin
Key practice areas: Capital markets; restructuring & insolvency

Nish Shetty Nish Shetty
Clifford Chance
Key practice areas: Litigation; dispute resolution & risk management; restructuring & insolvency

Daren Shiau Daren Shiau
Allen & Gledhill
Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; competition & antitrust

Sarjit Singh Gill Sarjit Singh Gill
Shook Lin & Bok
Key practice areas: International arbitration; litigation & dispute resolution; restructuring & insolvency

Sivanesan Sivagnanaratnam Sivanesan Sivagnanaratnam
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; M&A; joint ventures; private equity, venture capital & funds; environment & natural resources

Rajesh Sreenivasan Rajesh Sreenivasan
Rajah & Tann
Key practice areas: Technology, media & telecommonications; data protection; e-commerce, fintech, blockchain & crypto; IP; outsourcing

John Sze John Sze
JTJB Lawyers
Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; international trade & bilateral investment treaties; litigation; restructuring & insolvency; shipping

Arnold Tan Arnold Tan
Rajah & Tann
Key practice areas: Others: investment funds; financial services regulations; private wealth

Bryan Tan Bryan Tan
Reed Smith
Key practice areas: Data protection; e-commerce, fintech, blockchain & cryptos; international trade & bilateral investment treaties; private equity, venture capital & funds

Woon Hum Tan Woon Hum Tan
Shook Lin & Bok
Key practice areas: Private client; private equity, venture capital & funds; succession planning (family office); trust, asset & wealth management; REITs

Shirin Tang Shirin Tang
Morrison & Foerster
Key practice areas: Private equity; M&A; real estate; investment management; special purpose acquisition companies

Lorraine Anne Tay Lorraine Anne Tay
Bird & Bird ATMD
Key practice areas: Data protection; IP; licensing & franchising; technology, media & telecommunications

Lawrence, Kee Wee Teh Lawrence, Kee Wee Teh
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; infrastructure; litigation; power & energy; shipping

Ian Teo Ian Teo
Helmsman
Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; litigation; shipping

Ian De Vaz Ian De Vaz
WongPartnership
Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; litigation; power & energy; infrastructure; construction & engineering

Abraham Vergis Abraham Vergis
Providence Law Asia
Key practice areas: Arbitration & ADR; corporate & commercial; litigation; private client; restructuring & insolvency

Aloysius Wee Aloysius Wee
Aquinas Law Alliance
Tel: +65 6228 3488
Email: aloysius.wee@aquinaslaw.sg
Key practice areas: Joint ventures; M&A; private client; private equity, venture capital & funds; real estate
Aloysius Wee is one of the founding members of Aquinas Law Alliance and heads the private clients and international real estate practice groups. Prior to starting Aquinas Law Alliance, Aloysius was the managing principal of Dacheng Wong Alliance, Singapore’s first China, Singapore joint venture law firm. He graduated from the University of Kent at Canterbury with a BA in law and economics and is a qualified barrister-at-law and was admitted as an advocate and solicitor in Singapore in 1995.

His areas of practice are intellectual property law, corporate law, cross-border commercial transactions and real estate transactions.

Aloysius has since 1997 advised on various development and investment projects for property developers, real estate players and hospitality companies in Singapore and the region.

He also advises on cross-border joint ventures and transactions and in the area of M&A of companies. Advising clients on entry strategies into China and investments in China is his current expertise given his network in China. He is actively involved in cross-border corporate, real estate transactions and investment transactions, across China, India and the Asean region.

In 2009, he was named one of Asia’s Hot 100 lawyers by Asian Legal Business and in 2014, he was awarded a Property and Real Estate Lawyer of the Year by Finance Monthly.

Aloysius is one of the founders and the current chairperson of the Asean Legal Alliance, a network of 10 law firms in each of the 10 Asean countries coming together to offer a seamless delivery of legal service across a diverse cultural, geographical and legal backdrop.

He sits as a director in the Tay Leck Teck Foundation and Verbum Dei Singapore (a charity) and serves as a volunteer legal adviser to two other charities, the Muscular Dystrophy Association (Singapore) and the Realm of Tranquility.

Aloysius sits as an independent director on various companies listed in Singapore and overseas. He has extensive experience in board matters for such listed entities having sat on various boards and in various capacities, including as an independent director, non-independent director and chairman of various committees.

Aloysius is also a sought-after speaker in areas like “Doing Business in China” and “Asean Integration”. He has presented various papers at international conferences in Singapore and overseas. Some of these include the Global Diaspora Summit 2009 in Singapore, the Global Diaspora Summit and Invest Shenyang Summit in 2010, China ASEAN Association Summit 2014 in Bangkok and recently the ASEAN Legal Alliance Legal Conference 2015 in Singapore.

He is also a regular contributor of articles on the law and legal issues of China, India and Asean contributing to trade journals, professional newsletters and online publications.

Kelvin Wong Kelvin Wong
Allen & Gledhill
Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; energy, infrastructure & projects; employment, health & safety; construction & engineering

Susan Wong Susan Wong
WongPartnership
Key practice areas: Banking & finance; private equity, venture capital & funds; project finance; real estate; Islamic finance

Francis Xavier Francis Xavier
Rajah & Tann
Key practice areas: International & treaty arbitration; commercial litigation; banking & finance disputes; energy & resources; aviation

Audrey Yap Audrey Yap
Yusarn Audrey
Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial; IP; licensing & franchising; M&A; private equity, venture capital & funds

Anne Yeo Anne Yeo
Rajah & Tann
Key practice areas: Private equity, venture capital & funds; real estate; investment funds; regulatory practice

Tony Yeo Tony Yeo
Drew & Napier
Key practice areas: Corporate & commercial litigation; defamation; healthcare & life sciences; IP litigation & prosecution; SICC expertise

Jimmy Yim Jimmy Yim
Drew & Napier
Key practice areas: International arbitration; commercial litigation; projects, energy & infrastructure; construction & engineering; corporate litigation

Stefanie Yuen Thio Stefanie Yuen Thio
TSMP Law Corporation
Key practice areas: Capital markets; corporate & commercial; corporate governance; M&A; private equity, venture capital & funds

David H Zemans David H Zemans
Milbank
Key practice areas: Corporate & banking; restructuring; capital markets; M&A; project, energy & infrastructure finance

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