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Shipping
Leading individuals
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- James David Shaikh David Raj
- Jeremy Joseph Joseph & Partners
- Ong Chee Kwan Lee Ong & Kandiah
- Sitpah Selvaratnam Tommy Thomas
Niche shipping and insurance practice Joseph & Partners has a notable presence in the market, thanks to its strong connections and specialist service. Name partner Jeremy Joseph provides ‘excellent service with good results’. Litigation work includes advising banks on shipping claims, while foreign clients include London-based P&I clubs.
Specialist shipping practice Sativale Mathew Arun acts for P&I clubs, shipowners, charterers, port operators and financial groups on a broad spectrum of matters, including wet and dry shipping disputes.
Tommy Thomas’ admiralty and maritime specialist Sitpah Selvaratnam is well regarded, and highly experienced in a range of contentious matters, including charterparty and cargo disputes.
Led by Chung Swee Loong, Albar & Partners’ ship finance practice has a strong track record with complex structures, particularly on cross-border and offshore transactions. It recently advised one of the lead arrangers of a $238m multi-currency loan to Singapore-based Armada Marine Contractors.
Azmi & Associates’ finance specialist Ahmad Lutfi Abdull Mutalip has experience advising banks on shipping transactions, with Islamic structures a particular speciality. The team also advises on shipbuilding contracts.
At the dispute resolution boutique of Shaikh David Raj, James David leads on admiralty and insurance cases for local and foreign insurers, banks, port operators, shipowners and P&I clubs. Recent work includes finance claims, collisions and an appearance at the International Court of Arbitration.
Lee Ong & Kandiah is well known for handling contentious shipping and marine insurance matters, for clients including insurers, underwriters and shipowners. Ong Chee Kwan and Teng Chong Moi head the practice.
‘Well versed in shipping law and commercial litigation’, Shearn Delamore & Co’s capabilities extend across the spectrum of contentious matters as well as regulatory and transactional work. Highly experienced practice head Rajasingam Gothandapani recently acted on domestic and cross-border ship arrests, insurance and fraud claims.
Shook Lin & Bok’s shipping practice has a particular emphasis on litigation and contentious work, and recently settled a high-value suit in mediation. The team includes litigator Nagarajah Muttiah.
T S Oon & Partners’ predominately international client base instructs the practice on a wide range of shipping matters, including marine insurance and ship construction/design disputes. Dual-qualified lawyer Oon Thian Seng splits his time between Singapore and Malaysia.