The Legal 500

Allen & Gledhill LLP has unrivalled experience in PPP and regional energy/infrastructure work, advising RBS on the Jurong Aromatics project, acting for the Ministry of Finance on the Sports Hub PPP, and advising Tuas Power on its state-of-the-art multi-utilities complex on Jurong Island. Kevin Wong, Ho Chien Mien and Kok Chee Wai are recommended.

Clients appreciate Tay Peng Cheng’s ‘practical solid advice’, and Ian de Vaz’s ‘excellent reputation for EPC’ (engingeering, procurement and construction) at WongPartnership LLP. Highlights included advising Keppel Merlimau Cogen on the S$900m expansion of its power plant on Jurong Island, and acting for Resorts World at Sentosa on construction matters. The team has particular expertise in construction disputes and arbitrations. Clients appreciate Susan Wong’s ‘level-headed, practical solutions’.

ATMD Bird & Bird was reappointed as external corporate counsel to the Energy Market Authority of Singapore. Sandra Seah and her team advised on pioneering projects in Singapore and the region, notably green building projects (the first LEED GOLD CERTIFICATION logistics warehousing in Singapore), solar PV (Phoenix Solar’s first EPC projects in Thailand), LPG (Petredec’s LPG operations in Mauritius and Africa), and desalination (PUB’s latest desalination plant leases in Tuas South).

Lee & Lee’s strong project financing capability, in conjunction with its joint law venture with Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee, maintains its strong presence in the PPP sector. Finance expert Louise Tan is recommended.

Chong Yee Leong and his team at Rajah & Tann LLP focus on construction and heavy engineering, advising Jurong Aromatics on its $2.4bn Jurong Island project. Soh Lip San represented an international mining and construction company in disputes with an Indonesian coal producer.

Bernard Lui and his team at Stamford Law Corporation advise on big-ticket project financing, notably advising special purpose vehicle Galaxy NewSpring on the Hyflux Water Trust delisting and exit offer.

TSMP Law Corporation’s Melvin Chan successfully represented the principal structural works subcontractor for the Marina Bay Sands Resorts against the main contractor. Derek Loh acted for a specialist aviation fuel sub-contractor in arbitration proceedings with the main contractor. The team is advising construction industry clients affected by the tragic earthquake and tsunami in Sendai, Japan.

Subramanian Pillai, who heads Colin Ng & Partners LLP’s dedicated construction and infrastructure projects group, represented the main contractors in a $23m arbitration with German electrical sub-contractors on the Marina Centre Project. Bill Jamieson wins plaudits from peers and clients.

Drew & Napier LLC’s ‘sharp, responsive, dedicated’ Sandy Foo, Tan Liam Beng, Eugene Tan and consultant David Chin are representing Hyflux in the $890m project financing of Singapore’s second desalination plant.

Tan Chau Yee leads the construction engineering and infrastructure practice at Harry Elias Partnership LLP, which advised a joint venture consortium on the environmentally conscious S$2.5bn South Beach project.

KhattarWong lost Anne Chua, Azman Jaafar, Kaylee Kwok and Yeong Wai Cheong to breakaway firm RHT Law LLP. Chia Ho Choon and Tan Spring acted in arbitrations relating to construction projects in Singapore and Vietnam.

Pinsent Masons MPillay LLP’s ‘clear, succinct’ Mohan Pillay and Jonathan Howes handle infrastructure projects throughout the region., recently representing Subsea 7 in a Singapore High Court suit against a sub-contractor on offshore project in Vietnam. The team was boosted by the arrival of ‘solutions-oriented tactical thinker’ David Platt from Shearman & Sterling LLP and construction lawyer Helen Waddell from Pinsent Masons LLP in London.

Rodyk & Davidson LLP’s Herman Jeremiah and his team acted for ABN AMRO in the judicial management of Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of China Enersave Ltd (CEL), and the re-structuring of CEL.

M Rajaram and his team at Straits Law Practice LLC represents Indian companies in Singapore, advising Binani Cement and Bhumi Resources Singapore on the acquisition of a coal mine in Indonesia. Steven Lo joined from Allen & Gledhill LLP.

Wong & Leow LLC fields a regional project finance and development practice in conjunction with Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow. Clients recommend Chew Chin, who represented a syndicate of international and Thai banks in the project finance of a petrochemical plant in Map Ta Phut, Thailand.