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Pinsent Masons MPillay

16 COLLYER QUAY, #22-02, SINGAPORE 049318, SINGAPORE

Tel:: Work +65 6305 0929
Fax:: Fax +65 6534 3412

Web:: www.pinsentmasons.com
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Singapore, Shanghai, Manchester M3, Manchester M3, London EC4M, London EC2A and 15 more

What we say about the firm's legal practice in Singapore

Dispute resolution

Within Local firms, tier 4

At Pinsent Masons MPillay LLP, the ‘professional, approachable’ Christopher Chong successfully represented private banking client David Lam against Deutsche Bank in the High Court. Mohan Pillay, who is ‘well-respected for his expertise and gravitas’, handles construction-related matters, notably representing Subsea 7 in a dispute concerning a project in Vietnam.

International arbitration

Within International arbitration, Pinsent Masons LLP is a second tier firm,

Christopher Chong and ‘enthusiastic, capable’ managing partner Mohan Pillay lead Pinsent Masons MPillay LLP’s dedicated arbitration team, which handles construction, projects and energy cases across the region. Clients include Sembawang Engineers and Constructors Pte and Aditya Birla Chemical (Thailand).

Legal market overview

Within Legal market overview,

Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance, Herbert Smith LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP, Norton Rose (Asia) LLP and White & Case LLP hold Qualified Foreign Law Practice (QFLP) licences, allowing them to practise domestic law employing Singapore-qualified lawyers. Other firms achieve this through joint law ventures, notably Allens Arthur Robinson TSMP, Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow, Linklaters Allen & Gledhill, Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee and Pinsent Masons MPillay LLP. In 2011, market liberalisation produced new alliances and local subsidiaries of international firms, notably Duane Morris & Selvam LLP, a joint law venture between Duane Morris LLP and Selvam LLC, and Ince & Co’s establishment of Incisive Law LLC.

Projects and energy

Within Foreign firms, tier 4

Pinsent Masons MPillay LLP’s team, led by Jonathan Howes and Mohan Pillay, recruited David Platt from Shearman & Sterling LLP Hong Kong, who is recommended for his ‘commercial awareness and complete technical mastery of the law’, and Helen Waddell from Pinsent Masons LLP in London. Pillay is representing Subsea 7 in a Singapore High Court suit concerning an offshore oil well project in Vietnam.

Within Local firms, Pinsent Masons LLP is a second tier firm,

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.

Real estate and construction

Within Local firms, Pinsent Masons LLP is a third tier firm,

Pinsent Masons MPillay LLP’s Mohan Pillay and Jonathan Howes handle high-value civil engineering disputes and non-contentious work for clients, including Sembawang Engineers and Constructors, Punj Lloyd and Subsea. The team was strengthened by the arrival of David Platt from Shearman & Sterling LLP, and construction lawyer Helen Waddell’s arrival from Pinsent Masons LLP in London.

TMT

Within Local firms, tier 4

Pinsent Masons MPillay LLP’s recently established TMT practice, led by Christopher Chong, advises a prestigious client list, including NetApp, Anytime, Pace, and Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance.

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France

Dispute resolution : International arbitration

Hong Kong

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London

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