The Legal 500

Within Foreign firms Leading individuals

Within Foreign firms Leading individuals

Within Local firms, Allen & Gledhill LLP is a first tier firm,

The 17-partner offering at Allen & Gledhill LLP is led by Kok Chee Wai and Mark Hudspeth, and continues to impress with its combination of ‘excellent service’ and ‘in-depth knowledge’. Areas of specialist expertise include real estate, project and Islamic financing. The team acted for a syndicate of lenders in relation to the grant of S$5bn transferable secured facilities to MS Commercial for the financing of developments at Marina South and Ophir-Rochor, and advised SingTel Group Treasury on a three-year S$2.16bn committed revolving credit facility with 12 banks. Lim Wei Ting and Eugene Ooi are recommended.

Within Foreign firms Leading individuals

Within Local firms, Allen & Gledhill LLP is a first tier firm,

Allen & Gledhill LLP’s 20-partner team is a market leader, pioneering new capital markets transactions pertaining to REITs and sukuks. Debt capital markets partner Margaret Chin acted for Silver Oak on the first commercial mortgage-backed security issued in Singapore in 2011, and assisted Genting Singapore with a S$1.8bn issue of perpetual securities. Tan Tze Gay specialises in equity capital markets, whereas Jerry Koh focuses on real estate related yield structures.

Within Foreign firms Leading individuals

Within Local firms, Allen & Gledhill LLP is a first tier firm,

With 23 dedicated partners, the corporate and M&A team at Allen & Gledhill LLP is led by Andrew Lim and Lim Mei, and continues to attract some of Singapore’s most prestigious instructions. Lee Kee Yeng acted for key client Temasek in establishing subsidiaries for the development of prime land parcels in Singapore and Malaysia, and also assisted on a $4.97bn acquisition subject to regulatory approvals in both Indonesia and Singapore. Clients recommend Christian Chin and Richard Young, who has ‘sound business acumen and takes into account clients’ needs’.

Within Local firms, Allen & Gledhill LLP is a second tier firm,

The 79 fee-earners at Allen & Gledhill LLP take on complex and high-value cases for banks and financial institutions, multinational corporations and public bodies. The team is praised for its practical and comprehensible advice, its ‘patience’ and its ability to ‘develop strategies’. Ang Cheng Hock SC impresses with his ‘knowledge, expertise and experience’. Well-respected litigator Dinesh Dhillon successfully defended Jurong Town Corporation against a S$1bn claim in the Court of Appeal. Edwin Tong is recommended for corporate, commercial and insolvency disputes, and Andrew Yeo for contruction and infrastructure disputes; he appeared for Singapore’s train service regulator (LTA) in a high-profile investigation into disruptions caused in December 2011.

Within Local firms, Allen & Gledhill LLP is a first tier firm,

Allen & Gledhill LLP provides labour law and compliance advice to clients such as GlaxoSmithKline, KPMG and MasterCard WorldWide. Daren Shiau leads the team, which includes Sanjiv Rajan, Melissa Anne Teo and Kelvin Wong.

Within Local firms, Allen & Gledhill LLP is a second tier firm,

Allen & Gledhill LLP’s Stanley Lai SC and Vignesh Vaerhn recently acted for Asia Pacific Publishing, defending a copyright infringement and passing off action which led to a landmark decision in the High Court. Low Pei Lin is ‘extremely responsive to clients’ needs and a true pleasure to work with’.

Within International arbitration, Allen & Gledhill LLP is a second tier firm,

Allen & Gledhill LLP’s arbitration practice is led by Andrew Yeo, Edwin Tong and Dinesh Dhillon, and spans disputes in the finance, construction, media and entertainment sectors, and employment, family and property matters. It is acting for a syndicate of banks in an SIAC arbitration with a purchaser of distressed assets, valued at $350m.

Within Local firms, Allen & Gledhill LLP is a first tier firm,

Allen & Gledhill LLP’s market-leading energy, infrastructure and projects department has extensive PPP experience. It continues to act for a subsidiary of Tuas Power in the development of a multi-utilities complex, and is advising Changi Airport Fuel Hydrant Installation in relation to the licensing, development and operation of its sole tank storage facility. Sumitomo and UBS also instruct the team. Ho Chien Mien, Kok Chee Wai and Kelvin Wong are recommended.

Within Local firms, Allen & Gledhill LLP is a first tier firm,

The combined corporate and real estate and construction team at Allen & Gledhill LLP is highlighted for its ‘strong business acumen’, ‘industry knowledge’ and ‘premium service’. The group acted for investment manager Pramerica in the acquisition of 11 retail malls across Singapore and Malaysia with an initial value of S$3bn, and represented CapitaCommercial Trust in the divestment and redevelopment of Market Street Car Park. Penny Goh, Eudora Tan and Ho Kin San are recommended.

Within Foreign firms Leading individuals

Within Local firms, Allen & Gledhill LLP is a first tier firm,

At Allen & Gledhill LLP, new practice head Edwin Tong advised a syndicate of creditors in relation to the restructuring of maritime transportation company BLT Group, and advised a syndicate of nine banks in the provisional liquidation and restructuring of Fibrechem Technologies, involving claims in excess of $90m. Andrew Chan and Edward Tiong represented international bookstore chain Borders in an application for judicial management during its restructuring process.

Within Foreign firms Leading individuals

Within Local firms, Allen & Gledhill LLP is a first tier firm,

Allen & Gledhill LLP has a ‘top-flight’ shipping practice. Gina Lee-Wan is the standout lawyer for non-contentious matters, and recently acted for a group of offshore banks in relation to a $1bn financing for 13 newbuild container vessels. She also represented a trust in a substantial piece of litigation straddling the jurisdictions of China, Cyprus, Japan and Singapore. Vivian Ang and Corina Song are highly esteemed litigators.

Within Local firms, Allen & Gledhill LLP is a second tier firm,

Allen & Gledhill LLP’s Tan Wee Meng advised SingTel in relation to its involvement in the Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network project. Practice head Tham Kok Leong assisted Blizzard Entertainment with the launch of video game Diablo III in four countries across Asia, and Stanley Lai SC represented the Urban Redevelopment Authority in a complex IT dispute.

Within Local firms, Allen & Gledhill LLP is a second tier firm,

At Allen & Gledhill LLP, Sunit Chhabra acted for Cheung Kong Bond Securities, as guarantor, in relation to complex tax matters arising from the issue of S$500m senior perpetual securities. The team also advised DBS Bank, CapitaCommercial Trust Management and Hitachi. Key team members include Nand Singh Gandhi, Lim Pek Bur and Tang Siau Yan.