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Shook Lin & Bok LLP

1 ROBINSON ROAD, #18-00 AIA TOWER, SINGAPORE 048542, SINGAPORE

Tel:: Work +65 6535 1944
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Singapore : Banking and finance

Within Foreign firms Leading individuals

Within Local firms, Shook Lin & Bok LLP is a second tier firm,

At Shook Lin & Bok LLP, Liew Kai Zee has acquisition and structured finance expertise. Stanley Lim advised NXP Semiconductors Singapore on senior secured floating rate notes worth $615m. Islamic finance partner Prakash Raja Segaran advised on a S$890m loan for the redevelopment of the Market Street car park.

Singapore : Capital markets

Within Local firms, Shook Lin & Bok LLP is a second tier firm,

Shook Lin & Bok LLP has debt and equity capital markets expertise, recently advising NXP Semiconductors on a senior secured notes issue and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation on the listing and IPO of Global Premium Hotels respectively. Gwendolyn Gn ‘has a good business network, is responsive and thinks creatively’, and Teo Yi Jing is ‘very dedicated and has good interpersonal skills’.

Singapore : Corporate and M&A

Within Local firms, Shook Lin & Bok LLP is a second tier firm,

Shook Lin & Bok LLP’s David Chong and Michelle Phang advised Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse as joint financial advisers to DBS Group on the proposed acquisition of PT Bank Danamon Indonesia. They also acted for HKSE-listed Boer Power Holdings in an unsolicited takeover of SMB United. Sriram Chakravarthi handles India-related matters, while Li Ying and Henry Tang lead on China work.

Singapore : Dispute resolution

Within Local firms, Shook Lin & Bok LLP is a third tier firm,

Shook Lin & Bok LLP acted for an international advertising agency in two matters in the Singapore High Court, and represented the managing director and majority shareholders of a fine dining restaurant at Marina Bay Sands in a corporate dispute. Sarjit Singh Gill SC and David Chan are key players. Vinodh Coomaraswamy SC left the firm, having been appointed Judicial Commissioner to the High Court in August 2012.

Singapore : Employment

Within Local firms, Shook Lin & Bok LLP is a second tier firm,

At Shook Lin & Bok LLP, Pradeep Pillai acted for an international travel logistics company in a High Court suit against seven former employees. Stephanie Wee was promoted to partner in January 2012. Vinodh Coomaraswamy SC has left the firm.

Singapore : Intellectual property

Within Local firms, Shook Lin & Bok LLP is a third tier firm,

Shook Lin & Bok LLP’s Connie Loo advised Excelpoint Technology on the trade mark and patent registration for its new intelligent baby breath monitor, and has acted for Temasek Life Sciences Ventures.

Singapore : International arbitration

Within International arbitration, tier 4

Shook Lin & Bok LLP’s ‘analytical’ team has ‘in-depth knowledge’ of arbitration matters, and has recently handled disputes in Kuala Lumpur, Mauritius and Vietnam.

Singapore : Real estate and construction

Within Local firms, Shook Lin & Bok LLP is a third tier firm,

At Shook Lin & Bok LLP, Joseph Chun and Ghram Gazalle Mok’s team advises on the full range of corporate real estate transactions relating to commercial, industrial and residential property. KPMG Corporate Finance and Market Street Office Trustee are among its clients.

Singapore : Restructuring and insolvency

Within Foreign firms Leading individuals

Within Local firms, Shook Lin & Bok LLP is a first tier firm,

Shook Lin & Bok LLP’s team of ‘approachable lawyers’ is rated for its ‘sound industry knowledge’ and ‘quick response times’. Sarjit Singh Gill SC advised the coordinating bank group on the proposed restructuring of Drydocks World, in a matter valued at $2.2bn. Danish company Torm Shipping and Armada (Singapore) also instructed the firm.

Singapore : TMT

Within Local firms, tier 4

David Chong at Shook Lin & Bok LLP acted for WPP Group in various digital media company acquisitions. Michelle Phang recently advised the communications regulator from an EMEA country in relation to Singapore’s telecoms regulatory framework.

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