Ms Lesley Fu > WongPartnership LLP > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile
WongPartnership LLP Offices
12 MARINA BOULEVARD, LEVEL 28
MARINA BAY FINANCIAL CENTRE TOWER 3
SINGAPORE 018982
Singapore
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Ms Lesley Fu
Work Department
Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group; Infrastructure, Construction & Engineering Practice.
Position
Partner – Infrastructure, Construction & Engineering Practice.
Career
Lesley’s areas of practice encompass both dispute resolution and non-contentious drafting & advisory work, with a focus on infrastructure, construction & engineering matters.
Work Highlights
Matters of significance in which Lesley has been involved in include:
- Acting for a Thai joint venture company (comprising a subsidiary of a public company listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand) against its turnkey contractor in an ICC international arbitration involving disputes arising from the design and construction of a Waste-to-Energy plant (valued at approximately THB$1.8billion).
- Acting for and advising a ministry of the Singapore government on a public hospital project (valued in excess of S$640 million) in disputes (exceeding S$150 million) against its Korean main contractor referred to adjudication under the Building and Construction Security of Payment Act 2004 and neutral evaluation.
- Acting for leading contractors in SIAC arbitrations, including an established domestic contractor against the developer of a CBD-located office and retail tower; and a major Japanese main contractor against its subcontractor in disputes arising from the Changi Airport Terminal 4 project.
- Advising a range of contractors and developers on projects from contract inception to completion stage, including a reputable main contractor of both a lifestyle community hub and a mixed development with Grade A office and retail space; as well as a Myanmar-incorporated subsidiary of Shangri-La on a premium office tower in Yangon, Myanmar.
- Acting for the appellant before the Court of Appeal in a novel dispute concerning the distribution of partnership shares in Singapore’s iconic and now defunct Mitre Hotel: Chiam Heng Hsien (on his own behalf and as partner of Mitre Hotel Proprietors) v Chiam Heng Chow (executor of the estate of Chiam Toh Say, deceased) and others [2015] 4 SLR 180.
Awards & Accolades
Lesley is recognised in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers for Construction Law.
Publications
- Lesley has contributed as an author to the Lexis Practical Guidance online tool developed to aid legal practitioners and professionals.
Languages
English.
Memberships
Member, Society of Construction Law.
Education
Admitted, Singapore Bar; Singapore Management University (LL.B., Hons.).
Top Tier Firm Rankings
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- Capital markets: equity and debt: local firms
- Capital markets: structured finance, derivatives and securitisation: Local firms
- Construction: Local firms
- Corporate and M&A: local firms
- Dispute resolution: local firms
- Fintech and financial services regulatory: local firms
- International arbitration
- Labour and employment: local firms
- Private wealth and family law – local firms
- Projects and energy: local firms
- Real estate: local firms
- Restructuring and insolvency: local firms
- Start-up and venture capital – Local firms