The Legal 500

Within Foreign firms Leading individuals

Within Local firms, Loo & Partners LLP is a third tier firm,

Loo & Partners LLP advised Chinatrust Commercial Bank, Nordea Bank Group and Mega International Commercial Bank on high-value ship financing. Clients praise name partner Loo Choon Chiaw’s ‘legal competence and commercial acumen’.

Within Local firms, Loo & Partners LLP is a third tier firm,

Loo & Partners LLP’s Loo Choon Chiaw, praised for his ‘high standards and top-quality advice’, is advising ten corporate clients on their IPO and reverse-take-over preparations in Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong and Malaysia, and undertakes post-IPO advisory and corporate compliance work.

Within Local firms, Loo & Partners LLP is a third tier firm,

Loo & Partners LLP is recognised as a one-stop provider of legal services across the region, with particular strength in Taiwan, China and Hong Kong. Loo Choon Chiaw, who wins plaudits for his ‘in depth understanding of complicated technical and commercial issues’, acted for SGX-listed Chinese confectioner Hsu Fu Chi in its S$2.1bn acquisition by Nestlé.

Within Local firms, tier 5

Loo & Partners LLP’s managing partner Loo Choon Chiaw and Chia Foon Yeow successfully represented the Taiwanese government in the High Court and the Court of Appeal in its claim for $30m designated for developing diplomatic relations with Papua New Guinea.

Within Legal market overview,

The local market is dominated by four preeminent law firms: Allen & Gledhill LLP, WongPartnership LLP, Drew & Napier LLC and Rajah & Tann LLP. While the latter two are particularly strong in litigation, strong transactional firms, notably Shook Lin & Bok LLP, Stamford Law Corporation and Rodyk & Davidson LLP lead the chasing pack. Specialist boutiques are increasingly involved in some of the biggest deals. Loo & Partners LLP is one such example. Asia Practice LLP and RHT Law LLP, the latter recently established an alliance with Taylor Wessing LLP, are breakway boutiques launched by high-profile partners from large local firms.

Within Local firms, Loo & Partners LLP is a third tier firm,

Loo & Partners LLP provides ‘excellent, quality advice’ on ship financing, notably representing Mega International Commercial Bank in its $134m vessels acquisition financing to Taiwanese shipping conglomerate U-Ming Group. Nordea Bank is a key client.