The Legal 500

Within Local firms, tier 4

TSMP Law Corporation’s Stefanie Yuen Thio and her ‘highly rated’ team focus on asset and real estate financing, assisting Low Keng Huat with a S$155m land purchase. Agatha Lee represents lenders and borrowers.

Within Foreign firms Leading individuals

Within Local firms, tier 4

TSMP Law Corporation’s Stefanie Yuen Thio is advising OCBC on preparations for the IPO of a major retail chain. Benjamin Choo advised the joint underwriters in the S$315.1m SGX-ST mainboard listing of Dyna-Mac Holdings.

Within Foreign firms Leading individuals

Within Local firms, TSMP Law Corporation is a third tier firm,

TSMP Law Corporation’s ‘practical, commercially aware, responsive’ practice, led by Stephanie Yuen Thio, advised Digital Reality Trust on its S$170m data centre acquisition and Halcyon Investment Corporation on its reverse take-over of NH Ceramics. Jasmine Quek is recommended.

Within Local firms, TSMP Law Corporation is a third tier firm,

Practice head Thio Shen Yi SC and Collin Seah at TSMP Law Corporation successfully represented Peter Lim against Raffles Town Club, which appealed against the decision. Ian Lim is representing Taiwanese Multi-National Foxconn Technology against Singapore Multi-National Creative. Ashok Kumar joined from Stamford Law Corporation and Ang Wee Tiong left Tan Kok Quan Partnership, to strengthen the practice.

Within Local firms, TSMP Law Corporation is a second tier firm,

TSMP Law Corporation’s Ian Lim represents multinationals, including TE Connectivity and Amcor, on their rights and obligations under Singapore employment law. Together with senior counsel Thio Shen Yi, Lim represented Tandberg Data Group in claims against former senior employees and related parties.

Within Local firms, TSMP Law Corporation is a second tier firm,

TSMP Law Corporation advises on IP enforcement and contractual rights. Thio Shen Yi SC is representing Global Yellow Pages in four High Court copyright infringement cases. The team provides specialist expertise in emerging technologies, privacy and social media. Former practice head Bryan Ghows joined UniLegal LLC.

Within International arbitration, tier 5

Thio Shen Yi SC and Ian Lim at TSMP Law Corporation represented an Indonesian listed company in an ICC arbitration against an international pharmaceutical company regarding a long-standing distributorship. Melvin Chan is handling an arbitration over the 2008 ATP tennis tournament.

Within Local firms, TSMP Law Corporation is a second tier firm,

TSMP Law Corporation’s Melvin Chan successfully represented the principal structural works subcontractor for the Marina Bay Sands Resorts against the main contractor. Derek Loh acted for a specialist aviation fuel sub-contractor in arbitration proceedings with the main contractor. The team is advising construction industry clients affected by the tragic earthquake and tsunami in Sendai, Japan.

Within Local firms, TSMP Law Corporation is a second tier firm,

Tan Bee Lian and his team at TSMP Law Corporation advise developers on tenders, contract negotiations, contract drafting and dispute resolution. Recent highlights include acting on high-value transactions, including Pinnacle Collection Suites and Seascape on Sentosa Island, and en bloc sales. Agatha Lee is recommended.

Within Local firms, TSMP Law Corporation is a second tier firm,

TSMP Law Corporation recruited practice head Ashok Kumar from Stamford Law Corporation. Highlights included advising UOB as major lender to Nautical Offshore Services, principal shareholder of Jaya Holdings, and advising S-Chip company KXD Digital Entertainment on restructuring, corporate governance and debt.

Within Foreign firms Leading individuals

Within Local firms, TSMP Law Corporation is a second tier firm,

Collin Seah and Ian Lim at TSMP Law Corporation handled charterparty claims including recovery of $90m in unpaid charter hire and damages, advising creditors of Korea Line Corporation and recovery of demurrage for PetroChina.

Within Local firms, tier 4

TSMP Law Corporation handles transactional and contentious work covering software development and licensing agreements, content and alliance agreements, emerging technologies and clean tech. Former practice head Bryan Ghows joined UniLegal LLC.