The Legal 500

Within Foreign firms Leading individuals

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

At Stamford Law Corporation, Susan Kong and Valarie Jagger advised Rickmers Maritime on debt restructuring, negotiating with and coordinating three separate banking syndicates. Bernard Lui and Marilyn Goh are recommended.

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

At Stamford Law Corporation, the ‘sharp, knowledgeable’ Lee Suet Fern, the ‘client friendly, technically skilled’ Lean Min-Tze and Bernard Lui advised Galaxy NewSpring, a special purpose vehicle jointly owned by Hyflux and Mitsui, on the Hyflux Water Trust delisting and exit offer. Susan Kong advised on the Mapletree Commercial Trust REIT S$1.19bn IPO.

Within Foreign firms Leading individuals

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

Stamford Law Corporation’s ‘astute, streetwise’ Lee Suet Fern and her ‘knowlegeable, responsive’ team represented Fortis Global Healthcare in its offer for Parkway Holdings. Other key deals included advising Advantest on its $1.1bn merger with the NASDAQ-listed Verigy, and representing Galaxy NewSpring in the Hyflux Water Trust delisting and exit offer. Bernard Lui and Elizabeth Kong are singled out for praise.

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

Stamford Law Corporation hired ‘excellent, skilled’ practice head Tan Chuan Thye and Daniel Lim from Wong & Leow LLC. The ‘vibrant and expert group’ represented DBS in a claim for unfair preference by Jurong Hi-Tech Industries. Tan Chuan Thye and Eugene Thuraisingam are acting for the Fong family as majority shareholders of the largest pipe trading company in Southeast Asia.

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

Lean Min-tze and the team at Stamford Law Corporation focus on transactional support. Daniel Lim and Susan Kong are leading names. Bernard Lui advises on M&A-related employment matters including employment and service contracts and transfer of employees.

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

Stamford Law Corporation focuses on commercial IP including licensing, franchising and transactional support. Bernard Lui advised Affinity Group in the $175m acquisition of Affinity Capital by Spice i2i. Daniel Lim handles technology-related IP matters.

Within International arbitration, tier 4

Stamford Law Corporation is ‘going places’. Practice head Tan Chuan Thye, who joined from Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow, is considered ‘clever and client-focused’. Richard Tan is ‘a great rainmaker with an excellent track-record’. The 11-lawyer team handles complex, multi-jurisdictional matters involving construction, energy, shipping, technology and IP.

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, Stamford Law Corporation is a second tier firm,

Bernard Lui and his team at Stamford Law Corporation advise on big-ticket project financing, notably advising special purpose vehicle Galaxy NewSpring on the Hyflux Water Trust delisting and exit offer.

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

Stamford Law Corporation’s practice, led by Susan Kong, recommended for her ‘high-quality advice and industry knowledge’, acted for Mapletree Commercial Trust in its S$2.8bn IPO. Yap Wai Ming handles land and property acquisitions.

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

At Stamford Law Corporation, practice head Tan Chuan Thye, recently hired from Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow along with Justin Yip, represents Ernst & Young Solutions LLP, the judicial managers of Sino-Environment Technology Group. Ashok Kumar left to join TSMP Law Corporation

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

Litigator Wendy Tan at Stamford Law Corporation represented QBE Insurance Malaysia Berhad in a case involving the loss of a barge in a typhoon. Ship finance specialist Susan Kong advised Rickmers Maritime on debt restructuring matters.

Within Local firms, tier 4

Stamford Law Corporation’s IP specialist Daniel Lim advises multinational and local technology and telecoms companies on transactional and contentious matters.