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Gateway Law Corporation

8 EU TONG SEN STREET, #15-98 THE CENTRAL, SINGAPORE 059818, SINGAPORE

Tel:: Work +65 6221 6360
Fax:: Fax +65 6221 6375

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What we say about the firm's legal practice in Singapore

Corporate and M&A

Gateway Law Corporation was appointed to the legal panels of the National Arts Council, the Civil Service College, the Ministry of Health, and the Economic Development Board of Singapore. The team, led by Max Ng, who has specialist franchising expertise, advises education institutions and commercial clients including DyStar Singapore and BigDeal.

Dispute resolution

Within Local firms, tier 5

Gateway Law Corporation specialises in IT and IP litigation. Max Ng and his team successfully represented the Robert Bosch group and Denso International Pte in a criminal prosecution for trade mark infringement, and acted for Challenger Technologies in a software licensing dispute. Patent agent Soh Kar Liang is the first Singaporean WIPO domain name panellist.

Employment

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

At IP and media boutique Gateway Law Corporation, Max Ng and Soh Kar Liang have particular expertise in franchising.

Intellectual property

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

Gateway Law Corporation’s Max Ng and his team handle trade mark and patent infringement cases, successfully representing Doctor’s Associates, owners of the Subway brand. The practice was strengthened by the hire of patents executive Neelmegh Ramaswamy from General Electric, and Ella Cheong and of Soh Kar Liang of IP boutique Ella Cheong Spruson & Ferguson (Singapore) Pte Ltd, who have recently taken on a consultancy role with the firm.

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

Max Ng heads Gateway Law Corporation’s technology and telecommunications practice. The firm is on the IDA panel, and clients include Challenger Technologies, Astro All Asia Networks, and recently, Zynga. Former film producer Michael Leow heads the media practice representing production media players Peach Blossom Media and The Motion Picture Licensing Company.

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