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

Corporate and M&A

Within Foreign firms Leading individuals

Within Local firms, Bird & Bird is a third tier firm,

ATMD Bird & Bird’s strength in IP, employment and environmental law supports a prestigious client list, including Daimler, Pfizer and Eli Lilly. Susan de Silva advised The Dow Chemical Company on the Singapore aspects of the complex restructuring of a global joint venture, and advised Hong Kong-based Ming Hing Waterworks on its acquisitionof a Mongolia-based coal-mining group. Sandra Seah advised Lianbee Jeco on the sale of a majority stake in luxury goods company Jeco.

Dispute resolution

Within Local firms, tier 4

ATMD Bird & Bird is strong in IP-related disputes, with managing partner Alban Kang successfully representing RecordTV against national broadcaster MediaCorp in the Court of Appeal. The ‘well-organised, responsive’ team represents major airlines and multinationals. Boey Swee Siang represented former shareholders of Yeo Holdings Pte. Former practice head Anand Nalachandran joined Braddell Brothers LLP.

Employment

Within Local firms, Bird & Bird is a first tier firm,

ATMD Bird & Bird’s Susan de Silva and her team advise local and multinational companies on employee incentives and benefits, compliance and internal policies, assisting Seyfarth Shaw on employment matters arising from its client’s acquisition of another technology company. Boey Swee Siang advised Creative Tours, a Singapore subsidiary of Japan Airlines.

Intellectual property

Within Local firms, Bird & Bird is a first tier firm,

Alban Kang’s team at ATMD Bird & Bird includes patent attorneys and specialist IP litigators. Clients commend its ‘excellent service and in-depth knowledge’, handling trade mark registration and anti-piracy matters for HP, Nokia and Chanel, and IP infringement cases, successfully representing RecordTV in the Court of Appeal. Sheena Jacob assisted Microsoft in coordinating a multijurisdictional raid. Cyril Chua’s ‘knowledge of IP enforcement and anti-counterfeiting’ is ‘unsurpassed in the region’.

International arbitration

Within International arbitration, tier 4

ATMD Bird & Bird’s Boey Swee Siang acted for a major Asian telecommunications giant. Former practice head Anand Nalachandran joined litigation boutique Braddell Brothers LLP.

Projects and energy

Within Local firms, Bird & Bird is a second tier firm,

ATMD Bird & Bird was reappointed as external corporate counsel to the Energy Market Authority of Singapore. Sandra Seah and her team advised on pioneering projects in Singapore and the region, notably green building projects (the first LEED GOLD CERTIFICATION logistics warehousing in Singapore), solar PV (Phoenix Solar’s first EPC projects in Thailand), LPG (Petredec’s LPG operations in Mauritius and Africa), and desalination (PUB’s latest desalination plant leases in Tuas South).

Real estate and construction

Within Local firms, Bird & Bird is a second tier firm,

Clients consider Sandra Seah and her ‘highly responsive’ team at ATMD Bird & Bird ‘a valuable resource’, advising on industrial and commercial property leases in the cleantech, petrochemical, desalination and pharmaceutical sectors. Highlights included complex lease negotiations for Public Utilities Board’s desalination plant and advising the Singapore SportsHub on commercial leases.

TMT

Within Local firms, Bird & Bird is a third tier firm,

ATMD Bird & Bird’s IP prowess underpins its TMT practice. Koh Chia Ling, managing partner Alban Kang and Cyril Chua are ‘prompt and professional’. New clients in 2010 included Singapore Airlines’ IT procurement department. The team advised StarHub on operational and product line matters. Yahoo! Southeast Asia is a key client.

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Proposed consumer data protection regime for Singapore

On 13 September 2011, the Singapore Government released a public consultation paper on the proposed introduction of a consumer Data Protection (DP) regime in Singapore.

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SINGAPORE COMPETITION LAW WATCH

On 23 November 2011, the Competition Commission of Singapore (“CCS”) released an infringement decision against 11 modelling agencies in Singapore for breaching Section 34 of the Competition Act (Cap. 50B) (“Act”). Section 34 of the Act prohibits, amongst other things, price fixing activities.

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TRADE MARKS CAMPOMAR WINS THE RACE

The issue before the Court of Appeal was whether the registration of the trade mark NIKE should have been rejected on the ground that as of the registration date of the NIKE mark, there existed another identical earlier mark on the trade mark register. The appellant, Campomar SL ("Campomar"), was the proprietor of the earlier mark and had appealed against the decision of the High Court Judge, who had refused to overturn the decision of the Principal Assistant Registrar of Trade Marks ("PAR"), and allowed the trade mark NIKE to proceed to registration.

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PATENTS PROSECUTION HIGHWAY

It is a common practice for companies to seek patent protection in various jurisdictions for the same invention. As each of these patent applications would need to undergo search and/or examination by the different patent offices, it is therefore not only a costly process for applicants but also one which requires significant time and effort from the patent offices to perform.

- Joyce A. Tan & Partners
ASSET-BASED LENDING IN SINGAPORE

To what extent are asset-based lending structures used (e.g., revolving and term loan facilities secured by present and future accounts and inventory, with the amount of loans available at any time based on the value of such assets)?

- Joyce A. Tan & Partners
NEW REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR CREDIT RATING AGENCIES

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) has issued a set of subsidiary legislation and regulations creating a new regulatory framework for credit rating agencies (“CRAs”).

- Drew & Napier LLC
PROPOSED CONSOLIDATION OF REGULATORY CONTROLS OF WESTERN MEDICINES UNDER THE HEALTH PRODUCTS ACT

The Health Sciences Authority (“HSA”) is holding a public consultation on its proposal to consolidate the legislative provisions regulating western medicine into a single statute. Currently, the regulatory controls are found in separate pieces of legislation, including the Medicines Act and the Poisons Act. It is proposed to transfer these provisions into the Health Products Act.

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GUIDANCE PROVIDED ON MALAYSIAN COMPETITION LAWS

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Proposed consumer data protection regime for Singapore

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The restraint of trade doctrine does not apply to forfeiture-for-competition clauses

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New WIPO-IPOS mediation option for trade mark disputes

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