Legal500

Allen & Overy

24 RAFFLES PLACE, #22-00 CLIFFORD CANTRE, SINGAPORE 048621, SINGAPORE

Warsaw, Tokyo, Sydney, Singapore, Shanghai, Rome , and 28 more

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

Asset finance

Within Foreign firms, Allen & Overy LLP is a second tier firm,

The ‘experienced, friendly and open-minded’ Jason Humphreys at Allen & Overy advises financiers and lessors. Clients recommend banking partner Kayal Sachi and Gautam Narasimhan, who joined from Latham & Watkins LLP

Banking and finance

Within Foreign firms, Allen & Overy LLP is a first tier firm,

Allen & Overy is recommended for ‘quality work supported by in-depth knowledge’ of structured, cross-border and Islamic financing. John Richards advised Credit Suisse on a $1.345bn share-backed loan facility for a reverse takeover involving the creation of London-listed Indonesian resources giant Vallar and its $3bn acquisition of shareholdings in Bumi Resources and Berau Coal Energy. The highly respected Kayal Sachi acted for Axis Bank on a $358m facility for the development of Male International Airport. Jason Humphreys specialises in securitisation and project finance. ‘Excellent, challenging lawyer’ Gautam Narasimhan joined from Latham & Watkins LLP and Charles Grover from Gibson Dunn.

Within Local firms Leading individuals

Capital markets

Within Foreign firms, Allen & Overy LLP is a first tier firm,

‘Experienced, commercially minded’ managing partner Kenneth Aboud and his team at Allen & Overy are ‘excellent across all metrics’, representing banks in major equity and debt transactions. Lock Yin Mei and Kenny Kwan acted on the $5.8bn Hutchison Port Holdings Trust IPO. ‘Fantastic, trusted service provider’ Jeremy Stoupas advised AMP Group Finance Services and AMP Group Holdings on the issue of A$600m Subordinated Guaranteed Exchangeable Notes. The team is strong in Islamic finance, advising on Singapore’s first sharia-compliant REIT. Consultant Philip Lee is ‘innovative, helpful, reliable and responsive’.

Within Local firms Leading individuals

Corporate and M&A

Within Foreign firms, Allen & Overy LLP is a first tier firm,

Chris Moore and his ‘proactive, responsive’ team at Allen & Overy advised Khazanah Nasional Berhad on the formation of a Southeast Asia emission reduction joint venture company. The firm advised Credit Suisse on a $1.345bn share-backed loan facility for the creation of London-listed Indonesian resources giant Vallar and its $3bn acquisition of shareholdings in Bumi Resources Tbk and Berau Coal Energy Tbk. The ‘knowledgeable, experienced’ Kenny Kwan provides regulatory advice. Lock Yin Mei is recommended.

Within Local firms Leading individuals

International arbitration

Within International arbitration, tier 4

Andrew Battisson is the Singapore contact for Allen & Overy’s international arbitration group. Hong Kong partner Matthew Gearing represented a major oil company in a high-value SIAC arbitration.

Legal market overview

Within Legal market overview,

Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance, Herbert Smith LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP, Norton Rose (Asia) LLP and White & Case LLP hold Qualified Foreign Law Practice (QFLP) licences, allowing them to practise domestic law employing Singapore-qualified lawyers. Other firms achieve this through joint law ventures, notably Allens Arthur Robinson TSMP, Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow, Linklaters Allen & Gledhill, Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee and Pinsent Masons MPillay LLP. In 2011, market liberalisation produced new alliances and local subsidiaries of international firms, notably Duane Morris & Selvam LLP, a joint law venture between Duane Morris LLP and Selvam LLC, and Ince & Co’s establishment of Incisive Law LLC.

Projects and energy

Within Foreign firms, Allen & Overy LLP is a first tier firm,

Allen & Overy’s ‘quality work is supported by in-depth knowledge’. Jason Humphreys led a team advising BP, Standard Chartered Bank and ICON Capital Corp on the $2.4bn subordinated financing of the Jurong Aromatics petrochemical project. Kayal Sachi advised DBS Bank on Altai Investments’ acquisition of part of the business of Hong Kong-based Quality HealthCare Asia. The debt financing included a $135m term and bridge facility and a HK$273 term facility.

Within Local firms Leading individuals

Restructuring and insolvency

Within Foreign firms, Allen & Overy LLP is a second tier firm,

Allen & Overy is advising financial institutions that invested in the financing of over 50 aircraft under structures arranged by Allco Finance Group, and is assisting with the restructuring of the Transmile group in Malaysia and PT Domas Agrointi Prima in Indonesia. Leading names are Kayal Sachi, the ‘knowledgeable, technically sound’ John Richards, and Jason Humphreys ‘who understands Asian business’.

Within Local firms Leading individuals

What we say worldwide

Please choose another Allen & Overy LLP office to view full details of what we say in that region, or choose from this list to view a specific editorial reference in context.

United Arab Emirates

Offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai

Australia

Offices in Perth and Sydney

Belgium

Offices in Brussels and Antwerp

China

Offices in Beijing and Shanghai

Czech Republic

Offices in Prague

Germany

Offices in Frankfurt, Hamburg, Mannheim, Dusseldorf, and Munich

Algeria

Foreign firms : Foreign firms

Spain

Offices in Madrid

France

Offices in Paris

Ghana

Legal market overview : Legal market overview

Hong Kong

Offices in Hong Kong

Hungary

Offices in Budapest

Indonesia

Legal market overview : Legal market overview

India

Italy

Offices in Milan and Rome

Japan

Offices in Tokyo

London

Offices in London E1 and London E14

Luxembourg

Offices in Luxembourg

Morocco

Offices in Casablanca

Foreign firms : Foreign firms

Nigeria

Legal market overview : Legal market overview

Netherlands

Offices in Amsterdam

Oman

Legal market overview : Legal market overview

Philippines

Foreign firms : Foreign firms

Poland

Offices in Warsaw

Qatar

Offices in Doha

Russia

Offices in Moscow

Singapore

Offices in Singapore

South Korea

Foreign firms : Foreign firms

Slovakia

Offices in Bratislava

Saudi Arabia

Offices in Riyadh

Thailand

Offices in Bangkok

Tunisia

Foreign firms : Foreign firms

United States

Offices in New York

Search News and Articles

Legal Developments in Singapore

Legal Developments and updates from the leading lawyers in each jurisdiction. To contribute, send an email request to

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.

- Drew & Napier LLC
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.

- Drew & Napier LLC
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.

- Drew & Napier LLC
GUIDANCE PROVIDED ON MALAYSIAN COMPETITION LAWS

IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION LAW IN MALAYSIA Competition law in Malaysia will become a reality next year, with the Malaysia Competition Act 2010 (“Act”) due to take effect from 1 January 2012.

- Drew & Napier LLC
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.

- ATMD Bird & Bird LLP
The restraint of trade doctrine does not apply to forfeiture-for-competition clauses

By Venisha Lakshmi Nair

- ATMD Bird & Bird LLP
New WIPO-IPOS mediation option for trade mark disputes

By Deryne Sim

- ATMD Bird & Bird LLP