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Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Offices
9 STRAITS VIEW
MARINA ONE WEST TOWER #06-07
SINGAPORE 018937
018937
Singapore
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Leong Kah Wah
Position
Partner, Shipping & International Trade
Career
Leong Kah Wah specialises in Shipping & International Trade and has appeared as lead counsel in landmark Court of Appeal judgments of the STX Mumbai and the Bunga Melati 5. He was appointed Senior Accredited Specialist (Shipping and Maritime) by the Singapore Academy of Law.
He also has arbitration experience, being a Fellow of CIArb and SIArb and on panels of SIAC and SCMA. He is a principal mediator of SMC, and senior mediator on Law Society’s panel. He serves on the Advisory Board, Centre of Maritime Law, Board of SCMA and is the Vice President of MLAS.
Kah Wah is highly esteemed by global legal directories, including Chambers Asia Pacific, Benchmark Litigation, and Legal 500, for his expertise and has been described as “one of the top negotiators and legal advisors in the world in terms of maritime law”. He has also been identified as one of the world’s most prominent shipping lawyers by Who’s Who Legal and recognised as one of ALB’s Super 50 Disputes Lawyers in 2022.
Lawyer Rankings
Singapore > Shipping: local firms
(Leading individuals)Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP’s well-established shipping practice advises on the gamut of matters across the maritime space. Its workload includes related insolvencies and restructurings; financings; cargo claims; collisions disputes; and marine casualty matters. Clients consist of a range of both local and international financial institutions, P&I clubs, shipowners, charterers, and commodity houses. The team is well-versed in complex cross-border and multi-jurisdictional matters. It is led by Kendall Tan, who has over 20 years’ experience and has advised on a number of high-profile marine, oil and gas insolvencies, alongside disputes-focused V Bala, and shipping finance specialist Chua Choon King. Arbitration and shipping disputes expert Leong Kah Wah and maritime specialist Toh Kian Sing SC are also noteworthy team members.
Lawyer Rankings
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