Mr Chee Siong Sim > Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile

Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
9 STRAITS VIEW
MARINA ONE WEST TOWER #06-07
SINGAPORE 018937
018937
Singapore

Position

Head, Construction and Projects

Career

Chee Siong’s areas of practice encompass a wide range of contentious and non-contentious work in the areas of construction, engineering and infrastructure projects.

He is listed in the IFLR 1000 since 2015 as a leading lawyer for Energy and Infrastructure disputes and Project Development, in Best Lawyers since 2019 for International Arbitration and recommended in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2017 to 2019 for Construction. He has also been named as a Senior Accredited Specialist for Building and Construction Law by the Singapore Academy of Law’s Specialist Accreditation Scheme.

On the contentious side, Chee Siong has extensive litigation, adjudication, arbitration and mediation experience – both domestic and international. His clients span the spectrum of the industry, including, developers, contractors, sub-contractors and suppliers of various tiers, consultants. His experience includes disputes relating to oil and gas projects, power plants, specialised process plant such as sewage treatment plant, copper smelting and refining plant, marine oil terminal, hotels, specialised warehouses and logistics complexes.

On the non contentious side, Chee Siong has been involved in major building and infrastructure projects in Singapore and in the region including developments of integrated water and power project, oil storage terminals, cement plants, luxury hotels and condominium developments and warehouses and logistics complexes.

Chee Siong is fluent in English and Mandarin.

Memberships

Barrister, United Kingdom

Advocate & Solicitor, Singapore

Accredited Adjudicator (under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act)

Snr. Acc. Spec. (Building & Construction), Singapore Academy of Law

Education

LLB (Hons), University of Buckingham, United Kingdom

Lawyer Rankings

Singapore > Projects and energy: local firms

Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP is well versed in handling complex cross-border mandates within the projects and energy sectors. The team has considerable expertise in advising on regulatory work in the transportation and infrastructure sectors, as well as advising on conventional and green power development projects. The group’s workload includes high-value financings, acquisitions and disposals. Chee Siong Sim heads the practice, and has over two decades of experience in the arena, with noted strength in infrastructure, energy and resources matters. Shemane Chan is a key name for procurement work, and Loh Yong Hui focuses on front-end construction and engineering matters.