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LVM Law Chambers LLC Offices
LVM Law Chambers LLC
160 ROBINSON ROAD
13-02 SBF CENTER
SINGAPORE 068914
Singapore
160 ROBINSON ROAD
13-02 SBF CENTER
SINGAPORE 068914
Singapore
LVM Law Chambers LLC > The Legal 500 Rankings
Singapore > Dispute resolution: local firms Tier 2
LVM Law Chambers LLC has an established record in high-stakes disputes, acting for individuals and corporates alike in numerous domestic and cross-border cases. Joint managing directors Lok Vi Ming SC and Joseph Lee are formidable practitioners, who are frequently chosen for large-scale disputes in the insurance, aviation, commercial, transport, insolvency, white-collar crime, trusts and matrimonial fields. The firm’s emphasis on the China market has also won it a series of Chinese clients. Associate director Jonathan Muk is ‘a standout practitioner‘, who co-heads the shipping, trade and sanctions practice. Qabir Sandhu was promoted to associate director in January 2023 and assists with commercial and private client disputes.Practice head(s):
Lok Vi Ming SC; Joseph Lee
Other key lawyers:
Ooi Huey Hien; Justin Chan; Jonathan Muk; Qabir Sandhu
Testimonials
‘Jonathan Muk goes to great lengths to make himself available at short notice when required. He provides thorough advice.’
‘They are switched on, proactive and user friendly.’
‘I’ve had a very pleasant experience working together with LVM. They are always ready to assist, and very concise and precise with their advice.’
‘Jonathan Muk is very responsive and on the ball with the case. He ensures that the client is properly informed and advised every step of the process.’
‘The team is superb. It not only has strong technical know-how, it has wide experience in the market to know the industry practice. On top of this, they are a team of practitioners with a great heart. In today’s brave new world, it is indeed a rare find to have a team of people with both head and heart.’
‘Lok Vi Ming – he does what he says and he says what he believes. Jonathan Muk – he does good-quality research, conducts due diligence and investigations, and he stood firm to his position and advice despite client’s initial reservations.’
‘I worked with Mr Joseph Lee (partner) and Mr Justin Chan (associate director). What makes them stand out is the reassuring way they handle the case. As a client one feels assured that the team is doing their best for the case.’
‘LVM bodes strong legal expertise and knowledge. My experience working with LVM has been exceptional, in terms of quality of legal advice and final product. Their turnaround is remarkably quick, and their client management is second to none.’
Key clients
Lyu Jun
Unipec Singapore Pte Ltd
Deloitte & Touche, previously judicial managers of Inter-Pacific Petroleum Pte Ltd (“IPP”), and now the liquidators of IPP
DBS Trustee Ltd
Hong Kong Sin Hua Development Co., Ltd
Goldsland Holdings Company Limited
Plutoray Pte. Ltd., Vaara Pte. Ltd., Starlight Corp Pte. Ltd.
J.G Jewelry Pte Ltd
NEC Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
Kwek Sum Chuan
Joshua Huang
Lim Hwee Keow
Lim Lai Soon
SMRT Ltd
Lendlease
Land Transport Authority Singapore
Far East Organisation
NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Ltd
MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd
XL AXA
Tokio Marine Insurance Singapore Ltd
Swiss Re International SE Singapore Branch
Allied World Assurance Company Ltd
Chubb Insurance Singapore Ltd
Etiqa Insurance Ltd
Work highlights
- Acted for Kwek Sum Chuan in relation to a claim by his son, who alleges that his father had made an oral contract to transfer to him a majority share in a company.
- Acted for Mr Lyu Jun, a prominent Beijing dental surgeon, in an action against his former paramour, Ms Wei.
- Acted for Unipec Singapore in five disputes which relate to five separate parcels of cargo shipped on board four different ships, arising out of the collapse of Hin Leong Trading.
Singapore > Insurance: local firms Tier 3
LVM Law Chambers LLC specialises in insurance disputes, with notable expertise in litigation and arbitration. The team advises insurers and other down-stream clients on interpretation, drafting and review, and disputes across a range of sectors. Advisory work spans the construction, personal accident, and travel sectors, alongside a stream of interpretation dispute mandates following the covid-19 pandemic. Further, the team has represented clients in high-profile suits arising from railway collisions, fires, and land reclamations, among others. Joseph Lee and Waltan Pak jointly lead the team and bring broad experience in insurance disputes.Practice head(s):
Joseph Lee; Waltan Pak
Testimonials
‘They give sound legal advice in both work injury compensation and liability claims, providing good case laws to support their advice. They are prompt to respond to our request for discussion.’
‘Waltan Pak is experienced and gives sound legal advice in the cases. She is reliable and always quick and open to discussion with us and remains calm when encountering urgent actions.’
Key clients
MS First Capital Insurance Ltd
CPG Consultants Pte Ltd
AIG Asia Pacific Insurance Pte Ltd
EQ Insurance Company Limited
Asia Medical Enviro Services Pte Ltd.
EPTA Asia Pte Ltd
Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
NTUC Income Insurance Co-operative Limited
Allied World Assurance Company Ltd
Chubb Insurance Singapore Ltd
Etiqa Insurance Ltd
HFW
Motor Insurers’ Bureau Singapore
Far East Organisation
Land Transport Authority Singapore
SMRT Ltd
Lendlease
Forge M&E (S) Pte Ltd
Lockton Companies (Singapore) Pte Ltd
NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Ltd
MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd
XL AXA
Tokio Marine Insurance Singapore Ltd
Swiss Re International SE Singapore Branch
Work highlights
- Advising and representing Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP in its dispute against OK Lim, Evan Lim, and Lim Huey Ching in connection with alleged breach of confidentiality.
- Advised and represented MS First Capital Insurance Ltd in its dispute on liability coverage against Thales Solutions Asia Pte Ltd in connection with the collision between 2 SMRT trains in 2017.
- Advising and representing MS First Capital Insurance Ltd in its dispute on liability coverage against Santarli Construction Pte Ltd in connection with an incident arising out of land reclamation works at Pulau Tekong.
Singapore > International arbitration Tier 4
LVM Law Chambers LLC has a ‘very sharp and solution-oriented’ international arbitration team that acts on a wide range of complex commercial disputes, across a range of sectors. Shipping, insurance, aviation, and transport are all key strengths of the team. Joint managing partner of the team Joseph Lee is the head of the practice, with a wealth of experience across sectors. Mohd Haireez is reputed for his work on international trade and shipping-related disputes.Other key lawyers:
Mohd Haireez; Benjamin Ow
Testimonials
‘I would describe the team as very sharp and solution oriented. They comprehend the issues quickly and give right direction to the client. We don’t have to struggle in explaining the matter as the team is skilled in handling contract and trade related disputes. ’
‘Mohd Haireez is a very sharp lawyer. The quality of work we receive from his team is quite impressive. It is the attention to details, and we can always see the value addition from his end.
‘We have been interacting with Benjamin Ow for over a year now and he has shown immense ability to comprehend our issues quickly and always shown impeccable work. ’
Key clients
Fajarbaru Builders Sdn Bhd
Work highlights
- Acting for Fajarbaru Bulders Sdn Bhd against an individual to enforce an arbitral award obtained from Malaysia in Singapore.
- Acting for a health supplement company against a multinational health supplement company in a franchise dispute worth USD 50 to 100 million.
- Acting for a woodchip supply company against its purchaser in contractual disputes worth a total of about USD 90 million.
Singapore > Shipping: local firms
LVM Law Chambers LLC‘s international trade, shipping, and sanctions team continues to grow with the addition of Mohd Haireez from Incisive Law LLC in August 2022.
Singapore > White-collar crime - Local firms
Jointly led by Jean Chan and Michelle Yeo, the team at LVM Law Chambers LLC handles a range of criminal matters, covering fraud, corporate investigations, securities and futures, and corruption cases, among others.
LVM Law Chambers LLC > Firm Profile
Firm overview: LVM Law Chambers LLC is a leading boutique dispute resolution law firm which handles a wide range of complex commercial disputes that span various sectors such as insurance, construction, aviation and transport, insolvency and restructuring, crime and investigations, and private wealth and trust. The firm also handles a significant number of matters involving China parties which have interests in construction, technology and infrastructure, and private equity sectors. As an independent disputes-focused firm, LVM Law Chambers LLC is strategically placed to represent anyone against any party with reduced risks of conflicts of interest.
The firm’s core values are Camaraderie, Ownership, and Growth. IT strives to uphold an inclusive culture and this is best manifested in the firm’s flat hierarchy and open-door policy. These policies foster a culture where key strategic decisions on both file and firm management are taken with the input of every member in the firm, regardless of seniority. LVM Law Chambers LLC also entrusts associates with the running of files, and this has promoted greater collective ownership over matters entrusted to the firm. The greater collective ownership has enabled it to collectively deliver commercially sensible solutions to its clients.
LVM Law Chambers LLC has been instructed on several high profile and international cases spanning jurisdictions such as China, Brazil, EU, Japan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The fact that clients have continued entrusting their largest and most complex disputes to the firm speaks to their continued trust in the firm’s ability to assist them with resolving these matters. In this regard, LVM Law Chambers LLC has been named as a leading firm on both Chambers and Legal 500. LVM Law Chambers LLC is also one of the most recommended Singapore law firms in the Straits Times Best Law Firms 2023 list.
For individual lawyers, Mr Lok Vi Ming SC has been ranked on Chambers for 11 consecutive years and is presently named as a Leading Individual in both Chambers and Legal 500. He is also named as a Thought Leader for Commercial Litigation and Aviation Disputes on Who’s Who Legal 2022. Mr Joseph Lee has likewise been ranked as a Next Generation Partner on Legal 500 and recognised for his sizable practice working with Chinese clients.
Besides Vi Ming and Joseph, other young lawyers are specialists in their field. For instance, Ms Pak Waltan and Mr Haireez have specialised disputes practices in the domains of insurance and shipping laws. Mr Justin Chan handles many insolvency and restructuring matters and Ms Ooi Huey Hien works with many Chinese clients on their arbitration-related files. Testament to their quality, Waltan was a finalist for the Insurance and Reinsurance Lawyer of the Year Award at the Women in Business Law Awards 2022, Justin was a finalist for the Young Lawyer of the Year Award at the Asian Legal Business SE Asia Law Awards 2022, and Huey Hien was listed as a 40 under 40 Rising Star in 2022 by the Asian Legal Business.
LVM Law Chambers LLC is SmartLaw certified by the Singapore Law Society. The firm firmly believes technology enables it to work better and smarter and has been using increasingly integrated work platforms to assist it with workflow, client interface, and knowledge management. Embracing technology has proven to be an astute move as the team has continued to perform seamlessly despite the disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The firm has been able to step up to the challenge of working remotely when required, even conducting virtual hearings including trials, arbitration hearings, and a hybrid international mediation with clients based overseas. Most recently, the firm recently developed an in-house online file management platform to manage billing cycles and track new clients and matters.
As a firm, LVM Law Chambers LLC continues its ethos of service to the profession and to society. Its lawyers serve on professional committees with the Law Society and with the Academy of Law in Singapore. LVM Law Chambers LLC also sits as adjudicators with institutions like FIDReC, as mediators with the Singapore International Mediation Centre and the Singapore Mediation Centre, on disciplinary committees with the Law Society, the SGX and the CEA, where the contributions are not remunerated or are effectively nominal.
As for the broader society, many of the firm’s lawyers contribute through pro bono work, serving on boards of charities, or giving time to projects and pursuits which benefit the less fortunate in society. Eight of the firm’s lawyers have been appointed by the Ministry of Law to the Panel of Assessors for COVID-19 Temporary Relief (PACT) to assist the general public with contractual obligation relief matters. A number of the firm’s lawyers also teach and lecture at its law schools, train law students in the art of advocacy and coach moots teams, a few of which have achieved stellar results in international moots competitions. LVM Law Chambers LLC’s lawyers take every opportunity to impart the time tested and celebrated values of ethics in legal practice to future generations.
Gender diversity has been a recurrent theme in the legal profession. LVM Law Chambers LLC is proud of its statistics which show its commitment to gender diversity and equal opportunity.
Main Contacts
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| Main Contact | contact@lvmlawchambers.com | +65 6206 7888 |
Meet The Team(s)
Lawyer Profiles
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Mr Mohd Haireez | Director | View Profile |
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Mr Justin Chan | Associate Director | View Profile |
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Ms Jean Chan | Director | View Profile |
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Mr Huangbin Ge | Director | View Profile |
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Mr Joseph Lee | Joint Managing Director | View Profile |
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Mr Jonathan Muk | Associate Director | View Profile |
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Ms Huey Hien Ooi | Associate Director | View Profile |
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Mr Benjamin Ow | Of Counsel | View Profile |
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Ms Waltan Pak | Director | View Profile |
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Mr Qabir Sandhu | Associate Director | View Profile |
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Mr Lok Vi Ming | Managing Director | View Profile |
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Ms Michelle Yeo | Of Counsel | View Profile |