Matthew Secomb > White & Case Pte. Ltd. > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile

White & Case LLP (Foreign Legal Consultant Office)‘s international disputes practice specialises in construction work, handling high-profile and complex contentious work for a range of major Korean contractors and clients. The team is spearheaded by Singapore-based Matthew Secomb, who handles a range of commercial disputes, while the team advises on strategic and transaction-linked disputes, and contentious matters for blue-chip clients. Another key team member is London-based David Robertson, another construction expert, who also handles work for engineering, energy, and infrastructure projects.

For one client, White & Case Pte. Ltd. boasts a ‘team that is emerging as the leading international arbitration practice in Singapore’, encompassing oil and gas, investor-state, construction, and transaction-related disputes. The practice is sought out by clients across governmental, energy, and corporate sectors, notably representing the Indian government in investor-state disputes. Head of the practice, Matthew Secomb is ‘not only a first-class lawyer, but also an excellent project leader in cross-border cases’, and is particularly noted for his energy-related and construction disputes work. Also of note is Aditya Singh, who ‘is a brilliant strategist and superb advocate’, and at associate level, ‘very responsive and practical’ Philip Tan.