Confirming its status as a market-leading outfit for high-value and complex disputes, boutique firm Davinder Singh Chambers consistently represents clients in a plethora of High Court and Court of Appeal cases, and is renowned for its expertise in high-profile joint venture, shareholder, real estate, intellectual property, construction, trade, and trust conflicts, with notable engagements in SIAC cases. The pre-eminent Davinder Singh SC, acclaimed by peers and clients alike, leads the practice and is recognised for his proven track record in handling high-profile and complex cases across nearly every area of law. He is well-supported by Jaikanth Shankar, who undertakes a broad range of work in the areas of international commercial arbitration, commercial litigation and insolvency, and Bryan Wong, who is a key port of call for local and international corporates, along with senior executives and high-net-worth individuals.
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Dispute Resolution, International Arbitration
Position
CEO
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Jaikanth is the CEO of Davinder Singh Chambers LLC. He undertakes a broad range of work in the areas of international commercial arbitration, commercial litigation and insolvency. He also has an active investigations practice.
He regularly appears before the Singapore Courts and has been involved in arbitrations under various institutions.
Jaikanth has handled joint venture and shareholder disputes, claims involving fraud, breaches of directors’ duties, complex contractual and commercial disputes, employment disputes, cases involving white-collar crime and well as insolvency-related disputes. He has also acted for high-profile clients in defamation suits.
Jaikanth has been consistently recognised for his counsel work in notable publications. He has been described as “a star in his own right”, has “a great attitude and delivers a strong work product”, is “extremely thorough, knows the market well and has an encyclopaedic knowledge of Singapore law”, “a top-notch lawyer” and “highly sought after for his extensive experience handling high-profile white-collar disputes and investigations in the domestic market”.
He was also listed as one of 40 “Asia’s Brightest Young Legal Minds” under the age of 40 by Asian Legal Business and one of 40 most influential lawyers aged 40 and under by Singapore Business Review.
Languages
English
Education
LLB (Hons), National University of Singapore (2004)
Admitted to the Singapore Bar (2005)
LLM, Columbia University (New York) (2009), Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
Admitted to the New York Bar (2009)
Member of the Roll of Solicitors of England and Wales
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Testimonials
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‘The team has strong analytical and oratorical capabilities. Truly a league above.'
‘The individuals are incredibly hard-working and comprehensive thinkers. Leaving no stone un-turned and yet maintaining patience in the client hand-holding process.'
‘A great team that is able to achieve the end goal and provide good advice.'
‘Great team members that can build rapport with the client and win their trust.’
‘Top tier firm in Singapore for litigation with very good grasp of laws and civil procedure and able to present very effective strategies that fit the strengths and weaknesses of the client's position.’
‘Jaikanth Shankar is very smart and quick on his feet, understands commercial considerations very quickly and extremely well verse with the law.'
- 'Davinder Singh is a top litigator who can adjust his strategy on the spot while in court to best present client's position and to extract the truth from witnesses bent on concealment, fantastic recall of all evidence on hand, lives up to his reputation as a bet the firm lawyer.’
Key clients
- Minister for Law and Home Affairs, K Shanmugam
- Minister for Foreign Affaits, Vivian Balakrishnan
- S Iswaran (Former Minister of Transport)
- Goh Jin Hian
- Mr Kho Chuan Thye Patrick
- Royal & Sons Organisation Pte Ltd
- Mr Lim Oon Kuin
- The Estate of Anil Vassudeva Salgaocar
- Beneficiaries of the estate of Mr Mustafa s/o Majid Khan.
- Mr Adam Gartenberg and Mr Khoo Jun Hao Jeremy
- Millenia Pte Ltd.
- Mr Sutatno Sudarga
- Banner (China) Investment Company Limited|Mdm Tjiang Giok Moy |Mrs Eileen Ang
- Evercore Asia (Singapore) Pte Ltd
- Mr Chan Chew Keak
- Mr Khoo Teng Jin
Work highlights
Acting for the ministers in two high-profile defamation suits arising from defamatory allegations made by Lee Hsien Yang in a Facebook post.
Advising and representing Mr S Iswaran, Singapore's former Minister for Transport, in defending various alleged offences under the Penal Code and the Prevention of Corrpution Act.
Acting for prominent businessman Mr Lim Oon Kuin, the founder of Hin Leong Trading Pte Ltd in widely and internationally publicised civil and criminal disputes.