The ‘collaborative, responsive, and pragmatic’ team at Allen & Gledhill LLP has an ’exceptional ability to anticipate legal and operational risks’ and is regularly engaged by high-profile clients, spanning financial institutions, government entities, statutory boards, local enterprises and pharmaceutical companies, on many of their most complex contentious and non-contentious matters. The scope of the work is broad, from negotiating, reviewing and drafting commercial agreements to litigation, trademark infringement and passing-off disputes. Team head Dr Stanley Lai leverages his commercial litigation expertise to retain a strong reputation for IP litigation and information tech disputes, with a niche specialism in the healthcare and medical fields. Low Pei Lin is knowledgeable across the full lifecycle of IP documentation, handling IP protection, portfolio and rights management. While William Ong is an IP disputes expert, with involvement in the licensing of patents, copyright and trademarks.
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‘I have worked closely with Allen & Gledhill’s Intellectual Property: Local Firms Practice in their support of the Government Technology Agency (GovTech) across a range of Singapore’s national digital identity and public digital services initiatives.'
'What makes this practice stand out is not just the breadth of its IP and technology expertise, but also the team’s deep understanding of public sector needs and their ability to handle complex, multi-stakeholder digital projects with agility and precision.'
- 'The team has advised on high-impact national platforms such as Singpass, Corppass, and GovWallet, which serve millions of users and require careful navigation of regulatory, contractual, and data protection issues.'
- 'Their advice reflects both legal rigour and commercial sensibility, tailored to the scale and criticality of government digital infrastructure.'
- 'The team is collaborative, responsive, and pragmatic - qualities that set them apart from many other firms.'
- 'Their ability to deliver timely, well-calibrated advice, often under tight deadlines, has made them a valuable partner.'
‘Among the team, I would like to highlight Tham Kok Leong, Deon Ng, and Yong De Wei for their consistently excellent support. They stand out not only for their technical competence but also for their calm, considered, and practical approach to problem-solving.'
'They have shown an exceptional ability to anticipate legal and operational risks, propose solutions that balance compliance with usability, and guide public agencies through unfamiliar or emerging issues with clarity and confidence.'
- 'These team are dependable, proactive, and respectful of public service considerations.'
- 'Their strong stakeholder management skills, combined with their domain knowledge in digital ID, authentication, and payments, make them trusted advisors in our ongoing work to enhance Singapore’s digital government services.’
Work highlights
Advised Figma, Inc, the developer of a groundbreaking collaborative web application for user interface design, after it commenced an action in the High Court of Singapore against Motiff Pte. Ltd.
Represented Blockchain Founders Fund Pte. Ltd., an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in blockchain startups globally, and its related entity (collectively, “BFF”) after it commenced an action in the High Court of Singapore against two of its former employees and the alleged competing businesses set up by the former employees.
Representing Pfizer and BMS in patent linkage proceedings brought against Hetero under the Health Products (Therapeutic Products) Regulations 2016 (“Regulations”) in the High Court of Singapore.
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Practice head
Stanley Lai
Other key lawyers
Low Pei Lin; William Ong; Gloria Goh