WongPartnership LLP

Exhibiting a ‘depth of expertise, commercial acumen, and client-centric approach’, WongPartnership LLP is consistently instructed to act in big-ticket investor-state and commercial arbitration mandates. Regularly sought out to act in the full range of disputes is Chou Sean Yu, the litigation and dispute resolution group head. Koh Swee Yen leads the international arbitration practice, excelling in commercial and investment treaty arbitrations, where she acts both for and against States. Hock Keng Chan is appointed to the SIAC, regularly acting in both English and Chinese cases. Wendy Lin retains a strong reputation in complex commercial, fraud and asset recovery disputes.

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Testimonials

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‘Very good strength in depth, with significant resources available to deploy.’
‘Sean Chou is intelligent and an excellent strategist.’
‘The team is very well versed in its field of expertise and provided very sound advice, taking into account overseas perspectives and local legal obstacles.’
‘They guided us throughout the entire legal process, clearly setting out all available options and the corresponding risks, and consistently stayed two to three steps ahead.’
‘The team we worked with was highly capable and very easy to communicate with, giving us complete confidence that they were firmly on our side.’
‘We worked with Magdalene Ong, Joel Quek, Thea Vega, and Cindy Chua, who familiarised themselves with our case in a very short span of time and presented available remedies quickly and precisely.’

Key clients

The Republic of Korea
The Republic of Poland
J&F Investimentos S.A.
Nuance Pharma Limited
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
WeMade Co., Ltd
China Huadian Engineering Co., Ltd
Seatrium Group
Nera Telecommunications
Deutsche Telekom AG

Work highlights

Representing The Republic of Poland in proceedings in the Singapore International Commercial Court to set aside an investment treaty arbitration award issued in favour of PDZ (UK) Limited and PD Co Holdings (UK) Limited (“PDZ”).

Acted for J&F Investimentos S.A. (“J&F”), Brazil's largest private economic group, in an action taken out by CA Investment (Brazil) S.A. (“CA”) to enforce in Singapore a partial award rendered in an arbitration seated in Brazil.

Acting for the subsidiary of a leading Asian healthcare investment firm in an SIAC arbitration against a Canadian listed biotechnology company, in establishing fraudulent misrepresentation and inducement relating to an in-licensing agreement worth over US$100 million for the development and commercialization of a novel drug, and rescinding the said agreement.