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Singapore

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International arbitration

CMS‘s arbitration practice spans an array of industries, including energy, infrastructure and construction, tech, media and telecoms, insurance and the life sciences sectors. The group has a strong regional disputes base, as well as an international arbitration practice equipped to operate out of major hubs globally. The department is under the co-leadership of Lakshanthi Fernando, a solicitor-advocate who has strong credentials in the tech, media and banking sectors, notably within the South East and North Asia areas. Co-head Lynette Chew’s practice straddles contentious and non-contentious work, utilising her strong expertise in infrastructure, construction and engineering projects. Co-head Kelvin Aw is instructed on a variety of transaction dispute matters.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘It is a strong team, particularly in the area of construction arbitration. They have appeared before me several times are consistently thorough, reasonable and effective advocates.’

  • ‘Lynette Chew, Asya Jamaludin and Grace Lu are three strong women who know their cases inside and out and argue them firmly and effectively.'

Key clients

  • Samsung C&T Corporation
  • Cluny Development Pte Ltd

Work highlights

Representing Samsung C&T Corporation in a complex, high-value SIA arbitration concerning a landmark mixed-use development in Singapore, involving over SGD 58 million in claims and counterclaims with a specialist M&E subcontractor, with bifurcated proceedings on liability and quantum.
Practice head

Lakshanthi Fernando; Kelvin Aw; Lynette Chew

Other key lawyers

Grace Lu; Asya Jamaludin

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