Praised for its ‘efficiency and quality of service through and through’, Allen & Gledhill LLP advises on the full range of contentious and non-contentious maritime and offshore mandates, maintaining a strong track record in shipping disputes and handling a gamut of issues arising from restructurings, insolvencies and collapses of substantial companies in the shipping and oil trading markets. ’Practical, calm and responsive’, Kenny Yap has demonstrable experience in international trade and shipping litigation and arbitration cases, and jointly leads the ‘stellar’ team alongside Yin Soon Yap and Yin Chuin Soh. Vivian Ang ’is a knowledgeable practitioner, with a first-rate intellect’ and Corina Song handles the full spectrum of shipping, admiralty and international trade mandates, while Jonathan Choo focuses on non-contentious shipping matters. Erik Widjaja is another key contact in the group.
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‘The A&G team are stellar and absolutely leading in Singapore. Efficiency and quality of service through and through.’
‘Excellent team of lawyers, very practical advice and excellent value for money.’
‘A&G have a first-rate shipping litigation team led by Vivian Ang, who is simply the best.’
‘Vivian Ang is a knowledgeable practitioner, with a first-rate intellect.’
‘The team is very professional and good at their work. They know the law, are diligent in doing the research. People are great, friendly, and easy to communicate with.’
‘Vivian Ang is approachable and skillful.’
- 'Kenny Yap is practical, calm and responsive.’
- 'Erik Widjaja’s advice is direct, he always has great ideas and thinks outside the box.'
Work highlights
Acting in a dispute arising from a collision between two vessels off the Philippines, leading to loss of lives and the total loss of one of the vessels.
Acted as transaction counsel to a group of lenders respectively in relation to various secured term loan facilities granted to a large containership owner and operator for the post-delivery financing of eight dual-fuelled new-build vessels.
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Practice head
Kenny Yap; Yin Soon Yap; Yin Chuin Soh
Other key lawyers
Vivian Ang; Corina Song; Jonathan Choo; Erik Widjaja; Michelle Zheng; Gina Lee-Wan