Lawyers in Singapore

Kenneth Szeto

Kenneth Szeto has close to two decades of legal practice experience focussing in the areas of corporate real estate, real estate financing and private client real estate. Kenneth works on a broad range of corporate real estate deals across the commercial, industrial and residential property sectors in Singapore, and advises in acquisitions, disposals, sale and lease back transactions, real estate financing, collective sales and purchases of land sites, commercial leasing, property developments and indirect property investment transactions including joint ventures, acquisitions and disposals of real estate holding entities. Kenneth has been a key engagement partner of the Self Storage Association Asia since its establishment in 2014. His clients include many leading storage storage operators, vendors and investors, and he has advised on many recent significant self storage-related transactions in Singapore, including portfolio acquisitions and disposals, financing, as well as direct acquisitions and disposals.

Shook Lin & Bok LLP

Kenneth Wong

Chief Operating Officer, Drew Network Asia (DNA)

Drew & Napier LLC

Kenny Lau

Director

Providence Law Asia LLC

Kent Phillips

Norton Rose Fulbright

Kevin Chua

Senior Director, Co-Head of the Corporate Practice Group (Fintech and Financial Services Regulatory - Team Lead)

Yuen Law LLC

Kevin Ho

Kevin HO is Co-Head of the Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice and a Partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. His main areas of practice are corporate governance and compliance, regulatory compliance, and corporate advisory, covering both public and private clients.

WongPartnership LLP

Khung Chye Yeo

Director

Quahe Woo & Palmer LLC

Khushaal Ved

Partner

Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee

Kia Jeng Koh

Koh Kia Jeng is a senior partner and deputy head of Dentons Rodyk's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department. He is also the Co-Head of the Construction and Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy practice groups. Kia Jeng has experience in a wide range of civil and commercial cases, including insurance, sale of goods, joint venture disputes, shareholders' disputes (including minority oppression cases and derivative actions), employment, building and construction, insolvency, economic torts, international commercial arbitration and general contract disputes. Kia Jeng’s practice focuses on building and construction disputes as well as restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy (“RIB”) matters. In his building and construction practice, he has advised main-contractors, sub-contractors (including specialist trades such as piling and foundation, ground support and stabilization, drainage, ACMV, and structural steel), suppliers, owners and developers on building and construction issues and standard form contracts, and acted for them in their disputes, both in statutory adjudication, arbitration and in Court. Kia Jeng has experience in disputes arising from onshore and offshore EPC contracts, civil and infrastructure projects, mixed use developments, commercial developments and residential developments. In terms of geographical coverage, these projects are situated both in Singapore, and outside of Singapore, and often engage foreign law, different cultures and approaches, as well as different dispute resolution mechanisms. He also has an active practice in Adjudications under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act, acting for both claimants and respondents. Kia Jeng was part of the Rodyk & Davidson LLP (now Dentons Rodyk) team who acted for the main contractor in the inquiry into the Nicoll Highway collapse. In his RIB practice, he has advised and acted for creditors, debtors / borrowers and insolvency practitioners on all aspects of restructuring, recovery, enforcement, "claw back" provisions under the Companies Act, consensual workouts, schemes of arrangement, section 211B (now section 64) moratoriums, liquidations, receiverships and judicial management cases. Kia Jeng has also advised contractors when faced with a counterparty's insolvency. He is particularly interested in cross-border issues in the insolvency context, as well as generally in commercial litigation and international arbitration. He has acted for clients in disputes involving cross-border insolvency issues, fraud, and cyber-fraud. Kia Jeng is very familiar with injunctive relief and Anton Piller (also known as search) orders. Kia Jeng was listed by Singapore Business Review as one of Singapore’s most promising legal luminaries aged 40 and under in 2016.

Dentons Rodyk

Kia Meng Loh

Kia Meng is a Senior Partner at Dentons Rodyk and its Chief Operating Officer. He sits on Dentons’ Global Advisory Committee and Dentons ASEAN’s Advisory Committee, comprising the board of various Dentons offices. A veteran lawyer with two decades of experience, Kia Meng’s practice straddles contentious and non-contentious matters. Kia Meng Co-Heads the following practices in the firm: Trust, Estates and Wealth Preservation Practice – Kia Meng is well-regarded in the industry and ranked in various legal directories in the Private Client and Private Wealth categories for both contentious and non-contentious matters. On the advisory front, Kia Meng’s advice is sought-after by clients both institutional and individual. He works closely with various private banks, family offices, trust companies and real estate houses to advise wealthy families and high-net-worth-individuals on a spectrum of issues. Kia Meng advises private clients on wealth preservation, family business structuring, investment immigration, family succession, legacy and estate planning On contentious matters, Kia Meng has advised and represented wealthy families, high-net-worth-individuals and private trust companies on a wide range of matters, involving contested wills and probate, trusts, mental capacity issues under the Mental Capacity Act, testamentary capacity disputes, allegations of undue influence, defamation, asset/property allocation disputes and estate administration. Kia Meng has been able to deploy effective strategies to achieve successful outcomes for contentious matters. High Net Worth & Family Office – Kia Meng advises wealthy families and individuals on the establishment and structure of family offices. He assists family office clients on their fund structures and applications to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) under the Section 13O and 13U Enhanced Tier Fund Tax Incentive schemes under the Income Tax Act. Kia Meng also advises on investor immigration under the Global Investor Programme administered by the Economic Development Board of Singapore (EDB). He has an established reputation in the family office space in representing and advising Mandarin-speaking clients and clients from the Chinese diaspora. Public Inquiries, White-Collar Investigations & Crime – Having been involved in several high-profile public/government inquiries and investigations, Kia Meng is familiar with the processes and requirements involved in these proceedings. In the private sector, Kia Meng represents and advises clients in internal investigations involving whistle-blowing incidents, corruption, employee fraud, workplace harassment and corporate espionage cases. Regional Practice – Kia Meng leads a team of regional lawyers in developing cross-border work within the ASEAN regions and across Asia and Australasia countries. In this role, he functions as a director of Dentons Myanmar and advises the firm’s various Country Desks and Country Collaboration Groups. Kia Meng is an affiliate member of the Society of Trust and Estate Planners (STEP). He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb). He is appointed to the panel of arbitrators with the Thailand Arbitration Centre (THAC) and to the panel of Specialist Mediators with the Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC). In his role as COO, Kia Meng leads all business support functions of the firm, including Academy, Finance, Human Resource, Innovation, Information Technology, Marketing and Risk & Compliance. He has a particular interest in law firm management and operations, legal technology and innovation and legal career development.

Dentons Rodyk

Kian Sing Toh, SC

Senior Partner, Shipping & International Trade; International Arbitration; China-Related Dispute Resolution

Rajah & Tann Asia

Kim Beng Ng

Deputy Managing Partner, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Partner, International Arbitration, Construction & Projects

Rajah & Tann Asia

Kim Hock Ang

Principal

Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow

Kim Huat Chia

Regional Head, Corporate and Transactional Group

Rajah & Tann Asia

Kimberly Tho

Partner

Rajah & Tann Asia

Kirindeep Singh

Kirindeep Singh is a senior partner in Dentons Rodyk’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Arbitration practice groups. He is Co-Head of the Construction and International Trade practices and the Singapore-India relationship partner. Kirin graduated with LLB (Hons) from the University of Leeds in 1995 and with a BCL from Oxford University in 1997. He was appointed by the Singapore Academy of Law as a Senior Accredited Specialist in Building & Construction Law in 2023. The accreditation scheme was introduced as a mark of recognition for a select group of legal practitioners who have gained professional excellence in their areas of practice. Kirin's primary practice areas are construction and engineering, energy, arbitration, general civil and commercial litigation and anti-bribery, anti-corruption and White Collar and Government Investigations. In construction and engineering, Kirin has been involved in numerous disputes in adjudication, disputes boards (DABs), arbitration and litigation, both as counsel as well as adjudicator and arbitrator. He represents owners, developers, consultants, and contractors in construction and engineering disputes under standard form and bespoke contracts. He has acted for parties in various energy (including electricity and power generation) disputes in the region and major infrastructure, building and redevelopment projects in Singapore such as the MRT North-East Line Projects, the MRT Circle Line Projects, the Deep Tunnel Sewage System, the construction of Khoo Teck Phuat Hospital, the redevelopment and expansion of the National University Hospital and overseas disputes pertaining to the design and construction and overhead power transmission lines and power plants. In addition, Kirin has been involved in the drafting of various construction and engineering contracts, EPC Contracts pertaining to the Oil & Gas industry, and has often advised on project planning and risk management issues from inception to completion of the project. Besides advising local clients in various disputes both in Court and at arbitration, Kirin has been involved in various international and regional matters, disputes boards (DABs) and commercial arbitrations, including those in Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, Mauritius, India, Hong Kong, USA, UK, Switzerland and CIS. Kirin has handled a wide range of civil and commercial litigation work, including contractual claims, claims in tort, employment matters, insurance-related claims, professional negligence, performance bonds, equity and trusts, banking work, property-related matters, landlord and tenant disputes and professional disciplinary proceedings. In the area of anti-bribery and anti-corruption, Kirin advices various MNCs and global brands on issues of compliance including their entertainment and gift policies. Kirin has also managed internal global investigations by MNCs and large international conglomerates. Kirin is a contributor to the Singapore Precedents of Pleadings and speaks on a regular basis at various arbitration and construction and engineering conferences in Singapore and overseas. His teaching and training experience includes being an Associate Lecturer for Construction Law, Bachelor of Building and Project Management Programme, Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), teacher and trainer for the Law Society of Singapore’s SILE Advocacy Course and tutor for the National University of Singapore's Trial Advocacy Course. Kirin speaks on a regular basis at seminars, conferences and workshops both locally and overseas, on construction, energy, arbitration and general commercial topics. His experience includes being the chief moderator at the week-long Power Week Asia Conference in Singapore at the 2nd of 2018, where he also spoke on the Electricity Regulatory Policy in Asia and in particular establishing an open cross-border electricity market in Asia. Kirin’s paper “Arbitration And Public Policy - Is The Unruly Horse Being Tamed?” was awarded Excellent Legal Paper Award at the IPBA 2013 Conference in Seoul, South Korea. In 2018, Kirin was awarded the Teaching Excellence Award by SUSS. Kirin is named as a Recognised Practitioner for Construction by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2016 – 2020, and Leading Individual for Construction by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2021 – 2023. He was also named in the Euromoney Guide to the World’s Leading Construction Lawyers (2nd Edition) for his construction practice. Kirin is also the Immediate Past Chair of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association’s International Construction Projects Committee, an Accredited Adjudicator under Singapore’s Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act, and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Dentons Rodyk

Kit Fei Wong

Wong Kit Fei practises in the areas of corporate and corporate finance, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, including public takeovers, private acquisitions and joint ventures.

Shook Lin & Bok LLP

Kit Kuan Yuen

Associate Director, Intellectual Property

Drew & Napier LLC

Koh Swee Yen SC

Koh Swee Yen, Senior Counsel, is the Head of the International Arbitration Practice and a Partner in the Asset Recovery & International Enforcement, Commercial & Corporate Disputes and Commodities & International Trade Practices. Her practice has a particular focus on complex, high-value and multi-jurisdictional disputes involving asset recovery, commodities, energy, fraud, infrastructure, international trade, joint ventures, transport and technology.

WongPartnership LLP

Kok Jin Ong

Partner

Ashurst ADTLaw

Kok Keng Lau

Head, Intellectual Property, Sports & Gaming

Rajah & Tann Asia

Kong Man Er

Director, Dispute Resolution

Drew & Napier LLC

Kosuke Nakamura

Kosuke Nakamura is based in Singapore and advises Japanese clients on M&A, joint ventures, real estate development, and general corporate matters in Southeast Asia.

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Singapore LLP

Kristian Wilson

Kristian is a partner in the Singapore office, having been based in Singapore since 2013. He advises on all aspects of corporate law and financial regulation, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, investment funds and regulatory work. In addition to advising on offshore corporate law, he has expertise in the field of law and technology, providing regulatory and corporate advice in relation to fintech and digital assets. Kristian has substantial experience working for top tier offshore firms in the British Virgin Islands and Jersey, prior to which he worked for leading UK and US firms in London and Paris. He frequently acts for listed companies, investment funds, trust companies and fund managers, and applies a 'client first' and commercial approach to servicing the needs of clients. Kristian has written extensively on offshore legal matters for industry publications and academic journals. He is a member of industry groups such as the BVI Bar Association, the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce Legal Services and Digitalisation Groups, the Digital Law Association and the Singapore International Affairs Association. He is also engaged with mentoring and pro bono community work and assists members of the Singapore arts community on matters concerning law, art and technology. Prior to the law, Kristian pursued postgraduate studies in New York, Beijing and the United Kingdom. Kristian speaks English, French and Mandarin Chinese.

Bedell Cristin