Lawyers in Singapore

Michelle Yeo

Of Counsel

LVM Law Chambers LLC

Michelle Yong

Michelle's practice encapsulates the entire lifespan of the shipping cycle – she reviews and negotiates complex ship and rig building contracts, has drafted numerous sale and purchase agreements for both buyer and seller, assists owners in reviewing financing arrangements, provides risk management and litigation advice in various charterparty, ship management and other disputes and is regularly instructed by banks or owners in the most high profile restructurings, insolvencies and enforcements in the market. Michelle also acts for commodities traders in trade finance, bill of lading disputes and other supply problems involving force majeure and quality and quantity disputes, where her deep understanding of shipping issues has proven particularly helpful. Michelle has represented clients in SCMA, SIAC, HKIAC, LMAA, LCIA and ICC arbitrations and mediations. Michelle is a dual qualified lawyer in Singapore and in England and Wales. She sits on the committee of the Singapore chapter of the Women's International Shipping and International Trade Association and the Women in Practice committee of the Law Society of Singapore where she is committed to doing her part to level the playing field for women in the shipping, trade and legal industries.

Stephenson Harwood

Miles Binney

Miles Binney has extensive international experience in derivatives and financial markets products. He is also a key contributor to the firm's international FinTech capabilities. His expertise across a broad range of asset classes, transaction types and jurisdictions offers a unique and highly valued package. Miles regularly advises on global and local financial regulatory developments and financial market infrastructure. Miles also has extensive experience in FinTech, with a particular interest in blockchain and crypto products. He regularly advises leading DLT technology firms, crypto derivative exchanges and other innovative businesses on global regulatory, trading and product development related matters. He has worked in our London and Singapore offices. He has spent time in-house in leading financial institutions, including client secondments in London to Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Man Group, as well completing an international secondment to Zurich.

Clifford Chance

Min Kim

Partner

Dechert

Min Yee Ng

Min Yee Ng has extensive experience representing both issuers and underwriters in a wide range of corporate finance matters, including initial public offerings and private placements of debt, equity, and equity-linked securities.

Latham & Watkins LLP

Min-Li Tan

Partner. Corporate Finance Co-Head

CNPLaw LLP

Min-Tze Lean

Principal

Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow

Mingguan Lim

Director, Dispute Resolution

Drew & Napier LLC

Mino Han

Mino Han has acted as counsel in various international arbitrations conducted under the auspices of the ICC, SIAC, HKIAC, KCAB or JCAA. Mino specializes in construction and engineering disputes. The relevant projects underlying the disputes were each based in the Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa or Latin America and concerned the design and construction of combined cycle power plants, solar power production facilities, refineries, high-rise buildings, convention centres and infrastructure facilities. Mino has also vast experience in representing contractors in Korean court or KCAB domestic arbitration proceedings. He also regularly advises clients on issuing or defending claims arising out of standard form contracts including the FIDIC Suite of Contracts. Mino majored in law at Seoul National University (LL.B., 2006), after which he passed the Korean Bar Exam in 2006 and qualified as Korean lawyer in 2009. He also received a Master of Laws degree in international arbitration law from Seoul National University in 2012 and a Master of Science degree for Construction Law and Dispute Resolution at King’s College London in 2018. Mino’s MSc dissertation entitled “The meaning and scope of ‘consequential loss’ exclusion clauses – A comparative law analysis between English law and Korean law” was awarded with a distinction grade. In July 2019, Mino was admitted to the roll of solicitors in England and Wales. Mino has been recognized by Who’s Who Legal as Global Elite Thought Leader in Arbitration (Under 45 – Partners). Mino serves as member of the KCAB Next Steering Committee, and is a DIS (German Arbitration Institute) Council Member. Mino has been the ICC YAAF Regional Representative for Korea (2021-2025 term). Mino is also sitting as arbitrator, and has served as arbitrator in ICC, DIS, KCAB arbitrations. Mino is native in Korean and German and is also fluent in English. AREAS OF EXPERTISE Arbitration / Litigation Project Finance Korean Litigation International Projec Contracting Joint Ventures / Consortia Shareholder Disputes INDUSTRY SECTORS Construction & Engineering Shipbuilding Energy & Power Oil & Gas Real Estate Aviation REPRESENTATIVE CASES Construction & Engineering Related Cases Lead counsel for a Korean contractor in an ICC dispute regarding a desalination plant project in the UAE. ICC, Dubai. The outcome was successful. Co-lead counsel for a Korean shipyard concerning a dispute on a power plant project in Saudi Arabia. ICC, London. The outcome was successful. Lead counsel for a Korean steel supplier in an ad hoc arbitration arising from a steel supply contract for a bridge construction project in Canada. The outcome was successful. Successfully represented a Korean construction company in an ICC arbitration concerning a project for the construction of a combined cycle power plant in Jordan. Represented a major Korean construction company in an ICC arbitration arising from a project regarding the construction of a low sulphur diesel refinery in Trinidad and Tobago. The matter settled. Successfully represented a Korean power company in an ICC arbitration against the O&M service provider of a solar power production facility in Bulgaria. Successfully represented a Korean steel supplier in a SIAC arbitration arising from a steel supply contract in connection with a major construction project in Australia. Successfully represented a major Korean construction company in a SIAC arbitration arising from a project for the construction of a high-rise building in Mongolia. Represented a major Korean construction company in a KCAB arbitration against a major German plant equipment supplier. The matter settled. Acted as counsel for many Korean construction companies in KCAB domestic arbitrations or domestic litigation Provided legal advice to many Korean contractors for large scale overseas projects. Other Representative Cases Acting as counsel for a Korean investment fund in a US court litigation arising from a transaction involving the acquisition of 15 luxury hotels in the US net worth USD 5.8 billion. Acting as counsel for the Korean government in an investor state dispute. Represented Korean shareholders of a major retail company in Korea in a JCAA dispute against a minority shareholder of that company.

Peter & Kim

Mitchell Yeo

Director, Corporate Restructuring & Workouts

Drew & Napier LLC

Mohan Gopalan

Director, Corporate Restructuring & Workouts

Drew & Napier LLC

Mohd Haireez

Director

LVM Law Chambers LLC

Monica Chong Wan Yee

Monica Chong Wan Yee is a Partner in the Commercial & Corporate Disputes and International Arbitration Practices. A key focus of her practice is in the enforcement of judgments and awards, and associated challenges and recovery efforts. She was part of the teams acting in the Sanum v Laos, AKN v ALN, and CBX v CBZ lines of cases – each key in developing Singapore jurisprudence on the topic.

WongPartnership LLP

Monica Yip

Monica YIP is the Head of the Corporate Real Estate Practice with experience in real estate work spanning more than 35 years. Her practice areas include property and property-related corporate transactions and investment work, acquisitions, disposals, securitisations, management and leasing of commercial, industrial and residential properties, property advisory work, property development and finance work, government land sales.

WongPartnership LLP

Morris John

Consultant, Intellectual Property

Drew & Napier LLC

Moses Lin

Moses Lin is Head of Shipping and Commodities at the firm. He specialises in commercial dispute resolution as well as restructuring and insolvency, with particular experience in the shipping and commodities/trade sectors. He advises clients on risk mitigation, commercial litigation and arbitration, and has acted as counsel in the State Courts, the High Court and the Court of Appeal in Singapore. He also regularly appears as lead counsel in international arbitrations conducted under the auspices of the SIAC, SCMA, GAFTA, FOSFA, ICC, and LMAA, among others. His experience extends to contractual and tortious disputes, corporate insolvency, bankruptcy, directors’ duties, shareholder disputes, defamation, employment disputes, as well as foreign and domestic judgment/ award enforcement actions. Whilst his expertise covers a wide spectrum of industry sectors, Moses leads the firm’s shipping and commodities practice. He regularly advises on disputes involving shipbuilding, ship sale and purchase, ship management, charterparties and cargo loss and damage, as well as demurrage or despatch and cargo off-specification claims. In addition, Moses has also been involved in major restructuring and insolvency matters, several of them involving large-scale fraudulent activity. On the transactional front, he advises on ship sale and purchase agreements as well as ship building contracts. Moses is an Accredited Mediator with the Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC) and an Adjudicator for the SMC Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Scheme. He is also on the Panel of Mediators in the Law Society Mediation Scheme, and a member of the Maritime Law Association of Singapore. He was also previously appointed as an independent director of a company listed on the Singapore Exchange.

Shook Lin & Bok LLP

Mr Gang Wong

Wong Gang specialises in corporate finance, equity capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, listing compliance and governance, China practice, and general corporate advisory. His areas of practice include initial public offerings, secondary listings, cross-border dual listings, rights issues, issuance of securities and other instruments by companies from Singapore, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Bermuda and other jurisdictions. He also advises on mergers and acquisitions, reverse take-overs, direct investments, joint ventures involving listed and private companies in Singapore, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Bermuda and other jurisdictions. He is a member of the Ministry of Law’s Advisory Committee for the China-Ready Programme for Singapore’s Legal Industry.

Shook Lin & Bok LLP

Nandakumar Ponniya

Principal

Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow

Nathan Bush

DLA Piper

Nattawat Vilasdechanon

Nattawat Vilasdechanon specialises in asset finance, structured finance (including tax driven structures) and aircraft leasing transactions. He advises global financial institutions and international aircraft lessors on commercial and private aircraft financings, leasing and trading. Nattawat has previously worked in Clifford Chance's London and Bangkok offices.

Clifford Chance

Navin Joseph Lobo

Partner and Head of Office, Singapore

RPC Premier Law

Navin Thevar

Joint Managing Director

RCLT Law Corporation

Nazim Khan

Senior Partner

PDLegal LLC

Nettie Choo

Associate

White & Case Pte. Ltd.