Overview
PK Wong occupies a distinctive position in Singapore through the close integration of real estate and restructuring expertise, particularly on distressed assets, receivership sales and property-backed recoveries. Its joint law venture with Mayer Brown, launched in January 2023, adds an international dimension to this focused local capability, giving clients coordinated access to Singapore and cross-border advice while preserving direct support on Singapore court proceedings. The resulting platform is especially effective where ownership, financing, insolvency and asset realisation must be addressed as parts of a single strategy.
Restructuring and insolvency is a central strength. The team acts for financial institutions, insolvency practitioners, trustees, receivers, liquidators, creditors and debtors on corporate insolvencies, personal bankruptcies and enforcement matters. Its lawyers are involved from the early stages of a distressed situation through court-supervised appointments, possession and preservation of assets, creditor negotiations and eventual recovery or disposal.
The practice has developed particular depth in mandates involving secured property. Its lawyers advise receivers on taking possession of mortgaged assets, addressing competing caveats and occupational interests, managing existing tenancies and preparing properties for sale. This combination of insolvency and conveyancing expertise allows the firm to maintain continuity between the contentious enforcement process and the transactional work required to realise value for creditors.
The team also advises banks on debt recovery and formal insolvency proceedings. Its recent work includes statutory demands, winding-up and bankruptcy applications, objections to restructuring moratoriums and claims against corporate and personal guarantors. These institutional creditor mandates give the firm practical insight into the procedural and commercial factors affecting recoveries, particularly where borrowers have multiple creditors or assets subject to several competing interests.
PK Wong’s real estate practice complements this work while extending well beyond distressed situations. The team advises family offices, private clients, investment firms, multinational corporations and financial institutions on acquisitions, disposals, development, financing and leasing. Its lawyers remain involved throughout the lifecycle of an asset, from due diligence and investment structuring to construction arrangements, asset management and divestment.
Digital infrastructure has become a notable part of the practice. The firm advises on hyperscale data-centre projects across Asia, supporting clients with development arrangements, bespoke financing structures, corporate documentation and customer contracts. These mandates require the team to coordinate property, financing and operational considerations across several jurisdictions while responding to the fast-moving requirements of major infrastructure developments.
The wider property practice spans commercial, industrial and residential assets, together with hospitality, office and living-sector developments. The team is experienced in transactions involving JTC properties, conserved shophouses, high-value residential property and distressed sales administered by receivers or private trustees in bankruptcy. It also advises corporate occupiers on leases for offices, retail premises and industrial facilities.
Managing director Mark Wong leads the real estate practice and remains closely involved in its principal transactional, development and distressed-property mandates. Director Marianne Yeo is another senior figure in the real estate team, supported by senior associate Yun Neo. Director Andrew Ang focuses on restructuring, insolvency and dispute resolution and works closely with the property practice where mandates involve receivership, bankruptcy or secured assets. Directors Basil Ong and Noel Chua add further depth across insolvency, private-client and creditor-side matters.
Through its joint venture platform, director-level involvement and integrated understanding of real estate and insolvency, PK Wong offers a focused Singapore practice for clients seeking to develop, finance, protect or realise valuable assets within a wider regional strategy.
