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Overview
Shobna Chandran has carved out a distinctive niche in Singapore’s disputes market through its focus on high-value, technically demanding and often novel cross-border disputes. Despite its boutique size, the firm is regularly instructed on matters that would typically be associated with much larger practices, including insolvency-related litigation, international arbitration, shareholder disputes, civil fraud, asset recovery and complex appellate proceedings. The practice is perhaps best known for acting on difficult, strategically significant cases, earning a reputation among peers and instructing counsel as a specialist disputes boutique that is frequently engaged to lead high-stakes litigation.
The firm’s approach is rooted in advocacy. Rather than operating as a general commercial practice with a disputes department, it has built its identity around contentious work and the ability to advance sophisticated arguments in court and arbitration. The practice regularly appears before the Singapore High Court and Court of Appeal and is increasingly involved in disputes that require coordination across multiple jurisdictions and legal systems. Its lawyers are often called upon to address novel issues in arbitration, insolvency, banking and finance, trusts, restitution, professional negligence and corporate disputes.
Cross-border capability is a hallmark of the firm. It regularly works alongside international and regional law firms, integrating into multi-jurisdictional teams on matters involving South and Southeast Asia, the United States and other jurisdictions. This international orientation is particularly evident in the firm’s insolvency and asset-recovery work, where disputes frequently involve parties, assets and proceedings spread across several countries. The team has also become increasingly active in disputes involving financial services, investment structures, renewable energy and emerging technologies.
The practice is led by Managing Director Shobna Chandran, whose expertise lies in high-value cross-border commercial litigation, arbitration, insolvency and appellate matters. Known for handling complex and technically demanding disputes, she is frequently instructed by local and international law firms to lead matters involving sophisticated legal issues and difficult factual circumstances. The firm’s work is further strengthened through collaboration with specialist co-counsel and advisers in jurisdictions across Asia and beyond, enabling it to offer clients a focused disputes practice with genuinely international reach.
A notable aspect of the practice is its willingness to take on legally challenging matters. The firm is frequently involved in cases involving unsettled areas of law, jurisdictional disputes and difficult questions of procedure. This includes matters concerning the interaction between foreign and domestic insolvency regimes, cross-border enforcement, arbitration challenges and the treatment of digital assets. Its lawyers are recognised for combining detailed legal analysis with a strategic understanding of the commercial considerations that drive high-value disputes.
Insolvency and restructuring has emerged as one of the firm’s strongest areas. The team acts for creditors, debtors, officeholders, investors and other stakeholders on bankruptcy, winding-up proceedings, judicial management and schemes of arrangement. The practice has demonstrated particular strength in matters involving contested insolvency applications, asset-tracing and recovery, and the administration of complex estates arising from corporate failures and fraud-related proceedings.
The firm is also active in thought leadership and legal education. Chandran regularly publishes and speaks on developments in arbitration, insolvency, cryptocurrency-related disputes and equity and trust law. Her commentary on issues ranging from digital-asset recovery to developments in Singapore appellate jurisprudence has contributed to the firm's profile as a specialist litigation and insolvency practice.
The firm’s approach is rooted in advocacy. Rather than operating as a general commercial practice with a disputes department, it has built its identity around contentious work and the ability to advance sophisticated arguments in court and arbitration. The practice regularly appears before the Singapore High Court and Court of Appeal and is increasingly involved in disputes that require coordination across multiple jurisdictions and legal systems. Its lawyers are often called upon to address novel issues in arbitration, insolvency, banking and finance, trusts, restitution, professional negligence and corporate disputes.
Cross-border capability is a hallmark of the firm. It regularly works alongside international and regional law firms, integrating into multi-jurisdictional teams on matters involving South and Southeast Asia, the United States and other jurisdictions. This international orientation is particularly evident in the firm’s insolvency and asset-recovery work, where disputes frequently involve parties, assets and proceedings spread across several countries. The team has also become increasingly active in disputes involving financial services, investment structures, renewable energy and emerging technologies.
The practice is led by Managing Director Shobna Chandran, whose expertise lies in high-value cross-border commercial litigation, arbitration, insolvency and appellate matters. Known for handling complex and technically demanding disputes, she is frequently instructed by local and international law firms to lead matters involving sophisticated legal issues and difficult factual circumstances. The firm’s work is further strengthened through collaboration with specialist co-counsel and advisers in jurisdictions across Asia and beyond, enabling it to offer clients a focused disputes practice with genuinely international reach.
A notable aspect of the practice is its willingness to take on legally challenging matters. The firm is frequently involved in cases involving unsettled areas of law, jurisdictional disputes and difficult questions of procedure. This includes matters concerning the interaction between foreign and domestic insolvency regimes, cross-border enforcement, arbitration challenges and the treatment of digital assets. Its lawyers are recognised for combining detailed legal analysis with a strategic understanding of the commercial considerations that drive high-value disputes.
Insolvency and restructuring has emerged as one of the firm’s strongest areas. The team acts for creditors, debtors, officeholders, investors and other stakeholders on bankruptcy, winding-up proceedings, judicial management and schemes of arrangement. The practice has demonstrated particular strength in matters involving contested insolvency applications, asset-tracing and recovery, and the administration of complex estates arising from corporate failures and fraud-related proceedings.
The firm is also active in thought leadership and legal education. Chandran regularly publishes and speaks on developments in arbitration, insolvency, cryptocurrency-related disputes and equity and trust law. Her commentary on issues ranging from digital-asset recovery to developments in Singapore appellate jurisprudence has contributed to the firm's profile as a specialist litigation and insolvency practice.