Singapore (asialaw)

TSMP Law Corporation stands apart in Singapore’s legal market as a high-performing independent firm with the advocacy strength of a leading disputes boutique and a transactional practice capable of executing headline capital-markets, private-equity and real-estate mandates. The firm is regularly trusted with matters that test developing law, involve major public or commercial assets, or require close coordination between corporate, regulatory and contentious strategy. Its senior-led model is reinforced by unusual intellectual depth, including Senior Counsel and prominent legal academics, while its strong relationships with international firms make it a frequent choice for sophisticated Singapore-law advice on cross-border mandates.

Dispute resolution remains central to the firm’s market identity. The practice handles commercially significant litigation and arbitration involving company control, directors’ duties, professional liability, trusts, distressed businesses and the recognition and enforcement of international awards. Its lawyers are particularly effective where a dispute extends beyond the courtroom and requires parallel management of commercial, reputational and stakeholder considerations.

TSMP has a notable appetite for novel and legally consequential cases. Recent instructions have raised questions concerning sovereign immunity in the enforcement of investment awards, directors’ oversight obligations, challenges to arbitral awards and the administration of complex family trusts. The practice’s combination of experienced advocates and prominent legal academics provides additional depth where cases turn on unsettled or technically demanding areas of law.

Construction is another longstanding strength. The team remains involved throughout the project lifecycle, using its disputes experience to inform front-end drafting and contract administration while maintaining a substantial adjudication, litigation and arbitration practice. Its work reflects close familiarity with the physical and commercial realities of major transport, healthcare, energy, residential and industrial developments in Singapore and across the region.

The transactional platform is similarly substantial. TSMP is one of a relatively small number of independent Singapore firms with an active capital-markets practice, advising on public offerings, placements, reverse takeovers, corporate rescues and regulatory challenges. Its corporate lawyers also act for global and regional sponsors on private-equity investments and exits, often as Singapore counsel within larger multijurisdictional transactions.

The investment-funds practice adds structuring and regulatory depth. The team advises fund managers, trustees and investors on establishing and operating investment platforms, drawing on experience with structures across Asia, Europe and the United States. Its close integration with the firm’s corporate, finance and regulatory practices allows clients to address fund documentation, governance, licensing and financing within a coordinated framework.

TSMP’s labour and employment team operates through a unified model in which the same lawyers handle advisory, transactional, investigative and contentious work. This gives the practice a practical understanding of how employment arrangements may later be examined by courts, regulators or internal investigators. The team is prominent in restrictive-covenant disputes, senior-executive matters and the employment aspects of major corporate transactions, while its public-interest cases have contributed to the development of worker protections in Singapore.

Real estate completes the firm’s integrated commercial offering. The practice combines conveyancing with corporate real-estate finance, allowing it to coordinate the acquisition, development and funding of substantial assets. Its experience spans major tourism, residential, commercial and industrial developments, including specialised work involving JTC properties and complex development arrangements.

Joint managing partners Thio Shen Yi SC and Stefanie Yuen Thio lead the firm’s contentious and transactional platforms respectively. Thio Shen Yi is a prominent advocate in complex litigation, arbitration and restructuring matters, while Stefanie Yuen Thio is closely associated with the firm’s capital-markets, corporate and private-equity practices. Other key practitioners include disputes partners Derek Loh, Melvin Chan, Ian Lim, Pei Ching Ong, Felicia Tan, Nanthini Vijayakumar, Raeza Ibrahim and Stephanie Chew, alongside transactional partners Jennifer Chia, June Ho, Leon V-king Lim and investment-funds partner Mark Jacobsen.

The firm strengthened its regulatory and investigations capability in October 2025 with the arrival of director Harsharan Kaur Bhullar from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The appointment adds former regulatory experience to a platform already accustomed to matters in which transactional, contentious and compliance considerations overlap.

A strong public-interest ethos runs alongside the firm’s commercial practice. TSMP operates a mandatory pro bono programme and recorded more than 2,860 pro bono hours in 2025, supporting vulnerable communities and organisations involved in access-to-justice initiatives.

Through its blend of high-level advocacy, transactional sophistication and direct senior involvement, TSMP offers a distinctive Singapore platform for clients navigating high-stakes disputes, strategic transactions and complex regulatory environments.

Client feedback

“The team is fast, reliable and provides excellent value for money.” – Corporate and M&A

“They provide commercial and practical advice when developing and structuring litigation strategies.” – Dispute resolution

“The team is responsive, user-friendly and less constrained by conflicts than many larger competitors.” – Dispute resolution

“Shen Yi and his team are always accessible and prove top quality timely advice. Even if it is a minor strategic query, the team is extremely hands-on to resolve the matter.” – Dispute resolution

“The lawyers provide excellent support, are accommodating and are easy to work with.” – Dispute resolution

“They are flexible and responsive.” – Labour and employment

“The team is always responsive.” – Labour and employment

“Very easy to work with and very effective in the advice that they give.” – Regulatory

“The firm has an experienced and capable team that works patiently with clients.” – Regulatory

Melvin Chan

“He is highly competent and experienced.”

Ian Lim

“He is highly responsive and provides sound advice.”

“He is friendly and accommodating.”

Leon Lim

“Leon, the partner in charge is very familiar with the SGX regulatory framework and is able to provide valuable and prompt advice. He facilitated a successful and smooth closing of a share deal.”

“Leon excels at navigating sophisticated, high-stakes M&A transactions. He looks beyond standard legal frameworks to provide highly creative, commercially viable structuring solutions that protect his clients' interests while keeping the deal moving forward. He stands out for his deeply pragmatic approach. Leon understands the commercial drivers behind a transaction and avoids getting bogged down in pedantic legal arguments, focusing instead on the issues that genuinely impact risk and deal value.”

“He is approachable, patient and knowledgeable.”

“He provided valuable and timely advice, helping to ensure the successful and smooth completion of a share transaction.”

Shen Yi Thio

“He is a strategic thinker who provides pragmatic advice.”

“He is personable, responsive and engaged.”

“He is always available and provides prompt, practical and commercially focused advice that addresses every aspect of a matter.”