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The first international law firm to operate in Singapore, London headquartered law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been active in the Southeast Asia region since 1980. Key figures in the firm’s Singapore office include partner Don Stokes.
Focusses / specialisms
Freshfields in Singapore has a strong corporate and M&A offering and has well-established banking and finance, capital markets and project development offerings.
The projects team advises clients such as multilaterals on matters across the region in jurisdictions such as Cambodia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
Key clients
Recent clients include Blu Stone Management, M1 Group, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Udenna Corporation, Asian Development Bank, Sembcorp Utilities, and EGAT International.
London headquartered law firm Mishcon de Reya’s Singapore office was established in 2020 and is led by managing partner Tahirah Ara.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm is recognized for its restructuring and insolvency team, which has experience in advising borrowers and issuers in debt restructuring mandates.
Key clients
Notable clients include Bumi Resources, Apexindo Pratama, and Bakrie Sumatera Plantations.
Client feedback: 31st edition (2020/2021)
Restructuring and insolvency
"Their knowledge on restructuring, fast response, guide our company for better understanding."
"The team provides the highest quality of legal service, not only because of their technical ability, pragmatic approach and insights, but particularly due to the level of attention they give to the clients and the matters they handle. They know how to handle difficult situations and provide solutions. They are reliable, efficient, and always ready for the clients."
Nishimura & Asahi-Bayfront Law Alliance is the product of a 2020 formal law alliance (FLA) between Nishimura & Asahi and Bayfront Law - this marks the first FLA between a Japanese and a Singaporean law firm.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm is recognised for its corporate and M&A practice.
The firm advises clients such as acquirers, sellers, and joint venture partners in sectors such as technology, fintech, transport, financial services, real estate, and construction.
Key clients
Clients include Secom, TIS, JR East Business Development SEA, ORIX Corporation, Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance, and Toyota Tsusho Corporation.
Established in 2013, Simmons & Simmons JWS’ Singapore office serves as a hub for the firm’s regional practice. Key figures include partners Rolfe Hayden and Jek-Aun Long.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm provides both international and Singapore law advice and is recognised for its banking, capital markets, investment funds and project development practices.
The investment funds team has a focus on hedge funds work, and the banking team advises on a range of matters, including trade and commodity finance, fund finance, acquisition finance, and margin lending.
Key clients
Clients include Citibank, JP Morgan Chase Bank, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, BlackRock Global Funds, BlackRock Strategic Funds, and BNY Mellon Global Funds.
Virtus Law
Founded in 2013, Virtus Law has established a formal law alliance with London headquartered law firm Stephenson Harwood.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm is strongest in restructuring and insolvency and is also recognized for its work in banking and finance and capital markets. The firm provides both international and Singapore law advice.
The restructuring team’s experience covers matters such as debt restructurings, debt to equity swaps, refinancing and insolvency.
Key clients
Key clients of the firm include ABN AMRO Bank, Arcus Infrastructure Partners, National Bank of Greece, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Nordea Bank, Vitol, Standard Chartered Bank and National Bank of Fujairah.
Founded in 1982, international law firm Watson Farley & Williams boasts a team of over 550 lawyers spread across 17 offices. In Singapore, the firm has entered into a formal law alliance with Wong Tan & Molly Lim.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm boasts a well-diversified financial and corporate offering in Singapore, with particular strength in project finance, restructuring and insolvency, and capital markets.
The restructuring team has expertise in advising on matters in the aviation, offshore oil and gas, and maritime sectors.
The projects team advises clients across the region on matters throughout the project lifecycle.
Key clients
Clients include ABN AMRO Bank.
Rubicon Law is a boutique corporate law firm formed in 2020 and is led by managing director Lam Shiao Ning.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm is recognized for its work in M&A practice and has a particular strength in local and cross-border mergers, acquisitions and fundraising transactions. Sectors of activities include financial services, marine, logistics, healthcare, education and technology.
Key clients
Key clients of the firm include Tonik Financial, Niometrics and Medici.
Client Feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)
Private equity
“Quality work. Quick turnaround on documents. Advice to management and raising concerns when applicable.”
M&A
“Sharp and efficient.”
Established in 2020, BTPLaw is a boutique corporate law firm in Singapore and one of the few that has an active BVI practice. The firm is spearheaded by next generation partners who have had years of experience in large domestic law firms and Magic Circle law firms. Key figures include managing director Brandon Tee and director Lynn Ariele Soh. The firm specialises in the formation of VCC and investment funds, financial services regulations and cryptocurrency advisory.
Highlights
Recent examples of the firm’s deal work include advising V8 Environmental in its joint venture with Sobono Bioenergy to form RExus Bioenergy, which is developing Singapore's first circular biomass power plant. This landmark project is not only a significant milestone in reinforcing the nation's push toward renewable energy but also represents the first biomass project in Singapore to be financed under a project finance structure.
Key clients
Shiok Meats, Ossia International, Aura Group Singapore, Innovate360, Haulio, Shenwan Hongyuan Singapore, Hashkey Capital Singapore, ICM Global Funds, InCred Global Wealth, and Pilgrim Partners Asia.
Testimonials
Investment funds
“BTPLaw is very responsive and provides accurate, practical, commercially viable advice.”
“I especially like the turnaround time for BTPLaw when drafting documents. The domain of expertise in the area of fund management makes communication easy. Their fees are competitive, and the service provided is of a high quality. They respond even during non-work hours or day.”
Private equity
“Knowledgeable, prompt response, and strategic advice.”
Brandon Tee
“Brandon is very knowledgeable with legal advisory for hedge funds, particularly the Singapore Variable Capital Company structure. He provides accurate and commercially viable advice with very short turnaround times.”
“He is intelligent, responsive, and able to meet tight timelines.”
“With a depth of knowledge, Brandon offer advice on important issues which my company might not have considered. He is able to discharge his work efficiently and is also a very good communicator.”
PDLegal is a full-service law firm based in Singapore. It is a member of IR Global, which is a multi-disciplinary professional services network that provides legal, accountancy, financial advice to companies and individuals around the world represented in 155+ jurisdictions, covering over 70 unique practice areas.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm is recognized for its investment fund practice and offers an extensive range of services to private equity, venture capital firms, and family offices.
Key clients
Key clients of the firm include Meld Labs, IBG, Intent Capital Group, Prakal, The Kindly Ecosystem, ENJFI, JCube Capital Partners, PEY Capital, and Nex10 Labs.
Research period review: 32nd edition (2021/2022)
During the research cycle, the firm was active in advising on transactions and regulatory matters related to private equity and venture capital funds. It is also worth mentioning that the firm was active in advising regulatory mandates for fintech, digital assets, and payment services.
The firm expanded its investment practice by hiring associates Amanda Goh and Kashib Shareef Ahmad. The firm also hired an independent contractor, Jennifer Eng to assist with matters involving China and the region.
Deal highlights: 32nd edition (2021/2022)
Cardano $42.8 million ISPO
ICOA $185 million acquisition of IBG Finance
Avant Law is a boutique firm in Singapore focused on corporate law and legal solutions for businesses. The firm was established by partners who have prior experience at leading law firms in both Singapore and Malaysia, including managing partner Yap Siew Ling. This foundation allows the firm to effectively support client business objectives by handling complex transactions and working alongside various professionals to meet a wide range of legal needs.
Highlights
Recent examples of the firm’s deal work include advising Jiangsu Lopal Tech, a global leader in lithium iron phosphate cathode materials, on its US$70 million IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. This transaction was distinguished by its multi-jurisdictional complexity, requiring seamless integration of Hong Kong and Singapore legal frameworks.
The firm also advised Wentel Engineering, a supply chain management services provider, on its proposed listing on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia. The transaction's complexity stemmed from its cross-border nature, requiring the firm to align Singaporean corporate governance with Malaysia's stringent listing requirements.
Key clients
A-Smart Holdings, Wentel Engineering Holdings, Jiangsu Lopal Tech, and KJTS Group.
Founded in 2022 by Soh Chun Bin and Jeremiah Huang, Icon Law is an independent Singapore law firm that evolved from the former Singapore member firm of the ZICO Law network. The firm provides legal services in Singapore and, through its affiliation with the ZICO Law network, across ASEAN. Its team advises local, regional and multinational clients on corporate, finance and transactional matters.
Highlights
Recent examples of the firm’s deal work include advising Goodwill Entertainment on its proposed listing on the Catalist Board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading. This transaction represents one of only four IPOs launched on the Singapore Exchange in 2024.
The firm also advised TZE, a subsidiary of TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy Technology, in the complex, multi-jurisdictional restructuring of Maxeon Solar Technologies, a Singapore-incorporated company listed on Nasdaq. The transaction was highly complex due to the intricate interplay of financing, insolvency, corporate and security laws across five jurisdictions – the US, South Korea, Switzerland, Singapore and Hong Kong – while also requiring compliance with Nasdaq listing rules.
Key clients
Goodwill Entertainment, CFM, Second Chance Properties, Lorenzo International, Carsome, Biolidics, and Lorenzo International.
Testimonials
M&A
“Icon Law, led by Jeremiah Huang, consistently stands out for its tailored and solution-oriented approach to client needs. From the earliest stages of mandate discussions through to project completion, the team is highly responsive, commercially aware, and focused on delivering value. Jeremiah’s deep understanding of Singaporean law, combined with his practical insight into how regulatory and transactional matters play out in real-world scenarios, gives the firm a clear competitive edge.”
“Their expertise encompasses domestic and cross-border transactions, including share and asset acquisitions, hostile takeovers, and joint ventures.”
Jeremiah Huang
“Jeremiah Huang excels at translating complex legal issues into clear, practical business advice. His strong drafting and steady negotiation skills are complemented by his ability to identify risks early. He stays closely involved in all matters, and his deep knowledge of Singapore's financial services and corporate law adds significant value.”
Soh Chun Bin
"He has a strong track record advising on initial public offerings (IPOs) and reverse takeovers (RTOs), especially for companies listing on the SGX Catalist and Main boards. His guidance is valued for being both technically sound and commercially pragmatic. Clients consistently note that Chun Bin is personally accessible and involved, not just delegating key matters to associates."
Established in 2012, Yuen Law is a full-service Singapore boutique law firm led by Managing Director Samuel Yuen. The firm's team includes notable practitioners such as Kevin Chua, a former regulator with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA).
The firm specialises in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, securities transactions, corporate restructuring and regulatory matters.
Highlights
During the research period, the firm maintained a strong transactional presence across three core practice areas. The M&A team actively represented both buyers and sellers in numerous acquisitions, while the investment funds team focused on establishing new private capital vehicles for asset managers. The financial services regulatory practice provided essential guidance to navigating Singapore's evolving compliance requirements.
Key clients
IWC Management, Credika, RizqX, AlphaGen Venture Capital, AlphaGen Venture Capital, DP Healthverse, Cedar Broadcast & Communications
Testimonials
Banking and finance
“Yuen Law’s team demonstrates a strong grasp of both local regulatory nuances and broader cross-border considerations, which has been particularly valuable for our complex, multi-jurisdictional matters. Their ability to blend technical legal insight with commercially sound advice, always considering the real-world impact on our business. The firm’s commitment to clear communication and timely execution has helped us navigate tight timelines with confidence. The firm stands out for their professionalism, collaborative spirit, and ability to deliver consistently high-quality results.”
Financial services regulatory
‘Reasonable charges, efficient work, easy to communicate with.”
“Responsive.”
“They were professional and emphatic.”
“Very cooperative, helpful and insightful. always ready to help us improve our submission.”
Investment funds
‘They understand the needs of an SME in the venture capital journey.”
M&A
“With little to no comparison with other law firms, Yuen Law has met our expectations in terms of advice and timeliness.”
Amos Cai
“Advocates for clients in litigation and court proceedings.”
Kevin Chua
“An excellent team leader.”
“He is consistently readily available to discuss and support our work. I have engaged his services for a number of years and highly value his partnership.”
“Kevin is an expert in fintech and regulation.”
Valerie Ho
“She is quick with responses and advises well.”
Jing Jie Loh
“Very helpful.”
Samuel Yuen
“He understands the needs of an SME and is able to give tailored and effective advice.”
“Highly approachable and proactive, often anticipating potential issues and proposing solutions early. Very responsive and client oriented.”
Established in 2017, PD Legal is active in the financial and corporate space. The firm has established an India desk to expand its presence in the region.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm is recognised for its corporate and M&A work.
Research period review: 31st edition (2020/2021)
The firm was recently active on matters including regulatory compliance, fund formation, corporate restructuring, and project financing.
The firm welcomed Mike Chiam as a partner from CNPLaw to its corporate and financial services practice.
Eng and Co were founded in 2018 by name partner Rachel Eng, who also serves as managing director. The firm is notably a member of the PwC legal network, which extends to over 100 territories throughout the world with more than 3,500 lawyers providing a full spectrum of legal services.
The firm is recognised for its capital markets, corporate and M&A, and investment funds practices. It advises clients operating in various sectors including retail, banking and financial services, consumer goods and services, healthcare, food and beverage, oil and gas, real estate, logistics and technology.
Highlights
Recent examples of the firm’s deal work include advising Boustead Singapore on a landmark take-private transaction. It is legally significant as it was the first publicly reported take-private deal executed following the pivotal change to Singapore's compulsory acquisition threshold, which took effect on 1 July 2023.
The firm also acted for Cuscaden Peak Investments in the landmark divestment of its purpose-built student accommodation portfolio to Mapletree Investments. The transaction's complexity necessitated a novel legal approach, leading the firm to deploy two specialised teams to manage distinct aspects of the negotiation and documentation.
Key clients
Vertex Technology Acquisition Corporation, Boustead Singapore, Fifty-Eight Capital, Ednovation Holdings, and JF Technology.
Testimonials
M&A
“Round the clock responsiveness during crunch time.”
Zu Hao Peh
“Responsive and provides client-oriented service.”
Since 2018, LPA Singapore is a key element of the international coverage of LPA Law network, which has offices in France, Germany, Africa, the Middle East (UAE) and Asia. LPA Singapore is strategically positioned to advise clients in Singapore and those conducting business throughout the region, particularly in Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines and elsewhere in southeast Asia.
The firm’s Singapore office is focused on M&A, private equity, restructuring and various modes of financing, with strong expertise in the technology, financial services, energy, commodities and natural resources sectors. The type of transactions the firm is involved in ranges from venture capital transactions to cross-border M&A, primarily in the non-listed sector.
Highlights
During the research period, the M&A team was active in advising private acquisition, asset acquisition, joint venture and divestment mandates.
Recent examples of the firm’s deal work include advising Elis SA, the global leader in textile rental and maintenance services, on its acquisition of 100% of Wonway Manufacturing, a Malaysian company.
The firm also advised Lectra SA, a listed French high-tech group with a global presence, on its phased acquisition of Six Atomic, a fashion technology group specializing in AI-powered solutions.
Key clients
EPC, HAVAS, ELIS, MANE, Saint-Gobain
Testimonials
M&A
“Great involvement of the law partners from LPA in each of the cases, and fantastic relevant advice and suggestions. Turnaround time has also been very fast for all the creation of legal documents.”
“Good knowledge of the dynamics of negotiation for shareholders agreements and share subscription agreements.”
“Hands-on lawyers, ability to deal with cross-border operations.”
“LPA-CGR was very commercial and autonomous on this project. Client appreciated their clear advice.”
“LPA team understand the business objectives well and have the ability to translate those to the legal world.”
“LPA Singapore provided outstanding legal support in terms of quality and responsiveness. Their lawyers are savvy negotiators and prompt to understand the underlying business context.”
“Problem-solver, availability, accurate answers.”
“The LPA team is proactive, detailed-oriented and delivers high-quality services.”
“They have strong ties with the French community in Singapore. Very commercial-minded and they can provide out-of-the-box solutions and fast responses.”
“Very business-driven. Looking for smart solutions. Deal-maker while defending the interest of clients.”
Financial services regulatory
“Finds solutions in negotiations."
Restructuring
“Reactive. Professional.”
Collyer Law is a boutique Singapore law firm with a particular focus on representing emerging growth companies and the innovation economy.
Focusses/ specialisms
The firm has strengths in advising clients with complex domestic and international acquisitions, mergers, sale of control transactions and joint ventures, as well as strategic business combinations.
It also specialises in legal support for the emerging technology and innovation economy, having advised these growth companies on venture capital financing, from seed stage, on to Series A, B, C and beyond.
The firm has a strong reputation for M&A and venture financings in the India-Singapore deal corridor.
Key clients
Key clients include Precision Data Centres, Veative Labs, Tripledot Studios, Curefit Healthcare and Fitsurge.
Maples Group is an international law firm, headquartered in the Cayman Islands. The international firm has over 330 lawyers and 17 offices including Asia-Pacific offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Shanghai. The Asia team collaborates with its lawyers based in the BVI, Cayman Islands, Dubai, London and Luxembourg offices. Currently there are 21 partners based in the Hong Kong and Singapore offices.
The firm is known for its work in the investment funds and financial and corporate spaces. The Singapore offices specialise in providing legal, fund and fiduciary services across the region on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and Ireland in conjunction.
Key clients
Key clients of the firm include Aquila Acquisition, Baidu, China Biologic Products, CK Hutchison International (21), CMBI, JD Logistics, Meituan, Trip.com, NH Securities, Hony Capital and ENN Clean Energy International Investment.
Client Feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)
M&A
“They are very strong on the Cayman and BVI aspects of M&A.”
Banking and finance
“Excellent legal, commercial, structuring and client friendly advice with optimal solutions.”
McDermott Will & Schulte is a global law firm with more than 20 offices and 1,400 lawyers across the world. The firm opened its Singapore office in 2021, key figures include Merrick White, Clarinda Tjia-Dharmadi, Ignatius Hwang and Alfred Chia.
Focusses / specialisms
The Singapore team has a strong track record advising on landmark Indonesian projects in power, oil and gas and infrastructure. It also has experience in providing legal services on PPP projects and actively advising clients in the renewable energy field in Singapore. The team also focused on M&A and capital markets.
Key clients
Key clients of the firm include Public Utilities Board of Singapore, Rotary Engineering, TransEra Energy, West Natuna Exploration, Athena Energy, Beijing Gas and Singapore Carbon Hydrogen.
Nishimura & Asahi is a “big four” Japanese law firm with 530 lawyers across 14 offices including 10 overseas. Since the establishment of the office in Singapore in 2012, the firm has expanded its team of attorneys qualified in the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Japan, including secondees from Nishimura & Asahi Japan. The firm entered a formal law alliance with Singapore practice Bayfront Law in June 2020, which allows clients access to a full spectrum of comprehensive Singaporean, Japanese and international legal services.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm’s Singapore team is active in the corporate and M&A area. The team also actively advises clients in banking and finance and restructuring and insolvency matters.
Key clients
Key clients include Mitsui Chemicals, Oki Electric Industry, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, TEPCO Renewable Power, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Kobelco Steel and Chudenko Corporation.
Research period review: 33rd edition (2022/2023)
During the research period, the M&A team was particularly active in acquisition mandates. The deals were across different sectors such as renewable energy and real estate.
Deal highlights: 33rd edition (2022/2023)
Oki Electric’s acquisition of the aviation equipment business of Japan’s Yokogawa Manufacturing Corporation.
SMBC’s acquisition of an additional 15.01% shareholding in Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation.
TEPCO Renewable Power’s acquisition of shares in Vietnam Power Development Joint Stock Company.
Damodara Ong provides strategic advice and legal services in dispute resolution and litigation matters, as well as for a broad range of corporate and commercial transactions.
Focusses / specialisms
In corporate matters, the firm has experience in advisory and compliance for listed and non-listed entities, charities, institutions of public character and NGOs, corporate support services, cross-border transactions, distribution and supply, agency and franchising, infrastructure and project financing, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, fund-raising and debt financing staffing and manpower.
The firm provide strategic advice and legal services for a broad range of corporate and commercial transactions, to clients at every level from individuals and SMEs to local and global companies.
Allen & Gledhill is an award-winning full-service law firm which provides legal services to a wide range of premier clients, including local and multinational corporations and financial institutions in Asia. The Firm is consistently ranked as a market leader in Singapore for every major practice area, with many partners recognised as leaders in their respective fields. With offices in Singapore, Myanmar, Vietnam and China, as well as associate firms in Malaysia (Rahmat Lim & Partners) and Indonesia (AGI Legal), the Allen & Gledhill network known as A&G Asia has over 600 lawyers, making it one of the largest law firm networks in the region.
Formed in 2011, Duane Morris & Selvam LLP is a strategic joint venture law firm based in Singapore, consisting of Philadelphia based Duane Morris LLP and Selvam LLC, a Singapore firm. Together, the firm has more than 900 lawyers in 30 offices around the world. Duane Morris & Selvam serves clients throughout Asia, as well as companies based in the United States, Latin America and Europe that are conducting business in Asia and beyond. The firm has offices in Singapore, Vietnam, Myanmar, and China, as well dedicated country-specific practice groups for India, Indonesia, Japan and Korea. We pride ourselves on having local knowledge with a global outlook.
Shook Lin & Bok LLP is a leading full-service law firm in Singapore, renowned for its robust Asian presence and global reach. We are recognised for our depth of expertise across a wide range of practice areas, including asset & wealth management, banking and finance, capital markets, corporate and M&A, corporate real estate, construction, employment, financial services regulatory, international arbitration, litigation & dispute resolution, private equity & venture capital, private client, restructuring and insolvency, shipping & commodities, and technology, media and telecommunications.
With over 150 fee earners, the Firm works seamlessly across practice groups to deliver practical, integrated solutions tailored to our clients’ commercial objectives. We have built a strong reputation as a leading choice for both inbound and outbound investments across Asia, with exceptional expertise and success in China, India, and Indonesia.
Our deep regional roots and diverse team comprising lawyers qualified in Singapore, the United Kingdom, India, and the People’s Republic of China, and fluent in English, Mandarin, Hindi, Vietnamese, Cantonese and other languages — give us a genuine edge in cross-border matters.
Headquartered in Singapore, WongPartnership is a market leader and one of the largest law firms in the country. Through our country practices and WPG network, we are able to meet the legal needs of our clients throughout the region covering China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
Our expertise spans the full suite of legal services to include both advisory and transactional work where we have been involved in landmark corporate transactions, as well as complex and high-profile litigation and arbitration matters.
WongPartnership is also a member of the globally renowned World Law Group, one of the oldest and largest networks of leading law firms.
We are a signatory member of the United Nations Global Compact ("UNGC"). As a member of the UNGC, we support the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.
At WongPartnership, we recognise that our clients want to work with the best. As a partnership of exceptional individuals, we are committed in every way to make that happen.
Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP is one of the largest full-service law firms in Singapore with over 430 fee earners, providing a vast pool of talented and well-regarded lawyers dedicated to delivering the highest standards of service across all our practice areas.
Our strategic alliances with leading local firms across Southeast Asia led to the launch in 2014 of Rajah & Tann Asia, a network of more than 1000 fee earners. Through Rajah & Tann Asia, we have the reach and the resources to deliver excellent service to clients in the region, including Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
Our geographical reach also includes Singapore-based regional desks focusing on Brunei, Japan and South Asia. Further, as the Singapore member firm of the Lex Mundi Network, we are able to offer our clients access to excellent legal support in more than 125 countries around the globe.
Drew & Napier, established in 1889, is Singapore’s premium full-service law firm that enjoys a stand-alone and unparalleled reputation for disputes work. Our clients also seek us out for complex corporate/commercial ventures, where we provide services across ASEAN through our close network. Our senior counsel and lawyers are the preferred choice when the stakes are high and the issues complex.
As the financial and business hub of South East Asia, Singapore is the place to do business with jurisdictions across the region, and is frequently ranked as the world's most open economy.
Operating as Withers KhattarWong LLP in Singapore, we offer a full range of legal services to corporations, institutions and successful individuals, including some of the biggest companies and leading families in Singapore. Our lawyers are qualified to practice in a wide range of key jurisdictions including Singapore, Australia, British Virgin Islands, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, UK and US.
Dentons Rodyk is Singapore’s global law firm and offers clients a full suite of legal services necessary to do business locally and globally. With over 160 years of establishment and consistent high rankings in leading publications, we pride ourselves on providing the highest quality advice to our clients, while maintaining strong working relationships with key public sector agencies and leading private sector organisations. Our combination with global law firm Dentons, makes us part of the world’s largest law firm with 5,900 lawyers and professionals in over 160 locations in more than 80 countries.
Deeply local, uniquely global, Dentons Rodyk can help clients grow, protect, operate and finance their business. Our polycentric and purpose-driven approach, together with our commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity and ESG, ensures we challenge the status quo to stay focused on what matters most to our clients.
Dentons Rodyk is part of Dentons ASEAN, the first global pan-ASEAN law firm, which has an established history in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Singapore. We will continue to grow our presence through combinations with exceptional local firms across the ASEAN region and help clients navigate change wherever they are located.
In the new dynamic decade, clients continue to be confronted with complex scenarios and want to work with a purpose-driven law firm that has the experience and confidence to help them thrive at wherever they are located. Through our combinations with firms that are leaders in their respective communities and local markets, along with the partner firms in Dentons’ Nextlaw Referral Network, Dentons is ideally positioned to support our clients everywhere in ASEAN and around the globe.in more than 80 countries.
Wong Tan & Molly Lim LLC was established by a group of lawyers who, up to December 1986, were senior associates with a major international law firm. The firm offers comprehensive legal services to clients with international business interests, but focuses on banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and general commercial and corporate law. The firm works frequently with lawyers from different jurisdictions.
WTL has entered into a Formal Law Alliance (“FLA”) with Watson Farley & Williams LLP. The FLA is known as WFW & WTL and is able to provide integrated English and Singapore law advice.
Southeast Asia's top boutique legal firm, TSMP specialises in complex corporate disputes and transactions. Our headline mandates cover Singapore and multiple jurisdictions, and our clients range from MNCs and banks to high net worth individuals and promising startups.
Our client engagement philosophy is single-minded and simple: You have our undivided attention. Each of our partners invests in understanding you, your business and your unique needs. Our solutions are bespoke, our service highly personalised.
We are the lawyers you want in your corner.
PK Wong & Nair is a premier, full-service law corporation with roots going back more than 30 years. Since its founding, the firm has represented a diverse range of clients dealing with matters at all levels of legal complexity. The firm has earned considerable accolades, with clients recognising it for providing “practical and commercial solutions… with exceptional client care” (AsiaLaw 2022), being a “first stop because they are… excellent at what they do and always on top of their game” and being “super-responsive and committed… always personable and a pleasure to work with” (IFLR1000 2022). PK Wong & Nair’s client base includes individuals, small businesses, large multinational corporations, and financial institutions.
Our dynamic team of lawyers are capable of working in cross-disciplinary teams to ensure that every client receives comprehensive and fully integrated service.
Our lawyers possess a global mindset. We have worked on a wide range of cross-border and international transactions, including mergers and acquisitions for multinational corporations, and have acted as counsel in multi-jurisdictional disputes and high-value and complex international restructuring and insolvency matters.
On 1 January 2023, PK Wong & Nair officially launched its joint law venture with Mayer Brown. The joint law venture offers clients an integrated service, offering seamless advice on international and Singapore law, with all Singapore court litigation and related advice provided through PK Wong & Nair
Eng and Co. LLC provides corporate and commercial legal services to corporates and funds. We are an independent Singapore law firm that is part of the network of member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited. We provide our clients with integrated legal advice on and effective management of a full range of local and regional transactions, including complex cross-border commercial projects, by drawing on the expertise of our experienced lawyers, as well as complementary specialists and market-leading experts from other parts of the PwC network.
Led by founding partner Ms Rachel Eng who has close to 30 years of corporate experience, Eng and Co. LLC provides quality legal services to clients.
We focus on the following areas of practice: Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Funds and Asset Management, Employment, International Business Reorganisations, as well as Private Clients.
Yuen Law, led by Managing Director Samuel Yuen, is a Singapore-based firm renowned for its expertise in corporate law. We excel in M&A and private equity transactions and have received recognition from Legal500 for our fintech and financial services regulatory work.
Serving a diverse clientele, including startups, SMEs, MNCs, family offices, and venture capital firms, our multidisciplinary team brings extensive experience from government and regulated industries. We specialize in high-growth sectors such as life sciences, medical and health tech, agri-food tech, deep tech, fintech, and payments, offering innovative and comprehensive legal solutions tailored to our clients' needs.
Aquinas Law is a medium size boutique law firm comprising over 16 lawyers from Singapore, Malaysia and China. The firm is named after an influential 13th century, philosopher, and legal theorist, St Thomas Aquinas. St. Thomas Aquinas was a highly learned man in his time and shaped much of the thoughts on natural and divine laws. He developed the line of thinking that laws must be directed to the common good, to the happiness that is the goal of human actions. If laws are not for the common good they are unjust and hence not a law. We seek to emulate his qualities of advance thought in the laws and the understanding and implemetation of the laws and how it should serve the common good and his relation of laws to life, with compassion.
At Aquinas Law, we are passionate about delivering the highest quality of legal work and providing efficient solutions to our clients. Our lawyers are committed to our clients and to each other as a team. We work across practice groups to achieve the aims, goals and objectives of our clients combining experience and expertise. We strive for constant self-improvement and pride ourselves on being cost-effective, efficient, responsive and diligent. We also assist our clients to adapt to and understand the business cultures in not only in Singapore, India and China but also in ASEAN. We aim to give you our clients our best and to be the best at what we do.
The Maples Group, through its leading international law firm, Maples and Calder, advises global financial, institutional, business and private clients on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg. With 30 years on-the-ground experience in Asia, the Maples Group remains committed to providing clients with comprehensive legal, fiduciary, fund, regulatory and compliance, entity formation and management services.
With offices in key jurisdictions around the world, the Maples Group has specific strengths in areas of corporate commercial, finance, investment funds, litigation and trusts. Maintaining relationships with leading legal counsel, the Group leverages this local expertise to deliver an integrated service offering for global business initiatives. Our global network of over 2,500 lawyers and industry professionals are strategically located in the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East to ensure that clients gain immediate access to expert advice and bespoke support, within convenient time zones.
Established in 2012, the Maples Group’s Singapore office provides services to Southeast Asia-based clients seeking legal, fund administration and fiduciary services across the region.
Established in December 2020, BTPLaw LLC is a boutique corporate law firm in Singapore and one of the few that has an active BVI practice.
BTPLaw LLC is spearheaded by next generation partners who have had years of experience in large domestic law firms and Magic Circle law firms, and who are in tune with the constant evolution of the markets and the world. The partners are effectively bilingual in English and Mandarin, and with their experience and knowledge, are able to bridge the cultural gaps and nuances in many of the firm’s cross-border transactions.
The firm's Managing Director, Brandon Tee, its Director, Lynn Ariele Soh, and its Head of Financing and Capital Markets, Leeza Lee, have been named as one of Singapore's Rising Stars by Asian Legal Business in 2022, 2023 and 2024 respectively.
With an asset-light structure, BTPLaw’s key competitive advantage is its ability to deliver big firm quality legal advice and solutions in a cost-effective manner.
Established in 2010 and rebranded in 2022 as a boutique Singapore law firm, Blackletter is a specialist financial services law firm offering services shaped and built around our client’s needs. Our name reflects our commitment to modernising and embracing a forward-thinking approach to the practice of law, and our goal is to continually innovate the client experience, consistently seek new ways to engage clients in an authentic, memorable and personal manner, and reshape and reinvent the practice of law. We do not aim to be all things to all clients. Rather, we grow thoughtfully to provide the depth and breadth of services our clients need.
Under the leadership of Gerard Ng, together with Kim Kit, Ow and Teck Chai, Yap, our clients are assured of support from a team of three additional lawyers who are ready to assist. Our firm and lawyers have been ranked by IFLR, Chambers Asia-Pacific, and Legal500 Asia-Pacific in 2022, 2023, and 2024 for our Banking and Finance Practice.
Art: We advise clients on a range of legal issues that arise from ownership and disposal of artworks, including taking of security over artworks and conducting due diligence in art transactions.
Banking and Finance: We cover a broad array of banking transactions, including general bank lending, syndicated lending, structured finance, asset finance, and leveraged finance. Our services include assisting with ESG-linked financing, secured senior debt, venture debt facility, acquisition finance, refinancing of existing loans, and cross-border financing transactions.
Capital Markets: We specialise in a diverse range of financial products and services, encompassing equity and debt products, derivatives, and securitisation. Our services include providing regulatory and transactional legal advice on derivatives products (exchange-traded and OTC) such as currency, equity, interest rate, and structured products, as well as advising on securitisation structure in asset-backed transactions.
Financial Services Regulation: We assist with non-contentious regulatory matters that may emerge in the financial services industry and guide you through the ever evolving and complex regulatory environment. Our services include helping clients comply with a wide range of financial services laws and regulations in their daily operations, as well as assisting them in navigating the licensing requirements mandated by the regulatory regimes.
FinTech: We cover a wide spectrum of FinTech services spanning corporate, stable coins, NFTs, cryptocurrencies (including payment tokens), lending, and payment systems. Our services extend to tokenised capital raising, crowdfunding, crypto products, digital assets, e-payment systems, regulatory affairs, and lending platforms.
Investment Funds: We cover the entire life cycle of a fund, offering a comprehensive range of services to the investment management sector across various areas. Our services include structuring and establishing a diverse range of offshore and onshore investment funds using various fund vehicles, facilitating the setup and licensing of fund management companies, providing regulatory advice, supporting the marketing of investment funds, advising on investments in fund products, and assisting with fund offerings.
Private Client: We cover corporate structuring and transactional work for family businesses and closely held companies owned by ultra-high net worth Individuals, as well as family office set-ups and structures.
Financial Regulation: We support clients operating in the financial services industry such as asset managers, banks, brokers, e-money issuers, funds, payment service providers, and trustees. We assist them in complying with financial services laws, business conduct rules, and market rules in their daily operations, governance, and transactions.
LPA Singapore is a Singapore-based boutique business law firm serving multinational corporations of all sizes in corporate and commercial transactions. As a member of the global network of LPA Law, we seamlessly merge the unparalleled distinction and sophistication of an international law firm, with the detail-oriented approach of a boutique.
Award-winning Corporate & Transactional Firm that is the Singapore Member of the ZICO Law Network and Singapore Best Friend of KPMG Law
Avant Law LLC is a Singapore-based boutique law firm founded by senior lawyers from Big Four backgrounds. With dual qualifications in Singapore and Malaysia, we offer seamless cross-border legal support across Southeast Asia. Our core expertise spans M&A, capital markets, fundraisings, financing, funds, and family offices. We have advised on IPOs across SGX, Bursa Malaysia, HKEX, and NASDAQ. Ranked among Asia’s top deal firms by ALB in 2024, we deliver commercially focused, high-calibre counsel. Working closely with in-house legal teams and law firms outside Singapore, we serve as a trusted, responsive partner, combining technical excellence, cultural fluency, and strategic insight across jurisdictions.
