Setia Law LLC

Setia Law is a specialist high-stakes dispute resolution and crisis management firm located in Singapore.

Setia focuses on high-value and cross-border cases across its specialist areas of financial and commercial disputes, fraud and financial crime, international enforcement and asset recovery, and contentious restructuring and insolvency.

Setia is recognised as in the market as being among the leading disputes firms in Singapore. The firm was crowned Boutique Law Firm of the Year at the Law.com International Asia Legal Awards 2024, and is particularly well regarded for its ability to work collaboratively with clients and service providers across the globe, having been frequently called upon to advise and act on complex cross border matters by financial institutions, private equity, private credit and hedge funds, international corporations, and insolvency and restructuring professionals. The firm is also at the forefront of disputes and special situations involving digital assets, having acted in numerous groundbreaking cases in this area.

Danny Ong, Managing Director, has led multiple high-stakes cross-border disputes and investigations, across a multitude of industries over the last two decades. He is regularly called upon by financial institutions, private investment funds, and state-owned enterprises, to act in mandates involving complex investments, market misconduct, and distressed situations. He is also known for his expertise in international enforcement, fraud, and financial crime and is recognised amongst the Global Elite as one of 40 Global Thought Leaders in the asset recovery field. He is the current Co-Executive Director of International Chamber of Commerce’s FraudNet, a network of specialist asset recovery professionals across over 80 jurisdictions.

Yam Wern-Jhien, Director, has a strong practice focusing on tech, banking and financial services disputes. In recent years, Wern-Jhien has been at the forefront of blockchain and cryptocurrency related litigation in Singapore. Highlights include successfully representing a blockchain and cryptocurrency advisory company in a dispute relating to the design and development of a blockchain-based marketplace for NFTs and digital collectibles, and acting for a prominent cryptocurrency investor in a dispute arising from the acquisition of a cryptocurrency exchange, as well as the liquidators of a major cryptocurrency investment e-platform. Wern-Jhien also has particular expertise in the fraud and asset recovery space and has represented clients in numerous disputes involving fraudulent e-commerce transactions, financing fraud, payment processing fraud and cryptocurrency fraud. He has led and successfully obtained multiple freezing and proprietary injunctions in aid of cross-border asset recovery efforts, including the first known instance of the grant of a proprietary injunction over cryptocurrencies in Singapore.