Lawyers

Jonathan Yong

Jonathan Yong

Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Associate Director, Dispute Resolution

Career

Jonathan is an Associate Director in our firm’s celebrated Dispute Resolution practice group, focusing on complex and high-stakes commercial litigation and international arbitration. He is frequently called upon to argue significant disputes across a wide spectrum of industries, especially where the issues faced span multiple jurisdictions, are highly time-sensitive, and involve novel points of law.

Jonathan represents clients through disputes at all levels of the Singapore courts, including the Singapore International Commercial Court, as well as in international arbitration proceedings conducted under the SIAC, ICC, PCA, UNCITRAL and ICSID Rules. Most recently, he has managed trials and appeals involving complex commercial contracts, corporate and shareholder matters, as well as the vindication of Intellectual Property rights. He is also experienced in cases involving foreign governments and multinational corporations.

Jonathan graduated from the National University of Singapore, where he was a Kent Ridge Scholar. His skills as an advocate hark back to his university days where he was a decorated mooter who represented the university in the prestigious 13th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Hong Kong.

Languages

English

Memberships

Member, Singapore Academy of Law Member, Law Society of Singapore

Education

LL.B. (Hons), National University of Singapore (2016) Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore (2017)
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