Stephenson Harwood's Singapore Alliance firm, Virtus Law[1], has promoted two lawyers in its latest round of internal partner promotions. Kaili Ang and Christine Ong join the partnership, effective today.

Kaili has been named a partner in the marine and international trade practice. She specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration with a focus on international trade, shipping and offshore energy. She has been involved in multi-jurisdictional cases, including those involving cargo claims, charterparty disputes, bill of lading disputes and offshore construction disputes.

Christine has been named a partner in the dispute resolution team. She specialises in commercial litigation and has experience in a wide range of disputes. She also has an active practice in employment law, which includes advising on retrenchment, termination of employment, duties owed by employees to their employer, post-termination covenants and other non-contentious employment matters.

Virtus Law is a member of the Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance. The Alliance has a substantial presence in Singapore, the firm's Southeast Asian hub. The 60 lawyer alliance team covers international and permitted areas of Singapore law, and advises in relation to investments, shipping, offshore, aviation, mergers and acquisitions, finance, private wealth and dispute resolution.

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About Stephenson Harwood

Stephenson Harwood operates in Singapore through Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance, a formal law alliance with Virtus Law, licensed in Singapore.

Stephenson Harwood is a law firm with over 1100 people worldwide, including more than 190 partners. Our people are committed to achieving the goals of our clients - listed and private companies, institutions and individuals.

Our headquarters are in London, with eight offices across Asia, Europe and the Middle East. In addition we have forged close ties with other high quality law firms. This diverse mix of expertise and culture results in a combination of deep local insight and the capability to provide a seamless international service.

For further information, please contact:

Marilyn Quek

Regional Head of Business Development, Asia

Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance

T: +65 6622 9654

E: [email protected]

[1]Virtus Law LLP (T13LL0339K) and Stephenson Harwood LLP (T13LL0821C) are registered as a Formal Law Alliance in Singapore under the name Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance. Both firms are registered in Singapore under the Limited Liability Partnership Act (Chapter 163A) with limited liability.