Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP

Intellectual Property; International Arbitration; Commercial Litigation

Partner

Sheng Rong specialises in international arbitration and commercial litigation, with a focus on intellectual property law, technology and digital disputes.

He is frequently engaged to act in challenging and significant cases. He acted in Riot Games v NetEase, a multi-jurisdictional dispute involving breach of copyright in a global eSports video game franchise, which received the Impact Deal and Case Award at the asialaw Awards 2023. He also acted in the landmark breach of confidentiality case of I-Admin (Singapore) v Hong Ying Ting, which was named Impact Deal of the Year at the Managing IP Asia-Pacific Awards 2021. He further acted in the first-ever case before the Singapore International Commercial Court, BCBC Singapore v PT Bayan Resources, involving a dispute over a joint venture to commercialise a novel patented coal upgrading technology.

Prior to joining the firm, Sheng Rong was a Deputy Public Prosecutor at the Attorney-General’s Chambers, where he was a founding member of the Technology Crime Unit, tasked with investigating and prosecuting technology and cyber crime.

He was the winner of the Christopher Bathurst Prize 2011, organised by Fountain Court Chambers in London, UK. He was also the first runner-up in the ECC-SAL International Mooting Competition 2013, organised by Essex Court Chambers in London, UK.

Sheng Rong was enrolled in the prestigious NYU-NUS LLB-LLM concurrent degree programme, and graduated on the Overall Dean’s List.

Advocacy Trainer, Law Society of Singapore