Rajah & Tann Asia

Senior Partner, Restructuring & Insolvency, Commercial Litigation, and International Arbitration

Lee Eng Beng, SC is a Senior Partner of Rajah & Tann Singapore and the Chairperson of Rajah & Tann Asia, one of the largest legal networks in Southeast Asia.

Eng Beng joined Rajah & Tann as a Partner in 1998. From 2003 to 2009, he was the Head of the firm’s Business Finance and Insolvency Practice (now known as the Restructuring & Insolvency Practice). He was appointed Senior Counsel in 2008 and assumed the position of Deputy Managing Partner in 2009, and Managing Partner from 2010 to 2019.

He is globally regarded as a market leading lawyer, having been consistently named in legal directories including: 

Identified as a Band 1 leading commercial litigation and restructuring and insolvency lawyer by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024 and is praised for his "very practical commerciality" by one market commentator. Recognised in the "Hall of Fame" for Restructuring & Insolvency and a "Leading Partner" in Commercial Litigation by Legal 500 2024. Clients describe Eng Beng as "an icon in the market". Listed as one of Singapore's Top 100 Lawyers in 2024 by Asia Business Law Journal Recognised as a "Recommended Lawyer" by Lexology Index: Commercial Litigation 2024 and a "Thought Leader" in Lexology Index: Restructuring & Insolvency 2024 Recognised as a "Recommended Lawyer" by Lexology Index: Southeast Asia 2024 in Restructuring & Insolvency and Commercial Litigation Identified as an "Elite Practitioner" in Restructuring & Insolvency by asialaw 2024 Highly Regarded in Restructuring & Insolvency by IFLR1000 2024 Recognised as "Lawyer of the Year" in Insolvency and Reorganisation by Best Lawyers 2025

Eng Beng was formerly a Justices’ Law Clerk in the Supreme Court of Singapore and a Lecturer and Senior Adjunct Fellow in the National University of Singapore, teaching various subjects including insolvency law, securities regulation and company law. 

Eng Beng was awarded the Public Service Medal (Pingat Bakti Masyarakat) conferred by the President of Singapore in recognition of his contributions to MinLaw’s insolvency law reforms in 2014.